I am not really stressing about adding fish now, i want to see the tank go through atleast 2-3 month then i will decide what to add , if the tank + plants + fish stay well. its hardly nearing to month of first-cycle.
Good idea.
Theres LOTS of filters you can choose from, a canister is good for a heavily stocked tank as it hold lots of media and so it can therefore accomodate much larger good bacterial colonies when compared to most submergable and hang-on filters.
i know you might have seen i have another filter, its small local-made filter with fiber-cotton sponge like thing, it have to take that sponge out once it starts going blackish etc.
Yeh I saw the filter in the picture you posted, I haven't seen one of those kinds of filters since I was a kid, like 12 years. I'm guessing they aren't around much anymore cause they aren't very effective.
In my local shops i have seen tetra wishper filters cannisters and ehiem brand things.
Eheim is a very good brand IMO.
I run 2 Eheim classic 2215's on my larger tanks, a Hang-on filter on my 20g, a submergable + twin sponge filter on my shrimp tank and a large sponge filter in my fry tank. Its up to you what you go with..
What do you suggest i should add? i want something really silent.
If primed correctly most cannisters run fairly quietly.
Hang-on's make a trickling noise but you can stop it by raising the water level to the outlet of the filter. You'll never get a 100% silence from a filter without paying ALOT of money, putting it inside a cabinet can help make it near silent.
Is there something i can simply replace while upgrading this current boyu 1000 ? what i am thinking is , adding another filter/cannister thing , run both of this for a month , then simply take out this boyu powerhead and keep it in another small tank in water (so the bacteria wont die) and let that be my emmergency stand-by for just_in_case times. so what will be idle filter ?
When you get the new filter, add it to the tank but don't remove any other filter yet, let it run for 4-6 weeks for a cannister 2-3 weeks for most other filters. *times are a rough guide
When you remove the other filter, constantly monitor levels for a week or so to see if you have any big spikes in ammonia or nitrites, if you do, return the old filter and wait longer.
Also if you want to keep the bacteria alive in the old filter you'll not only need to put it in another tank, like you plan on doing, but the bacteria will need a constant supply of ammonia to stay alive, your goldies are currently feeding them.
