filter help

manda · 11-04-2006, 05:21 PM

i have seen all the post on bettas and filters.
i have a divided 10 gallon. its divided in threes. it would be ideal to get a filter and have it in a divided place with no fish but thats not possible.

can someone recommend me a good filter that has an adjustable current that would work out for me? right now i am using two penn plax filters. these hook up to your areation and its like a sponge fliter with carbon. i have one on each side and it makes too much water movement! i have a gadge where i can adjust the bubbles but even with a low setting it is still too much.
i am using two because they are recommended for 5 gal and under.
can i go with just one, or do i really need a new filter.

Puffer Pita · 11-04-2006, 05:26 PM

If it was me, I'd put one Palm filter in each of the divided parts. They're small, inexpensive, adjustable flow and work really well.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...1&N=2004+22769

manda · 11-04-2006, 10:23 PM

looks great, but how is my lid going to fit on my tank then?
i mean... if this is the best route then i can make a lid out of some plastic mesh.

manda · 11-04-2006, 10:24 PM

oh yeah, and it says its for up to 5 gallons, so two should work out fine instead of three

11-04-2006, 05:21 PM	#1
manda Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southren KY Age: 21 Posts: 450	filter help i have seen all the post on bettas and filters. i have a divided 10 gallon. its divided in threes. it would be ideal to get a filter and have it in a divided place with no fish but thats not possible. can someone recommend me a good filter that has an adjustable current that would work out for me? right now i am using two penn plax filters. these hook up to your areation and its like a sponge fliter with carbon. i have one on each side and it makes too much water movement! i have a gadge where i can adjust the bubbles but even with a low setting it is still too much. i am using two because they are recommended for 5 gal and under. can i go with just one, or do i really need a new filter. __________________ Proud mom of a SHELTIE 10 gallon: 6 black neon tetras, 1 male betta, 6 ghost shrimp 5.5 gallon divided: two male bettas 1/2 gallon: male betta 1 gallon: male betta 5.5 gallon: empty!!! ALSO mommy to two house rabbits! Ryo and Alex

11-04-2006, 05:26 PM	#2
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	If it was me, I'd put one Palm filter in each of the divided parts. They're small, inexpensive, adjustable flow and work really well. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...1&N=2004+22769 __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

11-04-2006, 10:23 PM	#3
manda Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southren KY Age: 21 Posts: 450	looks great, but how is my lid going to fit on my tank then? i mean... if this is the best route then i can make a lid out of some plastic mesh. __________________ Proud mom of a SHELTIE 10 gallon: 6 black neon tetras, 1 male betta, 6 ghost shrimp 5.5 gallon divided: two male bettas 1/2 gallon: male betta 1 gallon: male betta 5.5 gallon: empty!!! ALSO mommy to two house rabbits! Ryo and Alex

11-04-2006, 10:24 PM	#4
manda Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southren KY Age: 21 Posts: 450	oh yeah, and it says its for up to 5 gallons, so two should work out fine instead of three __________________ Proud mom of a SHELTIE 10 gallon: 6 black neon tetras, 1 male betta, 6 ghost shrimp 5.5 gallon divided: two male bettas 1/2 gallon: male betta 1 gallon: male betta 5.5 gallon: empty!!! ALSO mommy to two house rabbits! Ryo and Alex

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