Every aquarium need to install a proper filter system in order to maintain the health of fish and clear water parameter. You need to take into consideration for the fish species, quantity of fish and design of this aquarium before you choose the filter system. The following 6 types of common filter system that suitable for small to large volume of aquarium.

Suitable for tank size in between 30cm to 60cm
Pro
1. Easy for installation and maintenance
2. Increase the oxygen level in water
3. Biological filtration

Con
1. Occupy a space in tank
2. Only suitable for small fish, not suitable for big fish
3. More often services and maintenance needed
4. Affect the design of tank

Suitable for tank size for 50cm – 120cm
Pro
1. Provide better filter effect to the water
2. Will not occupy tank space as it only have 1 outlet of water hose In the tank
3. Provide stronger water flow
4. Period of maintenance can be longer 1-2 weeks

Con
1. More complicated steps when doing the regular maintenance
2. Need to prepare a space near the aquarium
3. More complicated process for installation
4. Cost is higher from RM 200 to RM 1000

 

Suitable for tank size 90cm to big size tank and pond
Pro
1. Provide more space for physical filtration and biological filtration space
2. Can support bigger size fish and more quantity of fishes
3. Can use with stronger aquarium pump to provide faster water flow for big fish
4. Easy for maintenance and it only need to wash the sponge at the first column by weekly

Con
1. Need to prepare a space inside cabinet
2. More complicated process for installation
3. The filter set up is more costly and vary according the type of filter media and aquarium pump

Suitable for tank size 90cm to big size tank and pond
Pro
1. Provide more space for physical filtration and biological filtration space
2. Can support bigger size fish and more quantity of fishes
3. Can use with stronger aquarium pump to provide faster water flow for big fish
4. Easy for maintenance and it only need to wash the sponge at the first layer by weekly
5. Higher level of dissolved oxygen level compared with other types of filter

Con
1. Need to prepare a space above the aquarium and might affect the placement of aquarium cover
2. The cost of set up from RM 150 to RM 300 vary according to size
3. Aquarium pump place inside the aquarium and occupy some space
3. The filter set up is more costly and vary according the type of filter media and aquarium pump

Hang On Filter
Suitable for tank size –  30cm to 60cm

Pro
1. Easy for installation and maintenance
2. Increase the oxygen level in water
3. Provide Physical and Biological filtration
4. Do not occupy the space in tank as it hang on the aquarium glass

Con
1. Suitable for small size and quantity of fish only
2. Limited space to put filter media
3. Often maintenance needed if the quantity of fish is many
4. The water flow vary according to the model of hang on filter

Suitable for tank size 50cm – 120cm
Pro
1. Provide basic filtration effect to the aquarium
2. Easy to set up the pump and filter box
3. Some submersible pump operate with aeration function to increase oxygen level
4. Period of maintenance 1 week

Con
1. Cannot provide very strong filtration effect as the filter media space is small and water flow cannot drop evenly to all filter media
2. Need to put above the aquarium and it might affect the place of aquarium cover
3. Affect the overall beauty of tank as the pump and hose will install inside the tank

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