[greaser84]

Looks good, I like the rocks. I have an ac20 in my 10 gallon they are so worth it and you can adjust the flow. I put purigen in place of the carbon it keeps it crystal clear. Question about your light I wanted to get an finnex R, I thought they were for rimless? Did you have to modify it to get it on?

 

[greaser84]

They technically are meant for rimless, but you can get it to attach without modification. It was too much light for my Evolve 4 so it had been sitting around for a year doing nothing. If you REALLY needed to, you could just easily cut into the rim to make a slot, but I didn't. I suppose if it gets bumped the wrong way it could fall, so I may end up doing that.

I really wanted an AC20, as I use an AC50 on my 30gal. I haven't used this Aqueon yet so I may return it (I was going to replace the cartridge with a custom media setup).

I am very interested in ditching the carbon inserts I use in my filters (I have an Evolve 4 that I basically have the exact setup for an AC30 inside the media chamber) and using Purigen, but I do not know how to use it. I do not have any water clarity issues, but I hear it is still better regardless. Did you have to make your own bag for it?

Interesting info on the light thanks. Carbon doesn't last to long, I only use it for removing meds. As for the purigen I have the 100ml pre bagged stuff, it says it treats up to 100 gallons. At first I thought that was a lot for a 10 gallon aquarium but I contacted seachem and they said it was fine to use in a 10 gallon tank, so I use the whole bag. If you feel like you won't have enough room in the filter, then you should get the purigen in the plastic jar and a separate filter media bag and put as much as you want in it. I love that purigen is regenerable.