I'd recommend that if you are going for this, might as well invest in a proper dedicated filter for bio media only and carbon is usually not needed. I run my tank with heavy biological filter. This is probably good as it is for mechanical filtration and won't work for a tank too big for it's size.
well yes and no doesnt make sense to go for a larger filter that can take the bio media but I do agree the carbon is entirely pointless unless they are actively medicating the fish the whole time. But hey Tekashi Amano always used carbon even on a fresh tank thats why the ADA kits always come with a ton of Activated carbon.
well trust me some people cant afford that big filter. Here in africa internal filters come with sponge and activated carbon and 1st thing to do is add bio rings inside so the filter can do a complete job but within budget.
@@RandB_Aquatics I live in africa. being in africa doesnt change the fact that a sponge performs both biological and mechanical filtration. never stated just get a bigger filter, what i said is adding the bio rings would do exactly nothing comapared to the sponge. if you wanted to add bio rings in a usefull way then get a container and put the filter in the middle and add the biorings around it. but if the solution is to cut out a piece of sponge out of your filter to add bio rings then its pretty pointless as the sponge can generally hold more beneficial bacteria and is better at polishing the water
@@IamtheonlyMark you misspelled decrease it seems. Sponge does 2 types of filtration. Bio rings only do 1. So by cutting out sponge and adding biorings you literally are decreasing your efficiency on filtration. would be another story if he used a 2l cooldrink bottle put the filter in there and surrounded it with biorings that would actually work and increase your biological surface area but a sponge does what biorings do and also does mechanical filtration which bio rings absolutely suck at. the idea is sound but the vids implementation is severely lacking
@@suruaiia3720no it's not..... Dechlorinator takes out heavy metals so shouldn't even be in the water in the first place, carbon is used to remove medication/tannins. It has to be replaced every month or it just dumps back everything it's caught back into the water.
@@Gazza-is2tk The most common use of activated carbon is the water filter. The coal filter improves the clarity of the water, reduces unpleasant odors and removes chlorine. It is not effective in removing certain toxic organic compounds, significant levels of metals, fluorides or pathogens
🤔 the bio-rings will serve zero purpose in such a small amount. The carbon my not e en be very effective depending on the size of the aquarium. It would be using the filter half then use another filter half that’s a smaller ppi size or even use quilt bathing and then the small amount of sponger before the impeller
I use only white sponges in my top filter. No bio-sponge, no ceramic, no carbon, no bioballs, nothing. The bacterias also develop nicely in white sponges. And my polar parrots are doing fine.
@@gardian1701 but its only recommended to retain medicines and that kind of things. Once its full or finish the use to clean water of medicines, its recommended get it out. Anyways, there os better alternatives than activated carbon.
Cortem as beiradas da esponja. Para aumentar o fluxo de agua. Vão ver que o segredo do filtro esta na capacidade por litro/hora, filtragem quimica em excesso e fluxo de agua sem interrupção na filtragem mecanica. Para a filtragem quimica que é um dos fatores mais importantes, uma dica: coloque um pote de sorvete de 1 ou 1/2 cheio fe midia e um saco de purigen junto, adicione o filtro desse padrao do video dentro para o fluxo de agua passar pelas midias e purigen, sempre com espaço para o fluxo constante. Lembre fluxo de agua sempre acima de 10x a litragem, e se vc quer aumentar o tempo entre as limpezas aumente mais
Use seachem matrix and always keep the filter outside... This is good but don't use ceramic rings... They do more damage than any good Also no need of carbon at all. Note: Filter will become less powerful only in 7 days... I bet you for that size a tank and that powerful a filter
Depending on how old the carbon is. I ran it in my planted tank with little to no affect I had more of a hard time keeping the ferts down as alittle bit went along way for me
@@Riddlemt yes and no root tabs are highly concentrated as it last for 4 months or more . then liquid ferts are high concentrated to kinda depending what you buy anything at the local fish store is not that strong lacking in NPK
No it isn't it will affect your filtering process. Already there is not so much sponge in that thing and they are decreasing it even more. Invest for different bio medium it will be better than this
That small amount of basically worthless ceramic biorings does very little as biological media, even in a great amount, and the carbon is needed only after medication of a tank or if there is something constantly poisoning the tank. In this case, you'd get the best upgrade just by swapping the upper half of the sponge to a fine sponge instead, you get at least as much added surface area as the crappy biorings and no hassle, just rinse the sponges in aquarium water at least once a week in such a small filter.
Eso es incorrecto amigo, el carbón activado solo libera las toxinas si se somete al calor 🔥. En este caso pierde su función al saturarce y sólo servirá para q se aniden bacterias.
@@acuarofiliacolima1837 tampoco es así le creo en un acuario de agua fría pero no es la generalidad un material no retiene las cosas por siempre no se ilusione, y lo dicho es mejor quitarlo.
Biological media is pointless as the sponge literally also does both mechanical and biological filtration. put in a higher PPI sponge (more dense) instead of the biorings and it will polish the water better.
@@gregorymoodley6128I run filters in a similar fashion and haven't had issues. I just don't use carbon and use filter floss instead. You just maintain it like normal
too little filter media, the size should be at least 10% of the tank size, I have a 1:1 sump filter, I need to clean it only once every 6 months, even though the number of fish is very large
@gregorymoodley6128 I've never heard that10% thing, you typically go by how much water is being pushed through the filter per hour. Ypu want a filter that can overturn at least double your water volume. 10 gallon or liter of water equals a 20 gallon or 20 liter turn over rate for the filter... going stronger aka higher turn over rate is better so longe as it isn't so strong with current.
Not a big enough tank or enough filtration for multiple oscars. That tanks not even as wide as Ur arm is long one Oscar won't be able to turn in that tank when fully grown. I don't c any bigger ones on Ur other Vids either.
How are you gunna clean the sponge without making a mess? If your going to do this you might want to try putting the bio media and activated carbon in mesh bags. Sorry dude but if you're going to think about making content atleast make your tips practical. And use a little common sense.
Ja ma złe doświadczenie z filtrami co kupię pochodzi tydzień góra 2 i zaczyna filter pracować przerywanie z mniejszą siłą aż milknie. I to bez wyjątku wszystkie.
I'd recommend that if you are going for this, might as well invest in a proper dedicated filter for bio media only and carbon is usually not needed. I run my tank with heavy biological filter. This is probably good as it is for mechanical filtration and won't work for a tank too big for it's size.
Not everyone has money like you friend it's just a hack on how to improve efficiency of these low level filters
well yes and no doesnt make sense to go for a larger filter that can take the bio media but I do agree the carbon is entirely pointless unless they are actively medicating the fish the whole time. But hey Tekashi Amano always used carbon even on a fresh tank thats why the ADA kits always come with a ton of Activated carbon.
well trust me some people cant afford that big filter.
Here in africa internal filters come with sponge and activated carbon and 1st thing to do is add bio rings inside so the filter can do a complete job but within budget.
@@RandB_Aquatics I live in africa. being in africa doesnt change the fact that a sponge performs both biological and mechanical filtration. never stated just get a bigger filter, what i said is adding the bio rings would do exactly nothing comapared to the sponge. if you wanted to add bio rings in a usefull way then get a container and put the filter in the middle and add the biorings around it. but if the solution is to cut out a piece of sponge out of your filter to add bio rings then its pretty pointless as the sponge can generally hold more beneficial bacteria and is better at polishing the water
@@IamtheonlyMark you misspelled decrease it seems. Sponge does 2 types of filtration. Bio rings only do 1. So by cutting out sponge and adding biorings you literally are decreasing your efficiency on filtration. would be another story if he used a 2l cooldrink bottle put the filter in there and surrounded it with biorings that would actually work and increase your biological surface area but a sponge does what biorings do and also does mechanical filtration which bio rings absolutely suck at. the idea is sound but the vids implementation is severely lacking
Put cotton cloth instead of sponge piece on the last layer it will provide nearly crystal clear water
Cotton cloth will choke within a week and reduce flow. Best is always top filter
Yes I do it and I can say that the water get crystal clear
It’ll get caught in the fins of the propeller, the design type of this filter isn't suitable for cotton
@@The_Mythical_Potato put a sponge on that
@@SonalKashyap what do you mean top filter?
Идея хорошая. Но уголь Без особой необходимости лучше не добавлять.
bio rings are called ceramic rings that can be directly used in water
It's more effective in filters if you have high bio load fish like crucian carp.
If you put the ceramic rings in the aquarium, they didnt have the real efect.
Activated carbon is not necessary, unless you’re pulling medication from the water, or your water is foul smelling
É necessário sim , pois é responsável por deixar a água continuamente cristalina , além de retirar metais pesados e cloro.
@@suruaiia3720no it's not..... Dechlorinator takes out heavy metals so shouldn't even be in the water in the first place, carbon is used to remove medication/tannins. It has to be replaced every month or it just dumps back everything it's caught back into the water.
@@Gazza-is2tk Mentira! Pesquise um pouco
@@Gazza-is2tk The most common use of activated carbon is the water filter. The coal filter improves the clarity of the water, reduces unpleasant odors and removes chlorine. It is not effective in removing certain toxic organic compounds, significant levels of metals, fluorides or pathogens
@@Gazza-is2tk Source; Google
🤔 the bio-rings will serve zero purpose in such a small amount. The carbon my not e en be very effective depending on the size of the aquarium. It would be using the filter half then use another filter half that’s a smaller ppi size or even use quilt bathing and then the small amount of sponger before the impeller
I use only white sponges in my top filter. No bio-sponge, no ceramic, no carbon, no bioballs, nothing. The bacterias also develop nicely in white sponges. And my polar parrots are doing fine.
Why are white sponges different from black
Instead of carbon I will consider zeolite stone as carbon if isn't replaced every 6 months then it kills the fish but zeolite doesn't
Yes because activated carbon once is saturated, starts to release all the things that is trapped on it
Actually, no. Activated carbon once full or used up will just be like any other media but won't filter anything out.
@@gardian1701 but its only recommended to retain medicines and that kind of things. Once its full or finish the use to clean water of medicines, its recommended get it out. Anyways, there os better alternatives than activated carbon.
If you're using fertilizer for live plants activated carbon is a no no.. Zeolite instead
I will use charcol and some selection sand.The best filteration update
I hope you know that you can make a top filter from thus internal filter right,?
How?
@@darolfortune434 search on CZcams you'll get it
Cortem as beiradas da esponja. Para aumentar o fluxo de agua. Vão ver que o segredo do filtro esta na capacidade por litro/hora, filtragem quimica em excesso e fluxo de agua sem interrupção na filtragem mecanica. Para a filtragem quimica que é um dos fatores mais importantes, uma dica: coloque um pote de sorvete de 1 ou 1/2 cheio fe midia e um saco de purigen junto, adicione o filtro desse padrao do video dentro para o fluxo de agua passar pelas midias e purigen, sempre com espaço para o fluxo constante. Lembre fluxo de agua sempre acima de 10x a litragem, e se vc quer aumentar o tempo entre as limpezas aumente mais
I bought this yesterday
Nice u play mech arena 👌👌
Link please
Karl Why 🙂
I did this too and it is a great hack.
Need to add floss for crystal clear water
What floss
Use seachem matrix and always keep the filter outside...
This is good but don't use ceramic rings... They do more damage than any good
Also no need of carbon at all.
Note: Filter will become less powerful only in 7 days... I bet you for that size a tank and that powerful a filter
Why dont use ceramics rings ?
I don't prefer u use carbon, if u fertilize ur tank. It's take out of ur tank. Otherwise its good to clean ur water
Depends on what kind of fertilizer you're using, no?
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Depending on how old the carbon is. I ran it in my planted tank with little to no affect I had more of a hard time keeping the ferts down as alittle bit went along way for me
@@Riddlemt yes and no root tabs are highly concentrated as it last for 4 months or more . then liquid ferts are high concentrated to kinda depending what you buy anything at the local fish store is not that strong lacking in NPK
This is perfect!! Wonderful video!!!
No it isn't it will affect your filtering process. Already there is not so much sponge in that thing and they are decreasing it even more. Invest for different bio medium it will be better than this
@@Alex-dv9zt it’s better than it was, but still could be improved. You pose a good point
That small amount of basically worthless ceramic biorings does very little as biological media, even in a great amount, and the carbon is needed only after medication of a tank or if there is something constantly poisoning the tank.
In this case, you'd get the best upgrade just by swapping the upper half of the sponge to a fine sponge instead, you get at least as much added surface area as the crappy biorings and no hassle, just rinse the sponges in aquarium water at least once a week in such a small filter.
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A how to lower beneficial surface area video. Sharp as a snails but
Estupidosa
I have already done before, it gives a great result
Sobretodo carbon activado, no se recomienda por que se satura y devuelve las toxinas al agua
Eso es incorrecto amigo, el carbón activado solo libera las toxinas si se somete al calor 🔥.
En este caso pierde su función al saturarce y sólo servirá para q se aniden bacterias.
@@acuarofiliacolima1837 tampoco es así le creo en un acuario de agua fría pero no es la generalidad un material no retiene las cosas por siempre no se ilusione, y lo dicho es mejor quitarlo.
1.8M views congratulations
Ceramic ring is good but activated charcoal kill pleco and small fish it happens with me bro
ceramic ring is also not good there is not enough micro-hole for bacteria
What is a good low flow aquarium filter for a 10 gallon betta tank? I also don’t want one that sits on the floor of the tank if possible.
Biological media is pointless as the sponge literally also does both mechanical and biological filtration. put in a higher PPI sponge (more dense) instead of the biorings and it will polish the water better.
what is the benefits for aquarium
Guys ur filter will start to choke within a week
Why ??
@@gregorymoodley6128I run filters in a similar fashion and haven't had issues. I just don't use carbon and use filter floss instead. You just maintain it like normal
I really wish they were stacked all neat in the filter then bio tubes had carbon put in the little tubes all nice and neat.
I have a nano cube and it comes with a built in filter like this
Although the idea is Good, but then decreasing the mechanical filteration to add bio filteration is okay if fishes are less 😊
I like it I like it
you should add a thin layer of sponges to separate the carbon from the bio Rings
What filter did you use?
Provade att fylla två behållare med makaroner. Det blev för tungt och behållarna trillade ner 😂
That filter system it not up looking after Oscar's 😂
What name of filter? Pks
Power filter
Now you just have to clean it out more often yay! 🎉
forget bio rings just get some lava rock for bbq works perfect
bioring have zero effekt on filtration, put polyfilter in and you have faaaar more filtration!!!
machilo ko bhi packed water daal doh.... commercialization ki hadh hai
Should have put in small bags for ease of cleaning
Carbon leeches out all the stuff it pulls out after a while. Need to swap it out or not use it.
Oscar in the tank😅
Except not very safe when you’re breeding new born guppies they’ll get sucked up inside filter
Nice idea
Black clay pot laughing in the corner 🗿
You shouldn’t need to use activated carbon in a stable tank.. and that sponge works just fine for housing good bacterias…
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More bio rings and foam, less carbon
too little filter media, the size should be at least 10% of the tank size, I have a 1:1 sump filter, I need to clean it only once every 6 months, even though the number of fish is very large
Filter sumps are the best 👌🏻
So when you say 10%? of what please ?
@gregorymoodley6128 I've never heard that10% thing, you typically go by how much water is being pushed through the filter per hour. Ypu want a filter that can overturn at least double your water volume. 10 gallon or liter of water equals a 20 gallon or 20 liter turn over rate for the filter... going stronger aka higher turn over rate is better so longe as it isn't so strong with current.
This is stupid and unnecessary.
what filter is this?
Buy another of that filter and use only bio rings
El carbón activado solo se utiliza cuando médicas el acuario, no es necesario colocarlo siempre
What kind of filter is this?
What filter is that?
Honestly polyester is better on top of the sponge then bio rings carbon is unnecessary
My filter already has built in bio ring when I bought it
Throw them all away and get bubble filters
What do the bio rings and carbon do for the water and fish?
It is a space where beneficial bacteria will colonize
How to clean?
I think I’d rather watch videos of fish tanks, than have a fish tank.
In a tank that size with cichlids it won't do much! 🤣
what filter is this
Need a link to this filter!!!
PetSmart
What's the work of these things in aquarium...could anyone tell???
It will clear ur water biologically and chemically it will turn ur water healthy for fish
I need to try this
This pump is attract my fish and one of my fish killed by this
Nice oscars
Carbón activo no se utiliza permanente en el filtro , mejor canutillos y esponja de dos grosores .
Bu filtre ile fazla dalga olmuyor mu? Tropik balıklar cok akıntı sevmezler 😊 ama filtre sistemi mantikli 🎉
good to icrease beneficial bacteria
The sponge offers more surface area for bacteria than the rings do.
This is actually a downgrade.
Good choice of media for a little filter 👍
Activated carbon is not necessary
You gonna have to change that carbon every week. Wrong.
Water flow gone slow
Little bit nice idea
Not a big enough tank or enough filtration for multiple oscars. That tanks not even as wide as Ur arm is long one Oscar won't be able to turn in that tank when fully grown. I don't c any bigger ones on Ur other Vids either.
actuvated carbon in planted tanks, naaahhh
How are you gunna clean the sponge without making a mess? If your going to do this you might want to try putting the bio media and activated carbon in mesh bags. Sorry dude but if you're going to think about making content atleast make your tips practical. And use a little common sense.
Filter floss at the end
It should be sponge, carbon, then bio rings
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This is worked
Don't know why but i hate powerfilter
Skip the carbon!
Wo bekomme ich diese Dinge her?
Why carbon?
Yeah but... you are decreasing surface area in the filter and carbon isn't really necessary
🤦🏾♂️ didn't look like there was an upgrade needed
Faudrait laver le charbon actif...
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Use Matrix.
Thank you soo much 🙌🏼❤️❤️
for upgrades check Pondguru's videos on his "Pimp my filter" series.
Ja ma złe doświadczenie z filtrami co kupię pochodzi tydzień góra 2 i zaczyna filter pracować przerywanie z mniejszą siłą aż milknie. I to bez wyjątku wszystkie.
Goodluck
All in seachem
How big is tht tank?!
4x2 ft
@@team7r3.. gallons?
Perfect but that carbon wont last more than a few days