Can U Over Filter

[chrischeyne]

hi guys just wounding weather u can over filter i have a 210ltr tank and i ahd a fluvel 205 on it and i have added a 405 as well so am i over filtering, i am planning to have angel fish as i just got rid of my discus in there.

 

[nurglespuss]

You would have to utilise substantial filtration to over-filter an aquarium (i.e. remove even trace bio-load)...

What you have to ask yourself is this:

Am I utilsing a second filter as a backup?
Am I utilising the second filter so I can alternate filter cleaning?
Am I using each filter for a different task (e.g. bio filtration/water polishing)?
Is the current generated acceptable to the type of fish I'm keeping?
Is it neccessary/responsible in temrs of energy consumption?

that kind of thing should help you decide for yourself.

 

[chrisrm]

I dont think you can over filter but You can have too much flow ie an fx5 in a fluval edge would provide great filtration but your fish would be pinned aganced the glass!!!

 

[SBL]

I dont think you can over filter but You can have too much flow ie an fx5 in a fluval edge would provide great filtration but your fish would be pinned aganced the glass!!!

unless you could simulate a huge waterfall on one side of the tank by dispersing the flow of water EX: over emersed rocks or plants

 

[SlyPolak]

NOPE, I say the more filtration the better as long as there isnt too much "current"

 

[I Keep Fish]

NOPE, I say the more filtration the better as long as there isnt too much "current"

Yep, thats the only problems, if you could fine some sort of way to disperse the flow, it would be fine however big the filter was, i had an FX5 running on a 4ft and it was crystal clear in 3 hours after adding sand,plants, and fish from previous setup (filter had been running on a 7x3x2 for 2 years)

 

[chrischeyne]

NOPE, I say the more filtration the better as long as there isnt too much "current"

Yep, thats the only problems, if you could fine some sort of way to disperse the flow, it would be fine however big the filter was, i had an FX5 running on a 4ft and it was crystal clear in 3 hours after adding sand,plants, and fish from previous setup (filter had been running on a 7x3x2 for 2 years)

well i have made the flow a lot less by useing spray bars witch are then directed at each outher. witch cancels evenmore flow. the idea behide the 2 filters is to move one to a nother tank in 2 mouths time.

 

[OldMan47]

You can easily overfilter a tank by simply supplying a filter that produces too much flow. This tank had a filter designed to be used in a 55 gallon tank but the tank was only a 20 gallon.

You can easily see the beach erosion and sand dune effects that were going on in that tank. When I changed the filter to one of appropriate size, the water cleared up and I was able to start decorating the tank as you can see in this picture.

In terms of too much media for filtration, I would say there is no such thing as over filtration but in terms of the size of the filter it is very easy to go too big.

 

[gunman]

NOPE, I say the more filtration the better as long as there isnt too much "current"

Yep, thats the only problems, if you could fine some sort of way to disperse the flow, it would be fine however big the filter was, i had an FX5 running on a 4ft and it was crystal clear in 3 hours after adding sand,plants, and fish from previous setup (filter had been running on a 7x3x2 for 2 years)

well i have made the flow a lot less by useing spray bars witch are then directed at each outher. witch cancels evenmore flow. the idea behide the 2 filters is to move one to a nother tank in 2 mouths time.

Which filter are you going to move? I too have a 210l tank and run a single 305 filter on it. If you let your bacteria colonise accross all media, then remove the 405 (with the larges amount of media) I would slightly worry that you'll leave your tank 'short' as your 205 won't have the same amount of bacteria then as it did before you added your 405.

Why not use just the 405 (using the media from 205 as well as new media), then slpit the media when you need your new tank, put half back into the 205 and half into the 405 with the remaining new media?

I had a fluval 4plus internal, I used the foam media from it to seed my 305(about 3 weeks ago), I am now thinking of using the 4plus again in a 160l tank and I'll remove one of the foams and use in it alongside a new one in a few weeks time to kick start the 160l.

 

[chrischeyne]

i was thinking of taking the 205 off to go in my breeding tank that i planing to set up in about mounth time for discus as i have discus in the tank with the 2 filters to keep the water clean as possable. i use spray bars on both to reduce water flow around the tank. the filter media is all from the 205 and i mixed it all up in a bucket and shared between the 2 filters. the only reason i wont 2 on there is to have a spare for a nother tank if i need it at any time.

 

[OldMan47]

Something just occurred to me, it should have happened yesterday TBH. Within a product line such as the one you are working in, the media in one filter will fit right into the basket in the next filter. I use mostly the Rena series of canister filters and a sponge from my XP3 would fit right into a new XP1. In fact I have done just that in the past. There is no easier way to share mature media than having a filter sponge from one filter fit into the new one perfectly. I would expect the same thing with a 205 and a 405 Fluval, where media could be easily moved about to get a great head start on a new filter.

 

[shakeable]

what filter is that? does it hang on the outside of the tank??

 

[chrischeyne]

what filter is that? does it hang on the outside of the tank??

it is a small external filter

 

[shakeable]

what filter is that? does it hang on the outside of the tank??

it is a small external filter

Yes, I realise that, but I'm getting a 50l tank for christmas and I don't want a internal, I was thinly maybe a hang on, but that external looks interesting, I just want to know the make.

 

[chrischeyne]

what filter is that? does it hang on the outside of the tank??

it is a small external filter

Yes, I realise that, but I'm getting a 50l tank for christmas and I don't want a internal, I was thinly maybe a hang on, but that external looks interesting, I just want to know the make.

dont know ask oldman57