I refill my tank obout once a week ,thats 208 tanks per year ,There are two filters in my cooler .That would be about 104 tanks per filter per year . I think my tank is a three or four gallon tank .They recomend changing every 3 months but I disagree .I have gone a year now with out changing my filters .I think I did my math right .I use my filterd water only for drinking and makeing ice cubes .That includes coffee and tea .

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Just bought a 55 gallon tank from someone, but have no clue how to set this stuff up. I need to figure out how the powerhead 402 water filters are set up. I have two of them for my tank. We also have the undergravel bottom plates if that affects anything.

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I have a freshwater aquarium that needs several water changes each week, due to it being heavily stocked. Now, the water that I’ve been using as replacement is tap water that I run through a Pur water filter, and I am also adding a water conditioner as an extra precaution. The filter is said to remove all heavy metals as well as a whole list of other things from my water. Do you think it would be fine to just trade out the straight up filtered water, or should I keep using the water conditioner. I’m just so sick and tired of measuring out chemicals for my fish tank!
Is there a way to know if my filter is removing the chlorine and chloramine from my water? For what it’s worth, it sure tastes chlorine-free!
i have about 20 guppies in a 25 gallon tank…..SHOULD I be changing the water that much? Its just guess work, really. I have no idea what I’m doing.
i’ve got the pH under control, its the chemicals i’m asking about

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I’m looking at two 250L/h filters. Is that enough for a 55 gallon tank?

I was also thinking of using an under-gravel filter. Which would you recommend? Thanks!

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any recommendations on which system/website?

I will pay a few hundred one time to not have to change this 80 gallon tank weekly (which I don’t do regularly anyhow so the water gets algae infested).

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i run two filters on my 40 gallon tank. one is a fluval 205 canister. when i run it on its own the water is crystal clear. the other filter is an aquaclear 70. when i have that one running the water is really cloudy and yellow! i changed all the media and cleaned the whole thing out and its still the same!! should i not use it? it seems to make the water worse =S

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So I have a 75 gallon tank, I’m running an eheim 2215 and a emperor 400. I keep up maintenance on both filters regularly. I’m pretty displeased with the emperor 400, I have a bunch of small particles in the water coming from that filter. I’m just looking to replace it with another canister, a canister just for pure mechanical and chemical filtration. I was looking at the eheim 2213, what are some other good ones?

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we have a 40 gallon tank with 4 goldfish 3 fancy 1 regular. Cant seem to get the tank clear again.

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i just wanted to know how to clean it and if i just pour water through the filter cartridge or if i have to replace it with the new one

and how often im i suppose to change it

its a 2.5 gallon tank

thanx

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Well.. I’m cycling a 5 Gallon Tank for a Betta and an African Dwarf Frog. And.. Today I tested both Nitrite and Ammonia both reading Zero. And I decided to do some research on what exactly did I do during my Fishless Cycling. Turns out.. I don’t think I did any cycling. I did NOT add any Ammonia. So It just started out as Tap Water. I just put Tap Water with some Stress Coat. I let it run with a filter, Air stone, and a Heater. It has Pool Sand.

Did I actually cycle? Or is it just.. Pure water?

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i have a 29 gallon tank with pool filter sand as substrate (pure no chemicals) water here is 7.0 ph. im interested in lively fish such as cichlids. i prefer to be understocked to adequate rather than overstocked. what common cichlids can i get from stores and how many can i get? experienced answers only please.
please experts only half of these are ridiculous
and please read the question im asking about cichlids…

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I have a 55 gallon fish tank powered by two 60 gallon filters. Each filter requires 2 filter cartridges to run. I was wondering if i could go a little longer without changing them because there are two of them. I usually change them once every 3 weeks, but that runs me a lot of money, especially when I got another 29 gallon tank also power by a 60 gallon filter that needs changing. I vacuum my tanks and do a 20% water change once a week. Any suggestions?

BTW the 55 gallon only has 6 afican cichlids in it.

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I am considering getting a 90 gallon tank and we have well water, with lots of iron. We have a softener system and use salt in the tank. I worry about everything turning orange from the iron even with the rid rust salt you still get orange. Is there something I can use for that to take the iron out of the water? Or should I just get spring water and fill it? RO water from the fish store is probably expensive for filling a 90 gallon tank. I was hoping to do ciclids and sharks.

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I bought a 55 gallon set up from a friend that was moving. It was originally a Salt water tank so it has a salt water filter with square media.

Can this be used for the fresh water tank as well? If not what should I use for a 55 gallon tank?

We are also going to get a gravel vacuum, a heater, and eventually some fish….
It seems to be a "Wet Dry" type of filter

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Hello all, I received a 46 gallon tank for Christmas (I have always wanted one). I have gotten off to a horrible start, here is my story.

I set everything up, and let it all circulate for about a day. I had planned on doing a fishless cycle. So, I read up on using ammonia and made sure that I did not buy any ammonia containing detergents. I went to Stop&Shop to purchase ammonia. I picked up "Pure Power Clear Ammonia". I was sure it was 100% pure ammonia, but boy was I wrong. I put a small dosage into my tank (this is before I knew the ammonia was bad). The next morning, I realized that my water surface was very soapy looking. I read the ingredients of the ammonia, and it listed SURFACTANT. Oh no. I looked it up. Turns out you are not supposed to use ammonia with surfactant in it!!! I wish I had known!.

I emptied my entire tank. I trashed the gravel and plants, as well as filter media and bio-wheel because it’d only cost me around 70 bucks to replace. I rinsed out the tank several times, and I also sprayed and wiped each side of the glass with water many times. I rinsed the rock with a hose over and over. After that, I cleaned out the entire filter, thermometer and heater. I filled my tank back up with water and water only. I ran the filter, but with no media or bio-wheel for fear of contamination. I began to test the rock in heated water. I left i over night, plus three more hours upon waking. There was no sign of soap. So, I emptied the tank and added allll my new stuff. This morning, I see….soap. Oh no.

My tank seems to be contaminated yet again, most likely from the large fake rock. I am very upset and am only 15 years old so my budget is pretty slim, and I already spent a lot of money on gravel and plants and stuff. Is there anything I can do to rid my tank of this surfactant, without having to empty it out again, rinse or buy new things? Sorry for the length, but I really am stumped on what to do.

Thank you
I didn’t use ammonia to clean the tank…I used it to start the cycle

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