Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Aren’t sure what kind of filter to get? Here are the 3 types most commonly used by beginners.
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▶ How to Install a Sponge Filter: youtu.be/BS7gIHUkhuo
▶ How to Clean a Sponge Filter: youtu.be/AxX3Byy7cAg
▶ How to Optimize Your Hang-on-Back Filter: youtu.be/hRNBUbqzzuw
▶ How to Reduce Aquarium Filter Flow for Fish: youtu.be/GkzZKjcFzA4
▶ Why You Should NEVER Forget to Clean Your Filter: youtu.be/rhQTGdiWuRs
🛒 MATERIALS I USED
▶ Internal filter: amzn.to/2X9EPiO
▶ Hang-on-back filter: amzn.to/3dMe4Ya
▶ Foam (reusable mechanical filter media): aquariumcoop.com/products/sponge-pad-coarse
▶ Bio-rings (reusable biological filter media): amzn.to/2XPVqrZ
▶ Purigen (reusable chemical filter media): amzn.to/2AwaJy0
▶ Fine poly pad: aquariumcoop.com/products/fine-poly-pad
▶ Prefilter sponge: amzn.to/2TX97o2
▶ Sponge filter: geni.us/SpongeFilter_GTF
▶ Airline tubing: amzn.to/2XohOKl
▶ Air pump: amzn.to/2TYtfWG
▶ Check valve (to prevent leaks): amzn.to/2MfDVMD
▶ Air valve (to adjust flow): amzn.to/2TW36YS
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0:00 Intro
0:33 Criteria for aquarium filters
1:40 Review – Internal filter
3:43 Review – Hang-on-back filter
8:06 Review – Sponge filter
10:33 Which filter do I use?
#aquarium #plantedtank #fishtank
Aren’t sure what kind of filter to get? Here are the 3 types most commonly used by beginners.
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📚 RESOURCES
▶ How to Install a Sponge Filter: youtu.be/BS7gIHUkhuo
▶ How to Clean a Sponge Filter: youtu.be/AxX3Byy7cAg
▶ How to Optimize Your Hang-on-Back Filter: youtu.be/hRNBUbqzzuw
▶ How to Reduce Aquarium Filter Flow for Fish: youtu.be/GkzZKjcFzA4
▶ Why You Should NEVER Forget to Clean Your Filter: youtu.be/rhQTGdiWuRs
🛒 MATERIALS I USED
▶ Internal filter: amzn.to/2X9EPiO
▶ Hang-on-back filter: amzn.to/3dMe4Ya
▶ Foam (reusable mechanical filter media): aquariumcoop.com/products/sponge-pad-coarse
▶ Bio-rings (reusable biological filter media): amzn.to/2XPVqrZ
▶ Purigen (reusable chemical filter media): amzn.to/2AwaJy0
▶ Fine poly pad: aquariumcoop.com/products/fine-poly-pad
▶ Prefilter sponge: amzn.to/2TX97o2
▶ Sponge filter: geni.us/SpongeFilter_GTF
▶ Airline tubing: amzn.to/2XohOKl
▶ Air pump: amzn.to/2TYtfWG
▶ Check valve (to prevent leaks): amzn.to/2MfDVMD
▶ Air valve (to adjust flow): amzn.to/2TW36YS
(As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from the links above. Also, I work for Aquarium Co-Op but am not sponsored by them.)
🦐 CONNECT WITH ME to get extra updates
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Music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/2earpi (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
0:00 Intro
0:33 Criteria for aquarium filters
1:40 Review – Internal filter
3:43 Review – Hang-on-back filter
8:06 Review – Sponge filter
10:33 Which filter do I use?
#aquarium #plantedtank #fishtank
