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What kind of filter is good2007-11-24 23:42:18

I bought the 2.5minibow, and it came with like an under gravel filter. It is a plastic like sheet or w/e, and it goes under the gravel, and then you put gravel on top. Then there a tube that sticks out in the corner, with like a white rock T think they call it.. ANd then in the plastic pipe, there is a small oxygen hose. Would someone explain to me how this system works, and if it's good!? I have no idea how the filter part works.. Its a mystery! :)

Answers:

If you just bought it, then i am assuming you are setting up a new aquarium.

PLEASE DO NOT PUT ANY FISH INTO A NEW AQUARIUM UNTIL you have set it up and let it run for about 2-3 weeks.

the fish may die.

What you have is a good filter system. Not great but good.

the advantage of these systems is you don't have to clean the filter (at least not often)

the filter itself as you stated sits under the gravel and there should be a plastic pipe that sticks up into the water to about 1 inch of the surface of the water. (or the white rock may be the replacement) i would have to see it to be sure.

You must have an air pump for this system to work because the air is pumped through the hose to the bottom of the plastic pipe. when the bubbles rise through the pipe it moves the water under the filter up causing a vacumm to occur which sucks the water down through the gravel. the fish waste is caught in the gravel where bacteria break the waste down into nitrites and nitrates which become food for any plants you have in the tank.