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hi...this is my new aquarium(300lt)for palembang puffer....what do you think of filtration?I need some plants and rocks,do I need more sand???
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what type of filter is that....looks to small for a tank that size. You want to shoot for 8-10x turn over.

Sand wise I think it would be ok, looking in the puffpeida they dont seem to bury so you dont need a deep sand bed, but you do need a lot of plants for them to hide in.
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Filter does look small.
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on the right its a powerhead and on left its hang-on filter.
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well, im sure you know, but the powerhead does nothing for filtration, just water movement. That filter is way undersized for that size of a tank. Does it have any writing on the filter so we know what the water turn over is?
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powerhead-400l/h and hang-on filter 450l/h
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Id add a aquaclear 110 to that. Very good filtration system and a lot of turn over
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xrayjeeper83 wrote:Id add a aquaclear 110 to that. Very good filtration system and a lot of turn over
+1
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I don t understand you guys....what should I do?buy a new filters?
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Yes buy another filter.....yours is big enough to filter that big of a tank.
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Like mentioned, an AC 110 is perfect!
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can you send me some link so I can see that ac 110...?I don t know what is that....sorry
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Your search bar works wonders: Aquaclear 110.
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though seeing your from croatia i wonder what you can get. If you cant find a AC 110, just get the filterthat has the most turn over you can find
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Try Ebay.
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