11:26 Oh yes you *ARE* the 1st! First and *ONLY!* (far as I can tell) I've been wanting to do this for *_years!!_* Everyone said 3 in-line motorized filters would leak & explode! Doing this w/ 3 SunSuns & a turtle tank now _byeeee!_
I've got two canisters in series. I have an old Fluval 207 filled with sponges and a Fluval 407 filled with bio media and some purigen. It's been running perfect for a year
have you tried running it from the pump in the 407 alone? I like the idea of multiple canisters, it's just power is getting risky. I have 3 tanks running from 1 plug lol. I have a 206 atm, wouldn't mind getting the same again or larger to run in series.
This is Awesome. If you add those easy plug water flow valve, you can create a filter system to detach a canister for maintenance while the other two keep filtering.
Heck yeah! You could get a whole network going. Link tanks to each filter system in a rack with bypasses for charging/cleaning! 🤘 Glad you enjoyed the video. Love your ingenuity 🤘
Fun test. Not sure how practical it would be, but it was entertaining to watch. Keep us updated on how it performs over time and how easy maintenance is (like will you even have to clean the third filter at all?)
Will do. I suspect you would be cleaning three filters instead of 1, but the third is only bio, so in reality I should be only cleaning 2. Twice the work?🤷🏼♂️
Oh no…no salt water here. 😁 Maybe if this becomes my full time job then I’ll get back into salt water. I kept a simple tank of clowns back in the day. But the tech now….shoot, I am not ready for salt. 🤣
Hey just some quick questions. Did you try to have just one or two plugged in? Does it work? How much different is the flow? I am wondering if the bacteria wouldn't be happier with slower flow.
So, in our filters, we are running an aerobic bacteria, high flow rate of oxygenated water shouldn’t be an issue. Think of the flow rate through an FX6 for example. This 40 gallon did have one single FreeSea canister on it and it couldn’t really keep up. These little canisters are not meant for a 40 gallon water volume. When I put the second one on, they handled the water volume just fine together. When I saw the third one sitting on the floor, I came up with the idea for this video just for fun. But it’s actually filtering amazingly.
I love the idea. I'm searching for canister or hang on back filters. I have two ten gallon tanks and a 60 gallon on my porch. My plan is to create a bog filter that handles all three tanks as overkill and uses aqueducts to waterfall back into each.
Ive always wanted to do something like this to make little display tanks that have wayyy smaller water volume than the filtration part lol. Like little bowls of individual coral colonies with flow coming in and lights above but a shared sump system
Give it a go! Find some suitable filters that aren’t too expensive and start experimenting! Might end up being the best setup for you. If not, it was still fun! 🤘
really cool. been thinking of doing this with my fluval 206 for a while. with the 206 being gravity fed do you think I could get away with only 1 being powered? if 2 were in series.
I think it would depend on the load the pump endures. For example, if the sponges clog in the first gravity fed filter and the pump in filter 2 doesn’t have any water flow to cool it, it might burn up. I found, as long as the pump has water flow available it will move water (no matter where the source).
@@ssaquascapes I think it's worth a try by the sounds of it. my main worry with 2 pumps running is the source of the power. might have to move some tanks to be able to do it safely. 3 tanks running on one outlet at the moment, tis a bit sketch.
@@ssaquascapes That's them both set up. was a fair bit of work cause I have custom piping but that was the hardest part. going to keep with the 2 pumps on though, the flow rate with just one pump was less than with one standard canister so just going to keep both on. as for water condition only time will tell. one canister full of medium/coarse sponges and the second filter has polishing pads and 3 trays of bio-media. really overkill for the size of tank but cool. small clip added to my channel.
Those bio-rings do very little towards actually filtering your aquarium. The majority of the beneficial bacteria will live in the sand substrate especially since you’re not sticking the aquarium either fish. It would make more sense to either A) remove the rings and move the floss to that position and use more sponge where the floss was or B) remove the rings and replace them with a bag of crushed coral which will actually help to provide the plants the minerals they actually need.
Thank you! API made a filter? I didn’t even know they made filters. I’ll have to look it up. Thanks! 4 filters on a 40G. 🤔 You might be on to something! 🤣
That would be interesting to test. If the impeller was also removed it would have less restriction as well. The first pump is pushing water through the middle canister and the last is pulling. Interesting 🤔
We would not be anywhere without people doing these things great video
What a great compliment! Thank you! 🤘
very nice work my friend super aquarium beautiful plants respect my friend ❤❤❤❤
Thank you. I appreciate it!
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11:26 Oh yes you *ARE* the 1st! First and *ONLY!* (far as I can tell) I've been wanting to do this for *_years!!_* Everyone said 3 in-line motorized filters would leak & explode! Doing this w/ 3 SunSuns & a turtle tank now _byeeee!_
🤘rock the SunSun 🤘
I've got two canisters in series. I have an old Fluval 207 filled with sponges and a Fluval 407 filled with bio media and some purigen. It's been running perfect for a year
Awesome. When I did this video I didn’t realize some big filtration systems are actually a series of little filters. 🤣
have you tried running it from the pump in the 407 alone? I like the idea of multiple canisters, it's just power is getting risky. I have 3 tanks running from 1 plug lol. I have a 206 atm, wouldn't mind getting the same again or larger to run in series.
This is a neat idea. You probably don't even need to have the middle filter plugged in. Would love to see if that would effect anything.
Thank you. It was a fun experiment and I think there are many ways to set it up. 🤘
This is Awesome. If you add those easy plug water flow valve, you can create a filter system to detach a canister for maintenance while the other two keep filtering.
Heck yeah! You could get a whole network going. Link tanks to each filter system in a rack with bypasses for charging/cleaning! 🤘
Glad you enjoyed the video. Love your ingenuity 🤘
Fun test. Not sure how practical it would be, but it was entertaining to watch. Keep us updated on how it performs over time and how easy maintenance is (like will you even have to clean the third filter at all?)
Will do. I suspect you would be cleaning three filters instead of 1, but the third is only bio, so in reality I should be only cleaning 2. Twice the work?🤷🏼♂️
You're like me and like the tech gear for aquarium set ups, i recommend a reef tank my friend, it will keep you busy😊
Oh no…no salt water here. 😁
Maybe if this becomes my full time job then I’ll get back into salt water. I kept a simple tank of clowns back in the day. But the tech now….shoot, I am not ready for salt. 🤣
Hey just some quick questions. Did you try to have just one or two plugged in? Does it work? How much different is the flow? I am wondering if the bacteria wouldn't be happier with slower flow.
So, in our filters, we are running an aerobic bacteria, high flow rate of oxygenated water shouldn’t be an issue. Think of the flow rate through an FX6 for example.
This 40 gallon did have one single FreeSea canister on it and it couldn’t really keep up. These little canisters are not meant for a 40 gallon water volume. When I put the second one on, they handled the water volume just fine together. When I saw the third one sitting on the floor, I came up with the idea for this video just for fun. But it’s actually filtering amazingly.
Love the beautiful plants
Thank you. I should scape this tank even though it’s a grow out tank. 🤔
I love the idea.
I'm searching for canister or hang on back filters. I have two ten gallon tanks and a 60 gallon on my porch.
My plan is to create a bog filter that handles all three tanks as overkill and uses aqueducts to waterfall back into each.
Would love to see that. I have also contemplated the idea of how to run one canister for multiple tanks. Haven’t figured it out yet!
U say crazy and rediculous but i say brilliant. Im very tempted to try this myself.
Give it a go! This hobby is based on experimenting! Have fun and thanks for watching the vid! 🤘
Ive always wanted to do something like this to make little display tanks that have wayyy smaller water volume than the filtration part lol. Like little bowls of individual coral colonies with flow coming in and lights above but a shared sump system
Give it a go! Find some suitable filters that aren’t too expensive and start experimenting! Might end up being the best setup for you. If not, it was still fun! 🤘
really cool. been thinking of doing this with my fluval 206 for a while. with the 206 being gravity fed do you think I could get away with only 1 being powered? if 2 were in series.
I think it would depend on the load the pump endures. For example, if the sponges clog in the first gravity fed filter and the pump in filter 2 doesn’t have any water flow to cool it, it might burn up.
I found, as long as the pump has water flow available it will move water (no matter where the source).
@@ssaquascapes I think it's worth a try by the sounds of it. my main worry with 2 pumps running is the source of the power. might have to move some tanks to be able to do it safely. 3 tanks running on one outlet at the moment, tis a bit sketch.
@@ssaquascapes just bought another 206 (second hand) gonna give it a go lmao will look cool as heck at the very least.
Heck yeah! Keep me posted! 🤘🤘
@@ssaquascapes That's them both set up. was a fair bit of work cause I have custom piping but that was the hardest part. going to keep with the 2 pumps on though, the flow rate with just one pump was less than with one standard canister so just going to keep both on. as for water condition only time will tell. one canister full of medium/coarse sponges and the second filter has polishing pads and 3 trays of bio-media. really overkill for the size of tank but cool. small clip added to my channel.
Hi mate! whats the name of these filters? where can we purchase these?
Here is the link amzn.to/44n2pdf. Link now in description too.
I did this 8yrs ago with 4 sunsun filters on A 75gal and it does work
Awesome! Did you only have one can set as fine filtration and the rest didn’t have to be maintained much?
@ssaquascapes pretty much I cleaned one 3times a month and the others once a every 3 to 6 weeks
Those bio-rings do very little towards actually filtering your aquarium. The majority of the beneficial bacteria will live in the sand substrate especially since you’re not sticking the aquarium either fish.
It would make more sense to either
A) remove the rings and move the floss to that position and use more sponge where the floss was or
B) remove the rings and replace them with a bag of crushed coral which will actually help to provide the plants the minerals they actually need.
The coral is a good idea for next time! 🤘
What size tubing did you use?
Thanks!
1/2” ID hose. See this video for more detail of setup and head height.
ua-cam.com/video/fbeeBhwN3Y8/v-deo.html
I plan to do this with 2 cascade 1000s for my 75 gal
Yes!🤘
Film it and send it to me! 🤘🤘🤘
@@ssaquascapes when I do, where can I send it
@@thebacon8r874 ssaquascapes@gmail
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I wish you perform water fill test, fill a gallon with 1 and compare with the series see if it's 3x the speed with a timer
I would for sure do this for ya but I no longer have any of the filters. 😞
What are these filters called
The FreeSea canister filter. Link here (currently unavailable though). amzn.to/3ZLDkZD
Very clever. However, the fear of leaks is valid as it increases with each of your many hose attachments :0
Agreed. More connections, more failure points. So far the filters have never given me an issue, but everything breaks eventually.
Use hose clamps do not use the original system.
what a nightmare when time comes for cleaning
3x the fun right? 🤣
@@ssaquascapes Right on 😂😂😂
I was thinking about doing this but with bigger filters as a sump is not an option for the aquarium in question. Good stuff 👍
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the content! 🤘
Cool, tho I would have the floss first
It was a fun project for sure. Many ways to set it up. 🤘
I did this same thing woth 2 sunsun canister filters and posted it on my channel.
I’ll have to go check it out once I have some free time tonight! 🤘
@@ssaquascapes please do.
@@wardraven8755 done and commented! 🤘🤘
Hey great video
API made a canister filter similar to this you could just add another if you wanted. 👊✊👊
Thank you! API made a filter? I didn’t even know they made filters. I’ll have to look it up. Thanks!
4 filters on a 40G. 🤔
You might be on to something! 🤣
😂😂😂😂
Great video!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Maybe save some electricity and switch off the middle filter, flow should still work
That would be interesting to test. If the impeller was also removed it would have less restriction as well. The first pump is pushing water through the middle canister and the last is pulling.
Interesting 🤔
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@@ssaquascapes Did you try sir?
I did not. 😞
so pretty much a sump in containers
Never thought of it like that, but, YEAH! I guess that describes it well 🤘
Hahaha too fun! 🤙
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What size hoses did you use?
1/2” ID hose. See this video for more detail of setup and head height.
ua-cam.com/video/fbeeBhwN3Y8/v-deo.html
Just use a r/o filters
Very interesting idea. Might have to do a video on an RO filtered tank 🤘