DaveSamsell Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Has anyone "hot-rodded" (optimzed) their aquarium filtration system and, if so, how? ⛲ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutawater Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 just the usual way for me removing cartridges and plastic bio balls and jamming filter foam or matrix anywhere it will fit.i dont think ive had a filter that i would be happy with out of the box yet. or I have a sponge filter with a power head in one of my tanks does it still count if the sponge was to slow the flow from the powerhead down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSamsell Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 10 hours ago, Fishoutawater said: just the usual way for me removing cartridges and plastic bio balls and jamming filter foam or matrix anywhere it will fit.i dont think ive had a filter that i would be happy with out of the box yet. or I have a sponge filter with a power head in one of my tanks does it still count if the sponge was to slow the flow from the powerhead down? There are many ways of "optimization" . I run a few HOB filters, with varied amounts of coarse to finer sponges, with pre-filters, on the in-takes. The additional surface area is wonderful. Everyone has their own, specific ideas. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublicious Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 In my aquaclear I took out carbon and added a bag of lava rock as additional bio media I can easily move to a new tank. I used that in my fluval flex when I set it up, and put it where the carbon bag was so both tanks now have spare bio media if I need to put it in a new filter somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDukeAnumber1 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I figure BB need surface area and oxygen so when hot rodding I like to use bio balls and add an air stone to bubble under them maxing oxygen and increasing flow. Sort of like a pseudo ziss filter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byte Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Just picked up a Fluval 307 for my living room display tank and replaced the media. I started by keeping the sponges provided by Fluval and then throwing out the rest (bio rings, carbon, etc.). I then replaced the missing media with coarse sponge from Aquarium co-op and Seachem Matrix I also threw a pre-filter sponge on the intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 53 minutes ago, TheDukeAnumber1 said: I figure BB need surface area and oxygen so when hot rodding I like to use bio balls and add an air stone to bubble under them maxing oxygen and increasing flow. Sort of like a pseudo ziss filter. Likewise except I used a bag of ceramic rings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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