Does this filter work for a shrimp tank? The shrimps won't get stuck or the filter will suck them up?
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I put filter floss in front of the intake to prevent babies from getting sucked up but I'm not sure how well it works. Without anything covering the intake, it will suck them up.
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I have two of these on my 90 gallon tank. They fit well, and keep my tanks clean. I have 4 tanks, and each one has Whisper Power Filters - I am very pleased with them.
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It would probably be great for that size tank. The instructions are worthless but even still it's not difficult to setup. It's a really good filter for the price
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A gravel siphon will work only for the gravel. Keep in mind there is a removable plate at the bottom as part of the internal under gravel filter that must be removed and cleaned. There is about a 1/4" gap under the plate and that area collects most of the junk.
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We use it in our 25 gallon tank and it works great although it is a little slow. However, this gives you more time to suction the more dirty parts of your aquarium. I think you will love it.
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I have them in a 3 gallon tank with a small whisper air powered filter to at least circulate the water. I put a small screen in the intake to prevent shrimp from getting pulled in. From what I have seen online some use a filter yet some claim no filter used ever. As they don't require a lot of food so you may be able to get away with no filter. Finally in my opinion due to their small size a normal filter for in my case 3 gallons would just generate too much current for these them. Which would most likely change their behavior resulting in them hiding much more that desired.
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I had about ten grass shrimp in my tank and it never bothered them. don't know about anything fancier. You do have to be careful when adding chemicals to the tank when you have this type of filter media. You can actually chemically release all the ammonia "stored up" if you add the wrong type of water conditioner. Please do some more research before using it. I have a 40gal freshwater tank with lots of filtration and only add chemicals/conditioners while my filters are out being cleaned and re-filled. I have had no problems in the last 8 months or so of mixing the activated charcoal and the ammonia crystals. I mix 90% charcoal with 10% crystals in a H.O.T 250 and H.O.T. 350. Good Luck...
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I use this in addition to my fluval 304 canister on my 55 gallon aquarium. This does a great job as a helper filter, but I have to clean it almost daily. I don't know how well it would do as the only filter for your tank. It does such a good job pulling out muck that it becomes clogged very quickly and needs constant upkeep.
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I would say that these filters would keep sand from being sucked into your filter. I use them in the tank where I put newly born baby Guppies.
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That tank looked way too tiny. I have mine in a 3 gallon tank with an undergravel filter using an airstone for flow. Has worked since I got them, rarely needs cleaning ever. I have 12 in that little tank though. It is circular and they really seem to love the shape as they continuously swim around and around. They didn't do that in the 3 gallon fish aquarium with a filter? Good to see them active. Regular filters could all damage the shrimp so undergravel is much safer for them.
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As long as you do regular water changes and do not over feed the fish or over stock the tank, the under gravel filter works fine.
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Yes, it works pretty well with my Fluval Edge 6 gallon, the water is pumped up to the top of the filter screen, and runs down back into the tank. If I hold it at an angle, it can run down my hand/arm, or down onto the top of the tank, so just be aware of that, and it works fine once you get used to it and angle it only slightly. I improved the filtering a million times by using a 100 micron filter pad that I cut with scissors to fit into the screen chamber - it prevents the water from getting cloudy 100%! Suction is superb without the bottom extension on, it sucks up about 2 inches of gravel, raise the vacuum up a bit, and the gravel falls back down, then use it to smooth it back out. Highly recommended. Yes, it works pretty well with my Fluval Edge 6 gallon, the water is pumped up to the top of the filter screen, and runs down back into the tank. If I hold it at an angle, it can run down my hand/arm, or down onto the top of the tank, so just be aware of that, and it works fine once you get used to it and angle it only slightly. I improved the filtering a million times by using a 100 micron filter pad that I cut with scissors to fit into the screen chamber - it prevents the water from getting cloudy 100%! Suction is superb without the bottom extension on, it sucks up about 2 inches of... » Read More Yes, it works pretty well with my Fluval Edge 6 gallon, the water is pumped up to the top of the filter screen, and runs down back into the tank. If I hold it at an angle, it can run down my hand/arm, or down onto the top of the tank, so just be aware of that, and it works fine once you get used to it and angle it only slightly. I improved the filtering a million times by using a 100 micron filter pad that I cut with scissors to fit into the screen chamber - it prevents the water from getting cloudy 100%! Suction is superb without the bottom extension on, it sucks up about 2 inches of gravel, raise the vacuum up a bit, and the gravel falls back down, then use it to smooth it back out. Highly recommended. « Show Less
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I've since replaced the tank, but kept the filter. It still works perfectly. I use it for my Betta. It's not too strong for him but it does provide good water and air circulation. The filter takes the Small size Tetra Whisper Bio-Bag Cartridge.
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Yes,Seems to work pretty good with Minnows ,Shads and Brim.See no reason why it would not for shrimp
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the filter is in that black elongated tubing, it doesn't go down into the gravel. This only fliters the the water on top of the gravel. This fishtank only shows for glo fish. It only has a blue/black light, so it won't show up regular fish. I didn't know this and bought this for my betta fish.
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Now it really comes to 1.how big your bait tank is2. Your feeding habits3.how many fish would be introduced per square inchAnyhow foam filters are the best and most simple filters around it would take days for it to build up bacterial load thoAnyway goodluck hope this helps you out
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Hi Daniel it will work ok for shrimp like cherry shrimp, also for smaller fish, the only concerns should be if the current is not too much for them, i would recomend a 60 liter (15 gal) aquarium or more, else current is too much, also you can put some wood or stone in the cascade water flow path to decrease the current.