Type of filter to use - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

Reefmonkey · 08-29-2006, 01:20 PM

Piranha:

Here is the filter I have now:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...750&lpage=none

Seems to work ok for now, I'll probably upgrade to a pressurized canister filter next spring, and I am going to have a UV filter, too. I did some pond maintenance this morning before going into work, a partial water change- I had noticed a protein buildup on the water surface, and also clarity was going down, I believe from suspended algae. There were also leaves which had fallen to the bottom and were releasing tannins, making the water tea-colored. While I was doing that, I pulled up and opened the submersible filter. It is a little bit of a pain. I had used a polymer-based water clarifying additive a couple times a while back, and it said one might need to clean filter sponge or floss more frequently if using it. The bottom of the filter box had a sludge on the bottom, a mix of sand that had washed into the pond, probably that polymer with suspended solids, and other detritus/bacteria. Living in it were a few survivors of the giant brood of gulf coast toad tadpoles that had disappeared. I don't know if my fish (s. american cichlids and buenos aires tetras) had been eating all the rest or what. I also found some scarey-looking insect larvae in there.

piranha · 09-04-2006, 10:32 PM

RF- A typical submersible filter. When you do the upgrade you'll see the difference and will appreciate having a pond more. For more ease of maintenance get a UV cannister with a backwash valve. A good online store is AZPonds.com. Large selection of pond filters at very good prices. I bought a Cyprio filter/Titan pump from them.

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08-29-2006, 01:20 PM	#11
Reefmonkey Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston TX Posts: 133	Piranha: Here is the filter I have now: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...750&lpage=none Seems to work ok for now, I'll probably upgrade to a pressurized canister filter next spring, and I am going to have a UV filter, too. I did some pond maintenance this morning before going into work, a partial water change- I had noticed a protein buildup on the water surface, and also clarity was going down, I believe from suspended algae. There were also leaves which had fallen to the bottom and were releasing tannins, making the water tea-colored. While I was doing that, I pulled up and opened the submersible filter. It is a little bit of a pain. I had used a polymer-based water clarifying additive a couple times a while back, and it said one might need to clean filter sponge or floss more frequently if using it. The bottom of the filter box had a sludge on the bottom, a mix of sand that had washed into the pond, probably that polymer with suspended solids, and other detritus/bacteria. Living in it were a few survivors of the giant brood of gulf coast toad tadpoles that had disappeared. I don't know if my fish (s. american cichlids and buenos aires tetras) had been eating all the rest or what. I also found some scarey-looking insect larvae in there.

09-04-2006, 10:32 PM	#12
piranha Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Port Jefferson Station, New York Posts: 283	RF- A typical submersible filter. When you do the upgrade you'll see the difference and will appreciate having a pond more. For more ease of maintenance get a UV cannister with a backwash valve. A good online store is AZPonds.com. Large selection of pond filters at very good prices. I bought a Cyprio filter/Titan pump from them.