Pimp My Filter #65 - FZone Stainless Steel Canister Filter 22 Litre
Channel: Pondguru
Date: 2022-01-29

The ultimate canister filter?
FZone 22 litre Filter: https://bit.ly/3uibcxA
US, CA and Mexico Amazon link: https://geni.us/z6MLU
Foams, Biohome Ultimate, Biogravel: http://www.filterpro.co.uk
(FilterPro site has links to suppliers in other countries)
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Contact me on 07772848730 / sales@filterpro.co.uk
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*I MADE A BALLS OF COUNTING THE BAGS OF MEDIA - CORRECT FIGURES BELOW*
The FZone 22 litre canister filter in this video took 2 x coarse foams, 1 x medium grade foam and 1 x fine pad as the mechanical filtration.
If you are concerned about the fine pad being crushed avoid using one single huge bag of media or cut a round plate from filter grid to separate pad and media.
The biological side of the filtration was 15 x 500g mesh bags of Biohome Ultimate and 2 x 1kg mesh bags of Biogravel which took the total weight of media used in the video to 9.5kg.
If no fine pad was used the another 4 x 500g mesh bags of Biohome Ultimate could be added taking the total media weight up to 11.5kg and if a single large bag of loose media was used the total media weight could be estimated at 13kg-14kg.
It's a beast......although I think the 6000 lph pump is too big. Time will tell.
Recommended tank size with current set up (aiming for FULL cycle):
Normal stock tropical: 1050 litres / 276 US gal.
Heavy stock tropical: 525 litres / 138 US gal.
Coldwater (e.g. Goldfish) : 525 litres / 138 US gal.
Marine (using Biohome Ultimate Marine & Biogravel Marine): : 525 litres / 138 US gal.

A full cycle is completed by bacteria - the aerobic part of biological filtration which processes ammonia to nitrite and nitrite to nitrate followed by an anaerobic part which processes nitrate into soluble nitrogen which bubbles off to the atmosphere.
Therefore it requires a suitable amount of excellent quality filter media to be able to provide the environment for both aerobic AND anaerobic bacteria - that is what Biohome ultimate does perfectly but even with such good media there are limitations and we recommend the following amounts for different stocking scenarios:
(1 US Gallon = 3.8 litres)
(1kg = 2.2 lbs)
Average community tropical aquarium = 1kg per 100 litres 
Average coldwater aquarium = 1kg - 1.5kg per 100 litres
Predator aquarium = 1.5kg - 2kg per 100 litres
Large cichlid aquarium = 1.5kg - 2kg per 100 litres
Malawi / Tanganyikan aquarium = 1.5kg - 2kg per 100 litres
Marine aquarium = 1.5kg - 2kg per 100 litres
Average mixed fish pond = 1kg per 200 litres
Average koi pond = 1kg per 150 litres

You may be disagreeing with the above figures but remember that they are for a FULL CYCLE not half a job - achieving 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite is quite easy since aerobic bacteria grows freely on any surface but the anaerobic bacteria responsible for COMPLETING the cycle needs more a specialized habitat.
Remember to use a water conditioner which does not bind / detoxify ammonia, nitrite or nitrate as that type of conditioner will severely limit bacteria numbers by starving the bacteria of 'food'.
Size a filter properly, set it up sensibly and you will have perfect water - it's that simple....and your filter won't be the dreaded 'Nitrate factory'.....you'll spend less money on treatments too......basically the filter is the foundation of a successful aquarium. 

This series of videos is all about trying to squeeze more efficiency out of internal and external aquarium filters which generally have a limited filtering capacity - If you have a filter you'd like me to feature in a video then please contact me on:
sales@filterpro.co.uk
07772848730 (Richard) 
Anyone who sends a filter (UK only at present) will have it upgraded and returned to them for free and the only cost you will pay is how much it costs to ship it to me - I'm helping to boost your filter and the resulting videos will hopefully be useful to viewers all over the world so it's a win/win. 

The following videos will be useful for learning more about filtration and filter media:
Sizing a canister properly and filter set up: https://goo.gl/om19un
Looking INSIDE different filter media: https://goo.gl/hZWS6c
Bacteria and filter media: https://goo.gl/123gAF
How to clean an aquarium: https://goo.gl/bPMhvh
Aquarium tips / filtration playlist: https://goo.gl/pXgqVj

This channel is purely a hobby for me so I will never ask viewers to donate money for any of my projects or charge anyone for information - information should be shared freely and I certainly don't consider myself an 'expert' in anything I pursue as a hobby so please do your own research, never accept anything as 'fact', reject anyone claiming to be some sort of authority or 'expert' and make your own minds up about anything you wish to study. 

Some of the links above may be to my affiliate programs on Amazon and Ebay so they will throw a few pennies my way if you make a purchase - it costs you nothing extra and helps towards keeping the lights on in my bunker.