Crayfish Tank Filter

[ownu4free]

Hi Aquaquotient Viewers, may i know what filter you guys use for your crayfish tank? Anyone tried using sponge filter or dual sponge filter?

my tank is current a 60x30x26 tank divided into 3, thought of getting a sponge filter for each compartment. Suggestions?

[Berny]

thats a bad idea, they will climb onto the sponge filter and escape.

[ownu4free]

thats a bad idea, they will climb onto the sponge filter and escape.

I will cover the tank , just want to know if Sponge filter will work, cause usually only see people use on shrimp

[Berny]

from what i know, they're pretty hardy and can tolerate pretty extreme conditions (that doesnt mean you should test it!)

[ownu4free]

from what i know, they're pretty hardy and can tolerate pretty extreme conditions (that doesnt mean you should test it!)

hmmm.. i'm currently using a hangover filter, my crayfish are doing fine, just wondering will sponge filter works :O cause im dividing the tanks, and i'm afraid the filter wont be powerful enough

[lucasjiang]

Yea im using one sponge filter for my 2 footer with three crayfish, works fine.

[ownu4free]

Yea im using one sponge filter for my 2 footer with three crayfish, works fine.

Which type do you use? can share pic of your tank?

[Urban Aquaria]

Sponge filters are suitable for crayfish tanks, they offer good biological filtration (and abit of mechanical filtration for suspended particles), though the flow and circulation isn't usually as strong as a hang-on filter, so you'll tend to see more of the larger waste particles and debris just sitting on the tank base/substrate. You'll need to do abit more base vacuuming to regularly remove all the accumulated detritus.

Main advantage of sponge filters is that many units can be powered by just one powerful air pump, so it saves energy and electrical sockets, very useful in multi-tank/unit partition setups.

[ownu4free]

Sponge filters are suitable for crayfish tanks, they offer good biological filtration (and abit of mechanical filtration for suspended particles), though the flow and circulation isn't usually as strong as a hang-on filter, so you'll tend to see more of the larger waste particles and debris just sitting on the tank base/substrate. You'll need to do abit more base vacuuming to regularly remove all the accumulated detritus.

Main advantage of sponge filters is that many units can be powered by just one powerful air pump, so it saves energy and electrical sockets, very useful in multi-tank/unit partition setups.

which type is better? The standing one or the double one with suction cup

[Urban Aquaria]

which type is better? The standing one or the double one with suction cup

The dual sponge filter models which are attached to the glass with suction cups would be better, they have adjustable sponge arms and there is also an adjustable outflow nozzle at the top which points horizontally, so when the water flows out you can direct it to create better circulation around the tank.

[ownu4free]

The dual sponge filter models which are attached to the glass with suction cups would be better, they have adjustable sponge arms and there is also an adjustable outflow nozzle at the top which points horizontally, so when the water flows out you can direct it to create better circulation around the tank.

Thanks so much! if i put it at the back of the tank, with fake plants in front of it, will it affect the filter?

[Urban Aquaria]

Thanks so much! if i put it at the back of the tank, with fake plants in front of it, will it affect the filter?

No issues with that placement... though i guess you might tend to just get more dirt and debris collecting around the fake plants.

[ownu4free]

No issues with that placement... though i guess you might tend to just get more dirt and debris collecting around the fake plants.

Didn't think about that , haha shall put at the side cause my cray tank look rather plain

[lucasjiang]

Which type do you use? can share pic of your tank?

I use the normal ones that you place standing on the aquarium base. I cant take pictures now though. Like what urban aquaria said, there's indeed quite a lot of detritus on the bottom. I fint the water circulation fine though, and water quality is good, so i think it's fine.

[ownu4free]

I use the normal ones that you place standing on the aquarium base. I cant take pictures now though. Like what urban aquaria said, there's indeed quite a lot of detritus on the bottom. I fint the water circulation fine though, and water quality is good, so i think it's fine.

Thanks so much for the reply, will get it this weekend and share my tank setup photo for comments