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hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	Im needing to replace one of the filters on my 55- due to the fishies causing a sand storm last night- and burning out one of my hob filters
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Go with a canister as the water flows thru the media before hitting the impeller, therefore little to no chance of sand issues....I'll be getting one of [link=these]http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=24927;category_id=2965;pcid1=2885;pcid2=" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] next time I burn out an impeller on my sand tank. Sand needs to be well washed to remove the small particles, have the intake rased and covered and still treated with uberrespect to not get it clogging you filter and yet I still love it go figure! ^_^ [hr width='40%']"I'm alright, I'm alright It only hurts when I breathe"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	I would reccomend a eheim if you want to get the best but if you want to save money get an AC 500. they're about 30$ online. Putting a sponge filter on the intake helps to stop sand getting in the filter
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
divertran Fish Addict Posts: 784 Kudos: 469 Votes: 165 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	Babel, thats not a bad price for that filter at all. my lfs has one at over a hundred dollars.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	the tank has been running since last summer- intake was raised 4 in from substrate- sand had been very well washed- I had even cut the intake tubed down 2 in before so it would be high enough above the sand. I dont know what happened- just want to prevent it in the future.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Welcome to the club hca :#(. I've gone thru two impellers and am on my second filter...running a AC 500 on a 30 right now...but hope that it'll last a bit longer. Intakes raised and covered with nylon crosses fingers. Problem being that HOB filters werent designed to have added filtration put on before the impeller which is what we do by putting sponge or nylon over the intake, canisters are designed that way to begin with so there's not the added stress on the motor. divertran, so does mine ...online prices are ever so much better ^_^ [hr width='40%']"I'm alright, I'm alright It only hurts when I breathe"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39


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