Aqua One 320 With Sand.

[MHunt]

Hello

I want to grow on my cory fry in an aqua one 320. It's about 28 litres volume (i guess just under 10 us gal)

My main issue is it comes with under gravel filtration, now i guess that is not suitable with a sand substrate that i want for the cory's as the sand would probably be sucked through the pump, cloging it eventually or worse. Could i make it work by putting a layer of gravel in first, then put a layer of sand over that. So there's separation between the sand and the filter plate. I do have a spare fluval 2 power filter which i could use, but i do have a few small fry still from a later spawning that might get sucked up into it at the minute. I guess also that the sponge filter i am using at the moment would not be adequate to treat the volume of water in the new tank.

I haven't got the tank yet so other suggestions would be useful, but it's dimensions are perfect for the space i have.

Any ideas would be welcome. MHunt.

 

[rhysiboy]

ditch the undergravel filter and get one of aqua ones power filter or even better a cansitar. Much easier and you wont have to worry about the sand problems

 

[SkiFletch]

Perhaps using plants to lower the biological impact is in order? Then a couple sponge filters could do the job...

 

[MHunt]

I did want to find a solution that would allow me to use the UGF with sand, but i guess that's not possible. The sponge filter may be ok, the stats are ok in their current tank apart from high nitrates which you would expect from a tank with that level of overcrowding. Ultimately that would stunt their growth which is not something i would want with fish i am hoping to sell. Perhaps i should just get the Aqua One 320 for the size and run it with my fluval 2+ and keep the little fry in a breeder till they are big enough to not be sucked in.

 

[DarkEntity]

Sand isnt possible with a UGF, you would be better with a biowheel or a sponge filter or 2, less chance the babies getting sucked in or blown about by the powerheads.

 

[MHunt]

Sand isnt possible with a UGF, you would be better with a biowheel or a sponge filter or 2, less chance the babies getting sucked in or blown about by the powerheads.

Isn't a biowheel just an attchment you add to the return from a hob? I have a sponge filter running in the tank they are in at the moment which appears to be able to cope with the bio load. Cory's aren't that messy fish anyway. Just 50 is alot to filter for, even half inch fry!

 

[Kevstir]

Hi m8

I have the Aqua one ufo 350 , same volume as yours but its a corner tank with ugf, i ditched the udf and got one of these http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eden-316-Internal-Aq...1QQcmdZViewItem
it does a great job at keeping the tank clean , i used to have endlers in the tank with loads of fry and none got sucked into the filter, the other good think about it is that its small (main reason i bought it) so doesnt take up much room in the tank.

heres a pic, as you can see it doesnt take up much room

Kev

 

[Nick Bramley]

definately ditch the ugf, just swapped mine for a internal sponge filter and its so much better, ive got the ufo 350 also

Nick