Recommended Undergravel Filter For 55g (48" X 12")

[LineDropper]

Hello all... does anyone recommend a specific undergravel filter for a 55g (48" x 12") aquarium?

 

[LineDropper]

Perfect makes a 24" x 12" and a 48" x 13".... no 48" x 12". Would it be ok to use two 24" x 12"???

 

[idlefingers]

I didn't think undergravel's were really used in SW?

 

[pengy666]

No I dont really think so the closest thing is the Jaubert method but isnt used very often as it takes up lots of tank space.

Not many people like using this method?

 

[LineDropper]

No I dont really think so the closest thing is the Jaubert method but isnt used very often as it takes up lots of tank space.

Not many people like using this method?

Cool -- just checking before the tank is filled.

 

[pengy666]

This covers berlin method very well!

Berlin method and vodka??

 

[Lynden]

I don't recommend undergravel filters for any setup. They are obsolete.

 

[Musho3210]

they do what they are supposed to do fine, problem is, technology has advanced and there are easier better ways of doing things. So yeah, they are pretty obsolete, except maybe for the die-hard old technology people or the people who listen to bad advise.

 

[LineDropper]

they do what they are supposed to do fine, problem is, technology has advanced and there are easier better ways of doing things. So yeah, they are pretty obsolete, except maybe for the die-hard old technology people or the people who listen to bad advise.

Thanks again guys. I was researching Powerheads today and noticed a lot of the descriptions include a blurb about how they can be used for undergravel filtration. I never heard of that before so just needed some clarification.