What is a good filter

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james

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I am new to keeping fire newts and i was wondering what would be a good filter for a 10gal tank for 2 newts?
 
Is noise an issue? Is the tank being too warm in summertime an issue? What kind of lid is on the tank? Do you really even need a filter at all? (This depends on # of animals and other factors.) My recommendations for a 10-gallon would be no filter, a corner filter (driven by air pump), or a Duetto DJ-50 submersible.
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/filters.shtml
 
noise is not an issue,the tank is kept inside so summer is not an issue,and i got a screentop.A friend of mine told me that the cascade 3000
submersible was good, is it?
 
I think you got the model# wrong. When I googled Cascade 3000 all I can find is a big pond pump, not something appropriate for an aquarium.

If noise doesn't matter, then just an airstone or a bubble-driven corner filter would be good.

With a screen lid, you need to engineer the cord or tube carefully so that you don't get a crack under the lid, as firebellies are notorious escape artists. See:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/escape.shtml
 
sorry the right model# is cascade 300 not 3000.
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The best filter is ... Plant, and bio-readied substrate, frequent water change and controlled feeding. :D

I think there are the most important. I think filter is only neccessary for water circulation.
 
I've never had one of those, but I'd be careful for 2 reasons. One, you don't want a current in the tank. Two, all internal filters produce some heat, and this is a no-no for newts. The filter may be less beneficial than the detriment of the heat it produces, if that makes any sense. The reason I tend to suggest the Duetto-50 is that it has a low flow rate and the lowest wattage (=heat production) of any internal filter I know of. Most submersibles are too powerful for a 10-gallon newt tank.
 
If you are looking for something to just clear the water in a small (10g or less) aquarium, you could set up a siphon-style filter. One jug below the aquarium to siphon the water out of the aquarium and filter it, and one jug above to hold the filtered water as another tube delivers it back to the tank. Very negligible current, and it's non-mechanical so there's no noise or heat.
Drawbacks are that it takes up space, only filters maybe 3-5 gallons per hour, and requires someone to transfer the water from the low jug to the high one (so it won't do anything if you leave town for a week). I'll post pics of my setup later. Maybe it's an idea that can be improved upon.
 
I just ordered a mini-canister. A Rapids Canister Filter C-80. I was running a sponge filter, but it disintegrated for some reason. Even though other people on the list use them, I think that the incidental toxins released by 2 t.grans in 10 gallons of water is too much for a sponge to hold up very long. However, the fire bellies don't have the toxin levels that t.grans does. Just my opinion and it might be coincidence and I just had a bad sponge.

Good luck finding one you and your little guys are happy with.
Take care,
Mary.
 
if u got them over in the states, then how about fluval 2+
small, efficient, you can control the flow, cheap, and quiet
 
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