canister filter

I know the best setup is with a drilled tank and all that or you can buy those overflow boxes that pump the water up and out so you don't have to drill your tank but could you just use say an intake from a canister filter? And use the siphon it creates to fill the sump? Or in reality you could...

Whats your favorite DIY filter and media choice? I'm thinking of making a canister filter out of a 5 gallon pale and hook it up to my 125g for added filtration. I've seen a few different designs and ways to do it but curious to what you guys have came up with for DIY filtration and media ?

Please help I just got back into the fish game after a 9 year hiatus I am setting up a 55 gallon tank tomorrow for 2 jaguar cichlids im stressed about sand or gravel now the guy I am getting the tank from had sand he's used for 3 years and I want sand personally instead of gravel. Also I and...

Hi, I'm looking into methods to lower nitrate in my 180 gallon freshwater. I don't have problems with nitrate, and do regular water changes, but I want the water to be as good as possible. I don't have a sump (just canister filters), so is there any way to use one of these bio denitrator...

This is my first canister filter. A friend traded me my small fish tank for it, they are downsizing and I'm upgrading. My question is not the filter itself, but they had it in their garage for about 3-4 months. I replaced all the guts in it, however the hoses are gunked up, their fish tank was...

Hi everyone, it's been forever since I posted on here. I have a 120g glass tank (4x2x2) that I am setting up as a paludarium for my adult musk turtle. The plan is for the tank to be half-full with water, leaving the upper half for 1-2 islands with plants. For now the tank is equipped with a weak...

True Flow Rate Test FACE OFF Eheim Professionel 4+ 350 VS Hydor Professional 350 External Canister Filters Review Today we are comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the Eheim Pro 4 + 350 vs the Hydor Professional 350 series of external canister filters.We will review all the features...

Today we start the first step in our 75 gallon tank re-build by unboxing everything we will need to provide adequate flow. We went with a reputable brand, known for having excellent flow rates, Hydor. We unbox the Hydor Professional 600 external aquarium filter and show how simple it is to...

Hey, I'm currently changing the media in my canister filter and I plan to use poly-fil but someone recommended I use pinky floss. I'm not sure if they both do the same thing but I just wanted everyone's opinion on which is better and why. Thanks.

Hey Everyone! While I'm a new member to the community I've been a longtime guest reader & deem the credibility of the members here as the most knowledgeable of the current hobbyist forums which pragmatically seems directly proportional to your investment in the hobby lol. Anyway, to the...

Wassup MFK, As the title says, asking for some advice regarding tanks. I currently have a 75 gallon (4 ft) as my main housing a 6 in Festae. I am eager to get into a bigger tank as I know I will need the space, and I have been waiting for a craigslist bargain. I have come across one for 300$ 5...

I am relatively new to fish keeping and am brand new to this site so I apologize if I post this in the wrong area. Currently I am trying to build my own canister filter, either a 5 gallon bucket or 12"L by 4"W PVC pipe. The pipe design will be a HOB filter so no real lift or drop, however the...

Hi everyone! I'm new to this site and would like some suggestions on the best cost- effective canister filters for a 60 gallon goldfish tank. (: I currently have 3 common goldfish in a 29 gallon and I'm running an aquaclear 50 on it. The fish have become massive in the one year that I've had...

True Flow Rate Test FACE OFF Eheim Professionel 4+ 350 VS Hydor Professional 350 External Canister Filters Review Today we are comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the Eheim Pro 4 + 350 vs the Hydor Professional 350 series of external canister filters. Which Professionel /...

so im setting up a second planted tank, I was thinking about going with a Fluval FX4 canister filter and using a metal inflow and outflow pipe so I don't have plastic pipes etc in the tank, but the more I look at videos of canister filters the more I don't like them. I also don't like sumps nor...

So this is an interesting question i have ponder since i got into the wet life. Can a canister filter be built that is large enough for a monster tank. I know i can get 58 gallon screw top barrels made of hdpe. I would use a reeflo dart/snapper or similar for flow, but for media. Do i just super...

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This is probably a noob question but does the intake tube have a mesh at the opening or is just the tube? Because if it were a very large tank with a very powerful suction, could that not possibly hurt a fish accidentally swimming against the tube? 2nd question: would a 70 hob filter, and a...

currently putting together my plans for a 72x60x24. Stock will be made up of gars/rays/aro/tig cat/bichirs (most likely). I've done sumps in the past but thinking of going canisters, i found the 2262's but they are pretty $$$ depending on how many i would need for this tank. i hear some good and...

I'm in the process of setting up a 5ft tank (150x50x70cm). The trim has 2 slots on the back (one at each side near the corners) that allow 2 filter pipes to go through. Ideally, I'd install one canister filter at each side, but I'm don't have 2 filters so I have to work with what I have, which...