• You are viewing the forum as a Guest, please login (you can use your Facebook, Twitter, Google or Microsoft account to login) or register using this link: Log in or Sign Up

Filter Dilema...

swackett

Member
Joined
29 May 2008
Messages
449
Location
Surrey
We currently have a Roma 125 with an external Eheim 2324 filter. The filter is rated at 700 lph which means we currently have 5.6 x flow.

The tank has mainly low light plants; Crypts, Java fern and Anubias and some algae, the tank is injected with Co2.


Bearing this in mind would a change of filter help?

Any thought most welcome
Ta
 
The normal tubes that come with the Roma, 2 x 20 watt T8's, 1 Power Glo and 1 Aqua Glo
 
I am thinking of a eheim 2173 which is 1050 lph which is 8.6x flow, although not 10x do you think it will be okay?
 
Is the 10x flow rule for all co2 injected tanks regardless of light level?
 
Yes - plants can still grow fast & healthy with very low light, in fact low light is recommended with C02 injected tanks.
If you are going to try for a lovely planted tank then you need to follow the right advice...if you compromise or deviate from the correct standard formula then expect a rough ride.
The truth is 8.5 might well work if you can match everything else required!
However why would you even try! just read through this forum to see that growing plants is not about compromise but getting the basics into perspective...there are lots of experienced guys on board & I think all of them will say 'use 10 x flow to be safe'....up to you at the end of the day.
 
  • Like
Reactions: tim
You could also buy something to match your 700lph filter and run 2 filters. This would give you a little extra flow and perhaps save you a few quid?
 
Back
Top