Just bought a HangOn Filter to replace the Bulky Overhead filtration system with internal powerhead in the tank.
What's the experience you have ? Is is good ? Any disadvantages?
Having say that the overhead cheapskate Filter is working extremely good for it's purpose with just Foam Filter for months.
I change it becoz the HangOn Filter
1. is more elegant. []
2. Looks more sophiscated system [:]
3. provides more overhead space for me to work
(Collect Cory eggs)
4. allow Room for more lighting.
5. is not using internal powerhead in the tank. Tank looks better and hopefully cooler too (28-31).
hi, i've 2 hangon (eheim liberty 100) filters at home. agree with you that it doesn't take up precious space on the tank.
apart from canister filters, hangon filters are easier to maintain too. i used them on small tanks though and sometimes also to give bigger tanks extra aeration.
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disadvantage:
1. heard water splashing sound.. can be quite audible unless u are deaf.. hahaha.
2. cause lots of CO2 loss.. no good for plants.
advantage:
1. takes up less space.
2. easy to maintain.[
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kelv, i'm not deaf leh! i don't hear any splashing sound, maybe because my water level is pretty high.[
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I keep my water-level quite high so only have a mini-dam waterfall (Very nice flow). I thought this part is cool also
The Sound not loud at all and that's means I not much Co2 losses either? Anyway I did not put C02 [
Hopefully the filtration system works better.
corydoras, there will always be Co2 in water even if you dont add.. If your plants are already fighting for those already inside, its bad news for them if there is more loss!
there is larger CO2 loss in certain scenarios,
like in wet-dry filters. Even the overhead filter is wet-dry in a way. There is a lot of exposure to air (thus oxygenation) as the water trickle down into the filter box. Likewise for hangon, depends on water level. Depends on the amount of spray created to be exact
hahaha.. flor.. well, in the middle of the night and regardless of the water level, i still hear the water flowing sound.. and that is not good if u are a light sleeper and have the 3 fish tanks in the rooms.. the one in my living room is already quite loud at time.. [
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i got one tank i purposely lower the water so i can hear the splashing of the sound, it mimics the sound of streams flowing in the forest. i got all my 14 tanks running with air stone and i just love the sound and atmostphere in my room that i dun wish to wake up =)
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wa bene i am doing the opposite for the tanks in my room
i hush them
but i used to have crickets (as feeders) in my room and they sound nice..depending on wat kind you have. If you like "sound of nature" you should keep a couple of crickets in room. But get the light brown ones they have sweet voice. Dont get big black ones they are super noisy [
I've used both the overhead filter and the hangon filters. The thing that I don't like about hang on filters is that you have to prime it after you switched it off for water change. In overhead filters, it's just turning on the switch.
Also , the hangon filters can't really suck up the dirt at the other side of the tank. Overhead filters, has the outlet on the other side of the tank, moves the dirt to the inlet.
The hangon is more elegant. I guess it just boils down to what you use it for. For me, the overheads used are for my large cichlids, so I use them.
If I had a small planted tank, I would use the hangon as well though
but i used to have crickets (as feeders) in my room and they sound nice..depending on wat kind you have. If you like "sound of nature" you should keep a couple of crickets in room. But get the light brown ones they have sweet voice. Dont get big black ones they are super noisy [
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reminds me of temburong jungle.. sigh..[
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CoryDorus, whats the brand u bought? i used to have an air-driven hang-on filter. worked quite okay for awhile then it went byebye. still exists but the crack on its side has rendered it useless. [:0]
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I like the adjustable inter-connection in-flow pipe as it allows me to go low near to the gravel to grab debris.
Another good about this is that the controlled water flow-out is of smooth curved angle as though flowing out from a dam, skimming the surface across to the front.
By Placing the filter in the middle it seems to swop the entire tank in configuration eight flow. I thought it has a Good flow.
Maybe different HangOn filter has different flow design.
Also opening the top cover allows me to clean the inside w/o removing the filter from the tank. Maybe this is a better design than of earlier concerns.
Well for me, I find it being very ineffective. The only advantage is that it is really quiet!
Though I dun hear any water flow noises, I can see that my tank is getting really dirty! I dun get that kind of quality when I use the overhead filter.
Somemore, I dun actually see any water flow movement and thus one side of my tank seems to be more dirty than the other side.
Lots of scum and dirt starts collecting at my plants and surface of my tank.
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ninjafly, which one were you using before?
my eheim liberty 100 cleared my 2ft tank (off debris) faster than the ecco 2233.
thought the water flow is along the surface? no water movement? hmm... and the flow of the liberty 100 is adjustable...
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ninjafly, I did check for all the surrounding plants motion in my 2FT.
From the "slow" motion I deduce the flows is slightly stronger then expected and also come to the conclusion it moves in "figure 8" wave motions from surface top to bottom suction behind.
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