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What type of filter should I get for my ten gallon cynops orientalis tank and what brand do all of you use? I need a small one because my tank is'nt that big and I dont want to have to siphon out poop all the time but I still want to keep the water clean. Thanks every one.
 
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/filters.shtml

This link will give you the information about different types of filters. I just bought a Zoo Med 501 filter from the USA and got it shipped it over for my axolotl's because the ones I bought over here seemed to all be too powerful and they didn't seem to sell external mini canisters over in the UK. But that filter seems to be doing great at the moment and it creates very little water flow and I only have a small tank aswell.
 
Thanks, but what brand and exact unit does every one think will be good for my ten gallon tank? I dont want it to produce too much heat or current. And what chiller should I get to keep the tank cool?
 
killking236 said:
Thanks, but what brand and exact unit does every one think will be good for my ten gallon tank? I dont want it to produce too much heat or current. And what chiller should I get to keep the tank cool?
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Well as I have mentioned I use a ZooMed 501 because it is a canister filter it doesn't produce any heat in the water and has a very weak current perfect and should be easily avaliable in the USA.

Chillers can be expensive, whats the temperature in your tank like at the moment? if you only need it to drop by a few degrees then maybe think about a fan, thats what I use for my tank very effectivly.
 
I dont have my tank set up at the moment still trying to sell the fish. Maybe I wont need a chiller.
 
killking236 said:
I dont have my tank set up at the moment still trying to sell the fish. Maybe I wont need a chiller.
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Chillers can be very expensive, many people are able to use easier methods to keep tanks cool. If you can keep your tank below 18 then you should be fine. Before you get your caudata set up the tank and see how things go and then you can make a better decision.
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/cooling.shtml that is another article that you could read for cooling methods.
 
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