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Jul 12, 2007 by PETER C | Posted in Fish

can i get a 20 gallon canister filter and adjust the speed to make a perfect for a 10 gallon?....before i bought a filter that was too strong that my fish got sucked in...can a 20 gallon canister be adjusted to work in a 10 gallon without hurting my goldfish?

I have a Rena 3 canister on one of my 75s. When my cichlids breed, the babies get sucked up the intake all the time. I bought a pre-filter sponge for a couple of dollars. It fits over the end of the intake and prevents the babies from being sucked up. You may have to get a rubber band over one end to get it secure on the intake, but it should do the trick. Of course you will need to clean the sponge often, since it will be the first thing that comes in contact with the dirt being sucked up the intake.

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Ok so this pump bucket…is about 1.6 galons comes with 3 trays in it. you can load them with whatever you see fit to run whatever type of tank you want however they do come with the filter media you need…so you wont have to go out and buy some.

i own two. both 1000 due to the fact that i didnt hear very good things about the larger models and because i run a 75 saltwater with fish inverts and loads of live rock.

ive had one for 6 months now and i liked it so much and i liked the PRICE so much i decided to buy another one of the same type.

i dont use the rubber hoses and fittings they come with altho they are great. i actually did some diy plumming and have them both hooked togheder on the intake but sparate utputs.

water flow is good they are very quiet and if you plan on running them in a cabinet you wont hear them run at all.

the disconect feature is great but sometimes when i unhook the pump i spill a bit of water. not from the intake or output hoses…its the water thats left in the canister…but its only id say about as much as you can fit in a tablespoon.

as far as priming goes…you hook up the hoses…you pump the top button hard about 5 times and then by suction it will get its own airbubbles out.

NOTE at first it will blow bubbles untill it fills itself with water but this is for less than a few seconds. after 3 minutes if you still see slight bubbles coming out that means you didnt set up the hoses right and you might have an air leak but thats not the pumps fault.

once properly set this will be the last of your worries especially when it comes to maintenance.

if you buy this pump you wont regret it.

As an fish tank owner for over 15 years, I’d always had the big old Penguin on the back of the tank. Reliable. Sometimes noisy. But it got the job done.

Recently the Penguin gave up the ghost. I decided to upgrade. I could not be happier. I am wondering why I didn’t do it sooner. (And so are my fish.)

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