Which Filter To Have In?

[Scunny]

I have a juwel vision 180 tank, and im unsure which filter to put in.

I have;
The standard Juwel Filter which comes with the tank, and i cant find out how many litres per hour it turns over.
Fluval 4 - 1000 litres per hour
Fluval 3 - 700 litres per hour

I currently have the Juwel filter and Fluval 4 running.

Obviously the standard Juwel filter is a hhhuuugggeee thing and takes up a fair amount of room in the tank, so would i be okay removing that and running the Fluval 4 and 3 together?

 

[darkwolf29a]

You can always run them together. It just depends on how much bioload is in the tank, as to how much is necessary. But, IMO, you can't over filter a tank.

 

[Scunny]

Well i dont know how many litres and hour the Juwel one does as i cant find any specs for it (if you know please tell me ).

And its pretty big aswell so thought maybe running the Fluval 3 and the Fluval 4 together would be a better idea than the Fluval 4 and the Juwel. I worked out that they should filter the whole tank 9.2 times and hour.

Would that be fine?

 

[-germ-]

It suggests on Juwels website link here that the spare part required for the tank as concerns filter is the pump 600, meaning 600litres per hour....

 

[Scunny]

So surely they wouldnt supply a filter that isnt capable of doing the job, and if its 600 litres an hour, and the Fluval 4 Plus is 700 litres an hour...then i could just run the Fluval 4 on its own?

 

[kewskills]

in built jewel filters are known to be pretty poor, most people i know cut them out of the tank and use external filters

 

[Scunny]

well i havent got the funds for an external filter at the moment (£1200 for car insurance is a bit of a blow) so i rekon i might just put the two Fluval filters in. The Juwel one is already cut out as the previous owner did this for cleaning purposes.

Cheers guys.

 

[The-Wolf]

The standard Juwel Filter which comes with the tank, and i cant find out how many litres per hour it turns over.

that uses pump 600, so 600lph
http/www.juwel-aquarium.de/en/vision.htm?cat=10

personally i'd rip it out, flog it on ebay and put a tetratec or Eheim on there

Fluval are the devils filters and are notorious for leakages, explosions and general rubbishyness

 

[Maximumbob]

If you are on a budget look at the tetratek range. It comes completes with ALL extras and is a very highly rated filter. I think you could use an ex700 for a 180 litre tank - cost about £60

 

[Biulu]

I just got myself a Tetratec EX700 for 99 USD including shipping.

 

[DarkEntity]

Id also vote for ripping out the Juwel box and flogging it. Then get a nice external canister (if funds allow). My preference is Eheim, but there are cheaper options.

 

[Scunny]

cheers guys. Hopefully i should have a bit of spare time in a few weeks so im going to look into some external filters, and hopefully have the money to buy one.

Cheers for all your help

 

[Kaz1814]

I just got myself a Tetratec EX700 for 99 USD including shipping.

Hi,
Sorry to butt in but i am looking at this filter for my aquarium and just wondered about the noise level? Would like a quiet running one as it will be in the living room.

Thanks

Karen