Filter Installation

ikermalli · 11-12-2007, 10:49 AM

I don't know how to install my filter because of the way my tank hood is built and my filter is a hang on here are some pics:

The Filter

The Tank Hood

kbjunior8 · 11-12-2007, 10:56 AM

yo that was the same problem with my tank except it was the heater so i just put it through the whole on the hood of my tank and adjusted the size to make it fit easier andd now its better then ever

ikermalli · 11-12-2007, 10:57 AM

I don't have a hole in my hood though.

BV77 · 11-12-2007, 11:05 AM

those lines in the back, help to section it off....simply cut the plastic with a pair of diagonal cut pliers, cut out how ever many sections you need to get the filter and or heater to fit through

FishHead · 11-12-2007, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BV77

those lines in the back, help to section it off....simply cut the plastic with a pair of diagonal cut pliers, cut out how ever many sections you need to get the filter and or heater to fit through

ditto..

ikermalli · 11-12-2007, 12:30 PM

Thanks! It worked! How did you people over here initially fill your tanks without a python, like medium sized tanks about 20 Gallons to 29 Gallons because I don't have a python. Also anyone have a visi-therm heater? Because I can't get my suction cups on that peice you are supposed to attach it to is there a special way to do it?

mousey · 11-12-2007, 02:35 PM

I carried my water gallon by gallon from the tap to the tank.

ikermalli · 11-12-2007, 02:43 PM

Yeah I had to do that too. I'll post some pics soon

Edit: I'll post pics in New Fishes

fishbguy · 11-12-2007, 03:48 PM

I carry, and still carry, water in buckets. If you get a 5 gallon bucket, it's not that hard to fill it up. only a few trips. In my Bio class last year, I had to fill up a 65 gallon, and a 125 gallon with a 4 gallon bucket. Talk about alot of work...Stoopid thing took me 5 days to fill.

ikermalli · 11-12-2007, 03:55 PM

Whoa! I have a 1.5 Gallon bucket that I filled my 20 with

Obsidian · 11-12-2007, 07:56 PM

I use Visi therm heaters. It takes some work but the suction cups do have pieces that fit into the plastic holder. What I usually do is just screw it in there. Thats the only way I could get it to work.

ikermalli · 11-12-2007, 08:18 PM

My visi-therm heaters light isn't on even though it is plugged in does that mean the water is at the desired temp (78 Farenheit)?

neilfishguy · 11-13-2007, 09:53 PM

you really need a thermomiter. it could also mean that its ajusted to a low temp.

Obsidian · 11-13-2007, 09:59 PM

You have to let it sit in the water for a while before you turn it on. That helps it set itself right, but I don't know the details of why LOL.

ikermalli · 11-14-2007, 04:14 AM

lol yeah it just started working haha, I have a thermometer strip is that okay?

11-12-2007, 10:49 AM	#1
ikermalli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 708	Filter Installation I don't know how to install my filter because of the way my tank hood is built and my filter is a hang on here are some pics: The Filter The Tank Hood __________________ Take a look at my site http://aquariumexpertise.freeforums.org/

11-12-2007, 10:56 AM	#2
kbjunior8 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 172	yo that was the same problem with my tank except it was the heater so i just put it through the whole on the hood of my tank and adjusted the size to make it fit easier andd now its better then ever __________________ 10 Gallon Tank 1 male vieltail betta (red) name: Zuljana

11-12-2007, 10:57 AM	#3
ikermalli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 708	I don't have a hole in my hood though. __________________ Take a look at my site http://aquariumexpertise.freeforums.org/

11-12-2007, 12:30 PM	#6
ikermalli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 708	Thanks! It worked! How did you people over here initially fill your tanks without a python, like medium sized tanks about 20 Gallons to 29 Gallons because I don't have a python. Also anyone have a visi-therm heater? Because I can't get my suction cups on that peice you are supposed to attach it to is there a special way to do it? __________________ Take a look at my site http://aquariumexpertise.freeforums.org/

11-12-2007, 02:35 PM	#7
mousey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 790	I carried my water gallon by gallon from the tap to the tank. __________________ mousey Toronto. Canada

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11-12-2007, 11:05 AM	#4
BV77 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 473	those lines in the back, help to section it off....simply cut the plastic with a pair of diagonal cut pliers, cut out how ever many sections you need to get the filter and or heater to fit through

11-12-2007, 02:43 PM	#8
ikermalli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 708	Yeah I had to do that too. I'll post some pics soon Edit: I'll post pics in New Fishes __________________ Take a look at my site http://aquariumexpertise.freeforums.org/ Last edited by ikermalli; 11-12-2007 at 02:57 PM.

11-12-2007, 03:48 PM	#9
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11-12-2007, 03:55 PM	#10
ikermalli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 708	Whoa! I have a 1.5 Gallon bucket that I filled my 20 with __________________ Take a look at my site http://aquariumexpertise.freeforums.org/

11-12-2007, 07:56 PM	#11
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 998	I use Visi therm heaters. It takes some work but the suction cups do have pieces that fit into the plastic holder. What I usually do is just screw it in there. Thats the only way I could get it to work. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 8 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 2 German Blue Rams, 5 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches

11-12-2007, 08:18 PM	#12
ikermalli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 708	My visi-therm heaters light isn't on even though it is plugged in does that mean the water is at the desired temp (78 Farenheit)? __________________ Take a look at my site http://aquariumexpertise.freeforums.org/

11-13-2007, 09:53 PM	#13
neilfishguy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 16 Posts: 185	you really need a thermomiter. it could also mean that its ajusted to a low temp.

11-13-2007, 09:59 PM	#14
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 998	You have to let it sit in the water for a while before you turn it on. That helps it set itself right, but I don't know the details of why LOL. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 8 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 2 German Blue Rams, 5 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches

11-14-2007, 04:14 AM	#15
ikermalli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 708	lol yeah it just started working haha, I have a thermometer strip is that okay? __________________ Take a look at my site http://aquariumexpertise.freeforums.org/

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