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@ciancopeland5790

4 жыл бұрын

Do you ship to the UK? If not the "buy mine" statement is a bit impractical

@seandavison9644

4 жыл бұрын

I'm subscribed I am a Washington native I grew up in Innis Arden. Love your content, been to your store three times. been in Tacoma 8 years is an aqua clear 50 on a 20 gallon long too much for a betta sorority with 6 kuhli loaches?

@valeriaclinchswimmingbloss3081

4 жыл бұрын

Aquarium Co-Op is carbón really necessary in a tank?

@xiiixiiih.16

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, all the learning stuff is fun

@mellewedin8221

3 жыл бұрын

Good video. I picked up the hobby again about 4 years ago. I set a tank from my childhood knowledge of keeping fish. They all ended up sick, some died I took the rest back the store. They treat sick fish. They even offer a service of treating sick fish. Any ways. I went home and got on KZread cuz google failed me. You helped me pick myself up and dust myself off. I jumped into planted tanks, I learned from you how to set and cycle the tank. I have grown so much. I have just recently up graded my filter game. I run a fluval 207 on my 40 gallon turtle tank. It handles just well! But that is not my only filter. It is planted with plants for her to eat Wich she chooses not too. Also am growing out a pumpkin seed sunfish too. He needs to moved to the pond soon. He is about 7inches. He is a 💯 wild and there no intentions of keeping him. The weather changed quick and I did not want to throw him out to certain death. I do not feed him pellets or frozen live only and he has to catch it on his own and it do not make that easy. Sorry got off track. Thank you for all your info Cory. You have helped me out in so many ways.

Oh, wise aquarium fish man, thou hast opened my eyes and filled my mind of clarity. For that, I am eternally grateful.

@danm8004

Жыл бұрын

*thou hast

@danm8004

Жыл бұрын

I am so honoured to see you correct your grammar after 4 years, given the innocuous nature of your original comment. I'm so ashamed of myself, in fact, that I feel it necessary to apologise. You're better than me. I concede.

"I'm going to explain this like people have never seen these filters before." Thank you for that because some of us really never have and appreciate having it described that way. Everybody has had a first day at everything. Thank you so much.

"I gotta explain a canister filter, cuz some people might not have seen a canister filter before." THANK YOU! So many of the "tutorial" videos on youtube include the line, "I don't need to explain this, you all know what it is" or "You'd all probably seen this before." It's really frustrating. Thanks for taking the time to explain stuff for the newbies!

@joshskov2134

4 жыл бұрын

That actually why I'm here to😄

probably the most relevant 44 minutes in the entire hobby? well worth your time beginner or veteran alike.

You've just got to take this guy seriously. He makes his living from selling aquarium products. It would make so much more sense form a commercial point of view for him to tell us that undergravel filters and sponge filters are rubbish and what you really need is the latest all singing all dancing Carlos Fandango canister filter at 20 times the price...... but he doesn't. There's no repeat sales for him in a sponge filter; you buy it, use it and that's it. It never breaks down and just works for years.

@8rynjar

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but a sponge filter clogs up alot faster than porous media, meaning you have to do alot more cleaning

@robertmoreland1220

4 жыл бұрын

The Sponge Filter requires weekly maintenance where are the 40 gallon canister filter may only require three to six months of maintenance so basically the more you spend on a filter may give you longer run time without maintenance

@brockbaker4369

4 жыл бұрын

@@8rynjar his point is not maintenance, he is pointing out that Cory is not trying to make a pointless sale off of you.

You saved my fish's life! I was given a decent sized fantail a little over a month ago and a 6.6 gallon tank. This was my first fish and it was a rescue fish, just abandoned on a pet store counter. I was talked into it, brought the fish home and did the best I could. I started researching how to care for it and did everything I thought I should including water changes several times a week because the water was so bad. Still, the water was stayed bad and the poor fish just looked like it was slowly dying. I had just bought a bigger tank (20 gallon long) and was hoping that would make it all better but I realize now that it wouldn't have helped my issues. I thought that filtering was just about straining bad things out of the water so I was getting rid of the filter cartridge every water change, cleaning off the sponge in tap water and cleaning off all surfaces of the filter (Tetra Whisper PF10 Filter) that I could reach. I had no idea that filtering was more about the bacteria than anything else. I ran to the store and bought Fluval Spec Biomax Filter Media (it looked the only size small enough) and an intake sponge. I also bought some beneficial bacteria. Three days later, my water is crystal clear and perfect! The fish is happy and active again. I had already gotten a Aqueon QuietFlow 30 for the new, larger aquarium but took that back and got a Fluval Aqua Clear. Now instead of dreading set up the new take and expecting failure, I'm excited about getting this set and enjoying my little fish!

@alb9022

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you were able to turn the fish's life around. Was it a betta?

@alb9022

6 жыл бұрын

Ahh, nice.

@kenney9120

6 жыл бұрын

One of the most important things you can do is monitor your ammonia, nitrite and nitrate with reliable test kits. By doing so you can adjust the filtration and water changes to maintain safe levels without spending money needlessly.

@smushy789

5 жыл бұрын

True rescue story :)

@_Clayton.Bigsby_

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty late to the party, but I was in the same boat, minus my fish being rescues, just wasn't properly informed by the employees at PetSmart. After my first three fish deaths, I started doing lots of homework, now I'm maintaining three healthy tanks and a wife yelling at me for spending so much money due to mts lol. I have a lot of stress in life nowadays, like most people I'd imagine, and the beauty in my tanks takes me to a place of peace and serenity, so she's just gonna have to deal with it, lol.

one of the most important things you do for Fishkeepers is speak honest truth. Everyone's setup, regional water, substrate, fish being kept, etc. matters! You make it clear on how to keep it about maintaining a healthy environment and keeping it FUN!! Glad I found you!!

I think first time i spend 44.11 min on a video and i feel like i won my time ! Great video like always !

Preach it Cory! :-) You need a podium, a stage and a trident staff. lol

Waching this video with carbon in my planted tank. Pauses video runs into room rips out carbon, throws in trash. runs back to video un pauses video all good.

@bxkid7

6 жыл бұрын

was your tank doing fine with fish and low tech plants/ before you ran and took carbon out

@beatsaberboy5194

6 жыл бұрын

bxkid7 ye it was, i am not sure if carbon was doing anything but it is doing great now.

@ArmandoFL

6 жыл бұрын

3d Philosophy same here lol

@michaelshort2388

5 жыл бұрын

I called the aquarium shop that sold me my tank and asked them if I should take it out, and they said as long as the plants are doing fine keep it in. So I did. :)

@christianpelkey8491

5 жыл бұрын

thats exactly what i did and right after, i read this comment 😂

I had never heard of a cannister filter or sponge filters until I found y'alls videos...I had only ever used HOB's... I've had tanks in my life/ home for all of my 43+ years but am not a computer/ tech guy... When I got my first smartphone in 2018(miss my flip phone) I was able to watch KZread and found the best channel on the internet...!Thanks for all the knowledge you've made available... I've tried to absorb as much as possible in my last 60 months of sobriety(heroine addiction, 1995-2017, 22 years lost)... Gotta say y'all are the best...! Keep up your awesomeness...!!!

I really appreciate how you delineate quantifiable fact from opinion and anecdotal observation, a distinction I'd like to see more of in this hobby. It's important to know whether the results can be replicated before we start investing in fish. There are literally lives on the line, and we need to establish best practices. You're doing that, thanks!!

Your the reason I started running a sponge on my intake thank you!!

Sure, I find this video after dumping tons of cash on a big canister..... great information, thanks

@AquariumCoop

7 жыл бұрын

Well, you still have a good filter, so no worries about that.

@rogeraquarium6872

7 жыл бұрын

I am not a fan of canister filters. mechanically the sponges and filter pads clogg up and it really is a pain to maintenance. I own a marineland canister and I threw away all of the mechanical media and used ever tray with bioballs. I never have to clean it now. I use another filter for my mechanical filtration on its own.

@fireinside1984

6 жыл бұрын

I agree. When I was new to the hobbie I wanted the best so went right for the canister. It was a pain in the ass to do maintence on so I got into aquaclear hang on backs. I love them and recently started using sponge filters and they are great too. The more you spend does not mean the best thats for sure.

@smilingdog54

6 жыл бұрын

Jamie MacDonald i had an Eheim quit me and didn't have the money for another one so I decided to upgrade my HOB!

@JohnJames.

5 жыл бұрын

Just like a lot of hobbies, its not how much you spend , it's what you spend it on

this video just gave me a ton of knowledge. Still appreciating it in 2021. Thanks!

This is a Video Which shows His Love and respect for all Figh Keepers and Hobbyist. Thankyou Man. Appreciate it.

That was the best explanation of filtration I have ever seen. Thank you. You saved me a lot of money by teaching me how to make my own system more efficient

I always wondered why people said keeping fish is an expensive hobby. It just ...isn't, usually. I grew up making all this stuff myself from garbage, LOL. Videos like this really help people do things right, on a budget.

THIS taught me more than any other video I’ve watched. THANK YOU!!!

For me, a new guy to the hobby, adding a sponge to the intake is something that I wouldn't have thought of yet. I love how you love the hobby and thanks for the infinite selfless tips.

I am learning so much from your channel Cory - thanks for all the time and effort you put in to helping us fish fanatics. I hope to visit your fish store one day, even though I won't be able to buy anything as I live in Canada.

I cannot believe I am just finding your videos. I am so thankful and have learned so much already. I've had tanks since childhood but the upkeep was always very challenging. Full of massive water changes and not a great understanding of why. In an hour of time, I have learned more than many many years. Thank you so much for making these videos! I wish I had found you sooner! Subscribed, for sure, and passing on this knowledge to my son. He's watching all the videos with me and I'll hopefully pass my love of aquariums on to him.

I'm so glad I revisted this. I just got a 75 gallon and in one of my Facebook groups, immediately I was bombarded that my current filter on my 60 gallon would not work. To go bigger! It's a Eheim 2215. I bought the filter bigger in case I upgraded tank size. Now I'm there. Not to mention, I'm only going to have 2 blood parrots in the tank and they will be babies when I get them. So I have plenty of time to decide if my canister filter is not enough. Thanks again for an informative video!

Cory you rock! I got my first tank a few months ago. I've watched many of your videos. You explain things very well.

OMG You just snapped it all into focus. I was so confused lava rock, carbon, sponges, bio rings. This video makes so much more sense.

I can’t thank you enough for your breakdowns. I’ve become a better fish parent than I ever was. 😃

I've been keeping fish for a long time, but still learn something new after watching your videos. Much appreciated and thank you for your unbiased views.

Thank you, just coming back to the hobby after 25 years! This was super helpful in understanding filtration. It was great that you explained how each system functions.

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@jenniferyoung4588

6 жыл бұрын

Aquarium Co-Op, I have been watching a lot of your videos. Also, watched another vey popular youtubers videos as well. Please be honest. If you bought the sponge filter with a hole on both sides. Why can't you just use a rubber band or something to close up the other side. Is there a reason, or are you trying to sell filters too ;) I know that came off as a snide remark, but obviously you do know a lot more about this subject than I do. So I really want to know if there is a rason for it.

@MrHepner1814

6 жыл бұрын

I hope you guys get the large sponges in again

@thebigempty_5792

6 жыл бұрын

You pay the man a compliment by stating you watch his videos, (for free I might add) but counter it by making it clear you also watch other videos here on YT.....oh no!! is Cory supposed to be afraid that your going to steer all your fish business elsewhere? Besides that, he goes through all the effort to make incredible videos to help us, and he has a sponge filter idea and gets them custom made and sells them. He doesn't TRY to sell them, HE SELLS THEM. Just look at his site....sold out!! Why be so suspicious that he's really running some illegal single - holed sponge Ponzi scheme in order to rob you of your precious dollars. It's a dang sponge that adds surface area. I see no scam here ;)

@TheMackEvil

5 жыл бұрын

thank you for all your videoes man nice educate

@dolodynamite7100

5 жыл бұрын

Where can i put my crushed coral? In the canister filter

Wow, I've never seen a sump before. Excellent, thank you again. Good job with your designed filter. I just love your videos and the truth.🇨🇦

I've watched so many videos about filtration and yours make the most sense.

Ive been doing so much research and watching so many vids on this and you’ve made it so much clearer and explained it in a way that is easiest to get my mind around... thanks!

Thanks for keeping it honest and simple, Thanks you'er a treasure.

so far THE BEST aquarium advisor channel for me. good job man, keep on!!

@AquariumCoop

7 жыл бұрын

Glad to help :)

Lost the hobby for about 3 years but you got me back in it. Keep up the videos. Love seeing you do your thing. WASHINGTON ST.

This is the best explanation of filtration I have ever watched! Please keep up the good work, you have taught me so much!

Wow, I've watched a LOT of fish related youtube videos and this is by far one of the best so far in terms experience, knowledge, common sense, rational thought! etc etc. I've found that there are SOOOO many opinions because, like you say there are so many variables!! I have fancy goldfish which i know are messy ,in fact one youtuber called them 'Filthy' which i though was unnecessarily rude! So i unsubscribed on behalf of my Goldfish!!! So quite a while ago, shortly before my brain exploded from so much contradictory information!! I just decided to get hold of a very large canister filter and fill it with as much media as humanly possible!! I think it does 1000L per hour so definitely filtration overkill! ha ha. But my Filthy little fancies are swimming around in crystal clear and more importantly good quality water thanks to all of that lovely bacteria and surface area 😀👍

@JonVlogs123

2 жыл бұрын

lol

This is one of the most useful aquarium videos I've ever seen. Thank you for selling custom filter sponges for a reasonable price, you are doing the world a service!

Love this, being given the information and then told to think.... so refreshing.

Wow this is an old video. Just saw it today, you saved me a ton of money! Thank you.

This was so informative!! Thank you so much!

Wow! That’s real knowledge, thanks legend!

This is probably one of my favorite fishkeeping videos ever! So helpful, informative, and such great advice in so many ways. Thank you!!

I've been thinking about all this lately, and this video just helps it all fall into place. It makes so much sense when you know the basics like this, and think about it. We're definitely conditioned to buy what we think is "the best," but with clear info like this I'm really starting to understand how things actually work, which is worth so much more (and makes life better for my fish). Really awesome info, and just a great approach - know what works, and do what's good for you and your fish. Thanks!

This is the kind of video I love.

👍👍👍👍 your great ...amazing knowledge not just info but how u say it simple and easy good stuff

@AquariumCoop

7 жыл бұрын

I try to break things down multiple ways so that it resonates with the most amount of people possible.

best filter vid on the net by far, well done.

Brilliant advice! I just set up a 90 gal Cichlid tank and always looking for the best filtration system with low maintenance and cost efficient. Times have changed so much in the past 20 years, so knowledge is power. Nobody wants to take the fun out of owning a tank. So thank you!

Just had to pause this video to order an intake sponge, sponge filter and dwarf aquarium lily from you. Looking forward to their arrival. Thanks for the knowledge!

Next time, sign the box and sell it online as "as seen on stream" for no loss instead of in store open box.

Took the carbon out of my HOB a few days ago and replaced it with a sponge after watching one of your videos. Watching this video is a must for all fish keeping hobbyists ...brilliant and so well explained. Thank you 🤗

I watched your old videos on freshwater filtration and they worked!

I appreciate this video. Maybe this would be a separate topic but circulation/flow as a part of the filtration is a huge concept. I have used all kinds of filtration as well and use several currently. My findings have been that canister filters are most superior in their surface area to circulation ratio. Yes a sump can hold more media and water volume but I've found tanks with sumps have a harder time managing or eliminating dead spots. Canisters seem to do a better job. Waste management is the name of the game as you've said! Thanks!

Finally someone honest and straight forward. 20 years ago a had a beautiful aquarium full of plants and happy fishes and my filter was an hang on back filter like the one you are showing in the video. But then I got convinced that the canister filters where the way to go, so I switched and since then had more fish death, weaker plants and I hate the trouble it is to clean. But I still have that old hang on back filter. So I’m thinking, bye bye canister filter, and welcome back hang on back filter. With a little pimping up, it will be better than before and still so easy to clean!! Thanks so much for the great tips.

@whateverwhenever_9987

4 жыл бұрын

Hang on the back filters are good but noisy!!!

Best youtube Fish Channel ever! Keep up the good work.

Still assimilating everything you've spoken about but very impressed that you could talk about the subject for 45 mins and do it in one take - that's passion!

"like no, shipping is work, I don't even wanna do it" I feel that on a spiritual level.

Sorry for the delay guys. Here is the link to the Sponge Filter Intake in the video. www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/filtration/products/large-intake-sponge

@inthego

8 жыл бұрын

bummed that Marineland filters use a square intake tube now..

@AquariumCoop

8 жыл бұрын

I can still fit the intake sponge on em, you just stretch the sponge a little bit.

@inthego

8 жыл бұрын

cool.. look for an order going to El Paso TX.

@AquariumCoop

8 жыл бұрын

Will do, thanks!

@amandawilson8379

8 жыл бұрын

been lazy with my tank over the last 5 months letting the weeping moss just go along with the java fern on a 45 gallon old old old glass tank you know when they did green silicone i got 17 guppies 10 white clouds red tail tetras yes im pulling a blank for the name they were all sold as feeders after i lost my breeder guppies this winter from a power outage the plants have just doing what they want im getting ready to split them into the 2 other tanks since im going to leave the 45 for the guppies to go on a breeding spree i got a few fancys to see how it will change the look of my wilds

For several years (70's) I owned a freshwater aquarium shop. At that time under water filters were most common and we computed "inches" of fish based on bottom surface. Worked well until someone allowed something to get out of hand (fish, food, etc) then it was a compete restart and loss of everything. I'm about to retrieve my old love of fish and appreciate your very clear update on my "old" technology.

@AquariumCoop

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the rules only work when people follow a system, can unravel quickly outside of that. Subscribe to keeping getting useful videos from us Regis Galbach.

I"m 50 and way back at 12 years old I saved for a year to get my first tank (29 gal). Since I've had set ups from 10-125 gal mostly fresh but 2 salts. We had kids and we've not had tanks for 15 years (my wife is also into the hobby). We are getting ready to get back into it! Your filtration video has revolutionized my understanding of filters, thank you. Enjoyed the various plant videos as well. Subscribed and look forward to more and intend to support ypur business. Just came across "Aquarium co op" on a internet search.

After watching this and the other video about pimping your filtration, I put intake sponges on all my power filters on my 3 tanks. I'm already seeing a difference as far as what gets trapped on the intake sponge before it even enters the filter.

@dontreply8346

5 жыл бұрын

MeinnameistDreck I used to use intake sponges but stopped because they get clogged rather quickly, plus they’re in the water so when you take it out to clean it every few days to a week, it pollutes the water even when using a net. Much easier and cleaner to have the sponge externally in the filter in my opinion.

@CC-pi6gm

4 жыл бұрын

Lex Luxon I had the same problem... didn’t seem logical or efficient.

Thanks for the info. I swear I would've saved hundreds of dollars had I found your channel earlier. I tell people to check out your channel to help them save cash. Thanks for hooking us up with advice.

This was genuinely amazing, I feel so enlightened

LOVING THIS!! thank you!! I would much rather it work great for cheaper as well!!

@AquariumCoop

7 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help.

Great video. The nitrogen cycle, filtration, and circulation are regular topics of mine too. It's the foundation of a healthy tank.

@AquariumCoop

8 жыл бұрын

+Dan Hiteshew thanks for the suppot Dan.

Love this video... I have been telling my mother for years to get a sponge filter to replace all her gravel and undergravel filters

This really helps with deciding what filter I need for my 100 gallon. Thank you!

Surface area is something new I learned today. Thx you very much. You're so knowledgable!!!! I need to order more intake sponges from you.

@AquariumCoop

8 жыл бұрын

+Yolanda Herbert thanks for the support.

@msprofessr

8 жыл бұрын

+Aquarium Co-Op thx you!!!

@AquariumCoop

8 жыл бұрын

www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/filtration/products/large-intake-sponge

@michaelmarquez6133

6 жыл бұрын

Achievement unlocked hahaha

@zettatakem2761

5 жыл бұрын

I know me too

"Love" ya Corey, you make videos comparable to "fish care for dummies!" lol I'm just saying, it's simple, direct and easily understood and I appreciate this!! The only thing I would still ask is, what order in the canister filter or does it matter? Now, I know it does, but others may not. Thanks SO much. Take good care of you and yours!

As always great video Cory. Your the man!

Very informative. Getting back into the hobby after a 20 year break. Started with a 10 gallon with my boy for his birthday and we just got a deal on a 55 gallon, major upgrade.

Petsmart sells sponge media for their Top Fin brand submergable filter that would probably work great for covering the intake. Only one side has the hole because it is made to hold carbon. It is also a little smaller.

@richardpost3820

5 жыл бұрын

Small business hater

Thank you so much for this! This is the best filter video I’ve watched as a newbie. Random question: does water flow not matter much? I assumed the bigger more expensive filters moved more water and *thats* what made them better for bigger tanks.

I've watched quite a few of your videos Cory and have learned quite a bit. Thanks!

Wonderful! Thank you Corey,I did not know the differences. Being efficient in terms of keeping fish happy. Surface area matters.

First, I couldn’t agree more about the vagueness of what companies say their filters are rated for. It’s a sales gimmick to be able to sell 4-5 various sizes. And your advice for a pre-filter is absolutely spot-on. With that being said, we have some fundamental differences in our approach to filtration and beliefs about its function. I say the following with a sense of friendly disagreement and the knowledge that I’m a long-time Aquarium Co-op superfan: filtration is certainly not preference-based in the way you imply. People do have specific needs they want met (clear water for aesthetics, healthy water for fish) but the way to go about getting it is not simply a choice between whether a person likes red or blue. If it was, your complaint about filtration standards and what filters are rated for would be irrelevant (who cares what’s on the box, it’s all about what you like. Do you like the look of a sponge better, go ahead and get that! Do you like the look of a bigger canister filter? Go ahead and buy that one! Same difference!) Yes, bigger filters might be a waste of money, absolutely. If the hobbyist doesn’t know what they are doing, and never maintains the filter they have (even if they’re running 4 fx6s on a 55 gallon tank) they will ruin their water and fish. A serious aquarist can get by on less filtration if that filtration is meticulously maintained and narrowly targets specific filtration needs. You may be able to keep 500 tetras with a single well-colonized sponge filter (however, those 500 tetras may produce the amount of waste of several big fish. The number of fish is irrelevant, it’s the amount of waste produced that’s important. How much were they being fed? etc. I would like to see you put 500 Oscars or discus in the same setup successfully. It really appears you believe that it would work fine). I think it’s misleading to recommend that approach to beginner hobbyists. If you really believe in it, I would at least recommend in a future video addressing how much water you change daily, how long it takes to successfully colonize a sponge to the level it will handle a specific bio load, how often the sponge needs to be cleaned (and how), how much waste it will process and the equivalent number and size of fish that would produce it, and what water quality a person can expect to see as a result (water may be free from ammonia but how will it look? This is important to the majority of people out there who have a single tank and just want it to look nice as well as be healthy for the fish in it). We’ve discussed this before and I think we just disagree on it: the reason big wholesalers, etc. are using sponge filters is a) because they are easy to use and for the price store a huge amount of bacteria and b) the fish are fed next to nothing and have been fed next to nothing for at least 3-7 days before they arrive (therefore they produce less waste than fish under normal circumstances), and c) most importantly for huge systems where fish are being raised to maturity, they may be doing huge water changes multiple times a day. The sponge filters are basically unnecessary because the main method of waste elimination is through water exchange. Say you have 100-200 well-fed discus in a 500 gallon tank. Are you seriously suggesting that a single sponge filter can effectively eliminate the volume of waste they produce without the addition of massive water changes? Although you criticize the filter companies for being vague about how much a given filter can handle, I don’t really see you clearing the mystery up much. You definitely illustrated how to supercharge a filter, but that doesn’t give a beginner any concrete idea of how much it will handle. Did adding the sponge to the intake mean a person can safely add a big fish like an Oscar or maybe only a tetra to a tank? I realize that this video was only meant as a general introduction, but I think a better video would give people a rule of thumb they can use when deciding what filtration they need. It’s massively complicated, but I think it would be possible for a person of your level of knowledge.

@AquariumCoop

8 жыл бұрын

+Iowa Discus im in the car, so cant respond with well thought out statements. But bring this up in a live stream or ill shhot another video on it because itll be abothet long topic. But the amount of fish or size of fish is irrelevant. Its how much the tank is fed as you say.

@richardli7726

8 жыл бұрын

Good point.

@Hatredy11

8 жыл бұрын

Where?

@AquariumCoop

8 жыл бұрын

Are you asking where the live stream is?

@Hatredy11

8 жыл бұрын

No, the reply was meant for Richard Li but it posted weirdly. Iowa Discus doesn't understand your video, imo.

New subscriber here.

This is video should be viewed by every fishkeeper. I remember when it first came out, mind blown. It's the basis for most of my knowledge regarding fish keeping.

Huge fan! Thank you for all the information helping insure the success of a beginner!

Microsoft needs to employ you on how Win 10 should operate. :)

@chantelbarcomb1766

5 жыл бұрын

Win 10 is supposed to actually work?🤪

@Kasino80

4 жыл бұрын

It's all about surface area!

In a nutshell, keeping an 'aquarium' can be so drop- dead simple it's really funny. And yeah, it can be so incredibly complicated that even a genius could fail at it; natural sciences, physics and tech, you can go crazy. 'In a nutshell' you guy's, keeping a fish is just like keeping anything else. You learn about what it needs. Whatever it is. Sometimes it does sound like brain surgery, it's not. I've been keeping every kind of aquatic animal for 52 years. I've been through it all. Sometimes things just seem real complicated when they're really not. Believe me, watching this hobby change and grow from 1968 to 2020 has been truly unreal. The very basics of what your animal's needs are to thrive are no more in place now than half a century ago; we're all just offered many more avenues to get to the same damn place. In fact success by hobbyists before even long before my time was un-explained; things which now are common knowledge. Before you freak-out on theories, technologies, everyone and thier brother's opinion's (it gets unbelievably crazy complex - and expensive) just learn the BASIC needs of your organism. Then you can play all you like with how you'd like to 'decorate the house'. Just another hobbiest's opinion.

I like your nice sarcasm. You're so honest about it. I feel the same way. Some people over do it .

Thank you Corey, for getting me back into the hobby. Cycling 3 new tanks as we speak!

Doesn't water flow make a difference? Would a sponge filter running with air be as efficient as one running with a power head? Also, same goes for OTB filters. Wouldn't the water flow be higher than a sponge filter running with air? If they both had the same surface wouldn't the OTB filter be more efficient?

@MirrimBlackfox

7 жыл бұрын

The sponge filter running with air is creating water flow, the air basically creates a vacuum behind it as it flows up the tube pulling water through the sponge and up the tube. Any loss of efficiency between air driven, and power driven, is made up by aeration aiding the bacterial growth.

@Liselilianec

6 жыл бұрын

He also has a great video on how to clean your sponges and how often.

Question: how quickly will bacteria start to die into a power outage?

@redstone1999

3 жыл бұрын

Lack of air in filter canister/sump will suffocate beneficial bacteria. I had a 12 hour outage and my 206 smelt like my septic tank. I did not need a microscope to know that decomposition was happening. I disconnected filter before power came on and gave it a good cleaning with clean water. Now I will just remove lid and add an air stone to bottom. This will keep bacteria alive until power is back. I have battery back-up for air pumps. Air pumps are low powered and easy to save tanks with solar/gas generators/grid powered battery bank with inverter. This is why I now have at lest one sponge-air filter in every tank (regardless if I have other filtering system for them). My 25 watts of air pump means it needs only 600 watts/day. This can be handled with 150 watts of solar panels and 2 car batteries/ 1 deep cycle battery and a 50 watt inverter. One less thing to worry about in a power outage.

Great video Cory, this was one of the best videos on filtration I've ever seen on youtube. Keep up the good work!

@AquariumCoop

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Bob, see you in the live stream.

so unbelievably helpful, beyond thank you.

Can you get into how plated tanks can partially help filter you’re tank and to what extent?

This means gave us everything we need to know except his birthday, and people are still asking questions that he already answered 🤦‍♂️

Great video! Best filtration explanation on KZread hands down!

@AquariumCoop

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support :)

I’m about to buy my first tank and I have watched a number of your videos. You have helped me so much. I’m going to order your pre-sponge filters and probably replace everything with sponges and bio rings. Thanks, Corey!

lmfao, "they're bullet proof"

As always, top notch explanations. Digestible, easy-to-understand breakdowns. Love it! Thanks and fish love💙✌👍

Cracking sales pitch and great information video! Best of both worlds :)

Thank you so much for this video! You have explained filtration so well! Awesome, just awesome

wow. that is the most honest opinion i have ever seen. kudos Cory. it was lengthy but it is worth more. thanks again. and i am eager for you detailed vids that really gets to the core of an subject. hapoy fishing. :)

Thanks for the intake filter sponge trick, gunna try that one!

Thank you for being so honest with us, I appreciate it.....

Patience is the most valuable aquarist resource. Seen lots of friends going with expensive filters in new tanks, that they keep over stocking, moving around decoration, trying to speed up the cycle or what not. Is not about how much can you spend in a filter, but how you use your resources and let them mature peacefully to their full potential.