I like the podcast style of video more and more.

@Sticks005

3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree

@mtrotts5578

3 жыл бұрын

Man i remember 6 yrs ago the vids from then and now big difference like thse guys!!!

After 60 years of fish keeping I still like to be reminded of the basics every now and again. So I like this new format. Easy to listen to, packed with relevant info. Keep it up.

I use sponge filters and paint my back glass black! No issues with prettiness

It was mentioned an expense with sponge filters is the air pump. However, it was never mentioned that the sponge filters also acts as an aerator, which could take the place of a bubbler.

@scaryterry3513

3 жыл бұрын

The air pump powers the sponge filter..no air pump, no sponge filter just sponge, so if you don’t have the air pump where’s the aeration coming from ?

@lf206

3 жыл бұрын

Yes air pump, but fewer airlines if you swap your air stone with a sponge filter.

@HellBent069

3 жыл бұрын

Or keep the airstone on the opposite side of the tank to help with circulation ;) airlines hide under substrate very easily :)

@nickdubbin2636

3 жыл бұрын

@@scaryterry3513 you miss read the comment. Basically a sponge filter is 2 in 1 or a buy one get one free, filter and aeration at the same time. If I'm setting up a tank I swap a air stone with a sponge filter a few weeks before in one of my established tanks to get a cycled filter

@kasperkjrsgaard1447

2 жыл бұрын

Sponge filters or elephant foot can be upgraded by the use of an Czech air lifter. More effeciency and way more quiet.

I use sponge filters for my small tanks and hang on the back filters on my bigger tanks but plant filtration is my favorite. 👍

@nacho7614

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I like how MD fish tanks says PLUNTS in his British accent. I love plunts too.

@kareemb-expa

3 жыл бұрын

@@nacho7614 oh he does? 😂

@nacho7614

3 жыл бұрын

@@kareemb-expa haha he does. I know he’s saying plants but in his accent comes off as plunts to my ears at least 🤣

@kareemb-expa

3 жыл бұрын

@@nacho7614 I've been watching a ton of his videos lately and they're really interesting!, I'm gonna keep my ears sharp for the word Plunts in the next one XD

I love this format the old videos are highly educational and this just feels like "the next step" diving deeper into conversation It would be dope to have other people on to get different perspectives of the hobby

On my 180 gallon, I still use 2 HOB filters but I did break down and buy a canister filter mainly for the extra flow. I feel like hang on’s weren’t getting enough water movement on their own but I wanted at least two hang ons for the surface agitation and oxygen exchange

@Jimmy_Jim_Jim_1234

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I have the same combo for my 150, and two 120's and that works great.

I like these newer podcast style videos but I gotta say I do miss the “10 things” videos and “tanks of our lives”..so funny, I hope y’all continue to do both kinds in the podcast and 10 things video..keep up the awesome content

I like the waterfall noise from a HOB.

@emiliosman8548

3 жыл бұрын

I like the waterfall noise because it helps my kids sleep

@johnVidBozo

3 жыл бұрын

I like the waterfall much better than the hummmmmmmmm of an air pump. It also reminds me to add some water!

@kinglyzard

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. But HOB filters are problematic with low water levels as in with Mystery Snails

@MarliQQLuv

3 жыл бұрын

Okay 👌🏾 Glad I'm not the only one who doesnt mind aquarium noises. My bedroom aquarium was inaudible initially unless you put your head up to the tank to listen. It used to run only on the sicce silent internal, which I swear is silent as it gets. It wasn't until I had to run a sponge to keep one seeded, that I suddenly had noise. And I honestly, didn't mind actually liked it. I even like the glup glup noise the sponge made until I added an air stone.

@Richiko06

Жыл бұрын

I love hearing my sponge 🧽 filters it lets me know things are running smoothly for my bettas ❤ 🐠

In all of my tanks that are over 100 gallons, I’m running pond boss filter kits. These are amazing for keeping tanks clean and cost WAY less than canister filters. The beauty is, you only need 1 filter per tank and not a number of canister filters to get the job done. You can hide it behind plants or hard scape if you don’t want to see it. I also want to add the cost of hydro running the filters. You can run a number of sponge filters off one air pump. Having to run a number of canister filters for 1 tank is a guzzler for hydro that many may not be able to afford.

I use the Fluval 407 with the in line UV sterilizer on my 60 gallon aquarium. Completely clear water. I love it. My 11 gallon Betta aquarium uses the sponge filter. P.S. I'm a woman that loves bigger and more power. Petite is cute, but not my style. I'm such a tom boy, lol.

Honestly John your the reason I got into this hobby well lifestyle I started a little after COVID because there was nothing to do I never comment and I watched “almost” all kg vids hands down best idea

I'm old school; What happened to under gravel filters? I'd run a 75 gallon tank with two 5 gal. u.g. filters in each corner running with bubbles and a hang on the back filter.

The only thing I don't like about my hang on the backs (seachem and Aqua clear) is that I live in a hard water area and they get crust on them so I have to clean off the scale each water change.

@Xsksnssjccxghb

3 жыл бұрын

Same! I have rock hard water and aquaclear filter as well. Do you have any idea where that yucky brownish green muck came from? Algae? Diatoms? Or bacteria? They are always stuck in the tube and the output area

@aquariumfanatic3324

3 жыл бұрын

@@Xsksnssjccxghb I get that on the airline tubing for my sponge filters, and I have no idea what it is. I have that brownish green stuff, and then there's also some bright pinkish orange slime too.

@kinglyzard

3 жыл бұрын

@@Xsksnssjccxghb The brownish greenish gunk sounds like bacteria, which are good. Leave them in your sponge. Hard water problems show as a whitish to reddish crust that comes off with great difficulty. It is basically calcium with or without rust. Vinegar cuts calcium deposits.

@Xsksnssjccxghb

3 жыл бұрын

@@kinglyzard Thank you! Although my waters pretty hard, the drift wood scape and the peat moss in my filter seem to soften and lower the acidity level a little since my fish (betta and tetras) prefer these on the lower side. I did a thorough cleaning of my HOB yesterday with tank water because the pipe seemed a bit clogged :) the gunk smells surprisingly organic

I am a big proponent of using under gravel filters plumbed to HOB filters! I will use a substraight that is beneficial towards the water parameters needed for the occupants & then gravel vacuum with every water change.

My favourites are a sump because it works well, it's modular and can do many things. DIY Sponge filter with bio media made out of a large Mason jar, I couldn't find one that did what I wanted like carbon, filter floss and different layers of foam so I made one.

After watching your site I started using sponge filters in all my tanks except 750 gal. Also love and am changing over to tidal hang on even and adding to a couple of tanks with canister filters. I enjoy your tips, keep it up.

Great vid. I liked the way y'all did the video as more of a table talk discussion. Full of good info. Thanks for sharing

Also I find with having a bigger filter.. I'm not having to service it as much. I have a 300Lt with 4 Oscars an I run a sunsun HW 5000 with a intake sponge then inside 1 tray sponges an a polisher the rest 5kg of Matrix an it's really stable. Tbh Ive gone up to 3 months before I take the lid off. I work fulltime... So for me, it gives me more time to sit an relax on my days off rather then chasing maintenance 🙂

New to your channel, and the hobby (Tank set up August 2022 105ltr). Just a simple Tetra Starter Line with internal filter (Which has done good so far). I've recently bought a Hygger Twin Sponge filter for two reasons really. 1) Only need an air pump to run. 2) Large area for bacteria to flourish. The telescopic spout gives a versatile way to adjust the flow and offers great oxygen transfer. Like the Pod Cast style vids, and your advice is clear and simple for us new to this addictive hobby. Thank you kindly.

This channel has given me so much knowledge in the past 3 days since I found it! Thanks John and Lisa!

This video just help me decision on my next tank on what to use. Thanks 😊

I put the sponge filter on the H O B as a pre filter and replaced the filter in the H O B with sponge also, works great! and I like the podcast style.

@keithmcgrath687

3 жыл бұрын

same here crystal clear water

@HellBent069

3 жыл бұрын

Pre filters are a must! They add so much surface area for bacteria! I use a HOB turned on low with a prefilter sponge and a second air powered sponge filter that has a media canister also on low, this is the setup for almost every tank

i love the canisters and hob filters, if you have both in your aquarium (if you need it), the stability will be insane

@MacHamish

3 жыл бұрын

I do the same with our 55 gal but with Sponge and HOB. I'm a belt and suspenders man. 😁

@paulneuman6021

3 жыл бұрын

I run my 75 w/ FluvalFX4 & Marineland 400 also sponge filter

@kinglyzard

3 жыл бұрын

@@MacHamish I use an AquaClear HOB and an airstream in my 55g brackish

@carljewell5536

Жыл бұрын

I just set up my first 75 gallon aquarium and I put a aqua clear 110 and a marineland 360 and so far it seems to be doing good

I'm a guy and definitely think like Lisa lol. Gimme a little sponge that cleans up in 2 sec with a water change over a canister teardown sheesh

@nickdubbin2636

3 жыл бұрын

If you put a intake sponge on a canister filter it reduces cleaning it as often, I clean mine every 6-8 weeks with no problems instead of every 2 weeks.

@k2boy83

3 жыл бұрын

yeah over the years I have never gone from hang on back and sponge filters. If it ain't broke don't fix it. if I can have a hang on back on one side of a 55 and a sponge filter on the other side and get plenty of filtration and water movement with air being added for gas exchange then why overly complicate it. Also with the hang on the back, I don't take the cartages out like the box says. I rinse the cartages in tank water in a bucket while I am cleaning the sponge filter. I want to keep that bacteria in the tank and I don't need to replenish the carbon.

@k2boy83

3 жыл бұрын

@shane kearsley I use the MarineLand filter for a 55 gallon with the Rite-Size C cartages. In approaching 3 years I have changed the cartridges 3 times because they started falling apart and instead just dunk and swish them in a bucket of tank water I took out to clean them off but keep the bio in there. The filter also has a prefilter I got from Aquarium Co-op. I can't remember if KG sells them too.

Lol I just finished cleaning my canister filters thanks John and Lisa!

Thank you, learned a lot, this helps me plan future tanks.

As a bloke from the UK, I love sponge filters, even in my larger tanks 75 US Gallon and up! But I had to go out today and get my first Canister Filter for my main display tank, went for the 307 fluval! 😉 And I'm glad I didn't get the 407 as the flow is more than enough from the 307! And it seems the best value for money out of all the fluval 7 series filters 👌 Love these podcast style videos from you both, cracking job! 😁

I'm loving this kind of format. Great idea 👍 the only thing you forgot to mention was the cost of the replacement cartridges for the HOB filters and how to switch out those with reusable sponges and filter media to save money. Those replacement cartridges are the largest cost to the system, and add up quickly plus removing the replacement cartridges and throwing them away and putting in new ones, you're throwing away all that great beneficial bacteria.. Keep up the great videos, love ya guys.

Good video. I love sponge filters, they are hands down the cheapest way to go and work really well. I am however making my first sump. Probably my second favorite form of filtration.

I'm a sump guy, once I used a sump for the first time I was hooked and never went back. I have been in this hobby for decades and have tried it all at some point, my fish tanks all have sumps. Now with that said I am by no means a canister hater, on the contrary. For my turtle tank I use two FX6"s, I love those filters. As far as I'm concerned the FX6"s are the best canister filter on the market hands down, they are a work horse. Yeah so for me, canisters for the turtles and sumps for the fish. P.S. There is a cavoite though, the FX6's Come with a hefty price tag (you get what you pay for). But then again some of my custom sumps cost a lot more than a FX6. The thing I like the most about sumps is how clean you can make a setup look, nothin hanging in the tank, on the tank or out of the tank. For that reason, I sure loves me a sump lol. The best filter system is going to be the one that works for you. Cheers!

Lisa, how dare you call us impuls..... *looks at previous purchases*......🤐. Wonderful video and discussion!!!

After getting a Tidal 35, I’m planning to replace 2 older HOBs with Tidals as well. I have an FX6 on my large tank. (Lisa, us girls can work with canisters too. 😆) I hate cleaning it but at least I don’t have to do it frequently. There’s a use scenario for each kind of filter.

@nickdubbin2636

3 жыл бұрын

Chuck a intake sponge on your canister and you will have even less maintenance on it.

@tsuzot8192

3 жыл бұрын

You could continue to use the FX6, just get rid of the inside media and use it as a mechanical filter.

@nickdubbin2636

3 жыл бұрын

@@tsuzot8192 why?

I have very little space, so I can only have two small tanks. The 14 gallon Aqueon cube was an impulse buy literally the day before yesterday, and I've ordered a coarse sponge filter and nano air pump from Aquarium Co-op. I also have a 5 gallon Aqueon mini bow, and I just replaced its included filter with a sponge filter before adding a betta because the current was just too strong. The new betta is still adjusting to life outside a cup, but he's having no trouble swimming around. I think the original filter would have been a problem for him.

I have a cannister for a long low pondscape, and an aio nano tank. But both have sponge filters, too. I like the extra aeration and everything stays clean a lot longer

I have learned more about fish keeping in the last 5 days, than I have in 10 years of researching it thanks to your videos. KZread is wonderfull

Love these because there is more information on a certain topic!!

Great info on filtration and definitely loving this new format. 👌

Like the new forum for videos Ty both Love my sponge filters have a few hang on backs mostly hold plants in.I have 3-4 canisters laying around in a box I’ve acquired with tanks & at auction but the seem very complicated & expensive. I use a clear container and tilt filter into it& lift out and clean in same water.Have A Blessed Day ✝️

Guys, I don't even have a fish tank but I've been watching an embarrassing amount of your videos since the KZread algorithm decided I needed to learn about fish keeping a couple weeks ago. Great job on your channel!

Wow what a beautiful room set up my first time seeing it finished

I use pre-filter sponges for canister filters on 10 aquariums, one HOB on the hospital/quarantine and one internal powerhead filter on a nano tank ... all works for me :)

Loving the new format. Thanks John and Lisa.

I'm learning so much from this thank you.

LOVE this format!

I love these podcasts they help me learn more and more even your videos helped me a lot I love this channel ❤️

i have 6 aquariums with 3 different filtration systems, i have 3 aquariums with a sump system (and yes lisa im a girl but they aint bigger than 240G tho) 1 of them is hang on the back and the other 2 are Fluval internal filters (U1 and U2).

@Xsksnssjccxghb

3 жыл бұрын

I own a sponge filter with a small filter media container attached to it, it’s pretty small (5-7cm diameter x 20cm). Super neat design and that tanks water is much clearer than the aqua clear HOB which is 3x more expensive.

I'm all about canister filters just added a Fluval 407 to my collection to replace my old JBL 1501e. I've recently become a convert to Fluval after being tempted be more exotic continental brands the past 15 years. The flow rate is really impressive I decided to try them after watching one of your old videos.

I enjoyed the format, speedy but relaxed, twas good. I am a first tank newb 6months into hobby 40gal with 35 young fish and i love my canister filter...bloke from Australia! Oggabooga!

After staring at sponges the other day trying to figure out how they work (I'm in Japan currently so trying to read anything didn't help haha) now I understand them. My tank came with an internal filter but the output scares my little neons. I plugged it with filter material for a temp fix, but I think I'm gonna stick a sponge filter in there. That way I don't have to make/buy a new lid for a HOB to fit. It has a nice glass lid with small corner cutouts for cords and feeding. This hobby is kinda overwhelming but it's fun.

On my 55s and up I use the combo technique of Canister, HoB, & Sponge... Anything smaller than 55 I go with Sponges

This is valuable . I was into fish keeping ten years ago . I knew nothing and learned by trial and error. Even so I managed to have a lot of fun and a fair amount of success with three small tanks. Now I am considering returning to the hobby . Gaining knowledge like never before and forming my plan with that knowledge to make my vision a reality when I am ready.

Good job John & Lisa. Hope you do more of these type of vids.Have a blessed day.

Love the Seachem Tidal HOB filter!

I love all 3! But I’d love to try a Sump once I get into the big big boy tanks. But yeah HOB, sponge filters, Canisters I use all 3 for my MTS problem. Haha. Great video John and Lisa!

Fish are not bothered by noise. They are sensitive to a certain wave length of vibration like a motor boat in the ocean usually scares most aquatic life aware except the largest of which are learning to stear clear & avoid injury & death.

Just got my new 20 gallon. Got my dream center piece fish. Flame Dwarf Gourami. Added some big belly Mollies and long fin Danios. I'm a happy happy fish keeper 😁

I totally get Lisa’s comparison. I’m a guy who likes to modify and tinker with things so I gravitated straight to the (more power uh uh uh!) FX6 🤣

Sumps were what I started with as a beginner... Want activated carbon? Toss it in. Want calcium, toss it in. Don't want an additive? Take it out. Want all of your water passing your heating element? Keep it in your sump. Want to have a separate refugium? Have one. Want to run it on an opposed light cycle? Go for it. Don't want lines in your aquarium where you're having water loss to evaporation? That all happens in the sump, not the main aquarium. Want to run UVC sterilization? Run it on your return line from the sump. Want to have an automatic water topoff? Run that in your sump's return compartment. Don't want to see your filter in your tank? Yeah the sump is outside the tank and all you really need is a single outlet from the tank. Want to do a controlled water change? Easily set your sump up for it. Sumps do most anything you want them to do, and are super easy to work with, just keep media bags and you can drop things in and pull things out simply.

I've been running underground filters with powerheads in my tanks for 30 years. So quiet and easy to maintain. Even my turtle tank. In my bedroom. I have a fish tank is in my office and the only noise is from the bubble stone.

@carolacedo9893

Жыл бұрын

Love your videos and I am still learning.

Love your videos, very informative and entertaining. I’ve been trying to make up my mind on a good canister filter for my new 90 gallon, what will be a planted discus tank. About six discus and smaller compatible fish. Now, after stumbling on your KZread channel, I’m wondering if I could use two Tidal 110,s and get the same clean water results. The thought of cleaning a canister is a bit overwhelming for this older lady. I’ve been researching for well over a month, and still have an empty 90 gallon tank. I also want to thank you for your vid on discus, it cleared my mind of a couple misconceptions.

Great content guy's. I have a Aqua clear 70 on a 40g tank because of the extra circulation. I'm handicapped and the loss of prime in my HOB is bothersome. However the chance for a leak with the HOB scares the hell outta me. Serv~Pro would be able to respond faster than I would in the event of an obstruction causing a flood. I love your video on the HOB filters. I'm gonna try switching gradually to sponge filters. I'll leave the HOB running until the sponge filter becomes "Bacteriaized". You guy's help many people enjoy the hobby. I even enjoy watching your vid's.

I bought two nano sponge filters from you with the tiny pumps. They work great in my 10 gallon tanks. I have a Betta in each tank.

Lisa you are so RIGHT!

Love the format. You guys are awesome thank you keep doing what you do.

Love this video, no matter how many videos you see on this topic it’s always interesting.

Hello everyone...This is a great format to do your videos. Although, I look forward to your videos regardless of the format you and Lisa use. As always, they are very educational. I have been in this hobby for 50 years since I was a child. I'm still learning new things through watching your videos which make all my aquariums (4 total) even better and healthier. A million thanks for what you and Lisa do.

You can put a powerhead on a sponge filter. We don't have the same type as in the US, but 2x5" block with a pipe. You put a 10 dollar powerhead on a minimum flow and it's ideal quiet solution for a nano. You can buy a larger block for larger than tanks, but you can do different solutions there. One of my tanks has internal sump with cannister Eheim full of ceramics. Other tank has cannister Eheim with sponge filter as a pre-filter (again it's this fine 2x5" block). Cannister filters don't require to be cleaned as often, if you have the pre-filter (which you wash regularly). So it actually requires less maintenance time. Half an hour every 6 months? They also improved greatly in the recent years. For example the filter in the preview: It has valves with taps and a handle like a bucket. No need to pull the hoses, just close the valves, unplug it, wipe the water. IMO it's better than a sponge filter, if you use sponge pre-filter, pick a reliable model and don't care about somewhat higher price. I had mixed experience with hang-on filters. They might resonate on small tanks. OK in an office or a kitchen, bad in student's bedroom. On large tank they are quiet, but not much of internal space.

I like this format a lot. Do more of these. :-). Could you do one that about brands of heaters that tend to work more consistently than others for nano tanks? I have my bettas in 10 gallons, but when I need to move them to a hospital tank of 1 gallon or so, I struggle to find a reliable heater that allows for setting the temperature, and can be placed horizontally in the tank, that us able to provide consistent temperature and doesn’t break down after 2-3 uses. Any suggestions would be helpful. Some of the ones I’ve seen that have great reviews, although they can be placed horizontally, they have slits/openings on the face of them, and I worry about purchasing them for fear that my bettas might rip their tail on the slits/openings. Thank you!

Two main reasons for me switching to canister filter on a 5 gal. 1. Noise - I’ll pay for the quiet. 2. And more importantly - increased water volume for the system as a whole. In my mind this aids in helping to control an increased difficulty to maintaining stability in a smaller tank. Increased total water volume is one of the largest advantages of both canisters and sumps. The third reason I switched from HOB to canister was purely appearance. Who doesn’t like sexy glass pipes over big blocks of equipment in an aqua scape? I didn’t have much room in my 45x25x25mm nano tank for anything but aqua scape and inhabitants. Having a heated canister takes all that junk out of the tank and gives the already limited real estate back to the fish while allowing for focus to remain on what we keep fish tanks for in the first place, the fish. My quarantine and hospital tanks all have sponge or HOB or a combination, but my displays get the sexy. I’d argue that most large public facility aquariums that attract visitors practice a similar concept albeit on a massive scale. Oh, saved round- I have found that some mini ball valves & inline QD’s reduce the hassle of canister maintenance. It allows me to move my stuff to the wet room with out all the mess I used to get before.

Love this style of video. But also like the behind the scenes ones as well. I have an fx4 on my 44 gallon lol

This idea is much better, you explain and we listen

When I started keeping fish I remember a hang on the back syphon system had to use 2 or 3 tubes to get enough water. I like the powered ones now so much easier

This format is my favourite

Except for a sump, I use everey kind of filter in our aquariums: sponge filter, internal power filter, hang on back filter, under gravel filter, canister filter and Hamburger mat filter. Basically I like them all and in some cases even combine them. I have a hang on back connected to an under gravel and a sponge filter so I don't have to run an air pump for those. I love canister filter also for small aquariums like a 10 gal. It does not take up space in the already small tank and it looks very clean, especially if the aquarium is free in a room and not backed up against a wall.

I'd like to hear your opinion on undergravel filters... I used one years ago with dual powerheads and a HOB filter in my 55gal tank and never had any issues.

I have been in the hobby for over 20 years (started in 1996) and I have used everything with the exception of a sump. I have never had an aquarium over 100 gallons so I think that is why. Like the common sense approach you guys have in regards to the hobby and advice you share with the community. Respectfully, Carlos A. Gonzalez.

@PepeCoinMania

10 ай бұрын

when reef keeping a sump is a must

Love this format

Just want to say I like this new “radio type” format the best ... camera back and forth ... yadda the dynamic of the two of you I comes out more positive . Just my perception ...

You guys should do one of these episodes as Steve and Karen. 😂🤭😂

I like the canister filters. Yes they are harder to maintain in some ways but you don’t have to clean them as often. Especially since I use 2 on each tank. Alternate cleaning the filters so you don’t hurt your biological filter. I also only use sponge, foams, fine filter pad and bio. No chemical. I used carbon for years then Purigan. Waste of money. Carbon is good if you have a cloudy tank or meds you want to remove. It will polish the water. I wouldn’t use long term.

These are great videos. Please keep them up!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I love the yellow labs ☺️ They are so nice to look at in the background. I love them yellow labs.

Love this format!!!!

I saw the Black knife fish and I was like "omg I have 2 of them!" I love my knife bois

I’m really fond of my HMF with a Czech air lift. It’s so quiet that i can have it in my bedroom. The size is 10 cm thick and then 40 by 40 cm and with the current number of fish it should take at least two years before it should need a cleaning. A way to get a more quiet HOB filter is to glue a piece of plastic on the dropzone that goes to the surface in the aquarium. No spashing after that.

I have only used sponge filters a couple of times on 10 gallon tanks. Since all my current aquariums are 35 up to 200 gallons , HOBs and canisters work for me. I find , depending on how heavily stocked my aquarium is, I can go longer between services with my canisters vs HOBs. My preferences; less than 20 gallons sponge filter, less than 100 HOBs, over 100 gallons canister or sumps.

Hi jhon and Lisa I love your videos if you guys reply it would make my day thank you for such amazing videos

I love my canister filter Lisa 😆 I saved to get it I have wanted one for 25 plus years .

A wealth of knowledge and entertainment; between yourselves and Zac at " SC Fish Keeping" I have my hobby covered, thank you.

Enjoying the style nice and relaxed and inviting keep up the good work

I have them all there all good filters and all have the pros and cons. John will love this just built 20 gallon long sump for my 75 gallon MBUNA tank and yes wouldn’t fit in stand I made it fit and up and running. And I agree sponge and HOB are best for beginners

I love hang on backs and sponge filters

I'm liking the podcast style. I guess I'm weird though cause I'm a gal that loves big tanks and monster fish :) I'm not a fan of Dovii or oscars but their are some amazing barb species like Phoenix barbs that need that monster tank, sump and such.

@scrubjay93

3 жыл бұрын

me too

love you 2! I love my sponge filters...they also don't leak on your floor.

I'm a woman and I love my canister filters. I prefer them to HOB filters because I don't like the noise of the HOB filters, I don't like the look of sponge filters, and I don't like how much real estate in-tank filters take up especially in small aquariums. I also don't generally have issues with them not starting up again after a power outage and you don't have to worry about them overflowing like the sumps.

i think the aquaclears are very quite. only noise i hear out of my aquaclears is when the water level drops and you get the waterfall noise

@dawnt6791

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. My Top Fins weren't as quiet, but I love AquaClears. I haven't tried Tidals yet, but I plan to get my hands on one to try out at some point. I like the idea of water being pushed into the filter instead of pulled like ACs. Would make restarts quicker and easier.

@kinglyzard

3 жыл бұрын

Tetra Brand has an HOB that needs no priming after a w/c and they perform well in low water level situations.

About sponge filter, I added a small tank for shrimp and one Betta in my office. I set it up with a sponge filter. After 2 days I couldn't take it anymore, the noise associated with sponge filter is ridiculous! Between the air pump and the bubbles. I think it's something you missed in your pros and cons about sponge filter, the noise is unbearable if you try to set it somewhere quiet.

I have always used canisters, but now that I have a larger tank, I have to get help to clean them. They are just so heavy! I’m thinking of getting a sump for my next tank. Nothing to lift!

Thanks this helped a lot