agabr123

I'm looking into a mini-canister for a 20 gallon tank and i was wondering if anyone here had success with one? I'm a little concerned because i can't find anything by a familiar brand...so far this is the only one i've seen...

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod.../1/product.web

Anyone using this? Recommendations for other ones?

Thanks

Red1313

neat. hadn't heard of that before.

I don't know if this will help but.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume...er_filters.htm

pepetj

This is a ToM Mini-Canister. I guess you get what you pay for with it. It is handy, silent, but I am not sure about its useful life. I got one out of curiosity. I had to "jump start" by the old mouth-siphon method.

I'm using one as back up filtration for my 29g bow tank, where I have DIY CO2 and a dual sponge filter as the main unit. I used it first in my betta Sorority project (when they were packed in a 10gal). I read mixed reviews about it. The actual flow in GPH might be lower than stated, nevertheless, I had to use some plastic hose adaptations to interconect the in-let and out-put plastic flexible hoses. Easy to maintain. Easy to get a hose detached and get a water spill as well (I had one already).

As far as filtration, it seems to do the work, as my readings suggest but I haven't used this unit as the sole filtration system though.

Please check this review article, with detailed pics, it was helpful for me:
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/blog.php?b=488

Pepe
Santo Domingo

agabr123

hmm, yeah i'm a little concerned having it as my only method of filtration. it's probably going to be used for an axolotl tank (in a 20), so i'm not entirely concerned about the GPH because the tank will only be 6 inches full or so. i can't afford a large water spill either....i live in a dorm and that would be really, really bad

i'll have to consider this some more, luckily i have a little while to think about it

Red1313

if there's only six inches of water in a 20 gal tank.... I've got a box filter that I picked up rated for 15 gals... would that sort of thing work better maybe? A canister seems a bit over kill.

agabr123

yeah, i was just concerned about the water flow, i want it to be as still as possible but still get really good filtration. hmm, what's the brand on the box filter? i've heard of them but never knew anyone that used them

Red1313

It's a Petcetera brand which I don't think you have in the states but there's got to be an equilvalent. It's called a Roka Boy (s) and it's just run by an air pump. I can see if I've got a pic of it if you'd like.

Found a few pics. (It's in the background but I don't usually take shots of my filters )

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agabr123

yeah a picture would be great how do you like it so far?

Red1313

I think that it works great. Since it's in a 3 gal tank I had to put a valve on the air line to slow it down a bit but it's one of my favorites.

p.s. I edited the pics on the first one.

agabr123

hmm, okay, i'll see what i can find out here

thanks!

Red1313

no problem. I hope it works for you. sorry I don't have any better shots of it for you.

Note: I might have the wrong name for it. In really tiny print on the box it says "AIR-LIFT style submersible filter".
... I still think that it's a box filter...

Red1313

http://www.csupomona.edu/~jskoga/Aqu...nerfilter.html
basically the same thing. Differnt brand slightly different style.

agabr123

hmm, actually i think i might have a box filter....it's like 20 years old and i think came with some old tanks i bought off of craigslist....i'll have to open up that box!

Red1313

if you can clean it up I would have to recommend it.
They're not "pretty" but they work.

agabr123

i'll dig it out and see if i can figure out how to put it together, i'll probably be asking for help!!!!!

grump

Hi here is one cannester filter made by fluval for up to 25gl it will work good for you a little big but better big then small... The fluval is not a bad filter to use or matinace is simple too... It is the fluval 105 http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/10578/product.web