External filters

[The-Wolf]

Can I use one external filter for two tanks?

This may very well be a silly question to you experts but I was wondering if it was possible.
I am thinking of getting a fluval 304 or 404.

 

[The-Wolf]

anyone tried to do this?

 

[smithrc]

you should be fine doing that - not sure how to set it up though...

 

[StanTheBetta]

Admittedly I've never used a canister filter but if you could find some way to have 2 hoses going in and out of the filter I wouldn't see why not. The only thing that comes to mind is you'd want the 2 tanks to be about the same temperature though and if you got a disease in one it could very easily spread to the other since they would be sharing the same water.

 

[The-Wolf]

Admittedly I've never used a canister filter but if you could find some way to have 2 hoses going in and out of the filter I wouldn't see why not. The only thing that comes to mind is you'd want the 2 tanks to be about the same temperature though and if you got a disease in one it could very easily spread to the other since they would be sharing the same water.

Good point. I guess that I will have to buy two

 

[smithrc]

it does have its up side... you will essentially add the 2 tanks together... giving you a lot more stable environment