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ND Aquatics 4x2x2 with Eheim 2075

Plenty of people have asked me about my tank, cabinet, and filter combination (does it all fit comfortably, what's the flow like, etc). Here's the video to hopefully clear those questions up. I intend on adding a duplicate filter/heater set up on the other side of the tank shortly. Tank is still cycling hence no livestock yet.

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Which External Filter Brand Is The Best?

Fluval

http://www.fluval-g.com/index_e.php

Marineland

http://www.marineland.com/sites/marineland/products/categories.aspx?id=2054&cid=3220&mid=3226

Eheim

http://www.eheim.com/base/eheim/inhalte/indexb2ad.html?key=9er_24958_ehen

Rena

http://www.rena.net/Products/Product.aspx?ProductID=346

Penn Plax

http://www.pennplax.com/Aquarium.html


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How to Replace Eheim Pro II Canister Filter Carbon Pad?

I bought an Eheim Pro II Canister Filter that has always worked really well, but I would like to put a carbon filter pad in it.

I have a carbon pad that is especially made for the Eheim filters, but I have no instructions whatsoever on where I should put it within the filter!

Below is a pic of a normal Eheim setup, but my filter has an extra gray media bucket in between the top media bucket with a white pad and the bottom media bucket with the blue pad (on top):

http://www.aquariumlighting.com/Wholesale_Only/images/EHEIM_2026_2028_Professional_Filter_Canister.jpg

So I just want to see if I put the pad in place of something, or between the white and blue pad, or what?

Thanks for any help!

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DIY external canister fish filter: filter material upgrade

An upgrade to my DIY canister filter. look at my other videos first. comment and rate. thank you for watching, and hope you enjoy!

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Has anyone had success in treating ich with only heat at 86 degrees?

Hi there,
been live cycling 100 gal planted tank with external eheim filter for about 2 months now. This will eventually be a Discus tank. I have schools of scissor tails and rummy nose tetras, 5 corydoras, 3 small loaches and 5 siamese algae eaters. Over the last couple days I noticed one of my Rummy nose had a couple of points... ich! The others are still fine, except for one of the loaches who has been scratching in the gravel. I had to look really closely but he has them. I have always had my tank at 28 celcius, but have it now at 86 degrees F. I had ich in my 14 gal before and the meds never did work, only two of my fish made it through. Before I get discus, I have now learned my lesson and will quarantie for at least 2 weeks before I introduce them. Right now things look good in my tank but with my experience I know they will get worse! Has anyone here had success with simply raising the temps, no salt or meds, and will the high temps bother my other fish at all? Thanks


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46 gallon bow front fowlr tank

my 46 gallon bow front , fish in the video, longnose hawkfish, naso tang, snowflake eel, humu humu trigger neon pseuochromis, a blue/green chromis, and 75lbs of live rock, filtration protein skimmer, uv sterilizer, rena filistar canister filter, metal halide lights tank has been running for 2 weeks

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Anyone have an eheim pro canister filter?

i was wondering when you are supposed to change the substrate in the tank? i have looked in the manual and just about everywhere online and cant seem to find a good answer =]
also does anyone know how long a new tank with this filter will take to cycle?


Hagen ‘Fluval U’ Series Internal Filters – PFK Magazine

Matt Clarke takes a first look at the new U series of underwater filters from Hagen. Hagen's recently launched U-series of internal power filters - U1, U2, U3 and U4 - have literally just hit the shelves in the UK, and we've just received our first ones in for review. To find out how we rate these, and to see how they perform in the aquarium against some of the other internal filters on the market, check out the results of our in-depth product test in the January 2009 issue of Practical Fishkeeping magazine.

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My salt water fish tank is kinda cloudy?

Alright the other day i got sand to start my new saltwater tank off. it was the good kind called ocean direct... i put 2 bags in my 46 , and mixed the water separate. it was kinda cloundy when i got it all in there.. i got a rena and its been running all night and it is clear but like a foggy look.. idk what to do.. and how long intill i can put fish/ shrimp in it?


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Aquarium Canister Filter

Fluval 205 Modification. Improved efficiency for under . Any questions will be answered in the comments below. Requests welcome.

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