Habitat - Indoor :: what size filter for new tank

[blulite]

for a turtle tank the filter should cycle the tank at least 3 times an hour but 5 is ideal. turtles are a lot messier than fish

ive found some fx5's on ebay for just over £130 new so i think i might just wait a couple of weeks to put the turtle in his new tank and buy a new fx5

unless in the meantime i can get a cheaper one from somewhere

[Daniel3507]

good call on the fx5. it can pretty much be your filter for life. i love mine.

[blulite]

good call on the fx5. it can pretty much be your filter for life. i love mine.

wanna sell it????????? cheap tho lol i could of had one yesterday for around £30 but i decided against it as it had no pipes or media. so i wasnt sure if it was gonna last

[Daniel3507]

haha. dont think so. ebay has alot of cheap ones. i got mine brand new for a good price

[blulite]

i checked ebay and craigslist. also various other auction sites, freecycle and also some traders magazines. the fx5's are hard to come by cheap at this moment in time. im just gonna keep looking. hope i can get one soon i really want my new tank up and running

[threshold]

if you re sealed it you know you need to leave it 5-7 days to cure or it will leak?...found tht out the hard way

[blulite]

if you re sealed it you know you need to leave it 5-7 days to cure or it will leak?...found tht out the hard way

oohh no i diddnt know that i thought you jut left it 24 hours but im glad you told me. i am verry appreciative of that. phew..... cheers

[blulite]

rite then ive found a filter guys. does any ony have any idea of the specs for a LAC 809 external filter????

i have found that it is used on a few of the tanks listed here
http://www.coburgaquarium.com.au/tanks_jebo_R2.html

and judging by the tank capacities the filter must be quite good. i have emailed the store but got no reply yet. does any one have one of these filters or has had one???

[Bascomb]

blu-l -- I have stuck the at least 5 times per hour rule. All of my tanks are over the 5 times per hour. With such a large tank you need to get the gph up to keep it clean. An FX-5 would do just great. Good Luck b.

[blulite]

blu-l -- I have stuck the at least 5 times per hour rule. All of my tanks are over the 5 times per hour. With such a large tank you need to get the gph up to keep it clean. An FX-5 would do just great. Good Luck b.

this filter is just a temporary measure which i will put with 2 fluval 1's a fluval 2 plus and an interpret (notsure of model). untill i save for the fluval fx5. once i get the fx5 i will use the 809 for the 30g tank i have and put is a couple of fish

[blulite]

old thread but i thought id revive it, i now have a major upgrade on my filter, im using a Laguna PowerJet Max Flow 3500 (3700 l/h) Pump, with the Laguna Pressure-Flo 5000 UVC Filter 11w UV clarification.

tank capacity to brim = 436.5 litres
tank capacity to shelf = 400.1 litres

so, my cycle rate

to brim = 3700 / 436.5 = 8.47
to shelf = 3700 / 400.1 = 9.24

so im getting my full tank contents cycled to my current fill level of the shelf, 9.24 times p/h.

much much better than what i was getting. i think about 1.5 times p/h