Hanging Filter suitable for this tank?

[Big Bubble00]

My sister's betta tank seemed to be messy a little bit with some poops and food leftover on the wall and plants. Will a Hanging filter mess this substrate?
Its a soft silica sand btw.

 

[IHaveAquariums]

Not for that size of a tank, it'd be way too strong. Best bet would be a sponge filter that are powered by an air pump. What size tank is that? Bettas need 2.5 gallons minimum and it needs a heater too

 

[Upstate TBarbs]

My suggestion. Get the following:
5 or 10 gallon tank
Cover with light
Aquaclear 20 HOB filter
50 watt submersible heater

 

[coralbandit]

You could run one of these if you turn it down and place sponge over intake..The sponges are in the link also...
https://www.amazon.com/Finnex-Pure-5-Power-Aquarium-Filter/dp/B004NP66M4
Bettas do prefer warm water 80 +...

 

[Big Bubble00]

You could run one of these if you turn it down and place sponge over intake..The sponges are in the link also...
https://www.amazon.com/Finnex-Pure-5-Power-Aquarium-Filter/dp/B004NP66M4
Bettas do prefer warm water 80 +...

So I can use hanging filter but I need to put sponge at the end of it?

 

[coralbandit]

Yes or sand will be drawn into filter and wear and ruin the impeller...
Tank is pretty small so the sponge will help to slow the flow also.

 

[Big Bubble00]

Yes or sand will be drawn into filter and wear and ruin the impeller...
Tank is pretty small so the sponge will help to slow the flow also.

Alright, thanks!

 

[Big Bubble00]

Yes or sand will be drawn into filter and wear and ruin the impeller...
Tank is pretty small so the sponge will help to slow the flow also.

Btw, can I use small socks instead of sponge?

 

[Fresh2o]

Btw, can I use small socks instead of sponge?

Do you mean socks as in the poly cotton blend you wear under you shoes? That might clog too quickly. I would use panty hose instead.
Fluval makes a sponge for their internal filters. These fit over most HOB filter intakes.

 

[ZxC]

I highly recommend the fluval sponges as stated above. I use the fluval sponges on all my shrimp tanks, just squeeze them out during each water change to avoid clogging.

 

[Big Bubble00]

Do you mean socks as in the poly cotton blend you wear under you shoes? That might clog too quickly. I would use panty hose instead.
Fluval makes a sponge for their internal filters. These fit over most HOB filter intakes.

I'm thinking that hanging filter is WAY too big even though the flow is low. How does sponge filter works? Do they need air pumps? How do they absorb fish poops and food leftovers in the tank?

 

[coralbandit]

Sponge filters run by air pump.
They are what most breeders use and what I have in many tanks. They are easily rinsed in tank water during a water change for maintenance.
They keep tanks pretty clean but if extra food or poop is about it is best vacuumed out anyways as even in the sponge it still becomes nitrates.
They draw water through the sponge to follow the bubbles up the lift tube moving water as fast as the bubbles make it ,so they are easy to adjust with an air valve..
This is the size I would use in your tank.
https://www.amazon.com/AquaTop-CAF-10-Internal-Sponge-Filter/dp/B00J9T3MMG
Many pet stores carry this exact one.