Dual sponge filters and tank size

shift · 03-03-2013, 12:41 AM

How many gallons are one of those cheap dual sponge filters capable of maintaining? Is one good enough for a 5,10,15,20g?

Bandit1200 · 03-03-2013, 03:45 AM

It depends on the stocking level more than the number of gallons in the tank. It might work fine on a lightly stocked 20 and might be terrible on an over stocked 10.
I'm running one of them on a 20L that's full of plants and cherry shrimp with no problem.

shift · 03-03-2013, 04:06 AM

I put them in 3 diff 10g shrimp tanks. They are all decently planted. And may double as fry tanks soon

I also have a 17gal bucket I was thinking of using as a planted mini fry pond. So I guess it wouldn't Hurt to ad a second as the residences increase

03-03-2013, 12:41 AM	#1
shift Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: canada Posts: 891	Dual sponge filters and tank size How many gallons are one of those cheap dual sponge filters capable of maintaining? Is one good enough for a 5,10,15,20g? __________________ 84G - The Osaka Forest 12G Fluval Edge - Celestial pearl Danios, Boraras urophthalmoides & PFR shrimp 5.5G Fluval Chi - Pumpkin shrimplets 10G - CRS/CBS 10G - Red Rilli's 10G - Yellow shrimp

03-03-2013, 04:06 AM	#3
shift Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: canada Posts: 891	Dual sponge filters and tank size I put them in 3 diff 10g shrimp tanks. They are all decently planted. And may double as fry tanks soon I also have a 17gal bucket I was thinking of using as a planted mini fry pond. So I guess it wouldn't Hurt to ad a second as the residences increase __________________ 84G - The Osaka Forest 12G Fluval Edge - Celestial pearl Danios, Boraras urophthalmoides & PFR shrimp 5.5G Fluval Chi - Pumpkin shrimplets 10G - CRS/CBS 10G - Red Rilli's 10G - Yellow shrimp

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03-03-2013, 03:45 AM	#2
Bandit1200 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 423	It depends on the stocking level more than the number of gallons in the tank. It might work fine on a lightly stocked 20 and might be terrible on an over stocked 10. I'm running one of them on a 20L that's full of plants and cherry shrimp with no problem.