10 gallon planted tank

[typically]

Hey guys i'm looking for advice on a 10 gallon planted tank that i am going to be setting up. I have the tank running now with 6 neon tetras and 2 japonica shrimp and its been running for about 2 years. Anyways i don't know what kind of filter i should use for the tank. i think the in-tank filter i have now would take away to much from the look of the tank and it also takes up to much space. So if anyone has advice on this it would be greatly appreciated =]

[Abbeys_Mom]

Read this thread. Hope it answers some questions.
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[Lady Hobbs]

I would think about any HOB would do fine. Well, not any. One suitable for the size tank.

[jeffs99dime]

another jerseyite--welcome to a.c

[Wallyfish]

I use a penguin 100 power filter for my 10 gallon. I like it.

[minabird]

You could also use an Eclipse 1.

I've read some good reviews on it and plan on getting one for my 10 gal in next week.

[jeffs99dime]

for a planted tank i recommend a canister filter.

[Incredulous_Ed]

Don't use carbon in your planted tank! It takes out potassium which plants use to grow. any other filter would be good.
If you really want sucsess withe the plants, use laterite under the gravel and use liquid plants fertilizer and get a co2 system.

[jeffs99dime]

Don't use carbon in your planted tank! It takes out potassium which plants use to grow. any other filter would be good.
If you really want sucsess withe the plants, use laterite under the gravel and use liquid plants fertilizer and get a co2 system.

i never said to use carbon lol?! i mentioned the canister filter because you can run inline heater/heaters in the outflow tubing, effectively freeing up tank space for more plants.--jeff

[Chrona]

I have a 10 gallon planted tank as well, and I use a whisper HOB filter with a 100ml Purigen baggy stuffed into the standard filter floss. If you get it in right, the internal bag is rigid enough so you don't need the plastic backing that comes with the cartridges. Works great imo, and Purigen is rechargeable too. As for CO2, a full system may be overkill. Here is a good link with information on CO2 and plans for a CO2 soda bottle reactor

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Make sure you really need one though. CO2 by itself doesn't do anything

[wantsome]

I dont like hob filters for planted tanks too much sufface agitation. Zoo med makes a small canister for turtle tanks, they work great on 10 gallon planted aquariums. I've been running one on my tank for 2 months it works great.

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[Chrona]

I dont like hob filters for planted tanks too much sufface agitation. Zoo med makes a small canister for turtle tanks, they work great on 10 gallon planted aquariums. I've been running one on my tank for 2 months it works great.

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I just have the water level above the lip at the bottom of the curved water outlet part so theres no waterfall effect, and it seems to work fine. Whatever floats your boat imo. Canister filters also cost more :)

[genitor]

I also do the same as Chrona with my hob's

[*Sarah*]

I'm thinking about setting up a 10 gal guppy planted tank :) It'll be my first shot at using live plants.

[Chrona]

I'm thinking about setting up a 10 gal guppy planted tank :) It'll be my first shot at using live plants.

Try java fern, java moss and anubias nana. I didn't do any research when I started my planted tank and bought swords, wisteria and dwarf hairgrass, all of which turned out to be a real pain since I don't have a nice lighting fixture.