Undergravel filter.....are they good to have?

[king_neptune]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pet/935727027.html
just wondered if 20 bucks for something like this is a good purchase....or is it something I wont be using in the long run?

 

[usirchchris]

Originally Posted by King_Neptune
http:///forum/post/2853234
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pet/935727027.html
just wondered if 20 bucks for something like this is a good purchase....or is it something I wont be using in the long run?
Dated technology...nitrate traps...probably get it less brand new from a store...I would not buy this...JMHO

 

[keebler]

Originally Posted by King_Neptune
http:///forum/post/2853234
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pet/935727027.html
just wondered if 20 bucks for something like this is a good purchase....or is it something I wont be using in the long run?
Some people love them, but I don't. It's really outdated technology...it's kinda like airstone skimmers.

If you like the idea, then that's okay, but I think other forms of filtration are better. Like chris said, they can be nitrate factories.

 

[joebob7]

these also dont really work with the sand in my experience. They only work with large gravel

 

[keebler]

Originally Posted by joebob7
http:///forum/post/2853388
these also dont really work with the sand in my experience. They only work with large gravel
Yeah, with the sand you have to get filter floss to form a barrier. Nobody really uses these anymore, so I'd say skip on it. Unless you want to spend the 20 bucks to see how it turns out.

 

[culp]

Originally Posted by Keebler
http:///forum/post/2853396
Yeah, with the sand you have to get filter floss to form a barrier. Nobody really uses these anymore, so I'd say skip on it. Unless you want to spend the 20 bucks to see how it turns out.

i agree. save the $20 and spend it on something more useful.

 

[morval]

might as well pick up an 8-track player too

 

[fish4rudy]

I think you would be much happier with the 8-track player. I dont think you need an undergravel filter. I had those in a cuople of my tanks like 20 years ago, yikes! Thats old school.

 

[invertcrazy]

Undergravel filters?? I didn't think they still made them. They're a thing of the past. Save your 20 bucks or if you have a couple xtra 20's you can sent one to me

 

[fish4rudy]

Yeah, and i'll take the 8-track....ha-ha.