fish bowl filter

[frankenfish]

i have no room for another tank and our pond isn't dug yet so for now my goldfish has to stay in his bowl. i was thinking about getting this. is it a good idea? is there something better out there?

Amazon.com: Elite A130 Underwater Mini Filter UL Listed: Electronics

 

[aakaakaak]

Yes, and you can throw it in your pond to help cycle it once that's set up.

 

[frankenfish]

i just rigged up a 3i Whisper Filter to run in the bowl. took some brain power because the suction cups wouldnt stick to the round bowl. i'm very proud of myself. haha

 

[lauraf]

Well show us a pic of what you did, then

 

[Kitty_Kitsch]

LOL

 

[IThinkTherefore]

Pichers! Nao!

 

[Kitty_Kitsch]

Make it so!

 

[frankenfish]

I HAZ TEH PIKTUREZ!!

 

[Kitty_Kitsch]

Hey maybe you could put something to cover up the top like those betta vases have plants.... to make it look nicer... :/

 

[frankenfish]

Hey maybe you could put something to cover up the top like those betta vases have plants.... to make it look nicer... :/

i dont really care about looks for this bowl. this is just a temporary setup. pretty soon i'm moving the 5 gallon fish into the 10 gallon and moving the goldfish to the 5 gallon. the filter is just i dont have be doing water changes every 5 minutes

 

[Kitty_Kitsch]

Fine -.- lmao
super cute goldfish btw it's gonna be so happy in a pond

 

[frankenfish]

thanks! hahaha. theres another 1 in there too. dont know what kind they are. the other once has a long thin body with huge flowing V tail

 

[Kitty_Kitsch]

they look like Fantails...? reminded me of a scene from scrubs lol Roger Dorsey the goldfish

 

[IThinkTherefore]

It's Hedwig!

Haha, cute fishy! And very innovative solution!

 

[frankenfish]

the bowl clouded up remarkably quickly, quicker than if the filter wasn't running. is it just going through a cycle? i just did a 50% water change

 

[IThinkTherefore]

Bacteria'd be in there whether a filter was or not... Hmm. Perhaps the filter just keeps the water moving, which stirs up junk that is otherwise hidden in the substrate. Better that way though, so you know it's there to fix the problem

 

[frankenfish]

Bacteria'd be in there whether a filter was or not... Hmm. Perhaps the filter just keeps the water moving, which stirs up junk that is otherwise hidden in the substrate. Better that way though, so you know it's there to fix the problem

very true. i'l let you guys know if anything else goes terribly terribly wrong. haha

 

[frankenfish]

seriously whats with this bowl? i thought the filter was supposed help keep water clean not dirty it up faster.....

 

[Kitty_Kitsch]

I used that filter for temp housing for my betta and it worked fine :/

 

[skjl47]

Hello; Not sure if the cloudy water is normal, but it may well be. I have had new setups go cloudy for a few days many times. It seems that there is a bacterial bloom with some new setups. Perhaps with an older set up, the new filter system is stirring up the sediments in the bowl and causing a temporary bacterial bloom. If it is a bloom, the cloudy water should begin to clear soon.