Having difficulty installing a Canister Filter in your aquarium? ThatFishPlace.com guide to installing the Rena Filstar XP2 Canister Filter is designed to help any aquarist install these devices. This helpful guide can also serve the aquarist when installing other model canister filters as well, as most installation procedures are similar. Part of the That Fish Place instructional video series, video features Sarah, an on-staff marine biologist at That Fish Place in Lancaster, PA. Anyone looking for additional information setting up aquarium filters or other aquarium supplies should visit http://thatfishplace.com. Products used in the video are: Rena Filstar XP2 Canister Filter and a pack of Filstar Ceramic Rings (sold seperately). If you’re looking to buy a Rena Filstar Canister Filter, check out: http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/10562/product.web
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@BobLeFlambeau I …
@BobLeFlambeau I beg to differ…
Who’s to say you can’t have to outlets and two inlet pipes. The only problem with running off the one canister filter is the flow will not be as strong and that disease would spread like wildfire between the two tanks.
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Canister filters …
Canister filters are not designed to run multiple tanks, they need to draw and return water within the same body of water. It would not be possible to maintain water volume balance in two tanks and a single filter.
Helpful video.
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Helpful video.
Is it possible to run 2 55 gallon tanks on the same cannister?
Thanks
Did anyone else …
Did anyone else find themselves unable to focus on the filter installation… because that chick was incredibly good looking?
Thank you! I …
Thank you! I bought one of these today and didn’t get any instructions. Naturally, their customer service was 8 to 5 Eastern and I’m in Oregon. And, as it is at my son’s new apartment, there was no internet hookup yet to look for info. My place – 2 miles away but printer is on the fritz. This video was great!
this should be the …
this should be the correct order, the fine media will pick out fine particulates and the water will then trickle through the biological and coarse media.
I bought the XP3 …
I bought the XP3 used and i’m not sure where I should put my filter pads and ceramic rings/charcoal
I think
Bottom- coarse pads
Middle- Creamic rings and charcoal
Top- Fine filter pad
Is this correct or should I change the order?
thanks for the help!
The XP2 should be …
The XP2 should be more than enough to support biological and filter sufficiently in a 44 gallon.
OOPs! One other …
OOPs! One other thing I should have added is this is a 24 inch deep tank. Might make a diffrence.
Help! I have a 44 …
Help! I have a 44 gal. corner/half hex. tank. Want to have saltwater fish & corals eventually. I planed on using rena xp2 with Live Rock & protein skimmer~ (uv light too?) with power head for h20 movement. Will the XP2 be enough or should I buy the XP3 or would that be over kill for a 44gal. tank? Advice? Thanks!!
Pistol Shrimp are …
Pistol Shrimp are reef safe, in that they will not harm your corals. I would not reccomend the use of an undergravel filter for your reef tank. The best way to keep your tank clean is with good water motion that suspends all the waste in the water column, and a quality protein skimmer and filtration system to remove the suspended waste from the water.
is a pistol shrimp …
is a pistol shrimp safe for a reef tankm and how do you keep the tank clean under you corals,and does reverse flow with a under gravel filter work well
It really depends …
It really depends upon what kind of corals you intend to keep in the aquarium, and to some degree, what equipment you wish to use. For a 30 gallon aquarium, I would reccomend a T5 light fixture, to try to reduce the amount of heat introduced into the aquarium. Using a Metal Halide fixture, may require the use of a chiller to keep the tank cool enough. There are several wattage T5 fixtures that will fit your tank. Research the light demands of the corals you want keep to help choose a model.
ok, for a 30 gallon …
ok, for a 30 gallon reef tank what wattage of lighting is needed
Yes, most …
Yes, most definitely a canister filter may be used in a marine tank. As with any kind of marine tank filtration, be sure to monitor your water parameters and adjust media accordingly.
can a canister …
can a canister filter be used with a marine tank? please reply
Thank you so much!! …
Thank you so much!!
Best and pretty much the only video on youtube that demonstrated how to hook up a canister filter!
thanks!
i have a XP3 for my …
i have a XP3 for my 75g reef it works goog
Adding the canister …
Adding the canister will be beneficial either way as it will eventually be seeded as additional biological filtration. The model you choose depends on the size of your power filter and the bioload you plan on stocking, but either should be sufficient as a backup for biological and additional mechanical filtration. If you plan on removing the power filter eventually go for the XP3.
I have a 90G …
I have a 90G freshwater tank, it is cycling now but I plan to do either african cichlids or a fahaka puffer.
Should I wait until the cycle is complete before adding a canister filter? Or should I add now? Which would be more beneficial?
Also, for my 90G should I get an XP2 or an XP3 in addition to the power filter?
Thanks!!!
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You may want to add …
You may want to add some nitrifying bacteria to the tank like Cycle or biozyme to help the biological establish. Do not add any more fish until the tank has established, the you can add more slowly. As long as the filter is large enough for the tank/bio load, the tank should cycle in 6-8 weeks. Test the chemistry, and you can monitor the cycle, you may see some spikes in ammonia and nitrite. The cycle is probably complete when only nitrates show on tests.
Cloudy water and …
Cloudy water and sour smell is caused by the bacteria blooms that occur when a tank is cycling. Both freshwater and saltwater tanks experience changes in chemistry when the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels spike as a result of the cycling process of the tank. This cycle has to occur to establish the biological balance in an aquarium. The water should clear/stop smelling on its own once the water chemistry in the tank stabilizes. Do not disturb the filter media, do any water changes ect
I have the xp1, …
I have the xp1, what do i have to get to make the water stay clean and not foggy and to cut down the smell?