5 Simple Tricks to Improve Your Aquarium Filter

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@AquariumCoop 2 года назад

*What are your favorite filter hacks that everyone should try?* If you missed our top 5 time-saving hacks, check it out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_08HQsCUMYw.html

@stevenqi2338 2 года назад

Any recommendations for a pre-filter for FX6? I don’t see from your website. Thanks.

@paularamos5752 2 года назад

My own sumps they usually cost me like 75 bucks rather than like 400$ and mine are perfect for me.and u just put a vid out for no automation and I agree ☝️ it

@planetestargate719 Год назад

Je découvre cette chaîne et wow! Je me rends comptes qu'en France on est mal conseillé. Je suis passé d'un petit filtre à cartouche interne à un bac de décantation interne inclus dans mon zolux, mais je dois changer la ouate quasiment toute les semaines, de blanche elle passe a marron rouile et la pompe réduit... En cherchant sur RU-vid, je vois de la lumière ici et j'entre et woah! Je découvre qu'il existe plusieurs types de filtrations, qu'on peut faire sans jeter (tellement mieux pour l'écologie !) Bref, j'ai envie de bien faire, de tout tester , mais mon mari va me tuer 😆 Du coup j'hésite entre tester le filtre en mousse interne avec pompe à air ( je n'en ai pas en France on nous dit que c'est débile, que ça sert vraiment pas), ou la pompe fontaine externe... Je me demande ce qui serait le mieux pour l'aquarium de mon couple d' Apistogramma cacatoides...

@lindawirth3640 2 года назад

Never thought of putting the air stone in the hob .. Some great advice

@crystalgrammer8256 2 года назад

Agree! Going to try this hack out with my Multis tank.

@naopak259 2 года назад

so i could put it in sump also 🤷‍♂️

@hirotenko77 2 года назад

What’s an air stone and what does it do?

@Ro_1903 2 года назад

@@hirotenko77 it helps with diffusing and supplying dissolved air into your tank

@sunflowermouse307 2 года назад

Such a great idea! I got tired of using sponge filters because I hate taking them out the water to clean them so I went back to using my HOB but have felt guilty about the loss of O2 exchange. Going to put the air stone in the filter NOW! :)

@kowboy83ra 2 года назад

I've had a fish tank for a year, but it's looked like crap the whole time. I bought it for my son who is young and loves to stare at the fish. I think I've learned more in 10 minutes from your videos than I have in the past year googling random things. All I can say is I'm impressed. Subscribed.

@rdred8693 Год назад

How is your tank going now?

@kowboy83ra Год назад

@@rdred8693 A lot better. The tips on here are pure gold.

@rdred8693 Год назад

@@kowboy83ra That is great! One thing I've noticed is a few of the people who make a living with fish, started out in childhood keeping aquariums. You never know what this might spark for your son!

@kerrypitt9789 2 года назад

I've been making my own sponge inlet filters. Since I can't get that coarse sponge from you up here yet, I buy the sponge that goes in your eavestrough to keep it from plugging up. It is that same coarseness. I have followed your suggestions for hot rodding filters since your earlier videos. I have never bought another cartridge for any of my filters.

@biancavelazquez4280 2 года назад

Thanks Cory for always being my go to guide to keeping aquariums running smoothly, I also love your products!!

@TheSnakeOil 2 года назад

That B roll of Dean putting his glasses on…😭😭😭

@reelkyrie 2 года назад

Yeeee 🥹

@danmolstad5541 2 года назад

Thanks for the great tips. One of the things I love about this hobby is that there is always more to learn. I really like how Corey’s tips are simple and effective.

@carlflemmig4962 2 года назад

I agree with you there's always something new to learn with the fish keeping hobby. Every time I think I got it all together. I step in it.

@amymandeville8342 2 года назад

Those Ziss no clog air stones I got from you are hands down the absolute BEST I've ever used! I've never had one break and they really are no clog.

@sweetpea2888 2 года назад

This is why I like your channel, info for everyone from the beginner to the long timer!

@jigokutsuushin 2 года назад

A veteran fish keeper and breeder I've talked to agrees with using less filtration. He said: you'd be suprised how much a properly cycled sponge filter can support.

@THandP_org 2 года назад

I have found the best breeding success by combining UGF with a sponge filter. Happy fish, healthy fish, and an awful lot of plants. Thanks to the new Co-op nets, I finally have a solution to the problem of *catching* the fish: Nothing like taking off the handle, setting up the large net, baiting it with a frozen cube of BBS, and in under 2 minutes I have all (or at least 90%) of the fish in the net and I can sort them. 😁

@jigokutsuushin 2 года назад

@@THandP_org UGFs have fallen out of fashion where I am, and I haven't seen one in stores in almost 10 years. Hopefully I can find one because it's something I'd like to try out again. I remember my first childhood aquarium had a UGF. Btw, that's a nifty idea to bait the fish! I'm in Asia so Aquarium Co-op doesn't ship here but maybe I'll cut off the handle of a cheap net and try it.

@THandP_org 2 года назад

@@jigokutsuushin do you have access to plastic craft canvas? Are you in the Aquarium Co-op C.A.R.E Forum? I can help you build your own UGF, I build my own UGF for most of my tanks (because I convert drink dispensers and glass jars into fry tanks)

@jigokutsuushin 2 года назад

@@THandP_org Yes, I've seen instructions on how to DIY, just couldn't find the time. Could be great for my next project, though!

@jigokutsuushin 2 года назад

@Tanked Up. Yes I've seen them for sale on the internet, but none on display at the physical stores I've been to. If they have it in their stockrooms, then probably demand isn't that high.

@goldeaglekroll1596 2 года назад

I've always liked KISS method for my tank. So when I remodeled my tank. I attached my canister filter to a undergravel filter. Along with some filters on air stones. I have been able to maintain a good balance. Thanks for another informative video.

@Gobrian44 2 года назад

Best part of Sunday night before bed is the one on one video with Cory. Love these keep up the great work!

@terrymartins2552 2 года назад

Really loved that tip on putting an air stone in the HOB filter!!!

@juliaheinritz3264 Год назад

Fantastic video!! Thanks for sharing this. I have a small quarantine tank that has had several meds added. Now that my little Geophagus is healthy and ready to go into his forever home I will wrap the Aquarium Coop sponge filter with a carbon pad to help absorb these meds. I wasn't sure what to do with that tank so this has been very helpful. Thanks again!

@bryanhaller6012 Год назад

Another great video! You're the man Cory. You get referenced by so many Aqua youtubers now. Well deserved. Some of the best content my man. Thank you!!

@donaldhall8785 2 года назад

I definitely will try the intake tube sponge trick. Makes perfect sense.

@ketchumifucan1130 2 года назад

always learning, thank you!

@debramoon6725 2 года назад

This is what I meant when I posted a suggestion about make Ng my own prefilter. I use a coarse sponge sheet cut to size that fits over the entire intake area of my internal filters and secure them by either sewing them to the filter casing or using zip ties to tighten around the outside. Motors run longer without clogging up and small livestock are protected from being sucked in.

@SpacePrinc3ss 2 года назад

Thank you. I’m always so excited to learn from you. You’re my favorite aquarist on RU-vid

@TheOrdinaryGamertag 2 года назад

Wish i had found this channel when I first started in the hobby. These videos are so great for beginners

@luisbaltodano227 2 года назад

As always, great advices. Thanks.

@jasonrountree9380 2 года назад

Keep up the great work! Love your videos and products.

@cheeseballs3825 7 месяцев назад

Best tip ever is the intake sponge. I love that trick.

@HeRo-qd6tk 2 года назад

Great ideas as always. Thank you team A-coop

@kingnote6669 2 года назад

Thank you for the carbon sheet hack for sponge filters! I mostly have nano aquariums, and only use sponge filters for my shrimp, snails, and bettas. Super handy to know!

@raysville7256 2 года назад

Have been using an intake sponge for 2 years with great results

@RyanWaite1790 2 года назад

Liking theses short and sweet videos. Excellent work as always.

@ricardosuarez5833 2 года назад

You always always give the best tips. Keep up the great work. I agree with all your videos and I have learned a lot from them.God bless you, and and your company!

@reyC1523 2 года назад

I really like this new style of video. 5 min tips are the best

@DocNo27 2 года назад

My grandparents and parents quilted and so I was exposed to quilt batting at a very young age. At some point I noticed it looked an awfully lot like the stuff that the filter cartridges were made from, so the next time I went to replace a cartridge I just ripped the factory floss off of the frame, cut a pice of quilt batting slightly larger than the filter frame, wrapped it around the frame and jammed it in the filter - and what do you know - it worked perfectly! I've been doing it ever since. Quilt batting is cheap, readily available and a large roll of it can last you forever if you only have a few tanks. I still have partial rolls kicking around even though I don't currently have a tank up. I also make a cylinder of it, wrap it around an old under gravel filter lift tube and presto - instant sponge filter.

@isaacchong562 9 месяцев назад

a great point that reusing material is also good and sustainable for our Environment.

@CazzyCat 2 года назад

I am definitely going to try the air stone on my hob. I recently had to medicate my 10 gallon that only has a sponge filter. I wish I had known about the sheets to wrap over the filter! I just dropped a bag of carbon in the tank and hoped for the best 😂 Great Video!

@larslinebarger6712 Год назад

A intake sponge filter was a huge game changer for me!!!

@mynameisnotcory 2 года назад

Heck even for saltwater, i ran a HOB rated for 60 gallons with a tiny skimmer on the back and filled a sump up with seaweed and it ran on a huge 220gal tank. Less is more. Never had any issues. Aerating your sump works amazing too. Limewood airstones in the overflow boxes. Just little hacks go a long way!

@KGcichlids 2 года назад

I like the carbon around the sponge idea 👍🏻

@aidaperez7957 Год назад

Very interesting! Got to try that!

@edwardsdeacon 2 года назад

🤔👍🏽 all excellent tips that I learned over my decades of being in this hobby.

@JessieStolar Год назад

Awesome thanks, very helpful

@brianholdridge1860 2 года назад

I agree, often less is more. I had a large canister filter, inline UV on a 125g tank. The return water line leaked water while I was at work. I would estimate 20g in the carpet. Years later, I only have acrylic tanks with HOB and/or sponge filters. Lesson learned.

@XiahouJoe 2 года назад

yep. Messed with a cannister once in over 30 years of fish keeping. Never going back. Messy, priming issues, not reliable. Basic maintenance was a silly mess chore. Meanwhile sponge and hob simple easy and works just was well if not better.

@5minsoffish 2 года назад

This is why I watch this channel. I love my fish and my tanks. And I look for the simplist ways possible to hack my filters. Some out of thrift and some out of the reality that you can accomplish alot with very little. If you have an understanding of how the eco system works.

@jenxu2 Год назад

I love this idea....I am adding it to my hang on back today!

@YanShum 2 года назад

Great tips! I'll try put a airstone inside the HOB nice hack!

@andyberry4346 8 месяцев назад

airstone, 2:10 ,i never thought of that but it makes perfect sense. i just did this. thanks.

@lynnthompson6796 Год назад

Thank you for sharing this video ☺️👍

@MargieB51 2 года назад

Absolutely love this video

@annabelchristian2933 2 года назад

I stuff sponges into the inlet of my filter and add pothos and extra sponge into the hang on back. Water quality has markedly improved. I also make DIY bottle filters (followed a tutorial online many years back, never looked back) 🙏🏾❤️

@FagnerAccordiAquarismo 2 года назад

I use sponges, biorings and purigens, very good combination! 👌🏻👍🏻

@figueroafishmaster2201 2 года назад

Awsome thanks for sharing these tips

@johnjwedrall4290 2 года назад

Thanks for the filter hacks 👍

@andibandi1190 4 месяца назад

I appreciate that a guy with an aquarium shop recommands using reusable filter media👍

@ranchy6271 2 года назад

Great tips!

@Elquinjena 2 года назад

that was a new tip, about putting an air stone IN the HOTB, thank you for this and I am going to add that to mine today!

@AquariumCoop 2 года назад

there are other added benefits as well as helping decrease surface films, and helping prevent stratification in your bio filter.

@grantlarsson9173 2 года назад

Keep it simple! Love it

@johnjwedrall4290 Год назад

Very helpful and informative 👍 😊

@shesellsfish 2 года назад

Always loved these simple, easy hacks and tips. Still do. 👍❤👍

@danch1691 Год назад

Love sponge filters

@jamesholbrook7785 2 года назад

Good advice as usual

@FLNYFish 2 года назад

Well said.

@TheUnknown-du7st 2 года назад

Great content, great tips and tricks 👍.

@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030 2 года назад

great video as always

@aawiskarbhandari4737 2 года назад

Great tips

@legionaquatics 2 года назад

The top 5 tips videos are great!

@Cichlids23 2 года назад

more great tips, thanks Cory...

@missyflutter5562 6 месяцев назад

Love this!

@RyanAgsalud 2 года назад

I agree... The best filtration I ever had was a hang on connected to an undergravel... I had thick layer of substrate... Plants loved it too... I learned it 30 years ago from an old school Japanese store owner

@planetestargate719 Год назад

Quelle filtration? (Je suis française, la traduction automatique et pas terrible ^^)

@Andrew-fr3bp 2 года назад

I 100% agree with keeping filtration simple. I've switched to mainly using layers of foam sponge pads in my filters over the years, and drastically reduced all the fancy bio-media I ran before. If the primary filter is adequate, adding a simple POWERHEAD instead of a new filter is more cost effective, uses less electricity, plus yields practically the same results. A good trick is to keep the powerhead on a timer so it runs only during the day and gives the fish a rest at night. As it turns on in the morning, it will stir up anything settled on the floor overnight so the main filter can suck it up. No reason to add a second $150 canister filter to a tank when a $30 powerhead will work great, especially if an Aquarium Co-Op sponge is attached to it's intake ! Also, I thought I knew most of the hacks but I've never heard or thought about wrapping a sponge filter with a carbon pad. That's a fantastic idea! Keep up the great content Cory!

@sarahwoodring5587 2 года назад

Two of these were new to me! Great video and love the B-roll of "some old guy" 🤣

@karthikeanpathmanathan4191 2 года назад

Thank you, this is soo helpful, i wish i could saw this vid earlier

@MrKazuma52 2 года назад

I'll have to try some of these tbh, not hard to do and should be good. The less is more filter one is a good point also in that it is possible to over filter a tank. Get a filter that works for the size tank (maybe a bit bigger). Not only will you save money (don't have to buy as many filters) but your tank will probably thrive just as well, if not better (plus the point you made)

@johncameron4194 2 года назад

Great ideas

@albertg968 2 года назад

I mainly have 2 canister filters for the reason of having a decent amount of bio media in them and mechanical filtration

@rotten2209 2 года назад

I use corner matten filters on my aquariums with circulation pumps and have had less problems than I've ever had with my aquariums. I'm about to "clean" the 2" Mat for the first time in a year. it's become covered in various mosses and looks fantastic. less is definitely more. Got 5 canister filters collecting dust in the garage. never again

@TrollTrolley Год назад

Gotta try that air pump in my top filter

@MattsAquatics 2 года назад

Love your videos

@freedpeeb 2 года назад

I used to have hang on back filters plus filter sponges plus pop bottles filled with thick water polishing materials with a air stone inside to move the water. I really thought filter, filter, filter!! Now I have one in tank filter for each tank with filter stones and a sponge inside. This plus good deep substrate to grow lots of good bacteria keeps even my biggest tank sparkling. It's less expensive, less problematic, less noisy, less invasive for the fish.

@TerraMagnus 2 года назад

Big one I'm sold on now: grow live plants out of your sump / mattenfilter / power filter. Whether it's just some pothos or a monstera, peace lilies, etc. They do a great job of helping to pull nutrients out of the water column and keep the water cleaner for fish. Aquatic plants help, too, but there's nothing quite like having a plant grow out into the air that will take bad stuff right out of the water.

@CatFish107 2 года назад

The pothos growing on top of my guppy tank is way more vibrant, and grows more vigorously than any of the other plants in my house! Aquaponic houseplants ftw!

@davidc4162 2 года назад

This is my next adventure! Got a FAT pothos stem on eBay the leaves get huge I can't wait. Going to put a lattice on the wall for it to climb.

@ender003 2 года назад

@@CatFish107 I've got one growing out of my 10 gallon guppy tank and the leaves are the size of small dinner plates and the vine is as thick as my finger. It's insane. My one mistake may have been starting it in the hang on back filter as it's now completely attached to it. Also the water sprite that had been covering the water surface has completely disappeared.

@MacTechG4 Год назад

I’d like to find a cat-safe plant I can put in my filter, pothos is toxic to cats…

@davidc4162 Год назад

@@MacTechG4 Is your cat big into chewing plants? Aroids are only 'toxic' because of sharp calcium oxalate crystals, they're not poisonous per se--the toxicity of these plants is somewhat exaggerated, like poinsettia. Most of the time the needle-like crystals irritate enough to prevent more chewing or ingestion.

@souffle420 2 года назад

I have a 40 gallons aquarium and honestly, my filter chamber only consisted of kaldness (micro), some bio blocks, and layers of gravels. The kaldness crushes any detritus, the gravel filter them, then it moves through some bio blocks, and ended on another finer gravel to filter the rest. My weekly maintenance involves siphoning the gravel along with 20% WC and small dosing of photosynthetic bacteria and probiotic. My filter system is pretty much low cost because I honestly don't need to change anything… other than refilling some gravels that might be accidentally sucked away when vacuuming it.

@davesoucier5531 2 года назад

Talk with old people… *Jimmy inserts B-roll of Dean* 🤣

@thomashaapalainen4108 2 года назад

My hack for a sponge filter is to put a few rings of ceramic media in the filter. It is a small amount that sits under the air stone. It gives a little more surface area with put impeding flow and it was how I seeded the filter from a HOB I had another tank.

@rickybell2.056 2 года назад

Filter hack =bio home ultimate in your filter , fantastic stuff

@tonyiacona9060 2 года назад

I'm using a sponge filter with a powerhead that runs through a phosphate media reactor (Two Little Fishes) and exits though a spray bar....This set up is on my 20gal. My 55gal also has a Phosphate media reactor (Sandstorm), along with a Tidal 75 hang on back filter with an added filter floss pad. Also....all of my aquariums planted.....which makes life easy. The hack is the phosphate reactors.....Without them the water quality difference is like comparing glass to crystal....Nothing needs to be replaced and maintenance simple.

@Pay2winps 2 года назад

Great video as always we never stop learning you guys have inspired millions around the world I’m one of them from the uk 🇬🇧 please please please can we have a video on aquarium dust as there is none on you tube I do water changes keep my aquarium highly maintained big enough filter but I’m struggling with aquarium dust ???

@kenmclelland1695 2 года назад

I saw what you did there talk to old people and showed Dean 😂you guy's are awesome

@mikesmith-wk7vy 2 года назад

Going to try that air stone trick but I think over filtration has benefits like letting you over stock the tank a bit and not have problems. I have a aquaclear 110 on my 55 gal I use tons of filter floss instead of the cheap stock media and I am able to keep about 60-70 + inches of fish and not have the tank too dirty.

@Rainkit 2 года назад

I got one filter canister for my 20g that was suppose to be changed ever 3 months. I liked it but I couldn't find it again so I just... never threw it out lol When i do a water change I gently rinse it. It's been about 3 years and it seems to be doing fine still.

@umbrellacorp. 2 года назад

Guten Tag!.😄 Thanks, good to know. 👍

@carlflemmig4962 2 года назад

Cory, I also like the idea of putting in air stone in my HOB. Thanks for the tip, Carl my sleeves are wet.

@juliennapoli Год назад

I've DIY a sock around the intake after I've found babies fish and chrimps in the canister. Do more with less: I definitely agree. Thanks for these tip

@michealshelton2133 2 года назад

I've found success with not using filter media on my smaller tanks. The tanks have become their own ecosystem. No media in the filter just running the water and an air stone. The only tank I have to use media on is my peacock cichlid tank and that's more for water clarity.

@taylortisaac 2 года назад

EXACTLY. My small tanks have filters: heavy plants! And I don’t gravel vac. That substrate has soooo much BB

@A._Meroy 2 года назад

Over time, all the surfaces in the aquarium become populated with beneficial bacteria. Gravel, driftwood, plants, decoration, even the glass of the tank itself. Everything acts as a biological filter once the system is properly cycled. This is often enough to keep the ecosystem balanced, provided you have a moderate amount of fish in there. The more fish you have the more filter surface you will need, so in the more populated tanks you should probably keep the filter media in.

@djcdub3712 2 года назад

The pre filter was key for me, my cichlids would always spit the gravel they dig right by the intake. I’d always have to clean the gravel out.

@TheAmericanX 4 месяца назад

Hi ther im goinf set up a dirt tank next month Good Videos i watch every one like it dude 👍👍👍👍👍

@Muckwickett 2 года назад

Why did I not think of putting an air stone in the HOB? That's brilliant

@VictoriaLeeCreates 2 года назад

HELLO FROM CHICAGO ILLINOIS 💚💙💛

@MacTechG4 Год назад

How about combining a sponge filter and a HOB? I’m going to try taking some wide tubing (like from an old gravel siphon) and run it to the place where the uplift tube goes, yes it’s essentially a prefilter on a HOB uplift tube, but it’s also connected to the weighted base of the sponge filter, and if the siphon tubing is long/flexible enough, you can put the powered sponge filter further away from the HOB (like in the path of the current as it loops around the corners of tank)

@victoriajones9964 2 года назад

🌟🌟thanks for these ideas🐍🌟🌟🌟

@CeejanJoseph 2 года назад

Hi man… big fan 🙌🏻

@alexiscondit898 Год назад

I'm the kind of fish keeper who uses multiple filter methods for each aquarium I have. HOB, canister, and sponge filter. I don't believe you can filter too much, but it may be overkill. maintenance is key though, and I do tend to clean some of the filters more than others. definitely gonna try the air stone in the hob though.

@LdyVder 8 месяцев назад

There is a phrase I think you've never heard of: Less is more. It is overkill to have that many filters in a tank.

@alexiscondit898 8 месяцев назад

@@LdyVder Yes, I have heard the phrase, less is more, thanks. Also I posted this comment a year ago. I still use HOB filters and sponge filters in my aquariums. I keep messy fish so extra filtration is helpful.

@patriotr.behnke3086 2 года назад

Thanks 😎👍🏻🇺🇸

@dennisharmik3114 2 года назад

All of this is so true. My fish live past their expectancy

@Exquailibur 2 года назад

I have a hang on back with no media, it just moves water and that's all I need for my 29. Granted I have lots of plants and they seem to take ammonia directly in my case since I get nothing showing on the tests unless a dose fertilizer.