Matten Filter for 300 - Umbee or Amphilophus heavy stocking

NW Cichlid Keith

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NW Cichlid Keith NW Cichlid Keith curious if you setup the HMF on your 135g and how its going.
It's going great - but the test did chance a little bit. I had too many barred midas babies, so the dad went back in the 300 and the mom in a 75 w/ her babies. It turned the 135 into a low tech planted tank (anubias and java fern & moss) w/ a bunch of smaller/mid fish. I've only done water changes (no other cleaning) and it has worked great. You can see in the pics (just took and haven't done a water change in a week) that the super-lifters create a ton of water movement. It blows the fish around on the other end of the tank (I only have on one end of a 6 ft tank), and this is now all run on just one 26 watt air pump - and it is much quieter than normal sponge filters. BTW, I put one on a heavily stocked native 10 gallon tank my son has, and it is doing really well too.135 2, 2-3-2018.JPG 135, 2-3-2018.JPG
 

NW Cichlid Keith

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NW Cichlid Keith NW Cichlid Keith curious if you setup the HMF on your 135g and how its going.
It's going great - but the test did chance a little bit. I had too many barred midas babies, so the dad went back in the 300 and the mom in a 75 w/ her babies. It turned the 135 into a low tech planted tank (anubias and java fern & moss) w/ a bunch of smaller/mid fish. I've only done water changes (no other cleaning) and it has worked great. You can see in the pics (just took and haven't done a water change in a week) that the super-lifters create a ton of water movement. It blows the fish around on the other end of the tank (I only have on one end of a 6 ft tank), and this is now all run on just one 26 watt air pump - and it is much quieter than normal sponge filters. BTW, I put one on a heavily stocked native 10 gallon tank my son has, and it is doing really well too.View attachment 1297885 View attachment 1297886
 

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NW Cichlid Keith NW Cichlid Keith still planning to put the HMF on your 300g? I am planning out a 535g tank and heavily leaning towards HMF filters by two two corner filters.
 

NW Cichlid Keith

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Still thinking about it - but want to test it out for a little while - all is well in the first few months though. I'm also experimenting w/ an anoxic filter for reducing nitrates - the following link shows you what I'm looking at doing:
I just tested one, and if it works - will need to see if it has to go in a sump, or can go behind a matten filter.
 
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