Pond filter vs. aquarium filter

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Pond filter vs. aquarium filter

Post by palaeodave » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:13 am

I've been thinking about getting a new filter recently. Is there any particular reason not to get a pond filter for a biggish tank rather than forking out a fortune for one of the bigger Eheim filters etc?
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Re: Pond filter vs. aquarium filter

Post by Oldfish » Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:34 pm

I've been using bead filters made for koi ponds on all of my large aquariums.They work better and are easier to maintain. Image

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Re: Pond filter vs. aquarium filter

Post by FAILED » Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:45 am

Wow nice! Plywood build?? What's the size n dimensions?

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Re: Pond filter vs. aquarium filter

Post by peggy09 » Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:24 am

Yes, it looks great! But could you please JMK Design add some description?
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Re: Pond filter vs. aquarium filter

Post by wasserscheu » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:31 pm

I'd setup something like Keith, that only draws 5W, Pond Filters often take 50W or more (or less ;-) )

http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17433

on the very bottom of that thread there is some more details in English

http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php ... ght=deters

If you don't need to overcome hight differences (sump design) I'd avoid high power consuming pumps, for tanks below 1000 Litres
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