Removal Of Juwel Filter In Set Up Tank?

[aibo210]

Hi

Can you still remove the juwel filter from a tank thats set up with fish? also would I be able to attach the part of the missing background were its been with the spare left over? I dont really want to pull down the whole tank or mess around with fish in buckets!

I ask this because I want to get a new filter prob a eheim one maybe a 2026?

I have a tetratec ex600 and the juwel internal running at the moment and there stuggling I think!


Thanks

 

[nmonks]

Removing Juwel filters like the 'Compact H' isn't difficult; took me about five minutes using a palette knife. You could probably do it with the water and the fish in place, but I'd at least lower the water level about 25% so you don't splash water all over the side.

Using the palette knife all you do is locate the two blobs of black sealant on the two sides of glass, and then use the knife to slice through them, all the while pulling the filter box away. Take care not to work too quickly or you're likely to send the knife flying, and that could either cut you (palette knives are notorious in kitchens for the number of cuts they cause*) or run into the silicone sealant holding the tank together.

Now, do think carefully about removing the filter. The Juwel filters provide excellent water quality in terms of biological filtration. While they're probably not ideal for tanks where water current and strong mechanical filtration are important, for their size and low wattage (i.e., cost per year) they're excellent filters.

Cheers, Neale

*Palette knives are long and flexible, so if used incorrectly they are prone to slipping unpredictably. I've spent quality time in the emergency room at the local hospital after misusing one whilst cutting chocolate brownies!

 

[alysonpeaches]

I would second what Neale said above, I removed one last week to give the tank a good clean. I prized it away from the wall (mine had 3 blobs of silicone) gently using a thin flat palette knife, but I had to start the process with a glass scraper.

I think they are a good filter too. They do take up a lot of room, but the amount of sponges must give a great colony of bacteria once its established. If you want to increase water current have you tried the venturi attachment? Or adding an airline?

 

[Geordie]

removed my internal from a rio 300, had 8 pads to slice, took a while, have to be really careful as well not to slip with the knife as the back pads are close to the corner of the tank, took the water down to 75% only problem was the bottom seals as its a deep tank, managed to basically shave the silicon that was left off to leave the glass clean, definatley something i wouldnt want to do again, it was a real pain, however replace it with an eheim 2026 and its great!

 

[Gun]

removed my internal from a rio 300, had 8 pads to slice, took a while, have to be really careful as well not to slip with the knife as the back pads are close to the corner of the tank, took the water down to 75% only problem was the bottom seals as its a deep tank, managed to basically shave the silicon that was left off to leave the glass clean, definatley something i wouldnt want to do again, it was a real pain, however replace it with an eheim 2026 and its great!

Hi Geordie.

Hmmm a Jewel 300..just what I'm looking for. You don't happen to know where I can get one without the stand..or even better..an exact size tank with an external filter and without the stand../ lol!

 

[Arachnidzone]

Gun, i do also have a 48"L x 18"H x 12"D, and an external!... lol

 

[Gun]

Gun, i do also have a 48"L x 18"H x 12"D, and an external!... lol

Ah, the dimensions aren't what I'm looking for. The depth seems to be a pain in finding a tank. 24" is a little to deep (although still possible) and 18" is to narrow (considering the background). 20" would be ideal. I'm also looking for a height of 24" to have plenty room for ledges.

The rio 300 is the only tank I've seen so far with a depth of 20"...measuring at 48x51x62.

Does anybody have any pics of the filter inside the Rio 300?...probably not, lol!

 

[Geordie]

Gun, i do also have a 48"L x 18"H x 12"D, and an external!... lol

Ah, the dimensions aren't what I'm looking for. The depth seems to be a pain in finding a tank. 24" is a little to deep (although still possible) and 18" is to narrow (considering the background). 20" would be ideal. I'm also looking for a height of 24" to have plenty room for ledges.

The rio 300 is the only tank I've seen so far with a depth of 20"...measuring at 48x51x62.

Does anybody have any pics of the filter inside the Rio 300?...probably not, lol!

I cant find any pics of when i had the filter in, lets just say it was pretty hefty it easily came to around 40% on the width of the tank and 6 inches+ along the back wall, i got so much room back when i removed it and it allowed me to aquascape better, im sure alot of people like the filter in there it does a decent job but i wanted more filtration so it had to go

I see a fair amount of rio300's for sale for really good prices, Stupidly i bought mine new!

 

[Gun]

"lets just say it was pretty hefty it easily came to around 40% on the width of the tank and 6 inches+ along the back wall"

Hmmm..very bad to hear, that's a lot of space. Trying to keep costs to a minimum to allow for background/interior funding