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Wow thats a cool little filter!😮

I bought the predecessor the Magnum 330 in 91 while I was working at NW Tropical fish hatchery outside of Seattle .I was able to get a good discount through my employer and paid like $80 which was still a bit in that era .Btw I still have it,still use it but mainly for polishing using diatom powder and the micron filter of course .I later purchased the 350 which failed when the impeller literally fused with the case .It wasn't run dry and I'll probably never know how the hell this happened .Out of the two I preferred the 330, plus I noticed how hot the motor would get on the 350 whereas the 330 has better venting for the motor heat .I definitely prefer the impeller design of the 330 over the 350 and amazingly you can still find them .The carbon container wasn't my favorite especially if the screen jumps out of its channel ,kinda a pain to get it back in place and lined up .As far as those clips for the hose ..I despise those things .They were made with inferior plastic and broke.. a lot .I have a Magnum HOT 250 which is a great little filter and that also has a micron filter option ,but it uses those dreaded clips to secure the hardline tubing .I've been trying to find a replacement impeller for it for years now but the only one I've seen on ebay is being sold for a ridiculous amount of money ,like $200 .I'm nostalgic but not stupid and I don't want to throw away a perfectly good piece of equipment just because of one part that's not a big deal to replace but there's no way I'm laying out the price of a good filter for that thing .For that amount I can buy a new Sunsun HW-3000 that has lots of features including being able to dial back the motor speed,UV sterilization etc for under $150 If you know anybody who might have a spare impeller or two ,let me know .Prior to the pandemic I saw them available for under $20 which was the same price marineland would charge but afterwards ,they all dried up for whatever reason .Same thing as the old smaller Penguin biowheel 170 ,the impellers have all vanished .BTW the other magnum in the 200 range uses exactly the same parts as the 330 but the motor has less power ,otherwise they're identical .The biggest drawback for that particular style were the weak motor housing base outrigger feet .When they went with the 350 ,the base,impeller, and case all got a redesign but the lid and a couple of other things fits all of them . I just managed to find two systems for the 330 minus the motors for under $70 .Seeing how these things are vanishing, I thought it was a good investment since the motors last forever if they're properly maintained and kept clean ,but the cases can and do crack.We used these filters exclusively at the hatchery for all our incoming quarantine and hospital tanks .The ichthyologists I worked with swore by these things which is what sold me on buying one all those years ago .Anyways cool nostalgic vid and if you know anyone who has impeller for the HOT 250 and or a Penguin 170 , by all means hit me up .✌️

What's that plant in the left corner

Maybe I'm missing something here, why do you want to blow water under your gravel? Sucking water down through it is what makes your bio filter work great.

still running my 350 on my 75 gallon I bought in the late 90's and you are right parts are getting very hard to find

How come you don't make any more videos? 🙂

I had the smaller one on a 45 gallon aquarium. And like you said, it polished the water so well that my silver dollars and clown loaches looked like they were suspended in mid air. Sad to hear that this filter is no longer made. Was led to your video because I wanted to after 15 years, set up my aquarium again.☹️

I constantly find myself returning to this video.. I love this set up

Thanks for the help

I used those long ago,before I went planted tanks

Beautiful!!! Kudos to you 🥂🙌 I have a recent 29 gallon planted tank set up and am so excited to see as everything fills in. This is incredible inspiration.

Your tank looks absolutely beautiful! So peaceful and calm and lovely 🌾🐟🌿

Absolutely beautiful ✨️ I would love to come up out the water like Ariel 🧜‍♀️

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How long do you leave your lights on for?

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Hey, where did you get those glass plant holder's?

Do you know where I can I find that 90 degree elbow adaptor that goes from the powerhead to the lift tube?

Well, you might be surprised to know that there's one additional thing you could do to this filter and make it filter even finer particulates, including many parasites, charging it with diatomaceous earth. It's essentially the same as the Vortex filter ( no longer available ) - but I charge my marineland internal canister filter ( doesn't have a model #, just says for aquariums up to 97 gal ) with diatomaceous earth and it will turn just about any cloudy, dirty, green algae filled tanks, into crystal clear polished water like you've never seen before. There's a couple of youtube vids out there explaining the whole process. I have been using diatom earth for over 40 years and I have yet to see anything come even close. Trust me, try it.

I have two of these boxes which I never used, likely from late 1980’s. I never did buy the associated granules, as I recall though they were small, not tiny inert granules, nothing like carbon or purigen.

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I have this filter some parts and brand new filters in the box if u want to buy them have no use for them any more

Im also trying to lower the water flow with this pump.

Do someone took the words right out of my mouth Why are you whispering ? it's hard to enjoy the video,🤔

There’s to much flow in the substrate which means there’s bacteria that eats only ammonia no nitrate I’d put like 4 5 inches of gravel with kitty litter on top of the under gravel and make the flow slow . A 29 tall works well with very thick substrate

Are you sure that shelf can hold up that tank man? I think the max capacity for those shelves is like 50-100lbs or something, that tank is like over 200 pounds

Overstocked?

Im looking for a impeller and idea where i can get one for a decent price ?! Just ordered new gaskets and top o ring on ebay. The only impeller on their is 175 dallor 😂

I have added you to my recommended channel's video l uploaded yesterday 👍🐠🐟💦

I had a hygger light. It had a mind of its own. If you have frequent power outages, forget it unless you buy a battery back up. Switched to a co-op light and put in a timer, nightmare over no matter what happens with power.

I’ve been starting to test father fish/ walsted method on my channel but with just sand no soil on my monster tanks. I think there’s flaws in there methods that are ignored. The secret to skip water changes is mainly plants. Would like to chat to expand on my understanding to improve everything.

Your stem plants would benefit from some sand

6:54 that betta moved fast. A few suggestions to reduce nitrate are: reduce stock Put surface plants like duckweed and remove the excess if it's too much to not overshadow your tank, Using plants outside of aquarium like pothos. With the downside of maybe "polluting" the visual with roots if it's not your style. I personally like it. But really easy to trim, since it's outside. Use snails to remove excessive food. Mainly the small ones, to go trough the gravel While changing water i'd say to as little as possible. It's better to do like 10% a week than 30% a month.

If you fish are panting it's more likely to be nitrite not nitrate I run slow moving plenum on all 35 aquariums with great success I have 0ppm nitrate but still keep up with weekly water changes its not to just remove nitrate it replenishes the water with minerals

I absolutely ❤️ this tank! So amazing 🤩. I’m struggling so much just to try to get a few plants growing, but I’m trying to learn more and hope to do better eventually.

Nice tank! but why are you whispering

I take it the under gravel filter already in the tank? So, you just reattach the tubes and turn it on? My concern is bottom is too gunked up from not being used.

I love your tank! It's amazing! Question though, i have a 29 gallon tank as well, and i notice you have a glass top!!! I have a top fin 29 gallon, and i cant find ANY glass tops for my tank that fit properly. Is yours an aqueon tank? Thanks for showing!

This tank is awesome. I'm thinking of upgrading 1 of my 20 longs to a 29 gal.

Nice tank but you need some mechanical filtration so only clean water runs through the biological part

This is over stocked and a filter on a timer really is not good as and bacteria will die also the water change is to add as well as remove the fish you have in the tank are hardy fish but guppies will end up with arched backs due to lack of minerals and calcium never ever leave a tank more than 6 months without change most aquarist prefer 15% weekly and this ensures longevity the smaller the tank the more toxicity will be apparent

Beautiful aquarium! And you have a Betta in there with all those fish too!? That's fantastic. Nice job!

so the 107 should be fine right ? i guess any of the bigger sizes that come passed 207 flow to fast for the uvc to take proper effect . Did I understand that right ?

I love it. Thank you 🐟💦

Brilliant brother. 🐟💦

Amazing video. Thanks for sharing 🙏🐟💦

Be interesting to see a test run using the reverse flow UGF. I'd imagine it'd be good for a planted aquarium because you're capturing all those nutrients underneath and creating mulm. I run a UGF the regular way which also works. Either way, the idea is that you're utilizing your gravel bed as your main biofiltration and eliminating any dead zones from going anaerobic and making more ammonia by ensuring an aerobic environment for the right microbes. And by messing around with the lower flow rates, you can even make it go anoxic to eat up the nitrates as well with some experimentation.

Beautiful tank. Well done sir 👍🐟

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