I believe in filters that have a low flow rate through the actual media. (Only one 6ft and one 5 foot tank have other filtration.) I use side drop filters in almost all of my 3, 4, 5 and 6 foot tanks. Yes it can be done but it does not need to be.
Personally I am sick to death of hearing about high water turnover rates. I just think that a 2260 is overkill for this type of tank. Most Geo's in Australia will have no dramas at all coping with this water flow, but please keep in mind that the fish will spend a lot of time in the current produced, if it is from one end to the other. If they come from slow backwaters, as apposed to flowing rivers, you may want to rethink your flow rate. The only downside I could foresee is if a breeding pair decided to get down to it in a location where the water current washed the sperm away before it got to the eggs.Īlso, do some research on the areas that the Geos you are intending to keep. I have 9000 lph go back into my 900 litre Tropheus tank, and the fish revel in this flow, and anthropomorphically look to be playing. One blasting return will only have strong currents directly in the path it follows, and will soon slow down. A few pieces of wood (or what ever) will change currents, and allow the fish to select areas they are happy with. Having a lot of water go through your tank doesn’t mean you will be creating the watery equivalent of a wind tunnel. It is their environment after all, so if you want to go the one filter there is nothing wrong with that choice.Īs KIMO says, you can play around with how the return water goes back into the tank, even turn the spray bar around to face the wall. But never think fish can't handle water flow. That would be the cheapest.I like the idea of two instead of one filter too, but really only due to the back-up benefits should one break down. Or I was considering buying a 50 pound bag of small crushed lava rock and just filling it with that. I am a firm believer in over filtration.ĭoes anyone have any experience with De*Nitrate or Matrix? Now either of these options will take all most 3 times the recommended media for my tank size, which is great. I really want to try to find a sponge that I can cut to fit the canister so it would be on the very bottom and about 5-6" thick and then layer the media of choice on top of that.
I do not use filter batting on my first 2260 as Eheim doesnt recommend it. When you stop to think that it holds nearly 5 gallons of media, it hurts just a little. I want to go a different route than I did with my first one as it cost me an arm and a leg.ġ: Eheim Efphimech - about 5"( ceramic noodles) I just picked up an Eheim 2260 ( My second one - I love this filter ) for a measily $80 on Craigslist.
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