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The bubbles will disappear, its because its a new setup :)
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The bubbles are a one-off. Tap water is under pressure. When you draw it the pressure reduces and ‘excess’ air comes out of solution. :)
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Rachaelu wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 20:55 pm Ok seems to have quietened down a bit but agree with you Andy its very loud. Could anyone recommended a quieter filter they have used? I have another question - there seems to be an awful lot of bubbles, is this normal while its “settling”? I treated the water with aquaplus water conditioner and fast filter start biofiltration. Sorry for all the questions i just really want to get it right the first time! :)
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I put a fluval u2 in my tank that was the same as yours. I really like it. It's running in my community tank now. Your spoilt for choice with filters though, have a look yourself and see what is best for you.
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When looking for filters - find out what the LPH (litres per hour) rating it has, ideally you need a filter that has an LPH that is 5x your tank volume.

Don’t be afraid of external canister filters! Although slightly more expensive, they really make the difference IMO.
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An external would be quite an overkill for a small tank like that! ;)
Any small internal filter should do, none seem to be very noisy. The Eheims seem to be quite quiet, possibly more than most.
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What can I say, I have a hatred of internal filters.
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Just bear in mind that the idea is to house a betta in there, so it only needs a gentle flow.
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use a DIY matten filter using an air line as an uplifter.

That's what I have in The Cube.

NB I also added alfargog as extra media behind the foam plus hid the heater behind it. Also I didnt use silicon as I simply wedged the foam in across the width of The Cube.

Looking at your tank a corner one would probably work well
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NB I used some of this to make the uplifter. Just drilled a hole in the top and pushed the airline down into it then bent it and put through a hole in the top of the foam


Yes I have this on a very low flow but even when I've had 8 or so Platy young in here, on on one occasion as quarantine 17 Cardinals, (the Cube is approx 25 litre) I always have triple zeroes (the frogbit helps greatly as well I think)
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The oase bioplus 50 looks like a nice filter. Plus it would hide the heater for you. Although I dont know if it would be too powerful at 350 LPH.

https://horizonaquatics.co.uk/item/bioplus-thermo
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