IOS for goldfish

[Freshman]

Originally Posted by MeRcY

Yo bro, I'm using IOS for my GFs but I think the heat from the pump is causing high temp for my water. But my GFs seems no problem and no sickness from the high temp.

Compare with my Aro tank which is also using IOS with the same setup, my GF tank which only house 5 GFs is much more dirty I'm currently using the under and overflow system.

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Mercy

Hi bro..
this is my main concern... cos goldfish r coldwater fish..

currently my 2ft goldfish tank water is around 26-28....using a top OHF pump..

another tank with a submerged pump has got temperature reading from 30-31...Hot ah! ..but then that is for PNT housing.. high temp not a issue ..

Originally Posted by Freshman

y pple use underflow??

Overflow can't get the poo thats sits on the bottom of the tank, I guess.

Originally Posted by Freshman

Hi bro..
this is my main concern... cos goldfish r coldwater fish..

currently my 2ft goldfish tank water is around 26-28....using a top OHF pump..

another tank with a submerged pump has got temperature reading from 30-31...Hot ah! ..but then that is for PNT housing.. high temp not a issue ..

The alternative is to put the inlet of your cannister into the pump area of the IOS then you no need a pump( which heat up the water ), and the water entering your cannister will be super clean. So you can convert your cannister to pure bio-filtration and you no need to clean it for a much longer time

[Freshman]

Originally Posted by dragonfly_sg

Overflow can't get the poo thats sits on the bottom of the tank, I guess.

bro.. i know abt this....

but qns is... y they design underflow if i cannot perform such a basic function to remove shit.. ..strange right?

maybe it will sound more sophiscated to newbie?

Originally Posted by Freshman

bro.. i know abt this....

but qns is... y they design underflow if i cannot perform such a basic function to remove shit.. ..strange right?

maybe it will sound more sophiscated to newbie?

Underflow can remove the poo at the bottom. So there is the trade off lor

hi frens,

i juz set up my new 3 feet tank. intend to house ranchus.
my mistake, i using a submisible OHF powerhead.
like that will cause heat hor?
is it serious?
can use or not?
or cannot use at all?
pse advice.

Originally Posted by heroluvdisc

hi frens,

i juz set up my new 3 feet tank. intend to house ranchus.
my mistake, i using a submisible OHF powerhead.
like that will cause heat hor?
is it serious?
can use or not?
or cannot use at all?
pse advice.

No really lah, it depends on how much heat the motor gives out lor. A 3 feet the volume is quite large, so normally the effect is minimal. Best thing is to use a thermometer to meansure when it's on and when it's off ( make sure the water has time to cool down after you switch off, before you meansure ). See whats the different then decide.

using your fingers to check the temp in a water is a quick guage, after keeping fish for a while n having many tanks wif diff setup, u gain experience as to whether it is too hot for GFish

Originally Posted by dragonfly_sg

No really lah, it depends on how much heat the motor gives out lor. A 3 feet the volume is quite large, so normally the effect is minimal. Best thing is to use a thermometer to meansure when it's on and when it's off ( make sure the water has time to cool down after you switch off, before you meansure ). See whats the different then decide.

i didnt really try that.
but the gold fish came to my tank, looks like not as active as in the shop, why?
and, beside cotton wool, what can i put into my OHF DOLPHIN 808?
Only 24 hrs, my water become cloudy with juz 2 x 6 inches ranchus, why (havent even feed them yet)?

Originally Posted by samanosuke

overflow is much better than underflow as u don had to brainstorming how to clean the glass between the water flow to your filter

wat if the gap between glasses were larger?(ie wide enough 4 hands to reach in n scrub)will it be easier to clean?

is there any compromising of space , volume etc?