Retired_AF
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I have a 37-gallon planted tank that has a filtering system built into the hood. It includes a pump that pushes water up into a trough that contains the filter. The water is supposed to flow through the filter, through a slot into another area with a bio-wheel before going out through directional outlets back into the tank.
I like the idea of the biowheel but the problem is with the filters. They seem to clog up quickly and the water starts going over the filter and through the overflow slot to the biowheel. This system seems very inefficient at filtering the water. I'm not having problems with the water at this time (tested at 0 ammo, 0 nitrites, 0 nitrates this past weekend) but I do travel quite a bit and dont want to have little or no filtering for weeks at a time. I have someone that will feed the fish while I'm gone but beyond that I don't expect them to mess with it.
I am looking for suggestions to replace the filtering system besides the old HOB systems. I dont have enough room to move the tank away from the wall without interfering with a door plus I like the way the hood looks with the lighting.
Anyone have any ideas on how to change the filtering without screwing up the hood and lights?
I like the idea of the biowheel but the problem is with the filters. They seem to clog up quickly and the water starts going over the filter and through the overflow slot to the biowheel. This system seems very inefficient at filtering the water. I'm not having problems with the water at this time (tested at 0 ammo, 0 nitrites, 0 nitrates this past weekend) but I do travel quite a bit and dont want to have little or no filtering for weeks at a time. I have someone that will feed the fish while I'm gone but beyond that I don't expect them to mess with it.
I am looking for suggestions to replace the filtering system besides the old HOB systems. I dont have enough room to move the tank away from the wall without interfering with a door plus I like the way the hood looks with the lighting.
Anyone have any ideas on how to change the filtering without screwing up the hood and lights?