aaron11 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Hi guys/girls Something kept blowing the fuse. I could smell something like it was burnt out It was my chinese brand external filter i tired to fix it and plugged it back it and it went boom and sparked So it has to go in the bin Its a 3 foot old tank with angel fish in there My 90 liter tank has an external which also wont work aqua one that I got second hand I have 2 internal filters both Ehiem one is going the 90 litre and the other one is in a 60 litre tank (which has no fish) I cant affrod 2 externals at the moment... Question is !!!!!! Should i just put the small filter in the unused tank in the 3 foot or take the one out of the 90 litre and put that in the big tank as its a bigger filter and put the small one in there! I know your not meant to swap filters around but I got to do something Unless anyone has a spare one I can have, or borrow thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Put both filters in the same tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Put both filters in the same tank The external blew up so I can't run it The 2 internals are already in use So I'll take the small one and put it on the big tank for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 im going to leave the 90 liter filter in the tank i dont want to kill my fish ! anyone have a spare filter I can have cheap or free? Ive taken one out of my small tank and put it in the big one but its a very small filter cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Just chuck both filters in the same tank and keep an eye on things do a few more water changes and feed lightly. It should be fine, as long as one of the filters was running and cycled before the other one died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Just chuck both filters in the same tank and keep an eye on things do a few more water changes and feed lightly. It should be fine, as long as one of the filters was running and cycled before the other one died. Obviously I didnt write it properly There is no 2 filters I have 3 tanks 2 filters left IVE left the filter in the 90 litre thats got my good fish in there so i dont want to mess that up Ive taken the mini size filter out of the tank with no fish but plants in it and put that one in the 3 foot tank for now i will just have to keep an eye on the water how can I put an external in the tank when its blown up? ! Also Ryan do you think it would be easier for me to go back to internal filters? I could buy another power head for my aqua one and use the trickle filter and put the big one out of there in the other tank I have 2 set ups I want to swap for one nicer smaller tank and stand if anyone is interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shzard Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 put the media from the blown up filter into a sock or panty hose or media bag and hang or sit in the tank you need to save the bacteria kiwiraka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 put the media from the blown up filter into a sock or panty hose or media bag and hang or sit in the tank you need to save the bacteriaMight have been good advice if given within a few hours, but you're 6 months late... #!CrunchBang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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