Hi , well i just hot a tank for my nano project it is a hagen tropiquarium 55
It has a Trio 2000 internal powerfilter, it is a 3 stage affair that has a foam, then a siphorex type ceramic then a carbon compartment...do i keep it or do i junk it for the powerhead ?? (equivalent to a hagen 201 ~ 105 gal per hour)
there seems to be a big movement in the nano world toward a "natural " filtration model ie just powerheads and live rock and sand
I also have an aquaclear 10 that moves ~80 gal per hour, my latest thinking is ... if i use the filter as is then i have the benefit of some carbon in there AND i can put some polyfilter in in and do away with phosphates and nitrates without skimming.
I made a skimmer today that seems to work well, it is a simple airstone driven affair, i took it down to the institute of marine sciences ( i am lucky enough to be a biologist working at a coastal university), i put it in a naitive (british) tank, i found it could be tuned by putting an inline valve in the airline and by moving the bubble tube up and down in the water, it was amazing just how efficient it was
My little girl is pleased as punch we have a bigger tank for our nano as we can get a couple of fish now as well as corals, she really lihes the royal gramma and black and white percula clowns.. but taking it slowly steep learning curve going on
It has a Trio 2000 internal powerfilter, it is a 3 stage affair that has a foam, then a siphorex type ceramic then a carbon compartment...do i keep it or do i junk it for the powerhead ?? (equivalent to a hagen 201 ~ 105 gal per hour)
there seems to be a big movement in the nano world toward a "natural " filtration model ie just powerheads and live rock and sand
I also have an aquaclear 10 that moves ~80 gal per hour, my latest thinking is ... if i use the filter as is then i have the benefit of some carbon in there AND i can put some polyfilter in in and do away with phosphates and nitrates without skimming.
I made a skimmer today that seems to work well, it is a simple airstone driven affair, i took it down to the institute of marine sciences ( i am lucky enough to be a biologist working at a coastal university), i put it in a naitive (british) tank, i found it could be tuned by putting an inline valve in the airline and by moving the bubble tube up and down in the water, it was amazing just how efficient it was
My little girl is pleased as punch we have a bigger tank for our nano as we can get a couple of fish now as well as corals, she really lihes the royal gramma and black and white percula clowns.. but taking it slowly steep learning curve going on
