What kind of turn over do you have filterwise on your tanks?

by **lilacamy931** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:45 pm

Not talking about betta tanks but more of other species and communities, interested to hear what you do with your tanks thumbup

Do you over filtrate, run two at once? Thanks for any input :cheers:

by **pippoodle** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:17 pm

my 300 litre rio (sorority/community)- 2x external 1200 lph and 1 x internal 1000 lph so thats 3400 lph on that one

400 litre -corner (wild betta/community) 1x external 2400 lph 2x internal 1000lph and 1200lph + 4600 lph

120 litre (kidscommunity)- 2 x internal 1000 lph and 600 lph + 1600 lph
60 litre grow out (betta/cory/minnows) - 1000 lph
35 litre (dwarf puffer tank )- 1x internal 600lph

others are betta tanks

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:51 pm

On my new tank which is 180 Ltrs, the filter is an AquaOne Aquis 1200 giving 750 L/PH turnover. So its turning the whole volume of the tank over just over 4 times an hour.

by **kizno1** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:05 pm

in my 110l i have a aqua-pro 2 which dose 1000lph
and in my 54l tank i have a fillter that dose 750lph

by **lilacamy931** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:25 pm

Thanks guys, appreciate to get an average lol. We are aiming for a large turnover on our community.

We currently have 1000lph but want to up this to ensure can cope with stocking levels and any nasties..so currently have 6 turnovers in an hour

by **kizno1** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:26 pm

about 10x is best if you want to fully stock.

by **pippoodle** on Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:54 pm

i wouldnt have any less than 10 times turnover

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** on Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:10 pm

It depends on what you're stocking too:) 10 Messy fish that produce high amounts of waste will need a higher turnover than 10 fish that produce less waste.
The other thing that needs consideration isn't purely the turnover (LPH) but the size of the cannister. A filter with say 500LPH and an 8 Ltr cannister, may not be as efficient as a filter with 400LPH and a 12 Ltr cannister. This is because the 12 Ltr filter can hold more media, therefore hold larger amounts of beneficial bacteria.

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