Most municipal water supplies in the developed world use chlorine to make the water safe to drink. The water can typically be treated with a conditioner in the water change bucket.
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8.3.3. FX Series Canister Filters
The Fluval FX series of canister filters can either be very poor biological filters or a very good biological filters: just don’t clean the foam every month!
8.3.2. Do-it-yourself Canister Filters
It is much easier to make DIY sumps than DIY canisters and sumps are much better filters. Sumps also can be made leakproof
8.3.1. Aquarium Canister Filters in Depth
The biggest myth with canisters is that the flow through the canister is what is important. That is just plain incorrect. The test below showed that flow has very little effect on the efficiency of a canister.
7.2.14. BioHome Filter Media
Biohome is a VERY expensive type of ceramic aquarium filter media. It is NOT a good media.
7.6. The Surface Area Requirements for Aquarium Filter Media
The Surface Area Requirements for Aquarium Filter Media can be calculated to achieve Crystal-clear water!
7.5. Denitrifying Media, Biohome and De*Nitrate in the Aquarium
Denitrifying Media, Biohome and De*Nitrate in the Aquarium don’t work. This article shows you why!
8.3. Aquarium Canister Filters
Most canister filters are pressurized closed vessels which had a series of baskets that the water is suctioned through to clean the aquariums water.
8.2. Hang On Back Aquarium Filters
There are many types of filters that use a box hanging off the back of the aquarium to mechanically filter the waste. These are called hang-on-back, HOB, or cartridge filters.
8.1.1. Aquarium Filter Test
Aquarium Filter Test: how “good is a filter?” Most focus on ammonia and nitrite oxidation but forget Crystal-clear water!
