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filter media needs to be washed more than that

Acrylic tanks are excellent but you have to take care when cleaning not to scratch them. If you do scratch them and have a spare holding tank, you can put the fish into that tank, empty the acrylic tank and wet sand and polish any scratch out. That’s something you can’t do with glass tanks. They both have their pros and cons but I like the clarity of the acrylic tank with no corners and also they don’t crack like a glass tank will.

Use a Eihem Prefilter in the Fluval FX6 inlet. The prefilter has two sections filled with 30 PPI Coarse sponge. You can replace one of it's section by filter floss material to filter fine debris entering the FX6. Less debris..Coarse or Fine..Less maintenance for the FX6 for longer duration.

🙂 You are using the F6 for water changes...amazing...and i thought the F6 is used for the ultimate filtration purpose. Suppose you are feeding BHM to your discus and you are draining all the heart mix particle water through your FX6 filter..those heart mix particles in the water will surely lodge into the nicks and corners..inside the canister filter creating a bacterial growth inside the filter. Will the biomedia will be able to handle the parameters?. Beside this this is a very innovative method of water change through a canister filter model which most of the filters will be unable to perform.

Nice tank! How often do you do water changes?

Hey, you never cleaned the side sponges. Nobody caught it but I did lol

20 years later hes still refilling his tank

What fertilizer did you use in the water? Did you use one the entire time or did you try different ones? If you tried multiple ones, which did you find to work best?

Questions that should have been addressed in this video: Where to get driftwood? Is this store purchased or found on the beach? Salt water driftwood or fresh water? Does salt water driftwood negatively affect the orchid or not? How do you water the orchid after mounting it? Spray it in place or take it off and soak it? How often? Does the moisture affect the wall behind the mount?

What size is the drain hose? Mine does not have one.

my discusses is very active but dont want eat pls help me

Very nice

David, I enjoyed your video but I got tell you, I have several FX6’s and because I hate cleaning them probably more than most, I usually let them go 6 months or more between cleanings. I also am heavily into discus, angels, chiclids, and severums that I breed and raise. In my opinion, I think you need to go a lot deeper in cleaning your FX6 filter media. I go about things the same way you do, but I squeeze out each sponge repeatedly until they release essentially clear water. I usually wash them in tap water but then finish them in tank water. All the garbage about only using tank water is overblown and my fish are fine as long as I don’t fill the filter with tap water. There is plenty of beneficial bacteria in an established aquarium and as long as you use chlorine remover for water and filter changes, you’ll be good to go. So, wash filter media out more thoroughly and you won’t have to do it nearly as often. Cheers!

Damn… having Discus looks like a really big problem haha

Super nice looking! So then to water you take them off the drift wood and soak? How often? Thanks.

The FX series is the closest thing to a set it and forget it filter I've ever used. I only run the coarse white sponges in my FX5's with the center trays full of ceramic rings for maximum bio. I have one running on a Piranha Tank that's been going non stop for almost two years with no maintenance and no sign of reduced flow. Worth every penny!

Do you have a copy of the design you can share?

A few years later… Did you end up building a bigger one? How did it work out?

"Hi" "Thank You" for sharing this... Question Can this be done with a pothos, or stag fern?

What stain did you use?

i just finished my 1st in pine and LOVE it! after a few hours i noticed a warp! do i have to start over? HELP!

Hows the discus aquarium going?

How many gallons is your tank and how many sachets of api general cure you used per day?

out of all the DIY light hanging videos utube has suggested, yours is by far the best

First... Great video and Cute Pup!! This is a couple years old. Have you had any fails? Is it holding up? Thank You!!

Sorry but this problem was totally on you, leave well enough alone.

Dope

I came by this video because I want to set up a planted aquarium with my FX5 but I absolutely hate the black platic in/out from fluval. I have 16cm OD stainless still lily pipes and a 16cm co2 art inline diffuser. but fluval's 1" OD clamps mess everything up. Great explanation on how you solved your problem. Don't worry about people nagging, that's how internet works. I move a lot and I have never found the same fittings in 2 different places. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

This video makes me want to never have an aquarium. There has to be an easier way than this good grief

Excellent video, excellent explanation. Very helpful!

Dude this was a great video. You got some cool tricks to the trade there. I am currently setting up a 120. Going to buy an fx6 for it. Seeing how you drain and refill water is going to be a help down the line. Thankyou

When doing the medication do i need to turn off my filtration?

I enjoyed your video, David. I liked how you explained every step and why you were doing it. I have watched several videos here on TH-cam about making aquarium canopies. I liked your design the best and I'm going to adapt it for mine. Thanks.

Dude. I almost wanna take down the tank side kessil arms and replace them with these off wall. Would be a much cleaner look. Great tutorial.

So the screw thing on the drain valve is basically used for tightening the hose for draining right? Not necessarily holding the cap in place? I’m just having a brain fart I’m not having any issues but as long the the valve is closed there shouldn’t be any leakage and such

Hey, I just came across your video, I'm looking to get a ph controller and looking at this one. I do heavy planted tanks. Have c02 on timer, but I'm developing bba, and from what I've read, it is caused by fluctuations in c02. My question is, does leaving this set to 6.5 leave the drop checker in the light green stage all the time? Also are you happy with this ph meter still? Thanks

Hi All, Is it the fx6 or the pump in the bucket that does the real work when filling the tank?

The black 1inch hose you got has a od of 1.32 inches but the threaded to slip connector you have has a ID of 1 inch. I can't figure how the black hose can fit inside the slip? Does it just fit or is it very very tight?

Hello David. What is that huge media I see in the market? ANd thanks for this video.

How did it go after that?

Thank you, I'll give it a try and hope it works for my mess of an algae

Thanks for sharing this.. has a pinhole leak after 11 years of using fx5 ribbed hose.. good thing I was on scene. Great solution.. is the tubing in in video still the best hose material you use?

@20:40 late night volume warning.. scared the balls out of me...

Learned so much from this video! Thanks for the instructional!

Looks awesome. Now can I commission you to make 3 for me? 🙂

How has the tank held up a few years later now?

So you tie the netting on to the wood piece

Over 2 years later and still no moonlight option for the sun's. Really appreciate your video on the app, by far best I've seen, that actually explained the colors and intensity. Thanks also for the suggestion of using the amber for moonlight, great idea.

I know this is an old video. But I wish you showed how he eventually did. I realize that requires large planning and a lot of time, so I don’t blame you. But how did this fish end up doing ? My whole tank is currently infected with a parasite. Again, I know this video is old, but it’s probably the best one I’ve found for how to administer general cure for parasite discus disease. Thanks in advance and I really hope you are able to reply. These discus are so important to me.

That looked amazing and way easier than I expected, what color was the poly you used? It looks like it'll match my existing cabinets perfectly!