Anyone use pond canisters?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
That would be a correct assessment of my possition...They DO work but don't forget your running a 500 gallon pond filter on a MUCH smaller aquarium. It's bound to do something. with that much overkill you can afford to give up a bit of efficiancy...LOL.

Actully what I said was that I don't like to use them on PONDS and that if your paying full normal price for them you can do a lot better. Stocking levels....regular maintaince....all play a part in how well any filter runs...

Lastly...not all pond filters (or any others for that mater) are created equilly and I certianly haven't tryed them all by a long shot. You may very well have picked up one thats a LOT better built than the Tetra I messed with.

If it works and your happy with it then you've definatly done something right.
 
The FX5 might make a very good starting point for a portable polishing filter.

Heres my thaughts...
Build a small wheeled platform to set it on to make it easy to move.
Put regular filter floss in all three of the baskets along with the standard foam of course and modify the inlet and return hoses to just sit on the tank frame. Then move the unit from tank to tank to use for clean up duty.

The bio is bieng handled by the sump.

You can take advantage of the FX5's backflush feature and also use it for water changes or even a powered gravel vac.

This would also work with a lot of other canister filters so if you have any laying around give it a shot.
 
Wolf3101;1124446; said:
The FX5 might make a very good starting point for a portable polishing filter.

Heres my thaughts...
Build a small wheeled platform to set it on to make it easy to move.
Put regular filter floss in all three of the baskets along with the standard foam of course and modify the inlet and return hoses to just sit on the tank frame. Then move the unit from tank to tank to use for clean up duty.

The bio is bieng handled by the sump.

You can take advantage of the FX5's backflush feature and also use it for water changes or even a powered gravel vac.

This would also work with a lot of other canister filters so if you have any laying around give it a shot.
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Nice. See what I mean?
 
I have a BioForce 2000 pond filter I've been using on indoor tanks for years... I love it and have continued to be impressed with it in comparison to the many aquarium filters I've used...

Bypass - with the BF 2000 design, bypass is possible, but in my 5 year old unit the media (foam rings) that came with it still fit very snugly and allow very little bypass.

Bio Filtration - In the BF 2000s design the bottom of the 'bucket' has less flow than the middle of the 'bucket', which is where the bioballs are at, but the bottom is by no means a 'dead spot'.

I've used many pumps on my BF2000 and have found a 2400 gph pump is too strong and will cause the seals on the 'bucket' to leak. An 1800 gph pump or smaller works great. I should also note this is at zero head pressure. Naturally the media and plumbing will slow down the actual gph of water moved, but the 1800 gph pump still puts out about as much water as my garden hose (I would guess 1,200~1,400 gph).

It is not designed to be cleaned indoors and I openly admit cleaning it can be a pain. But I've let mine go a year between cleanings and I lost little flow rate because of it.

My single complaint about my BF 2000 is after several years I found the clamp holding the top on the 'bucket' began to leak. My solution was to place foam weather stripping (made for windows) inside the clamp to snug everything up. It worked like a charm...
 
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