Filter Question

[looby loo]

Is a fluval 3 enough for 130L , my mate gave me 1 for my older sisters tank. It says on the box it does 130 L but i thought u have to have a bigger turn over ?

 

[jennybugs]

I would say yes. I really like my fluval 3 and it does the job brilliantly

Do bear in mind what fish you have though...if they're messy you may want a larger one. Better to overfilter than not

 

[looby loo]

would she be ok to run my old Fluval2 with it ?

 

[jennybugs]

I don't see a problem with that

 

[dave_gray2077]

That filter has about 500lph turn over rate which is good from most fish. Or is yours the plus version? because that’s about 700.

Cichlids and such will need a little more.

General rule is x3 to x5 the actual tank volume in turn over an hour.

 

[looby loo]

Can u over filter a tank? One of my LFS told me that if you over filter you will take the good bacteria out of the water, to which i replied I thought the benifical bacteria lives in the filter media and gravel, I was shot down rather quickly, as he was rather sure over filtering would kill the fish....?

That filter has about 500lph turn over rate which is good from most fish. Or is yours the plus version? because that’s about 700.

Cichlids and such will need a little more.

General rule is x3 to x5 the actual tank volume in turn over an hour.

Its a Fluval 3 + , will she be ok to run that on its own ?

 

[dave_gray2077]

She will be fine with the fluvel 3+, the Fluvel 2 is only 360lphg turn over so that will give you just under x3 the tanks volume turn over an hour.

If you use the fluvel 2 i would stock the tank sightly light.

You cant over filter a tank relay. But you can only have so much water flow before the tank becomes a whirlpool and stress the fish.