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Filtration Setup

wickedzik

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Hi to all, just want to share my new filtration setup. I used to have a sponge filter in my 15g tank, and it wasn't quite sufficient for my tank. Decided to buy a plain $5 overhead filter-box and made some minor add-ons.


$5 Overhead Filter-Box
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Ceramic Rings In A Bucket Of Beer
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Bottom Layer
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Mid Layer
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Top Layer
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Finished Setup
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See How It Runs ↓
YouTube - Overhead Filter Ceramic Rings
 
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bellabelloo said:
Why were the ceramic rings soaking in a bucket of beer?
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The bucket was never used for holding beer/beer bottles, it's just a souvenir that I got from our special once-a-year beer event here in our country. Cleaned/rinsed it thoroughly with aged water before I put those ceramic rings. Sorry if there were misinterpretations Bella, just added some humor in the caption.

evut said:
Can you post a picture to show it with the tank?
I have no idea how the whole thing works :confused:
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Sure Eva.

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stavroske said:
Could you give some more explanation about the idea behind it, please? I cannot imagine what the idea is... The water seems to be running over only a few pipes instead of using the whole capacity??

Kind regards,

Steven
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Sure Steven, I'd be glad to explain.

First of all, the OHF filter-box is running on full capacity. There were multiple trial and errors made before I decided on the final/current setup. There were trials that made the water overflow because the water input is overwhelming the water output. Gradually decreased the quantity of ceramic rings for every trial until I get a consistent water level.

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Looking above, the blue portion indicates the consistent level of water. The green portion indicates the tray level(on top of the bottom layer of ceramic rings). The filter-box is about approx. 30% water-filled where I feel comfortably safe.

The ceramic rings on the sides doesn't serve as its usual purpose, I placed them on both sides to have equal balance of weight because I personally prefer the filter-box to be slightly heavy. Before I used them for the weight-adding, I tried different kinds of small rocks, then I realized I still have a fair amount of ceramic rings left, so I used them instead of rocks which is much better because at least they're in uniform.

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My newt tank is consistently maintaining good water quality. I'd say that the filter is doing its job just fine. The newts are happy with their crystal clean and ammonia-free water. :love: Only thing left I have to do is add a cotton filter wool on top of the ceramic rings.
 
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Hi, thanks for explaining that.
Is that all you have in the tank? The animals need somewhere to hide if they feel like it and some places to explore. They love plants and things to sit on and hang from. They are "playful" animals and will reward you with a lot of activity to watch if you give them an interesting environment.
 
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evut said:
Hi, thanks for explaining that.
Is that all you have in the tank? The animals need somewhere to hide if they feel like it and some places to explore. They love plants and things to sit on and hang from. They are "playful" animals and will reward you with a lot of activity to watch if you give them an interesting environment.
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Hi. I just got the tank less than a week ago from my cousin. I still have a lot to add to make it a much more beautiful home for my babies. Thanks for those words Eva, got even more inspired. :happy:

Ideal Additions to be added soon:

More water lilies
http://www.allbestpictures.com/wallpapers/flowers/image/water_lilies.jpg

Resin Cave
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlS8BKBd1xdFoleKWWC4XW6lDY-KAIW6arLL9FS_31QDDO-9YT4A

Tons of Hydrilla
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Actually in such a big thank it is not necessary to use such big filter. On the other hand it might be good for when you put some more sals in the tank. As eva said, you definitely need to add some plants and hidingplaces. I even would recommend some schrimps. Shrimps (red cherry) wil start breeding in your tank and filter and eat the foodrests. Plants like elodea are will do fine and are also good for egg laying of your sals..

Best wishes,

Steven
 
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stavroske said:
Actually in such a big thank it is not necessary to use such big filter. On the other hand it might be good for when you put some more sals in the tank. As eva said, you definitely need to add some plants and hidingplaces. I even would recommend some schrimps. Shrimps (red cherry) wil start breeding in your tank and filter and eat the foodrests. Plants like elodea are will do fine and are also good for egg laying of your sals..

Best wishes,

Steven
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To elaborate the line "Ideal Additions to be added soon - List" from my last post.


The.. Items.. That.. Are.. On.. That.. List.. Are.. Ideally.. Planned.. To.. Be.. Added..
Soon..


I hope I don't see future posts saying that I need to add plants and hides.
As for the shrimps, that's a good suggestion that I am very interested in. If I add red cherry shrimps will my CFBN's eat them? If they won't, I'll prolly add those as well. Thanks in advance.
 
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carsona246 said:
Interesting filtration idea, I like it.
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Thanks Carsona, I don't care if I'm being too sure, bec. there's no such thing as over-filtration affecting the water quality in a bad way. Under filtration is a big problem though. Thanks for respecting man.
 
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