I have a 120 gallon tank with 6 piranha. The filter thats on it is a Aquatop cf500 with the built in uv light. I have sand as the substrate and im planning on changing it to gravel this weekend. When i bought the tank it came with a under gravel filter but since I as planning on using sand i didnt use it. Would it be worth my time to set it up when I take out the sand this weekend? Not as a replacement filter but just as a second one. I have the marineland maxi jet 1200 powerhead that i can think will work for the undergravel filter but im not sure how to set it up. ive never used an under gravel filter so i dont know much about them. Do i have to clean under them?
Filtration Question...
- Thread starter Chris Stone
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PERSONALLY I would not use the ugf ... they aren't"bad" ..but they are a pain to keep clean.. an easier inexpensive solution ...would be a couple of big sponge filters(ATI hydro 4 or 5)run them on a powerhead and point the powerhead output at the input of your can. filter.... this should be plenty of filtration for your tank... GOOD LUCK...
ok thanks guys i think im going to leave the ugf out. my filter doesnt seem to work good but i think its because some sand gets in it. its not a lot but theres always some in it. When i change the sand out to gravel this weekend all clean the filter out really good and if i cant tell a big difference ill to the sponge filter. thanks for the help