Looking for a new filter for small tank, sugestions ?

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My internal filter on my 2ft tank is starting to play up and ive decided that enough is enough its done me well for the last 4 years but its time i upgraded and retire it.

So not being the expert on filters i was wondering what kind on filter you would recomend for a 70 litre (15 gal) tank, i would prefer either a hang on back or canister filter. the tank is currently inhabited by some neons tetra's and a B/N catfish, but those will be moving to a larger tank in the near future to make way for Shrimp / Endlers to be moved to this tank.

Thanks in advance

Dan
 
I use the Penguin Bio-Wheel Power Filter made by Marineland
A great HOB that has a done a great job on my 20gallon
 
if you go HOB consider AC(aquaclear)

I have several and they all work great
 
if you go for a smaller canister filter i would go with a eheim 2211 or 2213 to be honest. the 221 is actually one of the only smaller canister filters that i think is worth anything. the 2213 is just a good deal and you can use it on a bigger tank easily. if you go with a HOB go with an AC30 or so to be honest reson being is that the media is configurable. in the end if it's what you're looking for in a filter and what you're planing on doing with the tank.
 
Aqua Clear hobs move a lot of water and are silent (so long as the intake is not restricted by too dense of a prefilter sponge).

For a tank with shrimp, I'd recommend a sponge filter. For anything else you'd need a prefilter sponge for sure.
 
Star_Rider said:
if you go HOB consider AC(aquaclear)

I have several and they all work great
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I second the AquaClear filters, they're great! Even the little ones work great. I do often put a sponge over the intake filter in fry tanks though.
 
thanks for the help so far went to 2 LFS looking for ac30's both didnt have them, guess its the problem with living on the rear end of the world (australia) 2211's and 2213's were rather expensive so looking into ebay atm to see if there cheaper.

I was also directed to a site by a fellow hobbiest and they had a few filters but most of them looked "cheap" any one know anythig about the following

http://www.guppysaquariumproducts.c...uipment/external-filter-360l/h/prod_1311.html

^ that one is about the price im looking at though

http://www.guppysaquariumproducts.c...lters/hang-on-bio-filter-500l/h/prod_337.html

^ this one is cheap so i dont trust it but the dude who reccomended the site swears by itso may just get one to try it out, figure if it lasts a year i could burn through 5 of them for the same price as a small canister and get 5 years out of it.

As for sponge, i was going to look into Co2 down the track when i upgrade the light to T5HO (christmas prezzy for myself ^^) and then take a swing at planting it up with something more than java ferns, and i was under the impression not to use sponges in a CO2 tank as they disperse the CO2.
http://www.guppysaquariumproducts.c...uipment/external-filter-360l/h/prod_1311.html
 
Surface agitation will allow out-gassing of CO2. If you use a HOB, the water level must be high enough so the output flows smoothly versus a waterfall. Generally canisters are liked because you can set the output under the water, a spray bar works well to spread out the flow and can be redirected slightly upwards to encourage surface movement (but not agitation) to help disperse any surface film. Sponge filters... I'd wonder if it'd help keeping the water level even with the top of the lift tube... but generally speaking it'll probably out-gas much more than any of the other two filtration options.
 
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