JustinKScott

I’ve been out of the hobby for years & I decided I wanted to build a high tech nano tank for my office.


I don’t like the look of the hob filters and the in-water filters take up a lot of room in the tank. So I’m considering canisters.

I do NOT need to pick the cheapest filter.

I want something that’s:
- easy to work with
- I can use an inline co2 diffuser
- I can use glass lily pipes.

So far: The tank is 7.5G, pressurized CO2, Fluval nano 3.0 light.

mistergreen

You might not even need a filter, just water movement. Shrimps would work in a small tank or even nano fish won't have much bio waste.

JustinKScott

This is probably what I’m going to start with. Thanks!

JohnyMayer

Aquarium without any mechanical filtration often has low clear water. By the way, filter sponge helps a little bit with bio-filtration too. Because it's a nano aquarium, it's important to make it stable as possible.

I would think about small filter like Zoo Med Nano 10, I think it's a good choice.

Purrbox

I was originally going to use a Zoo Med 10 on my 7 gallon cube, but I was running into issues because the stand I have isn't large enough for the filter to be on the same level as the aquarium. Then I ran across a video of a beautiful nano canister filter being unboxed in YouTube video. I pulled the trigger and I will be receiving one of my own all the way from Italy. It's by a company called Liquido Design. I love that they are modular and you can get exactly the features you want for your aquarium. The one I'm getting has the filter plus the MIX chamber for CO2. I'm really looking forward to when it arrives and I get to unbox it. Might be something that would work for you too.