Reddit reviews Deep Blue Professional ADB88700 Biomaxx Nano Filter for Aquarium
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The Borax Nano Power Filter is the perfect filtration solution for Betta Tanks and small desktop aquariums up to 5. 5 gallonsIt is a hang-on style unit that filters 16 gallons per hourSmoke-colored plastic body
I really really like this little bitty HOB for sub 5gal tanks.
I always swap out the stock filter cartridge with just a chunk of aquarium sponge and some biomedia. It's quiet, adjustable flow, and has a REALLY tiny footprint inside the tank. I own that same tank, and it fits fine in the precut out spot on the lid too.
the stock light isn't going to do much for your plants, but if its close enoug your bonsai light might be OK, you'd just kinda have to try it out.
Its a decent looking little tank, fine for a shrimp tank or betta.
I think this is something I can actually help with. Yay.
I got the Top Fin 5.5 gallon setup. It came with a 10 gallon filter. This was WAY too much for my betta. I looked into baffles, and compared the prices. I ended up getting this filter as it's only $15 for a non-ugly setup. It has adjustable flow. I set it to the minimum and now my betta is super happy.
As far as the heater goes, does it have adjustable temperature? I got the National Geographic 80 degree one. We keep our apartment at 72 degrees, and his tank stays around 78 degrees.
The lighting goes... I asked previously and I didn't get any responses. I try to keep the window open so the plants can get some natural light. It's been about a month and no plants are dead/dying but time will tell.
Does the windowsill not overheat the jar? If you plan on adding the Betta, I'd worry about heat fluctuation in the jar without a heater and being near a window. Also, I'd look into a filter, I used this one for a 1 gallon Jar.
Filter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BUFTI6Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2.5 is going to be a pain down the road honestly... advise going 3-5, some would even say 10.. less water = far faster water parameter swings. My wife and i have over 18 betta now, and we've learned a bunch... so here's my 2 cents. Key items are in bold
going down your list:
me:ditch preset heaters like this, you at the VERY least want one that will auto shut off (stick heaters like this stay on at a 'set' temp). Hydor theo and some of the tetras are okay... prefer the theo or cobalt neo therm for them so i can adjust
*light - no experience with these things, a low powered desk lamp could even work, this should be fine
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If you end up going to a larger tank - encouraged, look into the deep blue nano https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Blue-Professional-ADB88700-Aquarium/dp/B00BUFTI6Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473967813&sr=8-1&keywords=deep+blue+nano+filter
the aquaclear 20 is a bit too strong for a betta, and it's not worth modding it when you can just get this guy.
walmart and them should have nets so don't bother ordering online, shipping usually makes them cost more than it's worth.
might also want a bucket for water changing so you're not moving the tank.
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suggestions for starting up...
while a betta CAN survive a cycle, it's not nice.
Suggest getting something like poland spring water to fill the tank, and putting in a few drops of prime and stability. popping the live plants in there will also kick start the cycle as well.
I'm a little late but I'm a huge fan of this filter. It's tiny yet powerful with a controllable flow. I have mine on a custom tank that's really small(maybe 2 gallons, more like 1.5) and the water is crystal clear, though I did add my own media.
Got you fam! I like this filter for smaller tanks because you can adjust the flow from strong to a trickle.
As for the heater I have seen really good things said about this one. I've seen it in person at the store, it's tiny and would take up no space in your two gallon.
Hope this helps!
People will yell at you for keeping it in a bowl and some people will even recommend they have to have 10g of water to be healthy.
A bowl is not healthy for the fish, but I've kept bettas in 2.5g tanks with no problems. The most important part is getting a filter and a heater, and not over feeding.
You want more lateral space than height, so a cubic or cylindrical tank isn't optimal. A simple 2.5g from Petco is what I use and is fine; it has the foot print of a shoe box. Bettas aren't really vertical swimmers, then are lateral swimmers; they also benefit from more surface area, which a rectangular tank gives.
I run this filter on my 2.5g and haven't had problems with it for a year. It will do better if you clean it every month.
Heaters are tricky; my best advice is to get a digital thermometer like this one and watch the temperature. My 2.5g hasn't dropped below 79 in a couple months, and I'm not running a heater. In the winter I use a heater like this one to keep the temperature steady. When you do start using a heater, you want to watch your temperature closely to make sure you aren't over heating the tank!
I use a desklamp with a Spiral CFL light bulb as lighting; but I also keep live plants. Your lighting completely depends on what you have in the tank. Keeping some plants isn't hard, but it is a balancing act that you have to get used to. You also have to do a little research about the type of plant and it's needs. If you want plants, give me a PM and I'll give you some easy plant recommendations. If you don't want plants, get a 10watt spiral CFL "Daylight" (6300K) lightbulb and put it in a desk lamp that is a couple inches above the water; or just put the tank in a window that gets some light through the day.
Food is simple; a small pinch of flake food or a little bit of freeze dried blood worms every few days is fine. Obviously live food is better, but it is also more work and more expensive.
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Here is my 2.5g now after I trimmed it and before I topped it off. It has ~20 Black Bar Endlers in it now instead of a Betta. If you want a tank with live plants like that it takes a bit of planning, but isn't too bad.
I'm giving you this list because cost increases with size. A great 2.5g will cost you ~$60-100 upfront, and not much in the long run. A good 10G will cost you ~$100-200 because you will need a stronger filter, larger heater, larger tank, stronger lights. A bowl is the cheap option, and your fish will lose its color, likely lose some fins due to fin rot, and I would be surprised if it lives a year. A tank with a filter and heater will solve all those issues.
Hi there! You've probably already seen the info sheet stickied here, but also this page about the nitrogen cycle was super-helpful for me, personally. A filter is good, but it's much better if you get your tank's cycle all set up and running properly. Right now, the filter is only going to pull out debris mechanically from the water; the nitrogen cycle will help biologically remove toxins from your water column, mainly ammonia from waste and such, that can hurt Finley's quality of life.
I don't have experience with your specific filter, although as a general rule, filters included with tanks aren't always ideal... for a 3.5gal, filters like this one are pretty well-reviewed. I have used it myself on a 5.5gal, although you might want to baffle it a bit so the flow doesn't blow Finley around the tank; a sponge can be used here, or something fancier.
You'll probably want to complete a fish-in cycle to give Finley the best possible environment. As far as filter material (you can see it on the image in that filter I linked), you'll want both mechanical and biological filter media (where you beneficial bacteria colony will live). Some people also use chemical filtration, like carbon inserts, but mechanical/biological is fine for a nano tank.
Fish-in cycling is not preferable, but totally doable. I've done it, you just have to really stay on top of water changes/parameters to make sure Finley's home doesn't get too toxic for him while you're starting your cycle. I swear by Tetra SafeStart+, never had a problem kick-starting a cycle with it, but not everyone has good experiences with "bottled bacteria." Do you have a water-testing kit? This one is the most accurate/popular, I think.
I hope this helps! I was very confused in the beginning, myself, and slowly learned how everything worked with help from this sub. Let us know what else you need help with! :)
I thought the little Deep Blue Nano is a little underpowered for you, but maybe not; it's rated for up to 5.5 gallons and only does 16 gallons per hour, so that's not much. If you stock carnivores, that's a higher bioload, I'd add . I do however in both of my 5.5 gallons where I have that filter, have a sponge filter.
I use this one on my nano tank and it works great. Mine is only probably 6 inches deep and this is definitely small enough. I just put a little piece of sponge on the intake so it doesn't suck up baby shrimp.
These guys.
This one was recommended in the past on here. It's been working great for my little guy in his 5 gallon tank.
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Way too much. Use a deep blue nano filter. More than enough for a shrimp tank. I have 2 zoomed nano canisters and the flow is too much. I use one on my 13 gallon guppy tank and it blows my fry around.
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Deep Blue Professional ADB88700 Biomaxx Nano Filter for Aquarium https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BUFTI6Q/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_TRvavb1BCPAVP
There are a couple companies selling essentially the same little filter. They all come out to about this price once you include shipping.
I've been using this nano filter on a ~2 gallon tank and it's been amazing. Not sure if you have a flat side to stick it on, but if so, this filter allows you to adjust the flow. It's great.
https://www.amazon.com/AZOO-Mignon-Filter-150-Power/dp/B006KY1MF2
This one? I hear bad reviews... I ordered one of these https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Blue-Professional-ADB88700-Aquarium/dp/B00BUFTI6Q
but I wanna order this one too to compare and see... any reviews on other one?
Of course we have a brief segment at school a couple years its going to be a place to foster the end to break them or something, but it's not a huge fan of this filter. I did might not be able to see) isn't happening, it's time to end it, then they can control the tempo of the pack.. if that.
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2.5 gallon
Fauna: 4x White Cloud Minnow
Flora: Hemianthus Callitrichoides
Cryptocoryne Parva
Marimo Moss
Unknown plant in the back. Trying to find something to fill in the back.
Driftwood: Manzanita
Equipment: Beamswork 12" LED
Deep Blue Biomaxx Nano Filter
Rhinox Glass Drop Checker
Rhinox 1000 Glass Diffuser
Empire Paintball 24oz. CO2 tank
AquaTek Mini CO2 Regulator
AquaTek CO2 Tubing
DIY Teabag + Activated Carbon filter
Plug Timer
Dosing: 0.5 mL/day Flourish Excel
0.5mL/week Flourish Comprehensive
CO2: 8 hours, Light: 8 hours, offset 30 minutes.
Either that or its not a huge fan of this filter.
Small Whisper air pump was the quietest from the six kinds I tried. They came with the tank kits, 3 of them were bearable, one too loud.
HOB filters, even with adjustable flow, have too strong flow problem. Azoo Mignon 60 (the same is sold as Aquarium Masters Mini filter, Deep Blue Biomaxx Nano) has the slowest flow and is adjustable, but it has not too much space for a filter media, basically you will use it for mechanical filtration and keep ceramic or stone biomedia somewhere in the tank. I'm using this on the 2.5 gal long shrimp tanks, original filter media removed, and instead of it using piece of gutter guard (or anything else inert, stiff, with large holes) holding cut to size piece of filter floss, replaced as soon as it dirties a bit. But it could be reused by rinsing it in the old tank water, removed at the time of cleaning.
Filter should be positioned in the tank the way that betta has its peaceful place for the rest and swimming. Try placing it in the middle or on the side and see what will be more acceptable for a fish.
Do not rely on filter for cleaning water, it's more for water movement for a heater. Waste and not eaten food have to be removed manually, as soon as possible.
HOB filters could vibrate. In this case make sure that the lid is set right, not sideway, and add a narrow piece of rubber-like shelf liner from dollar store between filer and tank. For other than this filters, that are larger and could vibrate more, adding folded sandwich plastic bag under the lid helps.
I'm using Marina Slim S-10 HOB filter on 3 gal half-moon (square proportions, more or less) tanks, taller than yours, it has pump inside, not outside the tank, it takes valuable space from the fish. Vibrates more (dampening lid vibration by sandwich bag, slightly lifting pump's tube and using rubber insert between filter and tank helps) and flow has to be baffled by tieing bag with biomedia to the outflow (plastic water baffle can't be used, sharp ends), but it has plenty of space for any custom media, including biomedia, after filter floss.
Cartridges are rather not rip off, manufacturers also have to make a living somehow, we have to make informed choices and buy what is better suitable for out needs. Users with a lot of money to burn and no time can buy and replace cartridges, while real life folks could choose making custom DIY media (mechanical, following by chemical, followed by ceramic biomedia). If, because of uninformed purchase, they got a filter with a thin cartridge, using gutter guard with thinner layer of filter floss (mechanical filter media) is all they could do, maybe add carbon inside filter floss, and keep porous rocks or ceramic biomedia in the tank.
It's just a ~1 gallon bowl I had that I thought looked cool.
Yes, I'm using a Deep Blue Biomaxx Nano filter and a 50W Aqueon Preset heater. They're both way overkill for a bowl this small, but I have the heater on a control circuit of its own to keep from boiling the shrimps if it fails, and the filter is baffled to slow the outflow.
I'm going to make this list assuming that you have Amazon in your area and that either you or someone you know has Amazon Prime. If not, then think of this as more of a template that you can tweak using what you have available to you:
Hopefully you have Amazon Prime available to you where you are, and if so none of this requires any shipping charge. If you do at most this will cost you $115.79, leaving you lots of money to spend on shrimp and plants! Hope this was helpful to you, best of luck!