Aquaone Aquastyle Aquariums

[Fwapp]

I'm about to downsize from a Rena Aqualife Aquarium (In the for sale sections folks!) and purchase an Aquastyle aquarium.

Now, I know the built in wet and dry trickle filter is good (would you compare it to an oversized internal?), butI would still like to run a smaller external filter along side it. I've just had a look in the local Maidenhead Aquatics, and when I mentioned fitting an external, he came up with the following suggestion.

Connect the output of the existing powerhead to the input of the external filter, and the return from the external to the spray bar in the existing wet and dry filter. The existing powerhead could be powered on initial use to prime the external, and then turned off, or I suppose , removed.

I like the idea. It gives the capacity of an external, the benefits of a wet and dry, and a lot of filtration.

Now, what do others think?

The above description is very much an off the cuff conversation, and I'm interested in your thoughts of the principle, rather than a dogmatic following of the words above. I think it's workable, albeit needing a bit of engineering.

 

[doresy]

Hi as an Aquaone fan myself I have to say that what you are looking into does seems like a bit of 'overkill'

It does sound workable but why? AquaOnes with the trickle filter system in my experience (and tweaking) have been designed to deal with with the size tank they are on.

Having so called over filtration does not serve much purpose. You still have to do regular water changes and it does not allow nor excuse over stocking.

I can understand doing away with the trickle filter and adding an external if you prefer external filters but not having both (just means double the maintinance)

Nice to have a project though