Regular Member us4298 Posted October 9, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted October 9, 2010 (edited) Hi, I have a 4 gallon tank whcih I am goign to raise maybe a crayfish or a couple of guppies in. I am currently cyclying the tank with a airtech 2k0 airpump for a 5 gallon which is conencted to a internal filter and a air stone inside the tank. I was wondering if connecting the airpump to both an air stone and a filter will interfere with the function of the internal filter(will it force the filter to filter less than it is able to?) Edited October 9, 2010 by US4298 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member yukoandk Posted October 9, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted October 9, 2010 I'd say yes. If you "split" the air output into two, the air coming out of each stone will be something like half and half. These filters work by circulating the water with air bubbles, by air bubbles lifting the water upward as they rise to the top, so less air bubble = less lifting of water. Whether your air powered internal filter still has enough filtration or not will depend on what the tank needs. What do you have in the tank? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member us4298 Posted October 9, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 9, 2010 As of now, I only have gravel and a aqaurium decoration in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member yukoandk Posted October 11, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted October 11, 2010 And this is the tank you are thinking about adding a clayfish and guppies into? I'm guessing clayfish can get pretty big and am not all that familier with guppies, so other's may come up with better help, but start with low bioload and see if the filteration is sufficient. Cheers! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member us4298 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 11, 2010 Actually, What I meant was that I am either going to keep a crayfish in that tank, or keep a few guppies in it. But if I do decide to go with the crayfish, I'll try to find the dwarf crays. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member yukoandk Posted October 11, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted October 11, 2010 Sounds fun. Good luck:) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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