Pond Filter
- Thread starter TankBuster
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Is there any articles in here that explain to build your own? I think a pond filter would be great. What about an above ground pool filter? Could they be made to perform for a large aquarium?
Yep, most pond filters you can use on a tank but you have to bare in mind stocking and conditions are different in a pond so you ned to choice one thats rated atleast 5 times higher than your tanks so it can handle the flowrate you would want to be using which in my tanks is around 5x an hour turnover.
It's usually a good idea to change the media around aswell, media that comes with the filters are usually very course and the biological media is usually pretty bulky rather than having lots of smaller media stuffed in.
Also be aware that pond UV's are useless against parasites in tanks, they can only tank out algae as the void is different from an aquairum UV.
It's usually a good idea to change the media around aswell, media that comes with the filters are usually very course and the biological media is usually pretty bulky rather than having lots of smaller media stuffed in.
Also be aware that pond UV's are useless against parasites in tanks, they can only tank out algae as the void is different from an aquairum UV.
Hmmm something to consider, at the lfs they have a pond filter that does 4000 gallons an hour. My tank is 250 gallons, me likes that.