Pimp My Filter #6 - Juwel Bioflow Internal Filter (all models)
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- čas přidán 30. 04. 2018
- Biogravel (plus links to worldwide suppliers): www.filterpro.co.uk
Juwel filter on Amazon (wrong item title): geni.us/eJ2DPG
Juwel Bioflow information (Juwel site): bit.ly/2HJAEB3
Small mesh bags for media: geni.us/DtoexHC
Taking a look at the Juwel internal aquarium filter. This one is size 'M' and as far as I can tell it is also known as 'Compact' and '3.0' - the actual name of it isn't too important though as all the Juwel internal filters work the same way.
Water flows down from top to bottom through a series of foams and media (optional) and the bottom part of the filter (media part) is designed to have a much slower flow - JUWEL ACTUALLY MENTION ANAEROBIC BACTERIA WHEN DESCRIBING THIS PART.......WOW.
This series of videos is all about trying to squeeze more efficiency out of internal and external aquarium filters which generally have a limited filtering capacity - If you have a filter you'd like me to feature in a video then please contact me on:
sales@filterpro.co.uk
07772848730 (Richard)
Anyone who sends a filter will have it upgraded and returned to them for free and the only cost you will pay is how much it costs to ship it to me - I'm helping to boost your filter and the resulting videos will hopefully be useful to viewers all over the world so it's a win/win.
Please do not send any filters without contacting me first as I want to try and cover every type of filter, not 20 of the same make and model
Due to the high international shipping cost I am currently only taking filters from the UK but I'm hoping that as this series progresses a useful database of knowledge will be built up which will help viewers understand how their filters work, the limitations and the steps you could take to improve filtering capacity and efficiency.
The goal with any filter is to try and achieve FULL CYCLE filtration which is the reduction in ammonia, nitrite AND nitrate - if you look anywhere online you'll see people tell you that the nitrogen cycle in an aquarium ends with the production of nitrate which is removed by regular (often large) water changes.
That is HALF the cycle and is done by AEROBIC bacteria which favors highly oxygenated conditions and is very easy to grow on any surface.
The last part of the cycle (reduction in nitrate) is completed by ANAEROBIC bacteria which favors an environment which is very low or devoid of oxygen. It takes filter media with a very specific internal structure to support both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria to allow for full cycle filtration but a suitably sized, well set up filter, will allow the full cycle to complete which results in more stable water conditions and less water changes (typically 10% every 1-2 weeks). Canister filters will generally offer the best provision for filter media but even internals can be significantly improved to boost water quality and fish health.
The following videos will be useful to anyone interested in learning more about filtration, bacteria and making the conditions for your fish as good as possible:
Sizing a canister properly and filter set up: goo.gl/om19un
Looking INSIDE different filter media: goo.gl/hZWS6c
Bacteria and filter media: goo.gl/123gAF
How to clean an aquarium: goo.gl/bPMhvh
Aquarium tips / filtration playlist: goo.gl/pXgqVj
Check out my channel for hundreds of videos on a wide range of my hobbies - many of the videos have educational content so if you have enjoyed any give them the thumbs up and share anywhere you think others may benefit from viewing.
This channel is purely a hobby for me so I will never ask viewers to donate money for any of my projects or charge anyone for information - information should be shared freely and I certainly don't consider myself an 'expert' in anything I pursue as a hobby so please do your own research, never accept anything as 'fact', reject anyone claiming to be some sort of authority or 'expert' and make your own minds up about anything you wish to study.
We all are on a long path of learning.........
If you've enjoyed this video please check out the playlists on my channel for hundreds more - on a variety of subjects.
Feel free to share or link any of my videos on facebook, twitter, forums etc. for the benefit of anyone you think may also enjoy watching.
See you next time.
Pondguru
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Biogravel (plus links to worldwide suppliers): www.filterpro.co.uk
Juwel filter on Amazon (wrong item title): geni.us/eJ2DPG
Juwel Bioflow information (Juwel site): bit.ly/2HJAEB3
Small mesh bags for media: geni.us/DtoexHC
Taking a look at the Juwel internal aquarium filter. This one is size 'M' and as far as I can tell it is also known as 'Compact' and '3.0' - the actual name of it isn't too important though as all the Juwel internal filters work the same way.
Water flows down from top to bottom through a series of foams and media (optional) and the bottom part of the filter (media part) is designed to have a much slower flow - JUWEL ACTUALLY MENTION ANAEROBIC BACTERIA WHEN DESCRIBING THIS PART.......WOW.
This series of videos is all about trying to squeeze more efficiency out of internal and external aquarium filters which generally have a limited filtering capacity - If you have a filter you'd like me to feature in a video then please contact me on:
sales@filterpro.co.uk
07772848730 (Richard)
Anyone who sends a filter will have it upgraded and returned to them for free and the only cost you will pay is how much it costs to ship it to me - I'm helping to boost your filter and the resulting videos will hopefully be useful to viewers all over the world so it's a win/win.
*Please do not send any filters without contacting me first as I want to try and cover every type of filter, not 20 of the same make and model*
Due to the high international shipping cost I am currently only taking filters from the UK but I'm hoping that as this series progresses a useful database of knowledge will be built up which will help viewers understand how their filters work, the limitations and the steps you could take to improve filtering capacity and efficiency.
The goal with any filter is to try and achieve FULL CYCLE filtration which is the reduction in ammonia, nitrite AND nitrate - if you look anywhere online you'll see people tell you that the nitrogen cycle in an aquarium ends with the production of nitrate which is removed by regular (often large) water changes.
That is HALF the cycle and is done by AEROBIC bacteria which favors highly oxygenated conditions and is very easy to grow on any surface.
The last part of the cycle (reduction in nitrate) is completed by ANAEROBIC bacteria which favors an environment which is very low or devoid of oxygen. It takes filter media with a very specific internal structure to support both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria to allow for full cycle filtration but a suitably sized, well set up filter, will allow the full cycle to complete which results in more stable water conditions and less water changes (typically 10% every 1-2 weeks). Canister filters will generally offer the best provision for filter media but even internals can be significantly improved to boost water quality and fish health.
The following videos will be useful to anyone interested in learning more about filtration, bacteria and making the conditions for your fish as good as possible:
Sizing a canister properly and filter set up: goo.gl/om19un
Looking INSIDE different filter media: goo.gl/hZWS6c
Bacteria and filter media: goo.gl/123gAF
How to clean an aquarium: goo.gl/bPMhvh
Aquarium tips / filtration playlist: goo.gl/pXgqVj
Check out my channel for hundreds of videos on a wide range of my hobbies - many of the videos have educational content so if you have enjoyed any give them the thumbs up and share anywhere you think others may benefit from viewing.
This channel is purely a hobby for me so I will never ask viewers to donate money for any of my projects or charge anyone for information - information should be shared freely and I certainly don't consider myself an 'expert' in anything I pursue as a hobby so please do your own research, never accept anything as 'fact', reject anyone claiming to be some sort of authority or 'expert' and make your own minds up about anything you wish to study.
We all are on a long path of learning.........
If you've enjoyed this video please check out the playlists on my channel for hundreds more - on a variety of subjects.
Feel free to share or link any of my videos on facebook, twitter, forums etc. for the benefit of anyone you think may also enjoy watching.
See you next time.
Pondguru
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Thank you so much for this video, been waiting for you to pimp that exact filter :O)
Love all your videos.
Exactly I have a Juwel 180, and was thinking of adding the biomedia they sell. But this setup seems a lot better.
The fine media pads (the white ones), is just them wanting to earn money. Even with the biomedia they advise to replace it after 8-10 months, crazy, they should last forever. I'm new in the hobby of aquariums, correct me if I'm wrong.
The Juwel 180 is exactly the aquarium I have, so great video. I have been researching the substrates that you can use, there is tons of information out there in CZcams. But for a newbie, what would you recommend? Bit afraid of dirt and then gravel, since I'm a bit clumpsy I'm afraid that I will mix them up, and have all the dirt swimming around in my aquarium :S
I'm new to this hobby too :O)
I actually bought 1 of Juwels Bio-cartridges. The cartridge is only about half full, and the bio media doesn't look to be that good.
After that I was looking into BioHome media and came across Pondgurus video about the order of media in a filter, so I thought I would pimp my filter.
Ordered the BioGravel today from his e-bay store.
Sera Siporax seems to be fantastic as biological media (super porous) I was thinking of buying 1 liter, and it is not that expensive also.
Rio 350 - Removed all the Juwel stuff and put in a big bag of little bio tubes and put a bunch of cotton wool like filter on top. Worked a treat for the 9 years I had the tank. Replaced the cotton wool filter bi weekly and rinsed out the tubes once every 6 months in a buck of tank water. No diseases, happy fish, easy care and very happy wallet!
Absaloutey love these videos. He explains everything so well and easy to understand unlike some of these videos, where they think everyone is an expert. Keep up the good work, it's appreciated
absolutely
Modified mine this morning working better already wish I had of found these videos sooner getting much better flow through my pump and fish are more active
Thankyou so much for your help 👍👍
Just picked up on this. I’ve had an issue with very low water flow. Pump working fine outside the aquarium.
I’ve now ordered some gravel bags, but until they come I’ve re-ordered the pads in my top- frame and the water’s running like a dream.
Thanks for the great videos - they’re really helpful and I love the way you explain things. 👍
Managed to stuff 2 kilos of Biohome plus in this filter! Didn't use the included sponges and went for the exact same course, medium and fine layers one top as demonstrated in the majority of the videos on this channel, which I also purchased from Biohome. I bought a box of Juwel's Cirax which came in one of those trays that fits this filter and took off the lid, emptied it and put it upside down in the bottom of the filter, so there's still a void on the bottom underneath the biomedia. Poured about 1,5 kg Biohome plus directly on top of it, didn't use the filter tray that came with the filter. For the top half I did use the other included tray, putting in a mesh bag with the other half kg of media, and the pad and foams on top. Really pleased with it! Decent filter volume, very silent and sufficient flow for the 180 litre Juwel Rio tank. I removed the filter before starting up the aquarium, wanted to give everything a good clean. Juwel applied a lot of silicone to mount the filter, removed it all and put one blob of Juwel Conexo on the side, one on the back, and put a leftover kitchen tile underneath. When it's time to give the filter a rinse, I can now easily remove the entire unit and reapply some Conexo to put it back again. Thanks Richard for your very informative videos, they helped me a lot to keep my aquarium nice and healthy, and my fish happy! Cheers ;)
Hi, I'm getting back into the freshwater hobby after keeping marines for several years and I like your idea of removing the bottom filter tray to give more room for bio media, can I ask why you cut open the Cirax tray and removed the contents before putting it in the bottom of the filter?
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I have one of these in my tank and after watching this I am changing the set up now 😃. Thanks 👍👍👍👍👍
Huge..huge..thank you that i found this video. Just bougth juwel 450L & I feel so overwhelmed about it. A newbie to the hobbies n made a lot of mistakes by replacing all those cartridge once a month. I’ve learn a lot through research n previous mistakes in the last 7 months. This video will help me to get a good start with my tank..which is still in the box. Thank you so much!! 🙏 ☺️
Thank you Richard. May I add that I used this method to start my aquarium 6 months ago. I have since adapted further for a higher stocking level, so pimped the pimp by not using the Juwel sponges. I ordered your own thinner, profiled sponges and from the top, 2 layers of course black that sits ABOVE and outside the top basket, then inside the top basket, 2 layers medium blue foam and NO FINE. Then i had room for an extra 300g bag of Biogravel under the medium foam(so 2 bags). Really happy with this as it seems to pick up even the finer particles once there is some muck collected without the fine pad. Flow seems fine as well. Requires weekly clean. Cheers.
Your explanation on all video´s I´ve seen is just great! Spot on, to the point and honest. Thanks for your help.
Just the video I’ve been waiting for. Been watching this series and had been doubting the setup of my Bioflow 3.0 in a Juwel 125 tank.
Originally had a Biorb Life 30L which I bought your upgrade kit for a few years ago, so when I upgraded to the 125 I added a bag of the Biogravel into the filter media gap for the past couple years. Now I know how to properly set this up, I’ve got some leftover media so hopefully I'll have enough to fill the bottom up with Biogravel and reorganise the foams.
I’ve really only ever replaced the fine foam pads and charcoal foams, the others have been just rinsed out every so often. For any replacement foams though I've always just ordered the pre-cut 'compatible' ones from eBay at a fraction of the cost of the Juwel ones.
I use Juwel internal filters for last 16 years. Current Bioflow M came with new Juwel Rio 240 and ran for last 10 years non stop. Most of that time my tank was mainly platies, 100+ adults plus fly, moving 50 or so of them every 6 months to local aqua shop. On the bottom I use Matrix Seachem biomedia, was removed only once 5 years ago when moving house. On top I use original sponges and filter wool on the top. I rince my wool once every few weeks, and very lightly rince sponges every 1-2 years. It worked perfectly for m with very little maintenance for over a decade, I am horrified to see how often and how much maintenance people do on same size/stock tanks with external filters that have wool media on the bottom rather than top of their system
You have no idea what you are talking about. It would get equally dirty in the top or bottom, the reason you want it in the bottom is to keep the biomedia clean from gunk as much as possible which he clearly states in the video.
Thank you! This makes so much sense! White pad lower! Of course! I've been keeping fish in our Juwel tank for 20 years... Why did I not know this already?!! Thank you 👍
Had mine for years and did wonder about the logic of a fine filter at the top. I will be pimping my filter at the next clean. Many thanks
Its logical if you're trying to sell pads 😉
How quiet is this filter?
Thank you so much for this. Setting up a new tank and I was very worried about this filter. Great to know what to do!
Thanks for this video. I'm in the process of resetting my aquarium, new scape etc. and this video really has helped me to set up the filtration to be optimal. previously I was just using the foam pads and aditional small Juwel Cirax cage. now I have it set up as you have shown here, (only difference is using 1.7kg bio filter media ceramic mini balls). hopefully this will keep the aquarium in much better condition this time round.
Very good advice. I’ve had a Jewel Rio for 20 odd years and never knew how to set up the filter properly!! Thanks x
Thanks for really informative video. Just about to set up my filter and have ordered all the bio gravel and mesh bags thanks to you.
Thanks for this video, I did this to my filter a few days ago &can already tett the difference 👍🏼
I have just aquired one of these with Juwel 180 tank and cabinet and this is really helpful. Thank you
Thank you for this video , I was so confused and you've explained it well and probably saved me money .
Loving this new series bro well done
Hi Richard each day i watch one of your vedios i love how you do things .
Honest and unique 👌. Thanks a lot
Just what I have been looking for. I always thought the setup was upside down. I can now do it correct. Thanks, Martin
Thank you for the video. I’ve just ordered the Biogravel and bags from your website.
Two years later, I just set-up my brand new filter following this teachings... Seachem Matrix and also a Cirax are probably the main differences.. Tks for the video
Hi there, many thanks for the informative an usefull video. For many weeks we had problems to clear up the water of our tank. Two days ago, we changed our Bioflow M in a 125 l tank according to your suggestion. Now the lower part contains only 1 kg of ceramic-tubes as a bio-filtermedium, whereas the uppper part goes from grossly to fine with the delivered Juwel-sponges. No carbon sponge, no nitrate sponge etc.
What should i say... within two days we got cristal clear water in our tank. Fantastic!
Many thanks!!
I wish I had seen this sooner, amazing information, thanks so much.
Thank you so much just set up my new filter just as you said your advice is invaluable.
At last! Someone that knows what he's doing. Well done on an informative video. I redo my filters as a rule. I normally use my own setup order, similar to yours.
Sounds good to me - sorry I didn't see your comment until now and it's great to hear you're setting them up to your own requirements.
Great video again. Helps me a lot as I get frequently asked for how to pimp this filter with Biohome.
Didn't know there was a German version, will also watch those now. Also on the look out for BioHome in Germany?
Thank you very much for this video, I have such a filter and will be changing it
as you demonstrated in the video.
I also like to add to this very good informative info from the Guru ,, Ive just added the 1000L Pump juwel make for this filter and it makes the world of differnece combined with a juwel skimmer water is crystal clear and the Bio is working very effectivly ...
Great video, and it makes sense the filtration system should go from large holes to small. The large holes catch the crap and debris (the green nitrate filter), and the progressively smaller holes (blue sponges) ending with the fine white pads filter out the rest.
With the white pads on top the filtration will be in an area of maybe 300 square cms before they clog up and block the flow. Use the pads as suggested and the filtration is over something like 4,700 square cms.
What a great informative video, thank you so much. You are spot on with the way the media should be placed. Who wants to spend out all that money buying the manufactures fine filter pads because they say put them on the top so that they can make money. Well done again, you should be in charge of the company!!
I'm glad you found the video useful as I put them up to share anything which could be of benefit to viewers.
THANK YOU! I've just bought a Juwel 350 and was perplexed as to why they set it up how they did! I suppose it's perfect if you want to sell more pads and foams 😉
At least now I can use my proper media and be happy it will work
Juwel have tested their set ups for a long time and have done the water chemistry and fluid dynamics science to verify it all works as designed. They have also designed in cleaning intervals for each media type.
There are lots of factors involved in designing filter systems - pump size and water flow rates are critical to ensuring the different types of bacteria can do their job. ie some require slow flow rates to work and some work ok with higher flow rates. Putting extra media in over design spec will affect the flow rates through the entire system, this hasnt been accounted for, restrictions in flow will also affect overall water circulation in the tank itself, therefore there is some risk to moving away from the design spec`.
Literally just received my bio gravel to add to the bio home ultimate already in for 2 years inside a cirax cage don't think I had enough proper media in and now I reckon I won't get any reading off anything as it was already quite low. the sponges have been re arranged aswel.
Nice one Richard keep up all the range of fantastic videos pal. Top guy
Sounds good to me and I'm glad you're pleased with the media - good to know you find the videos useful as I think it's very important to put videos out with some sort of educational content (although they do get swamped on CZcams by a sea of endless fake dramas and money making live streams - that crap is not for me, lol)
Thank You,i pimped my juwel filter last week after seeing this video,and flow on the filter has increased immensley.Keep up the good work.
Same I got less biological filter media and more optional things in it but had the sponges in the wrong order. I Changed that and it indeed increased the flow alot.
At last conformation of the water flow in these filters. I had moved the coarse filters to the top but needed to confirm where the white fine pads should sit. Even the Juwel diagram in the pack of replacement white filter pads shows them fitted at the top. I have actually now fitted the white pad sandwiched between two thin fine blue pads at the bottom of the top stack with a full size medium and coarse one above it.
I ordered mini ultimate bio balls 1kg and managed to fit lava rock on top in one big mesh bag. Got it packed in nicely the way sponges were set up put an extra course foam on top off the one that comes with this. Just cut it too size. Is running great.
I truly love this series of "Pimp my filter" I always buy biohome filter media from the Pondguru!!!!
just ordered a juwel rio 240 with this style filter, ill be getting that sorted as soon as it arrives
Lol, I’ve used this filter system for about 5yrs which came with the tank. I wish I’d watched this before now 😂. Thanks for the advice on how to properly set it up. I’m off to the shop tomorrow to buy the proper stuff 👍🏼
🐠Juwel Rio 180🐟
(my other channel) No worries and best of luck with the tank.
ordered 5 bags bio gravel love this video
Very enlightening. Will definitely be doing that the next time
Glad I watched this I have new lido 200 with this setup, could not get water clean and constantly changing that top floss but put in order as you said and used seachem matrix in the bottom my water it crystal now , thanks
Just ordered some bio gravel looking forward for this set up.
Well done mate, thanks for the honest feedback!!
Thanks for the very useful video. Good to see the options.
Great advice, I have just subscribed, thank You so much. How often do you replace the bio media? Or do you just rinse the bags of debris in the fish water when you change it?
Pretty slick design really for a canister filter. It’s basically a wier with built in powerhead. You get deep water draw and surface skimming. Regardless of media setup this would likely have much better nitrate reduction then most canisters no matter media because of the surface skimming allowing for nutrients to be sucked up before decomposing. This is likely why the floss was on top to act much like a low micron filter sock needing to be replaced every few days before organic decomposition occurs. Less ammonia means less nitrates.
As long as it is mounted high up (where it should be) then yes, a skimmer effect will be achieved so you're bang on there and if the pad on top works for you then it's all good. These videos are just the way I would set them up but everyone has different ideas and many of them will ultimately achieve the same goal.
Thanks for watchng.
Pondguru I think looking at how it was designed this was the intended use.. I’m sure the instructions are vague and probably contradict this lol.. but I would actually be interested to see how you would set this up under this premise... imop utilizing the skimming function would be more beneficial. But looking at how the manufacturer setup the foams it would appear that skimming was the designed purpose more so then deep water filtration like most canisters. I actually like this design and might look into getting one for my daughters tank I just finished setting up today. What is the depth needed for this to skim the surface water? Looks very tall in the video but I’ve got 23” to work with on her corner tank.
I didn't measure it but according to the online measurements in amazon link it is 41.7cm high so the height of filter is well under 23"
Thank you. I also like your style of education.
I bought a polyester insulation in a sewing shop, it can be used as insulating layer in a jacket or a bedding.
It was about 2x1,5 meter so I can cut nearly 300 pads out of it to fit this filter and it cost about 1,5 times the prize of a single pack of 5 pads from Jewel, so it reduces the cost by a factor of 40.
Also, by letting the water flow through a course and medium pad before hitting this fine pad, the pad will take 2-3 times longer to clog up.
With that prize point, I will make up the money the Biohome media cost in a fairly short time, just a few months!
Hi, great and very informative video. I have this filter and have struggled with Nitrate. I will be change in the as per your recommendations asap. Can you let me know how many of the bags of biogravel I will require in total so I can place an order please. May thanks in advance. Denver.
I have this filter in the juwel Rio 180. After some trials I found filling the bottom cartridge with fluval biomax media and putting the juwel carbax in the top cartridge with 2 blue sponges & the white fine pad on top works best. Amonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 0. But without the carbax it gets cloudy, so juwel carbax is highly recommended
Thanks very much for the information. I've had one of these filters for years in my Juwel Rio 240 and always thought the trays were a bit bare.
I've now added 1.5kg of bioballs to the bottom tray and 0.5kg in the top tray followed with a fine, medium and course foam at the top as instructed.
My father in law recently stripped down his tank when moving to a bungalow as he has no room and I'm also going to be adding his Aqua One Aquis 1050 canister filter to the tank.
As you also have a video about a higher capacity version than his I'll be pimping that one out as shown in your video with 2kg biohome ultimate and some premium Aqua One ceramic noodles in the 2 inch dead space as the bottom.
Once again, thank you for the videos they have helped me learn so much more about filtration.
A store local to me was using one of these in a discus breeding tank and it seemed to be working ok. I was temped to switch to one (maybe 2) in my 250L community tank, because of the leak risks from the canister in the living room. I'd take out most of the foams and use 80% bio media.
Just upgraded to the Jewel Vision 180 with the same filter and just put it in as it came BUT i did think it strange why the fine white filter mat was at the top as it will catch all the big stuff first and get clogged quickly ! Going to change it around tomorrow , thanks for the info !
excellent video, as always! set mine up just like you recommend, it would be interesting to see how effective the optional extras are or ineffective :) they have so many add on's like cirax phorax etc
Excellent advice! May I ask your opinion about changing the filterpump to either smaller volumes (500 l/hr) or larger volumes (1000 l/hr)? Do you have any experience how smaller/larger waterflow affects the filter performance?
Thank you, similar to how I had it, just got to replace the bio home ultimate with the gravel
Great video! I feel a bit stupid not working that out for myself, but I'm brand new to the hobby and only just bought a tank with this filter. I just purchased 4 of your biogravel bags from your website (I've bought one of the Juwel "cirrax" biological filter inserts, so may as well give that a whirl now I've bought it - that is why I didn't buy 5 bags as in your video). I hope your biogravel bags come with some of your seeding bacteria like the larger amounts of biogravel. No biggie if not. Thank you again for stating common sense and saving me who knows how many dollars going forwards. Cheers, from Sydney, Australia.
Brilliant video Richard thank you, can you recommend a biomedia that good for an African Malawi tank? Something that will keep PH up? I had a look at the pumice but it’s a bit out of price range, anything else you have that does similar job? Cheers
I have the Juwel Rio 300 with the larger Juwel filter. I have converted this so that it is used as a pre-filter for my Eheim professional 3. The result is a maximum of 10 ppm nitrate in an aquarium with an Oscar, a Severum and Jack Dempsey.
Hi. What do you mean by a pre-filter for your external? Do you run the inlet for the external filter direct from the juwel filter or do you just pack the juwel filter with mechanical media to remove dirt before it gets to the external filter?
And that's how you set up a filter that's going to work for many years to come.👍😀
I would like to see your take on an internal air driven box filter. i think you have done this in older videos , though i dont know if you had the biogravel .
I had a filter like that as a kid in my first tank , late 80's / early 90's that must have been... the good old days
great content richard
How often would you clean the sponges in this set up. Is it just literally check and clean when its visualy dirty. Also is more media better or would the bottom cage packed out and the top just a foam set up be better off ? Lastly if the bacteria stays on the media and lasts a number off years does it effect the tank/cycle when you switch out foams as these are just filters and the bactrria is safe on the media. Thank you great video
What would be a good set up for a marine tank? I already have some rock already with good bacteria. Thanks.
Thank you for your help. i bought the tank with a filter built in and believe was destroyed. Where I can get those bags.
Hi Richard I have never seen this one. I have a question for you.... my pond filter is a UV with sponge tire-like rings 3 stacked. Would you ever pimp a pond filter? Thanks for your help!! 😁🌿🐟💗
This looks good. Has anyone added a submersible UV to these? Looks like there may be space below the pump or even a short one in the top section of sponge?
When do you change the bio gravel?
i see this video now as i have removed the internal filter because it always was clogged. I have bought an eheim external but for sure i will pimp it your way. thanks for the video.
Found this really useful and have now ordered media from yourself thank you.. On an unrelated topic is it possible to pimp up an undergravel filter ? - you might have covered this but can't find one
Great video. Going to rearrange my filter now. Thank you sir
Thanks for the advice and video. Its very informatinal.
Just watched this video and ' pimped ' my Juwel Primo 110 Ltr tank. I've used Cirax instead of bio gravel. Time will tell, but thank you for the idea. Makes perfect sense to turn the filtration upside down.
How is it working for you? I’ve got three trays of Cirax in the bottom of mine hoping it will be enough for the 200 ltr
Any feedback on the cirax part?
Just a 2 year Up date on this Filter .... Great filter . top shelf ..
My set up inside has changed over the two years ,
still using the same bio gravel ... which i now have in cages .. the Juwel Cirax plastic boxes , i opened easily and replaced it with the bio gravel.. which now fit very nicely in the filter ..
Bottom basket now has three three cages of bio gravel plus a loose bag of bio gravel.
top basket from bottom up
one cage of bio gravel . then two blue medium pads ,, then one fine filter , then a course filter sliced through the middle so that it a thin course pad ...
i put the thin pad back up top as i swap it out every three weeks or so .. and the basket dont need pulling out ...
the top basket gets a clean about every 6 weeks .. the bio gravel now never get moved ..
as its housing nitrate eating bacteria ...
high stock planted nano tank ,, ...
Fantastic ,, love the bio gravel .... Low nitrate ..
Nice one - I'm glad your set up is working well for you and having the cages is a good way to make holding the media more convenient since they are designed for that filter.
can I use biohome mini ultra filter media I have the juwel internal filter bioflow xl 8.0
Thanks for your sending. But one thing I want to ask is how long it takes to change the biogravel. Yesterday I watched your CZcams video about juwel water filter I found it very useful and I decided to buy biogravel from you too, but buying the filters from the company is very expensive.
Hi very good video and so well explained :-)
I suppose I can use the same system for my bioflow 3.0 wich is included in my juwel rio 125l ?
I have a Juwel Primo 110 tank with the smallest version of the Bioflow filter and want to set it up a little different. I want to fill the lower part with bio-media, but I will put the fine pad on it to protect the bio-media from muck. In the upper part I will use a medium and coarse foam, but beyond that I want to use ceramic rings as the first mechanical stage.
But you missed an interesting feature of this filter. You can remove the plate in the middle of the box and under the pump is more space for mechanical filtration. I want to use this to place more ceramic rings where the slits come in from the side.
Thanks for the video. My Sister has this bioflow M with upgraded 1000/l pump in a Juwel Rio 240. For Ranchu Goldfish, is the recommended improvement sufficient? Need to add a canister filter?
How about an under gravel filter? Can you make a video about that too please
Thanks
I think all you do is just put a layer of the same biogravel he uses in this video on top of it. Don't see why it can't be used as a substrate, honestly.
Hi i have the juwell rio 240 which uses the same size filter as the 180 ... would i be able to do this same setup and would it be sufficient with the increased water volume in my 240? Thanks 😊
I dont like this filter since it takes too much space. I have a powerhead but dont know the best way to place it as the junk on sand hardly gets sucked in by the filter so i feel this big filter is stopping the circulation and thinking of switching to another filter? Whats the best decision?
Thank you so much. Wil be making a change this week as I can't keep the tank clean at all.
Any suggestions to stop Danios swimming through the slits and getting stuck
Hey why not use the white cheap filter at the top to take most of the dirt? instead you're using the blue one so they getall the dirt. they are harder to get clean. and more xepensive right? =)
Just bought an aquarium with this thing. I thought water might flow the other way, as I noticed it should be upside down according to the manual. :D Thanks for confirming my thoughts.
Brilliant video! Thank you 🤗
Hi. I am having an issue getting the water clear. The set up was last used over last winter and all worked well then.
My question is : Is the front section and the pump pipe suppose to be a sealed section. Therefore the only way water can in this area is via the front grill at the top and the slots from the pump container flowing into the front conatiner. I tried to siphoned the front section. However, it seemed to be refilling from the bottom hole of the pump pipe. The tank was only about half full.
I hope my explanation and question makes sense.
Cheers
Drew
Hi , thanks for the videos .I'm currently running two fx4s and a eheim 3t on a African cichlid tank with about 22 peacocks and I'm thinking of replacing all the filters with the XL version of this filter and putting all the media from these filters in that and upgrading to the 1500 lh pump .what you think can I make it work?
When I put it together it felt daft doing it the way the box said, but I did it anyway for the first time just to see what the pump was like, 1 week later the fine pads were completely blocked, safe to say I will never set it up like that again! Great video 👍🏻
(my other channel) I'm glad you found the video useful - thanks for watching and best of luck with the tank.
If the goal is to do a reef tank with a sump, will this filter be helpful in getting the water from the aquarium to the sump? Im trying to steer clear of an overflowbox
Just what I needed thanks for the info 👍🏻
Richard what size bags did you use to put the bio-gravel in? there seems to be a lot of choice in size online. Also wouldnt it be so good if juwel sold those plastic media boxes empty so we could pimp them up and use alfagrog or biomedia in them ourselves.
Thanks for another good informative video. Terrible filter if you start to clean it because of the muck from the bottom, starts to travel through the aquarium. Any one have a good solution? Thanks from Amsterdam