What kind of filter is this!!
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Fresh2o
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Hah! That's an air driven corner filter. Air is pumped into the narrow pipe at the top of the filter. As it escapes upward into the big pipe, it draws water with it causing new water (and debris) to be drawn into the filter. There is passes through filter floss for mechanical filtration and through activated carbon for a chemical filter. Popular decades ago.
Scottyhorse
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It's a relic! 
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Robynleigh
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Lmao!! Wonder if it works
Masha
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I used to use one like that when I was a child
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Robynleigh
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It works!! LMAO!!
Mebbid
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Oldie but goodie. I use similar filters that I make myself for fry tanks.
I think I had everything air driven back then - internal filter, ugf, hob, bubble clam - all running off air pumps and 6 kilometres of tubing
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Robynleigh
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At least my husband can't complain - he is always up me for the amount of power my tanks use at the moment... While we are at it is there anyway to make 3 filters run off the one plug??
jtez
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If you mean a power plug, then you can buy adapters or powerboards, that split one outlet into many?
Fresh2o
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Like this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000H5Y842/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
I prefer power strips with an on/off toggle switch so that I am not plugging or unplugging cords:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00006B83E/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
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Robynleigh
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I am running a power board - it's hard for me to describe what I'm after (new to fish keeping) but one filter basically to running a few tanks somehow
Do you mean off one air pump and a filter in each tank?
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Robynleigh
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If that would work!! - anything to cut down the amount of power I'm having to run
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Robynleigh
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Sorry for my stupid questions - as I said I'm learning the ropes..
It would just be an air pump powerful enough, t valves, 4 or 3 way joiners and tubing.
But it could have problems when cleaning. Also I don't know the power useage is that great for say a small hob?
I always thought the lights chewed up power and went for LEDs.
Edit: the problem may be on cleaning / changing media that you disturb/lose your good bacteria out of it.
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Robynleigh
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Thank you so much for your help!! It's nothing that needs to be done immediately so I'll have a think about it all...
I'm learning that there are many many MANY ways you can go with tanks, filtration and everything!!
Heaps
and I tend to experiment too much. It should be possible to use better media in a air driven filter these days rather than the old carbon and filter floss. Just thinking out loud on redesigning a better mouse trap but a combination of foam media and ceramic noodles would last a long time.
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Robynleigh
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Heaps
Ceramic noodles??? Do explain ;p
They are basically porous rock or ceramic that provide a large surface for bacteria to grow on - biological filtration mainly. The noodles are like a thick-walled cyclinder (hole through the middle). Lately I've been using these. Although bacteria will grow anywhere the idea is these (and others of the same class) have a large surface area and can house a lot of bacteria.
http://store.cityfarmers.com.au/aqua-one-bionood-ceramic-noodles-600g.html
They often come with a bag. So one idea would be foam (for mechanical filtration) and a bag of ceramic noodles. At cleaning time the bag of noodles could be lifted out and left in tank, foam is cleaned and put filter back together. There is probably lots of ways to do it. I wouldn't bother with carbon or filter floss then.
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