Filter for a sphere

[TheCrazyFishLady]

My betta, Tyche, is currently in a sphere tank without a filter. It's literally a ball with the top cut off. Anyway, I want to get him a filter, but I don't exactly know of one that would work or how to modify one so that it would work. Any ideas?

 

[severum mama]

It won't be the most attractive option, but it will certainly be effective...

All you need to do is purchase a small sponge filter and a small air pump. The sponge filter provides aeration and plenty of surface area for your tank's bio filter. A small sponge filter will easily handle the bioload of a betta.

 

[TheCrazyFishLady]

Thank you. I'm not really concerned about the look so much. I am just not sure how it would fit in the tank.

 

[siva]

These are small and have suction cups..if you already have an air pump it's really cheap AllPet.com - Pet Supplies or with the pump AllPet.com - Pet Supplies. They sell them at my petco just cost a bit a more.

 

[TheCrazyFishLady]

Thank you. I think I will pick one of those up.

 

[James_in_MN]

I'm not sure I'd want to go with a filter that takes the cottony fiber floss. That doesn't seem to be conducive to promoting any biological filtration, sort of like the old corner filter I used to have a long time ago.

I have a small filter as my secondary in my 10g tank that I also intend to use in my hospital tank as needed. Here's a link.

Amazon.com: TOM Aquarium Mini Internal Filter 45gph adjustable flow: Kitchen & Dining

It might work out for your tank, depending on how big it is. The filter is the smallest I've seen that has a filter sponge in it that can be rinsed (in tank water) and reused.

 

[siva]

I researched them both when I was looking for a small filter and ended up choosing the small world..it does have a sponge that can be rinsed and reused. A review on the TOM one on amazon from 5 days ago says it does not have a sponge like the small world does, only carbon. Reviewer also mentioned flow is strong for a betta. Also I believe the small world refil carts are easier to find.