i have a ten gallon tank that i have turtles in and i am only going to fill it about 3/4 full. will the filter reach the water?
837930
it should but just barley you might have to rig the pipe a little to get more depth...also pending on size a ten gallon tank is suitable for only 1 turtle. just in case I would get the next size up for the filter.
837931
You should not be keeping turtles (plural??) in a 10 gallon tank unless it is a temporary feeding area and only if they are hatchlings. Aquatic turtles need approximately 10 gallons of water PER inch of shell as measured from head to tail. Once they hit 2 inches they are way too large for a 10 gallon tank.
837932
I have mine on a 45 gallon tank. The pipe that comes off the system comes almost have way down. I dont see why it wouldn't.
837933
I have a 10 gallon tank I use as a quarantine tank and the QuietFlow 10 intake is about 1/2 down the tank so it should be okay. However sometimes these filters struggle if there is not a lot of water above the intake. You might want to look for some kind of extension tube to get the intake for the filter lower in the tank. I think you'd be okay without one but the filter may have to work a little harder.
263642
The aquarium wall fits between the suction tube and the filter box. Your frog water would have to be at least 4 inches or more deep to accommodate the suction tube. I suppose you can do that if you have rocks for the frogs protruding out of the surface of the water. The return filtered water pours out the blue rectangle. When you plug in the filter and the water does not start to pour out you may have to prime the filter by filling the filter with water.
890609
I also use the C4 as an additional filter on a 60 gallon tank. You don't say what level of water you keep in your 50 with your turtles. I don't think you could rely on this filter to siphon properly unless your tank is full, and pretty sure it wouldn't be enough to keep it clean unless your turtles are quite small. My biggest complaint is that mine doesn't restart reliably after a power outage. I usually have to reach in and manually unstick the impeller.
2215098
i use this filter on my 10 gal tank with greate results.very crystal clear water filtering system the filters are large but they do a greate job.i have 3 and realy love the job they do.i hope this helps you
733096
It's about 2 and a half inches from the tank to the back of the filter. I would give it at least another half inch or so for a total of 3 inches.
1918600
I have our beta in a 5 gal tank with this filter and he/she loves it! This filter doesn't produce a very strong current, I would think that in a 10 gal it would be hardly noticeable
166412
Yes this filter is only good for very small tanks. As long as you have fish you will always have to do water changes. Only one way to slow water changes is live plants.
749428
Think so....I have a 10 gallon tank with 3 medium fish and it works fine but for a 20 gallon tank you should get the right sized filter to keep the fish healthy.
1638963
I used the Tetra filter in a 20-gal tank when my yellow-bellied slider was a hatchling for about the first year, but when he got to about 8 inches I had to switch to a larger (75 gal) pond so the only thing that can handle that is the Aquaclear 70 Power Filter I now use. Much less work in keeping the water clear and he loves the swimming space.
769029
It won't fit your tank. My recommendation would be to get a canister filter. You will have more control over filtration, water flow and currents. Canister filters also work better and are more efficient than a hang on back.
697168
I am using mine for a turtle. I have a filter in it but have the filter wedged between rocks. I may put heater in later but would have to figure out a different way to hang it. Hope this helps. Really like tank.
285687
I have these filters in my 3 box turtle tanks. I am not sure about the number of gallons in each of them, but the minimum I have to have in a 20 gal. tank is 2-1/2 to 3 inches of water before it will start pulling the water in the filter. They work very well and the only sound I get from them is the cascading water. I highly recommend them.
909627
This is not a suitable filter for any aquarium setup , where the water level is more then three inches below the top of the tank. Unless you intend to use the filter system without the hard straight pipe that comes with it...If you just use the rubber hose then it will work just fine..Simply adjust the depth to the desired level and make sure the suction or drain side is at least three to four inches below the water line.....
1458701
I don't think so. The filter creates a water flow through the clear tubes by displacing the water on it towards the top with the air bubbles that grow in size due to lowering the column pressure. This flow suck the water from the gravel and filter the water through it. All the garbage stay in the gravel till you clean it. The problem is that 3 or 4 inches doesn't provide enough pressure column to make the principle works. But that is just my opinion. Good Luck!
1823097
This filter did not do a very good job of filtering for my 2 red eared sliders in a 75 gallon tank or for my diamondback terrapin in a 40 gallon tank. I would not recommend this filter for any sized tank.
574581
Not a good idea with this model since the filter media slides into a slot on the top, if it were fully submerged the waste that'd be filtered out would then be released back into the tank, making it largely useless. There is a fill line indicated on the filter and you can adjust how high/low to set the filter. Hope this helps!
244010
I use it in a 175 tub for a 10" red eared slider turtle, I works well. I use it as pre-filter and a pond 2 gallon sealed barrel bio filter as a polish filter, and a pond pump.