What is in your canister? - Aquarium Advice

grimlock3000 · 11-13-2003, 05:45 PM

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Eheim ECCO 2235

Top - Crushed Volcanic Rock / Crushed Volcanic Rock
Mid - Filter floss / Fine Filter Pad
Bottom - Coarse Filter Pad / Coarse Filter Pad

I am thinking about trying the Eheim reccomend layout of:

Top - Fine Filter Pad / Ehfisubstrat
Mid - Ehfisubstrat / Ehfisubstrat
Bottom - Ehfisubstrat / Coarse Filter Pad

This would double the ammount of Bio Filtering area, but less mechanical. I figure I am overkill on the mechanical area, and since you can never have enough bio area, it would help. What does everyone have their canister's filled with?

Sati · 11-13-2003, 11:46 PM

I don't have a canister

Electrobes · 11-14-2003, 01:48 AM

mostly caeramics, filter floss layer, and double foam

robotcholi · 11-14-2003, 03:15 AM

dont have one also

maybe in the future

justDIY · 11-14-2003, 03:23 AM

fluval 404

chamber 1+2 = empty

chamber 3 = bio ring dealies

chamber 4 = filter floss

I used to run 1+2 with lava rock until I discovered the rocks were the cause of a phosphate issues... so now they're just empty

my plants handle almost all the filtration for the tank, the filter is just for straining out the large bits and moving the water around!

Idealconcepts · 11-14-2003, 01:32 PM

I'm new to the aquarium world and just starting my tank but I have 2 Rena xp3's, using only one right now with an Emperor 400 since there are only 7 fish in the tank (130Gal). I will be transitioning the Emperor out when I add more fish and replace it with the 2nd xp3. I'm justing using what was included in the box. The 3 filter pads, I believe 1 is fine and two are coarse, the charcoal bag, and ceramic rings that came as an extra in the box. Can someone give me a quick overview of what other filter media I can use and what its specific benefit is? Thanks.

jratuszn · 11-14-2003, 02:56 PM

I have an xP3, I use the coarse and then fine sponges in the bottom basket, crushed lava rock in the middle basket, and a fine sponge and fine filter pad in the top basket.

peter101 · 11-14-2003, 06:10 PM

i also have an xp3... i use coarse sponges in the bottom, filter floss and fine spanges in teh middle and then crushed lava rock in the top

e-cat · 11-14-2003, 06:15 PM

sponges, bottom media tray - purigen, middle media tray, purigen and biomax ceramic rings, top media tray, biomax ceramic rings

11-13-2003, 05:45 PM	#1
grimlock3000 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: maine Posts: 1,971 Images: 1	What is in your canister? [Listed by media bay] Eheim ECCO 2235 Top - Crushed Volcanic Rock / Crushed Volcanic Rock Mid - Filter floss / Fine Filter Pad Bottom - Coarse Filter Pad / Coarse Filter Pad I am thinking about trying the Eheim reccomend layout of: Top - Fine Filter Pad / Ehfisubstrat Mid - Ehfisubstrat / Ehfisubstrat Bottom - Ehfisubstrat / Coarse Filter Pad This would double the ammount of Bio Filtering area, but less mechanical. I figure I am overkill on the mechanical area, and since you can never have enough bio area, it would help. What does everyone have their canister's filled with? __________________ 26 freshwater 2x Sunburst Platys (2M, 2F) // 3x Neon Tetras (?) // 2x Cherry Barbs (1M, 1F) // 2x YoYo Loaches (?) // 1x Bushy Nose Pleco (M) // 1x Clown Pleco (?) // 15H marine -30# Live Rock -Mixed Snails (Nassarius // Cerith // Astrea // Black Turbo // Mexican Turbo) -8x Blue Leg Hermit Crabs // 1x Banded Serpent Star // 1x Cleaner Shrimp -1x Royal Gramma // 1x Percula Clownfish -2x Mushroom Leather // Metallic Green Star Polyps // Pulsing Xenia // Striped Xenia // Blue Mushroom -Remora + Maxi-Jet 1200 // 2x Maxi-Jet 600 // Maxi-Jet 400 // Visi-Therm Deluxe 50 // Current USA Orbit 2x 40w [acronym:f2db8017b4="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:f2db8017b4]

11-13-2003, 11:46 PM	#2
Sati Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,184 Images: 3	I don't have a canister __________________ Holly ~ I love the fishes cause they're so delicious.

11-14-2003, 03:15 AM	#4
robotcholi Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CA USA Posts: 97	dont have one also maybe in the future __________________ -Jimmy AG 72 [acronym:a83eb268c1="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:a83eb268c1] bowfront complete set: 8 goldies [filter: 2 Emp 400] TopFin 20 [acronym:a83eb268c1="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:a83eb268c1] kit: 6 neon tetra, 1 marble angel, 2 mollies, 4 guppies, 3 zebra danios QT 3 goldies Pond - 1100 gals approx. [in progress]

11-14-2003, 02:56 PM	#7
jratuszn Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 248 Images: 11	I have an xP3, I use the coarse and then fine sponges in the bottom basket, crushed lava rock in the middle basket, and a fine sponge and fine filter pad in the top basket. __________________ ·´¯`·.¸¸..><((((º>.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>¸.·´¯`· .¸. , .><((((º>

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11-14-2003, 01:48 AM	#3
Electrobes Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Greenwood, SC Posts: 1,076 Images: 7	mostly caeramics, filter floss layer, and double foam

11-14-2003, 03:23 AM	#5
justDIY Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 1,191 Images: 12	fluval 404 chamber 1+2 = empty chamber 3 = bio ring dealies chamber 4 = filter floss I used to run 1+2 with lava rock until I discovered the rocks were the cause of a phosphate issues... so now they're just empty my plants handle almost all the filtration for the tank, the filter is just for straining out the large bits and moving the water around!

11-14-2003, 01:32 PM	#6
Idealconcepts Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Moved Posts: 247	I'm new to the aquarium world and just starting my tank but I have 2 Rena xp3's, using only one right now with an Emperor 400 since there are only 7 fish in the tank (130Gal). I will be transitioning the Emperor out when I add more fish and replace it with the 2nd xp3. I'm justing using what was included in the box. The 3 filter pads, I believe 1 is fine and two are coarse, the charcoal bag, and ceramic rings that came as an extra in the box. Can someone give me a quick overview of what other filter media I can use and what its specific benefit is? Thanks.

11-14-2003, 06:10 PM	#8
peter101 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 31	i also have an xp3... i use coarse sponges in the bottom, filter floss and fine spanges in teh middle and then crushed lava rock in the top

11-14-2003, 06:15 PM	#9
e-cat Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 1,091	sponges, bottom media tray - purigen, middle media tray, purigen and biomax ceramic rings, top media tray, biomax ceramic rings

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