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View Poll Results: Vote for the type of filtration you use in your aquarium:
Corner filter 6 4.88%
UGF (Under Gravel Filter) 8 6.50%
Power filter 49 39.84%
Canister filter 33 26.83%
Wet/Dry Trickle filter 0 0%
Multiple filters 24 19.51%
Other 3 2.44%
Voters: 123. You may not vote on this poll

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Old January 10th, 2005  
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Filtration Types

Please vote for the type filtration you use!
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Old August 10th, 2005  
joe
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Re: Filtration Types

http://www.petco.com/Shop/Product.as...&N=24+112&cp=2

is this a power filter
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Old August 10th, 2005  
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Re: Filtration Types

yes it is a power filter if u look to the right u can see a motor housing on it.
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Old August 10th, 2005  
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Re: Filtration Types

thanks fishfreak
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Old August 10th, 2005  
Fish Bum
 
Re: Filtration Types

welcome
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Old April 12th, 2008  
Fish Mentor
 
Wait.. I missed the "multiple filters option" I have on all tanks a penguin biowheel filter and on my 2 larger tanks a eheim ecco on each
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Old April 13th, 2008  
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Love the caniser filter, easy to clean, swap media's
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Old April 13th, 2008  
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Most of my tanks have multiple filters. All have either a HOB or an internal filter (Whisper "i" series). One also has a UGF powered with a powerhead. Another has a refugium setup, and another has enough plants that it could probably run filter-less.
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Old April 13th, 2008  
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Power filter on the fresh tank. Whisper brand.
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Old April 13th, 2008  
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peterpiper View Post
Love the caniser filter, easy to clean, swap media's
thats what I love about my eheim eccos, they are so easy to take care of!
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Old April 16th, 2008  
Fish Bum
 
whats the difference between a power filter and a canister filter?
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Old April 20th, 2008  
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nickf5 View Post
whats the difference between a power filter and a canister filter?
Power filter hangs on the outside back of the tank and a canister is usually hidden outside underneath
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Old April 21st, 2008  
Fish Bum
 
thnx
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Old April 25th, 2008  
Fish Helper
 
i use different kind of filters depending on wich tank. my sw im curently building a sump, my cichlid tank has power and ugf and my community tanks have power filters
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Old April 28th, 2008  
Fish Master
 
We have a canister for our 120g and HOB/power filters on the rest multiple on some tanks.
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Old April 28th, 2008  
Fish Mentor
 
All my tanks have UGFs with powerheads, my 125 also has an Eheim 2028, and one 55 has a powerhead on the UGF and a HOB filter, the 55g shrimp tank has two HOB filters, one is drawing water from the UGF.

The only frustrating thing about my set up are the MTS snails that get into the filters...this can't be good for the filters, and I know it must be traumatic for the snails....
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Old May 3rd, 2008  
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I have a Tetra Whisper filter that is in-tank. I'm guessing it's considered a power filter, but I'm not sure. And on my next tank, I'm definetly going to get a filter that is on the outside of the tank.
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Old June 7th, 2008  
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I had an under gravel filter and took it out when i went heavily planted and upgraded the light substrate and co2. I have an Eheim 2215 and half a dozen HOB filters of various makes and models the one i really want to get and try on my next tank is a biowheel i have heard good things and they look like a neat toy. They were on sale the other day $10 off and i was so tempted to buy one just to try it out.
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