I have a 60 gallon tank outside. I’m looking for a filter that can be put on the left side of my tank(not underneath it like a rena filstar xp3), keeps the water crystal clear, easy to maintain and optionally with a UV sterilizer/filter. Any suggestions?
thanks Scott S
@Mal…it’s outside UNDER the patio and I COVERED it from sunlight, most of the sides. It’s outside because originally, it was for my turtles and I was able to clean it often to rid of algae but now i want fish in it… My tank gets sunlight for about 2-4 hours depending on clear skies. And, why the hell would I put it where rain can get in and why in a garage….?

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I have a small aquatic turtle and five small fish In a 20-gallon tank. I bought new filter cartridges and I also bought water clarifier, but the water is still very merky.

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I am having trouble with greenish water in my 90 gallon tank and would like to find out if a UV sterilizer/filter work in my tank and will it kill my hard corals. I’ve heard that is will kill hard corals eventually and also that it won’t!

Any feedback would help !

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Okay I tried posting this earlier and it didn’t go through.

I have a 150 gallon tank. 2 60 gallon tetra filters that are getting noise and not quite doing the job I feel. Like this one:

http://di1-2.shoppingshadow.com/images/pi/5f/d0/fe/29577179-260×260-0-0_Tetra+Tetra+Whisper+Power+Filter+60+30+60+Gallon.jpg

My questions are:

- What is the best filter for my $. I don’t want to spend 500$ on a pump/filter set up if I can spend less.

- Are there any DIY methods I could try? Reliable pond pump/filters? Or above ground swimming pool pumps? A website link to a guide?

- Also how often am I supposed to change this water in the 150 gallon… There’s like 6-9 small platy, and 6 1.5" convicts.

They were in like a 55 gallon before, but I was changing the water every 2 weeks because that tank COULD get messy fast if I made em poop a bunch.

My tetras are noisy, and I don’t think they’re cuttin it anymore. What should I do?

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I just bought 2 baby red ear sliders no bigger than quaters i have a 27 gallon tank a heater water filter uv lamp 75 watt and a sun lamp and a little turtle island under the lamps so they can sun bathe i also bought electrodize food supplement to help to encourage to eat when they get here and some eye drops just in case is this set up suitable till there a year or so year old

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If a filter is on an established 10 gallon tank stopped working and no other can be bought for 3 weeks, can I have only an air stone or should I absolutely build a DIY spnge filter? I thought an air stone could work if I did regular water changes?
I forgot to mention I had 3 or four plants in there so I thought it will help with the water chemistry…I will try to get a new filter asap!

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in a fresh water 55 gallon tank, if you have a bunch of plants. do you really need to switch the filter cartridges, because they do have all the good bacteria why would i want to get rid of them?
i have this filter and havent changed my filter in almost a year….it isnt clogged or anything

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/239404/product.web

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in a fresh water 55 gallon tank, if you have a bunch of plants. do you really need to switch the filter cartridges, because they do have all the good bacteria why would i want to get rid of them?

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We have a 50 gallon tank and we are trying to decide what kind of filter to get, an under gravel filter or a canister filter. It is for a fresh water tank. Thanks

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I bought a 10 gallon tank and it came with an Aqueon Power Filter. Is that a good filter for platys? Should I buy a different one or will this one work?
Also, do I need to buy an air pump or does the filter pump oxygen?

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Usually I let a gallon of water sit over night before putting it in my fish’s gallon tank. I bought a bottle of distilled water at the grocery store. Do i still need to let it sit over night or can I just put the water in and then put the fish in. I have a betta fish.

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I have a 29 gallon tank. I was wanting to get a cichlid, however, the pH is low in my water. It is 6.5. I was advised that crushed coral can raise pH. How long would it take for the coral to raise the water from 6.5 pH, to a pH high enough for cichlids to be happy with?

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I’ve had the 55 gallon tank for three months now and have tested it normally and now the readings say that my ph is high and my total alkalinity is high as well. How do i lower the sudden spike, should i do a water change or just add water to the aquarium like i usually do? I live in the city as i know that could be a reason why the water is high, ph wise.

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I have a 75 gallon tank and am planning on putting in discus. How do you use a reverse osmosis filter system?

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Moving and have a 55 gallon tank.

Wondering how much filtered water i would need for my fish to survive the move.

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