overfiltering a 10 gallon tank!

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
galen;2249429; said:
well, after reading a couple threas that talked about "crazy filtration" and over filtration, i thought i gotta upgun my system. what i have at the moment is my ghetto, diy filter. its an aquaclear 20 powerhead on a peanut butter jar!! but its loaded with like 1.5 liters of biomax and wads of foam! i count 120 gph though. water's always clear and params perfect.
so, to really overkill the filtering, what filter should i add to the tank? anything cheap but awesome? i like filter that you can like mod up the wazoo.

i thought about buying an aquaclear 110 for the tank, but that filter with the powerhead sounded like fish living in a windtunnel!!:D

so what do u guys think?

lol, just picturing that ac110 on that tank with the powerhead makes me chuckle. seeing the fish desperately swim as hard as possible to try just hold position!!!
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imo nothing if your filtr is doing the job do not add anything, as the saying goes if it aint broke dont fix it
 
well, lol, bderick, i wanted to upgun my filter. besides, altough it works great, the diy filter takes up alot of room in the tank.

lol, puffcrusader!!!!!! Rofl, i love the idea of an fx5!!!!!

the emperor idea really sounds awesome too!!!!!

i like the sump idea! i have never done it before though. is it hard to build? i know about pumps and stuff thanks to that wonderful sticky on sizing a pump, but the plumbing and overflo part concerns me. plus if there's a power outtage (happens alot on my end), would it harm the pump at all if it is left plugged in after the power engages?
 
galen;2252595; said:
well, lol, bderick, i wanted to upgun my filter. besides, altough it works great, the diy filter takes up alot of room in the tank.

lol, puffcrusader!!!!!! Rofl, i love the idea of an fx5!!!!!

the emperor idea really sounds awesome too!!!!!

i like the sump idea! i have never done it before though. is it hard to build? i know about pumps and stuff thanks to that wonderful sticky on sizing a pump, but the plumbing and overflo part concerns me. plus if there's a power outtage (happens alot on my end), would it harm the pump at all if it is left plugged in after the power engages?
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no

it concerns me too

i dont think so
 
I wouldn't waste my money on more filtration if what I had was already more than adequate.
 
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