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	What do you use in your canister filter
WesleT Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 55 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Sep-2004	just wondering what forms of filtration everyone prefers to use in canister filtrations
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Not sure as it's more a preference as the ease, but I'm still running on what came in my canisters I think that includes, sponge, charcoal, ceramic looking pieces, and some other stuff I believeLike I said it's the ease of not replacing it yetWhen it's time to change it, I don't know, probably whatever it came with....heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
sumthin_fishy Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 314 Votes: 16 Registered: 13-Aug-2004	Mines still fairly new (10 days) so i still have the noodles, charcoal and filter mat that came with the filter. there wasnt much that came with it so i bought some more noodles to use when i throw out the charcoal (i dont usually use charcoal) and sheet filter wool so i could cut my own filter mats. i also have shell grit in there to buffer the water coz i keep african cichlids.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i use carbon, floss, some clinder white peieces. Last edited by bettachris at 10-Jul-2005 21:23
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	When I had a cannister setup I used ceramic noodles, sponge and floss. It came with a free carbon baggie, I didn't replace it once it wasn't active. Once the carbon was no longer doing anything I just ran with combo of ceramic noodles, sponge and floss. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
opiate Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 82 Votes: 12 Registered: 30-Sep-2004	in my canister i have a thin layer of material...then sponge, then small rocks...then more sponge and filter wool kinda stuff...then those ceramic noodles! works a treat!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
fishguyoo7 Hobbyist Posts: 95 Kudos: 128 Votes: 14 Registered: 02-Apr-2005	in mine i run sponge, ceramic things, large filter floss, fine filter floss, carbon, and small lava gravel. www.responsiblethrashers.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	My Eheim Pro 11 came with two types of ceramic, one small tubes and the other small balls, also a open and a fine filter pads. I have added another fine pad. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
WesleT Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 55 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Sep-2004	those ceramic looking peices are the biolagical filtration part for those of you who didnt know.. just trying to get a general idea (i am about to attempt to build my own wetdry with all the canister filtration also as to where when the water comes in it falls through the canister then through the bio balls into the sump where it gets pumped back into the tank
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	i have sponge, a little bit of shell grit, 2 charcoal bags and ceramic noodles in one canister filter and in the other I have bio-balls, sponge and ceramic noodles.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
krige Big Fish Posts: 405 Kudos: 1088 Votes: 377 Registered: 24-Jul-2003	In my Eheim Pro 11 2028 i use efhimec,ehfisubtrat in bottom 2 baskets and a mix of substrat and carbon granules in top basket topped of by fine filter pad. Gibson SG you know you want one!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
steven keyes Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 54 Votes: 1 Registered: 05-Oct-2004	my fluvals have four layers of baskets each layer having two baskets in the bottom two i have filter floss. then the next two i have the ceramic rings then in the next two i have bio beeds then on the top two baskets i have bio beeds this works very well lots of biological filtration.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
steven keyes Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 54 Votes: 1 Registered: 05-Oct-2004	my fluvals have four layers of baskets each layer having two baskets. the bottom layer i run two fillter flosses the next layer i run ceramic rings, the next layer i run bio beads, then top layer more bio beads. works very well lots of biological filtration.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58


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