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8 hours a day without a filter?

11-12-2009

Re: 8 hours a day without a filter?

Liisa Sarakontu

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Re: 8 hours a day without a filter?

Liisa Sarakontu

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Re: 8 hours a day without a filter?

Posted by A Paul Ing on November 14, 2009, 9:44 am

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mid.individual.net:

>

> > Fair enough - although they haven't died when we've had power outages.

>
> Luckily most fish are quite hardy, and I think that none of the species y=

ou

> have there are high-oxygen species. Some river fish, like Siamese algae
> eaters, might die (or jump out from the tank) quite soon after the oxygen
> level starts going down.
>

> > The bacteria dies due to lack of oxygen?

>
> Yup. Not all bacteria, but the ones living in a filter dealing with
> nitrogen and fish waste live there just because they need quite high leve=

l

> of oxygen.
>

> > It is most definately not vibration against the glass as I have
> > cushioned it all to no avail.

>
> Okay, you have already checked it. Then my advice doesn't work.
>
> Liisa

Try going a week without changing your Maxi Pad and see what kind of
bacteria and other creepy crawlers come out of hiding. I think your
brain is dead from Toxic Shock Syndrome . YOur supposed to take em out
every so often, nbot just shoving more up inside and letting them rot
you idiot.

Posted by Rodney Pont on November 13, 2009, 1:36 am

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On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:14:41 +1100, Yowie wrote:

>So, my question is: can I turn the thing off whilst asleep? I have tried to
>block the noise with a towel wrapped around the outside of the filter, but
>it still makes too much noise for my liking. The only other option seems to
>be to turn the thing off whilst I'm trying to sleep. Would 8 hours per day
>without filtering cause harm to the tank or am I just going to have to get
>used to the racket?

It's not a good idea to turn it off or to turn it down really, you need the
full flow for it to manage the tank properly. Can you silicone a strip of
glass or something to the inside of the aquarium under the filter outlet to
divert the flow?

Alternately you could just put it down to experience and get another Whisper,
the 30, from the internet:

http://www.aquariumguys.com/tetratec.html

I know that's in the US but I'm in the UK and Australian suppliers aren't easy
to search for.

I prefer cannisters personally and will be changing my noisy Fluval for a
Tetratec early next year:

http://www.aquatics-online.co.uk/catalogue/tetratec-ex-external-filters.asp

--
Regards - Rodney Pont
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Posted by Nitesbane on November 13, 2009, 10:58 am

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>A 100 litre fresh water tropical tank. Has 10 neons, 6 rosy barbs, a black
> neon, a rummy nose tetra and a small bristlenose. Has some rocks, a large
> peice of driftwood. My set-up is 2 years old, so its 'nitrogen cycle' is
> stable.
>
> <snip>
>
> So, my question is: can I turn the thing off whilst asleep? I have tried
> to
> block the noise with a towel wrapped around the outside of the filter, but
> it still makes too much noise for my liking. The only other option seems
> to
> be to turn the thing off whilst I'm trying to sleep. Would 8 hours per day
> without filtering cause harm to the tank or am I just going to have to get
> used to the racket?
>

As a fish breeder, I can safely say that having no filter for part (or even
all) of the day won't have a noticeable impact on your tank in the
slightest. As one poster mentioned, there's quite a few fish in that tank
so there may be a problem with sufficient oxygen levels overnight. If you
leave the filter off for several hours, or have a power outage do your fish
start "gasping" for air at the surface? If not, don't worry about them.

As far as the bacteria goes, they'll be fine overnight as long as the filter
doesn't dry out completely. Even if it does you still won't wipe out your
cycle entirely due to the bacteria living on the substrate and the plants.

I raise fry in containers with absolutely no filtration or water movement
for the first couple weeks of their lives (water changes every other day),
the only thing I put in their containers besides water is java moss. After
the first few weeks, I move them to a 5.5 or 2 gallon tank with only an air
stone. They'll sit in this setup until they're large enough to go into a
tank with other adults or get sold, but the water gets changed with the rest
of the fish - once a week.

As far as different filters go, I prefer canister filters. My Eheim 2213
doesn't make any noticeable noise unless you press your ear up against it.
I'm also liking the "new" design of the Tetra Whisper hang-on-back filters
with the motor or whatever it is under the water on top of the intake. Much
better than the Aqua Clear filters I used to swear by, and no noise unless
it's rattling against the tank (which it does occasionally).

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