External Filter For Juwel Trigon 390

[Lord Fishheart]

Ive just bought a Fluval 405 filter for my Juwel Trigon 390, has anyone got any pics of how they have fitted their filter. I know it's a long shot, but if you don't ask you don't know

 

[backtotropical]

I may have pics of my Fluval 401 on my Trigon 350.

I'm at work just now, but will look for you tonight.

BTT

 

[three-fingers]

I have a 305 on my trigon 190.
Here it is in the cabinet:

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Here are the hoses going in and out (excuse how dirty the hood looks, I'll clean it now, never noticed it till I took the pic ) :

 

[smithrc]

I had one on our Trigon 350 (or 190 - not a 390 )

Fitted like above but without the cut outs in the cover - I just left the flap slightly raised.

I've since removed the internal and put the pipes in the far corner

 

[rabbut]

If it's the largest Trigon, the 405 won't cut it alone with the Discus you plan to keep A 404(basically a 405 with a different number badge and colour fittings ) realy struggled to run my (at the time) lightly stocked Rio 300 (modifyed to be taller for more water height) on it's own, and needed weekly cleans while ammonia and nitrite showed trace on the test kits regularly... I hate to tink how badly it would underperform on a 500l tank as the manufacturer recons it will run... You want a second 405, a Tetratec EX1200 (my prefured option), or an Eheim Pro2 2028 on there with it

All the best
Rabbut

 

[Lord Fishheart]

If it's the largest Trigon, the 405 won't cut it alone with the Discus you plan to keep A 404(basically a 405 with a different number badge and colour fittings ) realy struggled to run my (at the time) lightly stocked Rio 300 (modifyed to be taller for more water height) on it's own, and needed weekly cleans while ammonia and nitrite showed trace on the test kits regularly... I hate to tink how badly it would underperform on a 500l tank as the manufacturer recons it will run... You want a second 405, a Tetratec EX1200 (my prefured option), or an Eheim Pro2 2028 on there with it

All the best
Rabbut

Alrite Rabbut, gone off the discus fish, gonna keep lake malawi mbuna cichlids