Should I use an under gravel filter for my aquarium? - instead of gravel aquarium
We have just a new aquarium 29 gallons of freshwater fish. Then he went to an air pump and a maxima of employees of a business purchased pet told us that we are a stone-wall or air bubble could get in contact OT Air Pump. We have decided to place under gravel filter has three tubes purchase amount, because what we have aquaruim used a year ago. That's what I know. The clerk looked at us funny when we went to buy the under gravel filter. Should not you understand? I read online may not be the best.
So, what better? The under gravel filter? Or stones from the air? I do not really like bubble wands look like, how to create a huge wall of bubbles, but I would not mind just a tiny stream of bubbles into the tank. Help!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Instead Of Gravel Aquarium Should I Use An Under Gravel Filter For My Aquarium?
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The under-gravel filters are probably the least effective of all methods of filtration. In principle, it is a good idea to suck "all the uneaten food and excrement into the gravel, where it can naturally biodegradable, so rotten like throwing a grape on the floor. In fact, just does not work, because if you really, really few fish, the biological system is not with the amount of waste produced by fish are ready, is like throwing rubbish in your garden (and l use a toilet) - only it is still collecting that are not biodegradable quickly anywhere near enough.
UG gravel works well for a period of "hiding" the whole earth, but after a shot by bacteria.
However, the best method for filtering a tank that a small hook on the back wiltern is Cascade. This variety of particles in water, removal of ammonia by a process called cycling and activated carbon absorbs contaminants in the water. Water are much cleaner and more efficient. They have done a weekChanges and water, of course, but that's normal.
Thus, in his position that the UG would return filter. If you want to keep the air pump to do with all means: try to get a diffuser, or even take a dress in touch. But that is decorative, essentially, because the head of the filter bed should move the water, so that sufficient oxygen is not delivered by an air pump is required. Airstone, btw, the filters are not by any means. They just about to bubble.
Edit: The filter bed is nothing in the tank is connected. They hang just above the tank and the inlet-and maybe some of the subsidiary water flow into the tank, but that's all. On the back is the filter medium of the cave and the real engine with a cable for connection to an electrical outlet. Piece of cake:)
The most important thing is how the water with carbon dioxide to breathe - so your fish. My suggestion is that the statistics of the two and use one, that can handle the size of the tank to be found.
The most important thing is how the water with carbon dioxide to breathe - so your fish. My suggestion is that the statistics of the two and use one, that can handle the size of the tank to be found.
The gravel filter has many shortcomings, but it also has some wrong information, and (decision-making powers) over much of the size of the filter, even at night
But the flat-plate collectors are less desirable, but everyone needs vacuuming (to which our drag pipes and siphon raise here also)
Good points are the nitrifying filters that are good (nitrifying bacteria break down the dirt in the upper soil layers, which are not more than 3 cm deep)
The negative points are that they tend to accumulate organic nitrates Mulmi factories, and are a poor choice for planting.
I recommend a sponge filter for filtration through a biography under gravel filter and an excellent addition to your bedside filters, as in the studies, they often select the filter to the best of bed filters for biological filtration.
You can use your pump air to that power.
For more information about the many aquarium filters, in this article:
http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/ ...
I would also add that the use of non --UPS and the new one (flaws outweigh the advantages), but I have many years in the UGF in aquariums that I have for clients (such as Bahooka restaurant in Los Angeles with more than 80 tanks), but some indications of these filters is not the experience their use.
I have a 55gal, 40 gallons, and 20 I have dirt in the filter. Have I not, since the water tanks full of change and remain clear and clean. Let's see .............. Who created since August '06. Good luck
Is it just a question of by what you feel comfortable using or know-how. I never use, but keep the gravel clean. I use a wheel and a bio Penguin airstone. But I clean the gravel once a month. Sub-filter it can cause problems with air pockets under the earth, if you're not careful. These air pockets are huge breeding ground for bacteria. What is the name forever, but keep your home clean .... but remember that there is no such thing as too clean.
Now, modern energy filters do a great job of filtering and are easy to clean. Hanging power filters in both filter and aerate the tank, and are very profitable.
There is no doubt that undergravel filters are not an excellent job of biological filtration, but only more debris and more with the filter plates, and finally becomes a nitrate factory recover. and solve the only way the problem is to remove the tank at all.
There are still defenders of the Unified Group, and was more or less what I do when I started this hobby, but never for them, not there with so many possibilities.
First air filter and do different things undergravel stones, unless they work tandam. For freshwater, I always advise under-gravel filter, but are not always necessary. In all cases, you will still need regular filter.
Air Stones are the most popular is not really necessary. It is likely that you have a filter, enough air in the tank is available. Air stones are not designed for decorative purposes as. This does not mean additional air for the tank, usually necessary not only poorly with the appropriate filter.
If you now the filter plate can be used in two ways, with an air pump or power heads. Powerheads and adding air circulation in the tank, while the development of the rubble in the background.
Do not use your air pump with the filter plate is not "draw" debris on the bottom of the tank and are normally covered. Most air pumps do not operate at optimum efficiency with all times, which makes ammonia accumulates in the tank. If the stones becomeclogged airflow and reduces the biologicald suffers. A solution for the use of the air-stone (s) Anda pump (s) is the use of the head of energy for the water flow in the airways. Muchmore This flow is stable and allows a more detailed flow along the bed of the sub-gravel filter.
Gravel filtration will always be the most popular type of biological filtration to date. Filter in which a number of advantages. The particulate filter and remove the waste residue on the bottom of the tank facilitates cleaning. He also argued that the "good" bacteria in the tank. In combination with the combustion head, beautiful movement of water formed in the tank.
UG transformed using biological filtration in the tank to remove living organisms or toxic compounds that are generated in an aquarium system that. The colonies of nitrifying bacteria oxidize asubstrate live in toxic waste products of metabolism, ammonia and nitrate into harmless nitrates. This appeal nitrification processes. The aquarium is a natural biological filtration of ammonia removingtoxic the waste tank. Ammonia is toxic toinvertebratesand fish and if not removed effectively and less harmful to aquatic life all suffer and die young. Fish and invertebrates separated ammonia to ammoniaproduced is caused by bacteria, the other wastes in the aquarium, the uneaten organismsand dead. This is the most natural form of filtration and mimics nature more closely.
Aerobic (oxygen loving) bacteria such as Nitrosomonas sp. Converting ammonia to nitrite isslightly less toxic than ammonia, but harmful to fish and invertebrates. Sp.Convert Nitrobacter nitrite to nitrate, a substance that is much safer, but still a problem. Theoverall goal is to keep nitrate levels as low as possible through good management thenitrogen cycle.
None of them. There is no better or worse, it is a matter of personal taste, your skills as an amateur and a willingness to properly care for their fish.
I do not want to save a lot of confidence in the employees. It is likely that, if stored in the platform, hI have no idea of this filter is a plate or not, because the fish does not save it to use. (Closed systems were connected)
Keep what you know and feel comfortable.
First air filter and do different things undergravel stones, unless they work tandam. For freshwater, I always advise under-gravel filter, but are not always necessary. In all cases, you will still need regular filter.
Air Stones are the most popular is not really necessary. It is likely that you have a filter, enough air in the tank is available. Air stones are not designed for decorative purposes as. This does not mean additional air for the tank, usually necessary not only poorly with the appropriate filter.
If you now the filter plate can be used in two ways, with an air pump or power heads. Powerheads and adding air circulation in the tank, while the development of the rubble in the background.
Do not use your air pump with the filter plate is not "draw" debris on the bottom of the tank and are normally covered. Most air pumps do not operate at optimum efficiency with all times, which makes ammonia accumulates in the tank. If the stones becomeclogged airflow and reduces the biologicald suffers. A solution for the use of the air-stone (s) Anda pump (s) is the use of the head of energy for the water flow in the airways. Muchmore This flow is stable and allows a more detailed flow along the bed of the sub-gravel filter.
Gravel filtration will always be the most popular type of biological filtration to date. Filter in which a number of advantages. The particulate filter and remove the waste residue on the bottom of the tank facilitates cleaning. He also argued that the "good" bacteria in the tank. In combination with the combustion head, beautiful movement of water formed in the tank.
UG transformed using biological filtration in the tank to remove living organisms or toxic compounds that are generated in an aquarium system that. The colonies of nitrifying bacteria oxidize asubstrate live in toxic waste products of metabolism, ammonia and nitrate into harmless nitrates. This appeal nitrification processes. The aquarium is a natural biological filtration of ammonia removingtoxic the waste tank. Ammonia is toxic toinvertebratesand fish and if not removed effectively and less harmful to aquatic life all suffer and die young. Fish and invertebrates separated ammonia to ammoniaproduced is caused by bacteria, the other wastes in the aquarium, the uneaten organismsand dead. This is the most natural form of filtration and mimics nature more closely.
Aerobic (oxygen loving) bacteria such as Nitrosomonas sp. Converting ammonia to nitrite isslightly less toxic than ammonia, but harmful to fish and invertebrates. Sp.Convert Nitrobacter nitrite to nitrate, a substance that is much safer, but still a problem. Theoverall goal is to keep nitrate levels as low as possible through good management thenitrogen cycle.
None of them. There is no better or worse, it is a matter of personal taste, your skills as an amateur and a willingness to properly care for their fish.
I do not want to save a lot of confidence in the employees. It is likely that, if stored in the platform, hI have no idea of this filter is a plate or not, because the fish does not save it to use. (Closed systems were connected)
Keep what you know and feel comfortable.
It's about what you do. The more I in the tanks. That is my only filter in a couple of them. Tanks that do not have sand substrate with UGF. Regardless used, whether or not you still have to clean the sand from time to time.
I Powerheads to all these countries except for my 5 gallons and 55 gallons tanks attached. It is a little small for a head of power, and 55 of my angels are in it.
I know you probably have complained about this, but in tanks, which have the filter in the background, I personally never vacuum the gravel. I have this cone snails (do not know what they are) in the reservoirs and to keep a good job to clean gravel. The goldfish in the tanks that I can help. This seems like a hobby. They love to dig through the gravel and cleaning. (Yes, I know everyone says that goldfish prefer cold water, but to me) are the most active fish in tanks
If you have a filter bottom, you can airstone or a head of jurisdiction. Depends on you. Both have the same task of moving water through the filter plate and move the water through the tank. Chopsticks bubble more for decoration than anything else.
My plants both with the filter again.
Like I said. It's just a matter of what you want. It does not hurt to have a filter bottom, if you use sand. Thus, it is worth more problems than it is.
In any case, not a bad idea to get a taste for (how to whisper) or filter cartridge as well.
It's about what you do. The more I in the tanks. That is my only filter in a couple of them. Tanks that do not have sand substrate with UGF. Regardless used, whether or not you still have to clean the sand from time to time.
I Powerheads to all these countries except for my 5 gallons and 55 gallons tanks attached. It is a little small for a head of power, and 55 of my angels are in it.
I know you probably have complained about this, but in tanks, which have the filter in the background, I personally never vacuum the gravel. I have this cone snails (do not know what they are) in the reservoirs and to keep a good job to clean gravel. The goldfish in the tanks that I can help. This seems like a hobby. They love to dig through the gravel and cleaning. (Yes, I know everyone says that goldfish prefer cold water, but to me) are the most active fish in tanks
If you have a filter bottom, you can airstone or a head of jurisdiction. Depends on you. Both have the same task of moving water through the filter plate and move the water through the tank. Chopsticks bubble more for decoration than anything else.
My plants both with the filter again.
Like I said. It's just a matter of what you want. It does not hurt to have a filter bottom, if you use sand. Thus, it is worth more problems than it is.
In any case, not a bad idea to get a taste for (how to whisper) or filter cartridge as well.
I tell people that one should always use a filter plate in all aquariums. Yes, even salt water tanks. The external filter is only to water but not sand well. The sand must be filtered to remove the nitrates accumulate move the shit fish and uneaten food. Yes. . . Fish Shit. "
However sure you get a filter plate, if they have something of gravel or other aquarium would like to have in the background.
OK?
Good luck and have fun with your aquarium. !
A good power filter is more efficient than an air-stone, and an airstone is not required. Only the number of fish that are low at the beginning and will gradually reach a total length of about 29 cm fish. If you have a very small fish, is a little more acceptable, if somewhat less Ish has, bigger is better. When you paint a goldfish no more than 1 fish per ten liters of water.
There is nothing wrong with under gravel filters, if we understand its boundaries. Under Gravel an excellent job of biological filtration, in a job fair for the mechanical and chemical filtration, filtration, not at all. On the positive side, they are inexpensive to buy, cheaper to obtain and good for the aeration in the tank. They are also difficult to maintain over time and are a bad choice if you have plants or fish that burrow into the sand a lot.
After 25 years of experience with them, I do not agree with the idea that evil undergravel filtration. Properly used, they can do a good job within its borders.
Usually, the blockage in the supply of filter is the best option for a typical community tank, it is easier to maintain and does a good job in all three types of filtration. I gravel filter all the time, but only for special applications, general purpose I use the power of the filters above.
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