Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 58 minutes ago
Aquael Turbo 2000 on Amazon: geni.us/cOthSma
(Yes, the thumbnail picture is an image from The Lighthouse (2019) which is an awesome film for those who have eyes to see ..... and it has nothing to do with aquariums) Willem Dafoe is literally a force of Nature in that film..
The Aquael Turbo 2000 may not hold much media as it comes from the manufacturer but it can be upgraded to hold more if you choose a more compact media than the supplied ceramic rings - as long as you have a high enough tank you can add more media baskets to the filter.
The standard height of the complete filter is around 16" (40cm) which is increased by approx. 4" (10cm) for every media compartment you choose to add.
If you're trying to achieve a full cycle (0,0,0) please avoid anything which will mess with the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.
Unfortunately there are a couple of conditioners available which starve bacteria and mess up the cycle as a consequence, causing users to buy more products to treat the side effects. That is a pharmaceutical business template. 'Safe and effective'? It seldom is ...
Filter Kits, Foams, Biohome, Biogravel etc: filterpro.co.uk
(FilterPro site has links to Biohome suppliers in other countries)
Booster filter for canister filters: geni.us/2bj1
Trojan Horse Treatments video: youtu.be/1YCtMYZQlig
Thousand Yard Stare channel: youtube.com/channel/UC1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A
VERY IMPORTANT:
*Avoid using water conditioners which claim to bind / remove / detoxify ammonia, nitrite and nitrate as it will have a pronounced starving effect on the bacteria. When bacteria is starved the population will be low as it grows in line with the available 'food'.
A normal conditioner will allow the bacteria to fully populate the whole system and take away the 'need' to add more bacteria after maintenance / water change.
Most people get conned into regularly using bacteria additives and that is simply to mask the side effects from a damaging conditioner and a failing filter.
Tapsafe, Aquasafe, API Stress Coat etc. is all you need when a tank is properly set up, a filter is suitably sized (and properly set up) and Nature is allowed to do what Nature does.*
The Q&A page of the FilterPro site has extensive notes on recommended treatments and how filtration works. filterpro.co.uk
Follow me on Odysee: odysee.com/$/invite/@PondGuru:0
Contact me on 07772848730 / sales@filterpro.co.uk
*******(I don't do texts)*******
You can check out my efforts to create a new system to navigate Agenda 2030 / any WEF nonsense on my Thousand Yard Stare channel:
youtube.com/channel/UC1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A
The following videos will be useful for learning more about filtration and filter media:
Sizing a canister properly and filter set up: goo.gl/om19un
Looking INSIDE different filter media: goo.gl/hZWS6c
Bacteria and filter media: goo.gl/123gAF
How to clean an aquarium: goo.gl/bPMhvh
Aquarium tips / filtration playlist: goo.gl/pXgqVj
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 filter media 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
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS ON AMAZON: goo.gl/jMaBWy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/pondguru_outdoors
Some of the links above may be to my affiliate programs on Amazon and Ebay so they will throw a few shekels my way if you make a purchase - it costs you nothing extra and helps towards keeping the lights on in my bunker.
Aquael Turbo 2000 on Amazon: geni.us/cOthSma
(Yes, the thumbnail picture is an image from The Lighthouse (2019) which is an awesome film for those who have eyes to see ..... and it has nothing to do with aquariums) Willem Dafoe is literally a force of Nature in that film..
The Aquael Turbo 2000 may not hold much media as it comes from the manufacturer but it can be upgraded to hold more if you choose a more compact media than the supplied ceramic rings - as long as you have a high enough tank you can add more media baskets to the filter.
The standard height of the complete filter is around 16" (40cm) which is increased by approx. 4" (10cm) for every media compartment you choose to add.
If you're trying to achieve a full cycle (0,0,0) please avoid anything which will mess with the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.
Unfortunately there are a couple of conditioners available which starve bacteria and mess up the cycle as a consequence, causing users to buy more products to treat the side effects. That is a pharmaceutical business template. 'Safe and effective'? It seldom is ...
Filter Kits, Foams, Biohome, Biogravel etc: filterpro.co.uk
(FilterPro site has links to Biohome suppliers in other countries)
Booster filter for canister filters: geni.us/2bj1
Trojan Horse Treatments video: youtu.be/1YCtMYZQlig
Thousand Yard Stare channel: youtube.com/channel/UC1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A
VERY IMPORTANT:
*Avoid using water conditioners which claim to bind / remove / detoxify ammonia, nitrite and nitrate as it will have a pronounced starving effect on the bacteria. When bacteria is starved the population will be low as it grows in line with the available 'food'.
A normal conditioner will allow the bacteria to fully populate the whole system and take away the 'need' to add more bacteria after maintenance / water change.
Most people get conned into regularly using bacteria additives and that is simply to mask the side effects from a damaging conditioner and a failing filter.
Tapsafe, Aquasafe, API Stress Coat etc. is all you need when a tank is properly set up, a filter is suitably sized (and properly set up) and Nature is allowed to do what Nature does.*
The Q&A page of the FilterPro site has extensive notes on recommended treatments and how filtration works. filterpro.co.uk
Follow me on Odysee: odysee.com/$/invite/@PondGuru:0
Contact me on 07772848730 / sales@filterpro.co.uk
*******(I don't do texts)*******
You can check out my efforts to create a new system to navigate Agenda 2030 / any WEF nonsense on my Thousand Yard Stare channel:
youtube.com/channel/UC1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A
The following videos will be useful for learning more about filtration and filter media:
Sizing a canister properly and filter set up: goo.gl/om19un
Looking INSIDE different filter media: goo.gl/hZWS6c
Bacteria and filter media: goo.gl/123gAF
How to clean an aquarium: goo.gl/bPMhvh
Aquarium tips / filtration playlist: goo.gl/pXgqVj
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 filter media 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
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS ON AMAZON: goo.gl/jMaBWy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/pondguru_outdoors
Some of the links above may be to my affiliate programs on Amazon and Ebay so they will throw a few shekels my way if you make a purchase - it costs you nothing extra and helps towards keeping the lights on in my bunker.
