Internal Filter For 500l Tank

HI friends, Iam having a 500
Litres tank with a internal filter which has a bio ball and three chambers of filter, is this good enough ? I have another 100 litres planted Aquarium in which I have a job filter which looks far better than the 500 litres tank, should I upgrade the filter on my 500 litres tank? If yes ? What filter should I choose ? I don’t have a big budget for a canister filter

 

I would have thought an external filter would be most efficient choice for a 500l tank due to the sheer amount of water it has to process, What sort of budget do you have?

 

This tank size is worthy of a sump... and internal filter probably wouldn’t do the job unless you built it yourself and worked it out. If budget isn’t a problem I would reccomend a canister but if budget is a factor, grab an emperor filter or seachem tidal or aqua clear hob and change the filter media inside the way Cory from AquariumCoop shows on his video.

 

How do you have your 500 liter stocked?

 

I would have thought an external filter would be most efficient choice for a 500l tank due to the sheer amount of water it has to process, What sort of budget do you have?

Around 50 bucks if that’s ok

 

This tank size is worthy of a sump... and internal filter probably wouldn’t do the job unless you built it yourself and worked it out. If budget isn’t a problem I would reccomend a canister but if budget is a factor, grab an emperor filter or seachem tidal or aqua clear hob and change the filter media inside the way Cory from AquariumCoop shows on his video.

Sounds good and interesting,
I will check that in youtube

 

How do you have your 500 liter stocked?

Small Arowana 1 , oscar 2, green severum baby 1 and clown loach 2” 1 no. Total 5

 

Any luck with this mate
Looking for something similar

 

If you don't mind having a used filter, you can probably find one on Craigslist (if in the US) or the equivalent for your country. There are normally local facebook groups that sell fish and aquarium equipment as well.

 

Any luck with this mate
Looking for something similar

So far I found Aquaclear 110 power filter that suits 400 litre tank, mine is actually 412L So it’s better to have 2 of those for best result, but in my place it’s not available, Sunsun 702a canister is cheaper and suits upto 150 gallon or I will check for used filter as
Mazeus suggested in his comment below. What I also have as a option is this in the attachment, they support 260L tank I think I can fix 2 of those. If Iam right ?

 

If you don't mind having a used filter, you can probably find one on Craigslist (if in the US) or the equivalent for your country. There are normally local facebook groups that sell fish and aquarium equipment as well.

I don’t mind a used filter, but I really wish I get one , what about this sobo 508H ? Can I have 2 of those ? FYI even my tank is a used one

 

How about this something called top filter I never heard of this but seems to be very useful for bigger tanks at low cost

 

I looked up videos on this filter, he has a lid on his tank I don’t know how that would work? Plus if you watch the videos it looks flimsy like it would break and fall in the tank? I am curious what everyone thinks. ozaiz I still think 2 aquaclear 110 is your best bet with your budget since you found them on sale

 

owaiz, if you don't mind me asking, what part of the globe are you at?

that SOBO WP-508H hang-on-back filter you first posted looks decent. How much are those selling for in USD where you are at?

It appears to be a copy of the Marina SlI'm S20 . Here is a

to the smaller S10 where someone posts a video of filling the S10 with different types of media and this link to a review of the S20.

If so, it flows around 90-100gph (350 liters/hr).

If it is cheap, available and will fit the rI'm of your tank, buy two of them.

With those slots, stuff them with sponges and bags of ceramic bio-rings or pumice stones.

You mentioned the Sun Sun canister. Are those available where you are at? If so, are they in your $50 budget? Trying to upgrade to a Sun Sun canister would be optimal if you can get on in your price range.

Also, have you considered getting one or two large in-tank sponge filters? They can be run off an air pump or a power head.

 

I looked up videos on this filter, he has a lid on his tank I don’t know how that would work? Plus if you watch the videos it looks flimsy like it would break and fall in the tank? I am curious what everyone thinks. ozaiz I still think 2 aquaclear 110 is your best bet with your budget since you found them on sale

Sounds good Nikki, thanks

 

owaiz, if you don't mind me asking, what part of the globe are you at?

that SOBO WP-508H hang-on-back filter you first posted looks decent. How much are those selling for in USD where you are at?

It appears to be a copy of the Marina SlI'm S20 . Here is a

to the smaller S10 where someone posts a video of filling the S10 with different types of media and this link to a review of the S20.

If so, it flows around 90-100gph (350 liters/hr).

If it is cheap, available and will fit the rI'm of your tank, buy two of them.

With those slots, stuff them with sponges and bags of ceramic bio-rings or pumice stones.

You mentioned the Sun Sun canister. Are those available where you are at? If so, are they in your $50 budget? Trying to upgrade to a Sun Sun canister would be optimal if you can get on in your price range.

Also, have you considered getting one or two large in-tank sponge filters? They can be run off an air pump or a power head.

Thanks islandvic Iam From India,
Sobo 508h is available for just 20$ each
Sunsun canister is around 70$ Aquaclear 110 each 35$ on eBay shipping from USA on a offer otherwise it’s around 98$ each.
Thanks for the video, friends said it suits planted tank well and not for Arowana and oscar tanks
Never used a in tank sponge filter, I have a air pump though will check what’s that

 

Owaiz,

Yeah, the s&h would break the deal on the aquaclear 110.

One solution could be to get 2 large sponge filters ran off an air pump, while saving $$ for awhile to go toward the Sun Sun canister.

Large sponge filters offer great mechanical and bio filtration. If Sun Sun power heads can be found for cheap, using those to run the sponges would be an alternative also.

YouTube sponge filter videos:

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Thank you everyone I just bought a Sunsun 304 a canister on 3 days ago and started using it too it’s good so far thanks everyone for helping me