Pimp My Filter #77  - Hydra 1800 Canister Filter
Channel: Pondguru
Date: 2022-08-21

Apologies for the length of this video as I rambled about filtration and filter media but there are time stamps below for easy navigation. 
This is a really well made filter but it's very expensive.....
Currently it is £299.99 available from Maidenhead Aquatics.
Filter Kits, Foams, Biohome, Biogravel etc: http://www.filterpro.co.uk
(FilterPro site has links to Biohome suppliers in other countries)
Eheim Substrat Pro: https://geni.us/98euQaB
Follow me on Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@PondGuru:0
Contact me on 07772848730 / sales@filterpro.co.uk
*******(I don't do texts)*******

*TIME STAMPS*
00:00 Intro
01:23 External Features
02:11 What's inside the filter
05:11 Why having the fine pad last is wrong
05:50 How to set up the filter with the supplied foams and media
08:32 Magnified view of 3DM filter media
10:23 Magnified view of Biohome Ultimate
10:51 Extra magnified view of 3DM filter media
10:59 Magified view of cheap Chinese (crap) filter media
11:38 Magified view of lava rock (scoria)
12:30 Talking about different types of filter media
14:03 An appeal for information
16:40 How to set the filter up with Biohome Ultimate
18:28 Final thoughts on the filter, set up and media
23:32  Maximum flow rate vs actual flow rate
24:32 Tank size recommendations for normal and heavy fish stock
26:53 Outro and another appeal for help
27:47 An apology (shot after making the video)

The filter is recommended for normally stocked aquariums of up to 500 litres / 132 US gallons and heavily stocked aquariums of up to 250 litres / 66 US gallons.
This video on the Hydro Pure technology has 39K+ views and only 9 comments? Doesn't seem right to me.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5PLdMeU38E
Please write your thoughts and experiences of the Hydra filters / Hydro Pure technology in the comment section if you have experience of it. 
My current view is that the Hydro Pure technology works quite well .... until it doesn't. That's a huge problem (especially with the internal filters) when science fails and Nature has been held back and can't take over fast enough.
The 3DM media looks suspiciously like the new Fluval media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P77-h17EkU0 .... Fluval recommend replacing it every 6 months? That is madness.

Don't "eat ze bugs" - grow your own food and create a new system ....... you can check out my efforts to create a new system to navigate Agenda 2030 on my Thousand Yard Stare channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A

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

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 filter media 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

We all are on a long path of learning.........

RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS ON AMAZON: https://goo.gl/jMaBWy
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/pondguru_outdoors/