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Its only a 5 gallon ... the kit comes with a little in tank filter I can control the flow by putting a sponge over the intake. I don't have an airstone or anything for the sponge filter unfortunately but I may very well get one or a small HOB ...
Re: Adf filtration?
Its only a 5 gallon ... the kit comes with a little in tank filter I can control the flow by putting a sponge over the intake. I don't have an airstone or anything for the sponge filter unfortunately but I may very well get one or a small HOB ...
Re: Adf filtration?
For a 5, i would go zoomed turtle canister or the tom's rapids, like i mentioned above. Easy to use, they are external, so maintenance is a breeze and you aren't forced into buying those stupid filter cartridges
1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
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I dont buy cartridges ... I just rinse them in the water I am changing out ... otherwise you basically re- cycle your tank every time you put in a new cartridge.
I will look at those filters ... I have so much to buy already what's one more thing?
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Actually, that's not true about cycling the tank. But this isn't really the place for that.....lolOriginally Posted by Elliriyanna
1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
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I am a noob lol but in the past I have used this method and its never failed me yet
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I'm not saying you are doing anything wrong, just saying that your info of changing filter cartridges forces your tank into a re-cycle. In all actuality, your rising them off does the same thing, rinses a majority of the bacteria off of the filter floss that surrounds the cartridge, hence, by your statement, forces a re-cycle. However, in a tank with a fully mature biologocal filter, there is plenty of bacteria living in the substrate and especially in the plants (if you have any live plants) to sustain the cycle.
And in reality, i haven't run cartridges in any of my hob filters for about a decade. Nothing in mine except lava rock. Cheapest bio media you can buy
1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
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I know this is off topic but I don't want to start yet another thread to ask
Is this everything I will need?
Here is my shopping list for my ADF'S
* Variety Pack Frozen Food
* Zoo Med Sinking Food
* Thermometer
* Coconut Hide
* pea Size Gravel
* Heater
* 2 pieces of Driftwood
What I have:
* Low maintenance plants
* Filter
* 5 gallon tank
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