Pimp My Filter 42 - Oase Filtosmart 300 Canister Filter

Oase Filtosmart 300 Amazon: Oase Filtosmart 300 Thermo version Amazon: Foams and Biohome products: FilterPro site has links to suppliers in other countries Biohome Ultimate on Amazon UK: Biogravel on Amazon UK: The Filtosmart 300 is a bit of an enigma as it is essentially the old Eden canister filter with some Oase tweaks. As it comes set up from the manufacturer it has some serious flaws but can be made much more efficient with minimal effort as you will see in the video. WHAT IS A FULL CYCLE? If someone tells you the aquarium nitrogen cycle ends with the production of nitrate that is incorrect - please read on A full cycle is completed by bacteria - the aerobic part of biological filtration which processes ammonia to nitrite and nitrite to nitrate followed by an anaerobic part which processes nitrate into soluble nitrogen which bubbles off to the atmosphere. Therefore it requires a suitable amount of excellent quality filter media to be able to provide the environment for both aerobic AND anaerobic bacteria - that is what Biohome ultimate does perfectly but even with such good media there are limitations and we recommend the following amounts for different stocking scenarios: 1 US gallon 3.8 litres 1kg 2.2 lbs Average community tropical aquarium 1kg per 100 litres Average coldwater aquarium 1kg - 1.5kg per 100 litres Predator aquarium 1.5kg - 2kg per 100 litres Large cichlid aquarium 1.5kg - 2kg per 100 litres Malawi Tanganyikan aquarium 1.5kg - 2kg per 100 litres Marine aquarium 1.5kg - 2kg per 100 litres Average mixed fish pond 1kg per 200 litres Average koi pond 1kg per 150 litres You may be disagreeing with the above figures but remember that they are for a FULL CYCLE not half a job - achieving 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite is quite easy since aerobic bacteria grows freely on any surface but the anaerobic bacteria responsible for COMPLETING the cycle needs more a specialized habitat. Size a filter properly set it up sensibly and you will have perfect water - its that simple....and your filter wont be the dreaded Nitrate factory. This series of videos is all about trying to squeeze more efficiency out of internal and external aquarium filters which generally have a limited filtering capacity - If you have a filter youd like me to feature in a video then please contact me on: salesfilterpro.co.uk 07772848730 Richard Anyone who sends a filter UK only at present will have it upgraded and returned to them for free and the only cost you will pay is how much it costs to ship it to me - Im helping to boost your filter and the resulting videos will hopefully be useful to viewers all over the world so its a winwin. The following videos will be useful to anyone interested in learning more about filtration bacteria and making the conditions for your fish as good as possible: Sizing a canister properly and filter set up: Looking INSIDE different filter media: Bacteria and filter media: How to clean an aquarium: Aquarium tips filtration playlist: This channel is purely a hobby for me so I will never ask viewers to donate money for any of my projects or charge anyone for information - information should be shared freely and I certainly dont consider myself an expert in anything I pursue as a hobby so please do your own research never accept anything as fact reject anyone claiming to be some sort of authority or expert and make your own minds up about anything you wish to study. We all are on a long path of learning......... RECOMMENDED AMAZON PRODUCTS: INSTAGRAM: FILMING EQUIPMENT: Panasonic HC-VX870 HD camcorder Rode stereo microphone: Zomei Z666 tripod: Manfrotto MTPIXI-B PIXI mini tripod: If youve enjoyed this video please check out the playlists on my channel for hundreds more - on a variety of subjects. Feel free to share or link any of my videos on facebook twitter forums etc. for the benefit of anyone you think may also enjoy watching. See you next time. Pondguru,

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