Might it be ok to put an aeration and a betta heater in the filter box? Thanks.
1669883
it already has aeration, & I think there's room for a heater. I keep a betta in mine, but my house is warm enough that I don't use heater.
1669884
Yes..a slim heater will fit... however running an airline into the main tank will cause the top to not sit right... there is no space for it. If you tilt the outtake of the filter up a little you will get aeration from the filter and won't need an airline
1669885
Yes.. I have both a slim heater and a bubble filter in the back... Works great. I have two of these tanks and my Bettas are both thriving! I will try to attach a pic for you..i hope this helps. I love my Bettas please let me know if u have further questions..
1669886
We have a air stone in the tank itself. Not sure if the round disc would fit in the box. The black back would hide any wires.
2034585
I have 3 of these tanks with a Betta In each one. They are very happy. However the filter outlet is too strong for them. I cut a little pouch out of netting or nylon hose and put it over the filter water rerun nozzle. Works great.
1706854
Yes, the filter needs to be before the heater s o you keep contaminates out of it
344377
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.
837633
It may not be, it depends on the bioload of the tank and the size/type of filter. If good circulation and surface movement is being achieved by the filter, extra airstones or wands are usually not necessary. Don't overstock the tank, and make sure your filter is adequate and you will likely not need extra airstones. Research the species you are keeping, some such as danios are adapted to more water current, others such as Angelfish and Bettas prefer still water.
1416055
It depends on what fish you have it requires two filters but one is made for goldfish and the other is for fish like tetras, etc. If you tank smells you might want to change half the water and put in clean filters.
1080082
No this is an extra layer of filter. It will not supply enough oxygen to your tank.
449970
Yes, absolutely you still need a filter. The airstones are beautiful and provide a bubble wall putting oxygen in the water. However, this does nothing to suck out feces and other things in the water to keep your tank clean. The size of your tank and the type of fish you have determine how much and what type of filter would be best. But yes, you still need filtration.
321657
It's actually not a filter system, it is an air bubbler. It was a small enough tank that I really didn't need a filter. "Bob" is a clean betta. I had no heater either. This was in my early betta learning. Hope this helped.
1651508
The media compartment is very small. Once I put in the main filter pads there's barely enough room to put a 6oz bag of chemipure, but I did measure the center for you where the water flows in and on both sides of the inlet there is of about 1.5in x 2in in width and about 4in in depth so depending on what size tank you have you might can find one or two short heaters that might work.
1304239
I just attended a seminar from the guys that do the show "Tanked" on Animal Planet. They recommend (if additional filtration is needed) an outside filter that sits adjacent to the tank. These supposedly provide much more thorough filtration than an in-tank system, and dramatically cut down on the biomass debris from food that can cause algae bloom and fish kills.
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I currently have sponge filters connected to 12 10-gallon tanks, 2 20-gallon tanks, and 2 29-gallon tanks. Please note that the fish are mostly guppies and cories so they don't need that much aeration. I could probably connect more tanks if needed.
768679
Personally I think it may be too much for that size tank. It would filter just fine and do a great job, my only reservation would be current. It would be pretty turbulent in there and the intake might suck in some fish in a heavily stocked tank.
176534
It probably could ,but why would you want to do that . Think about it you would have a sterilized filter. You want good bacteria in you filter. Also a valve should be hooked up in front so you can control the flow of return . The slower your tank can handle the better it will work
1959301
I actually got a betta heater that suctions to the side of this tank without an issue. I love this tank. I would, however, invest in a different "filter" as it doesn't come with a filter but an air stone. I found a small tank filter at my local pet store. The LED light is amazing, several colors and a couple effects on it. All in all my Betta and I love this tank :)
1978860
I have only had my tank set up for a little over a month. It has one betta in it. Yesterday the filter died. Can't get it going again. I had to go out and buy a new filter to keep my fish happy. Now I have to find a light that will fit on the tank so I can get rid of that huge useless cube out of the middle.
772385
Biological media doesn't go by gallons, I understand it seems like it should, but if your tank is cycled or in the process of cycling this just makes a safe place for that bacteria to live, you'd be fine with one box due to the super high surface area of these rings, but you can always add more if you have space for them, your tank being fully cycled is what really matters.