Just got a canister!! Now I need help

[rockyofhockey]

Hey guys,

My friend just have me a marineland canister that he used in his tank. I'm no sure what model it is but I want to add it to my 40 gallon tank. What do I need for it? what do I need to know about it. There's a lot of algae build up in the tunes but I don't think that would really matter as it's kinda unpreventable

 

[treemanone2003]

Lots of biomedia. All I run in my Fluvals. And pre filter sponge.


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Edit: you can change the tubes with a trip to your local do it yourself store.

 

[rockyofhockey]

Lots of biomedia. All I run in my Fluvals. And pre filter sponge.


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Edit: you can change the tubes with a trip to your local do it yourself store.

So u can just buy new tubes? Ok and they had a bag of the white circle thingies so all I need is a black bio media bag at the bottom and a white one at the top?

 

[rockyofhockey]

It turned out to be a marineland c360 canister.

 

[treemanone2003]

PVC tubing, Home Depot. White things=biomedia. Black is probably carbon.


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[rockyofhockey]

PVC tubing, Home Depot. White things=biomedia. Black is probably carbon.


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Ok looked it up and the black is carbon and the white is polishing pads? Does that sound correct

 

[gilpi]

Yes, Home Depot has different size clear hose that will probably fit your filter. I've gotten tubes for my Fluvals.


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[rockyofhockey]

Yes, Home Depot has different size clear hose that will probably fit your filter. I've gotten tubes for my Fluvals.


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Petsmart has the hoses too so I'll probably see if I could get them fr them. How about the media

 

[treemanone2003]

Petsmart has the hoses too so I'll probably see if I could get them fr them. How about the media

You'll probably overpay for a name brand at a chain pet store.


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[rockyofhockey]

You'll probably overpay for a name brand at a chain pet store.


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How would I know about the size and how it fits though?

 

[treemanone2003]

How would I know about the size and how it fits though?

Bring the old one to match it ??? Just a thought.


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[rockyofhockey]

Bring the old one to match it ??? Just a thought.


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That's a great idea I'll do that thx. How bout the media tho

 

[treemanone2003]

Pet store or online for media.


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[dalto]

The polishing pads can be ordered online. The carbon can be removed.

You will need a quality bio-media. I always recommend Seachem matrix, eheim Ehfisubstrat pro or Fluval BIo-Max. Don't use plastic bio-balls in a canister if you can avoid it, they don't have much surface area for a sealed system like a canister.

 

[rockyofhockey]

The polishing pads can be ordered online. The carbon can be removed.

You will need a quality bio-media. I always recommend Seachem matrix, eheim Ehfisubstrat pro or Fluval BIo-Max. Don't use plastic bio-balls in a canister if you can avoid it, they don't have much surface area for a sealed system like a canister.

So instead of the white little circle things u recommended biomedia? Fluval or other brands can fit the marine land c360?

 

[dalto]

So instead of the white little circle things u recommended biomedia? Fluval or other brands can fit the marine land c360?

Do you have a good picture of the white circle things?

The problem is that white circle things are sometimes bio-media and sometimes mechanical. For them to be effective bio-media they should be very porous. If they are smooth than they are mechanical. But if they seem to be porous bio-media than yes they should work and I would not replace them.

 

[rockyofhockey]

The polishing pads can be ordered online. The carbon can be removed.

You will need a quality bio-media. I always recommend Seachem matrix, eheim Ehfisubstrat pro or Fluval BIo-Max. Don't use plastic bio-balls in a canister if you can avoid it, they don't have much surface area for a sealed system like a canister.

How bout thus

 

[rockyofhockey]

Do you have a good picture of the white circle things?

The problem is that white circle things are sometimes bio-media and sometimes mechanical. For them to be effective bio-media they should be very porous. If they are smooth than they are mechanical. But if they seem to be porous bio-media than yes they should work and I would not replace them.

heres the pic of what they had. There water was crystal clear. also should u remove these tubes?

 

[rockyofhockey]

Should I really remove those tubes I mean would the algae really make a difference? Also anyone else have anything about media and circle thingies

 

[Linwood]

also should u remove these tubes?

Depending on the tank, it's likely new tubes will look like this in a month or four. Some people are lucky, most aren't.

You can also clean them, they make brushes you can run down them, or what some people do is set up a hygrogen peroxide solution and run it through the tubes (and pump) for a few hours. Do NOT do this with ANY media inside, and wash it thoroughly afterwards.

Home Depot (or similar) would let you change them out easily enough. Note one of the biggest pains depending on the setup is some tubing is very stiff, and the spray and intake are very light -- it's often hard to get them to sit in the right place as the tube moves. If you buy tubing, I would opt for the thinnest wall tube you can with the right inside diameter, assuming it fits over the connectors.