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Re: Recommended filtration system...
>"Newbie here,
I am interested in starting a planted tank, but I'm a
little perplexed at which typed of filter to use.
Right now I've got a Penguin Bio-wheel. My plans are
to inject CO2 into the filter box to allow the gas to
slowly dissolve and mix into the tank water. I guess,
my main concern is about charcoal. Ist it recommended
in a planted tank? The Penguin filter cartridges
contain activated charcoal in them, which would prove
difficult to remove if need be.
Thanks,
-Rob"
>
Rob,
The Biowheel may result in the loss of too much CO2
and I found that it was quite noisy when the impeller
chopped up the CO2 bubbles.
I use a powerhead driven filter/CO2 reactor design. I
have a Marineland Powerhead 660R at one end of the
tank fitted with a prefilter and a modified gravel vac
tube CO2 reactor at the other end of the tank. The
powerhead is connected to the CO2 reactor by 5/8"
tubing. It cost about $35 for the whole system. It
works flawlessly with very little surface agitation.
Lobos
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