Chris H Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Hey there just got an aqua one AR980 and was wondering if I should just leave the filter that's on it or have two the factory one and a canister filter aswell? Any of you know much about these tanks is the filtration on them good enough or would two be better? Ps I already have the canister filter lying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 You can never have too much filtration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 i have an aqua one ar980 and to be honest even lightly stocked the original filter is crap especially for africans i added a aquis 1200 to it and is great. dont bother using the internal one aswell as canister its hard enough to get the filter pipes in there as it is.ps the 980 filters are known to clog up and overfill and there loud too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I totally agree with zuri08 I too have an Aqua One 980, I removed the in built filter, now have the top where the filter media would have sat filled with Filter Wool. I run an Aqua One 1200 on this tank along with a Internal Filter 1000lph. Much better filtration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinox Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Aqua one CF1200 is a mint filter, ive got one on my community tank, just had a look at the clear side panel, i can see baby guppys swimming in it haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Yeah the filter I have us a aqua one cf1000 and there are Africans in the tank at the moment but I'd quite like to have both running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 i used to have a sunsun which has the same style of trickle filter as the aquaone and i used both and it was really good. You can stock as heavily as you like and feed heaps as you basically have 10 times the tank volume or more filtration per hour. The sunsun had gaps in the hood for canister piping, do the Aquaone's not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 yea the aqua ines do but a small gap to get the pipes in and only at one end on mine.i find that having the big bulky powerhead kills the look aswell as having filter pipes but just my opionion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeebee Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I got a 980t, they are loud, but I put a straw in it and seems to do the trick at reducing noise I have honestly learnt my lesson about buying all in one tanks, the lighting isn't strong enough and unless you want to ruin the look of the all in one, you cant do much about it. Bought mine because I prefer the curved glass over glass box. Next time I buy a tank it will be custom made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 My 980 I can hardly hear it apart from a slight bubble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 zeebee mine was so damn loud i couldnt stand it i tried putting sponge over holoe and helped abit but annoying.ive upgraded my lights iagree with you the lights are crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeebee Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 How did you upgrade the lights Zuri? A whole new light hood? It's got 2x 30w and 1x 25w, the 25w is a special size and you can't just go to mitre 10 and get a replacement, you have to buy it from pet store which is expensive. I would love to have like 4x 30w.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Definitely add the canister - as people have said, the more filtration the better I have looked at all-in-one tanks at shops before and the built-in filters that they come with really do not have sufficient biological media capacity, and IMO are only really useful as chemical and mechanical filters. What you could do it use the built-in filter for just that, and fill the canister with bio media :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmillanm Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Hi, I run an aquis 1000 alongside my AR850. It was easy to set up the aquis with the spray bar going down the hole in the back LHS where the cords etc go in and drilling a pipe sized hole near the outlet hole on the RHS and a small piece out the back so that the inlet pipe sits flush. Let me know if you need more details/pics if you decide to go this way. My opinion was the more filtration the better & it means you have an intake pipe going from the back left and right of the tank. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 my ar980 is silent (it is a few years old and they do change designs constantly) I agree though, the all in one Idea is great for your first timer but doesn't leave much open for changes. I would throw out the carbon pads asap and replace with more noodles and wool. have seen one that has been modified to incorparate an aquis 1200 so the outlet from the 1200 was the inlet for the built in also must have been known by the designers, the cabinets have the holes for the external filter already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Would love some pics if you have any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 here a thread from a while back viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8228&hilit=ar980+canister+filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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