agoh Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 yet again I have purchased a new tank 165 litres...some direct questions on filters I have a shark sicce PF 2 internal filter which pumps about 600 litres / hour, will that be sufficient for my new tank?.... and if not would you guys recommend I get a more powerful filter or secondary one to compliment the current filter I have?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I think a lot depends on what sort of, and how many, fish you will be putting in it. I like those filters you mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 IMHO I would put a cannister filter on any tank over 100 litres, I think you would have to have a very light bio load to not need one in a tank that size. FYI the through put of the filter doesn't really give an indication of how good a filter is because it always comes down to amount (and quality) of media you can put into the filter, and an internal filter is never going to be able to match an external cannister for volume. There is no harm and lots of benfits to running more than one filter, it really comes down to if you can stand having an ugle filter sitting in your tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agoh Posted March 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 yeah those shark filters are powerful, quiet and long lasting, however in this particular case lacking in filter media for a tank my size.....thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 As above not enough media. I use the shark 800 filter in a 30 inch tank. With just a few cichlids no problems. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.