Does Your Fish Tank Actually Need A Filter?

[@AquariumCoop]

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[@t3dwards13]

I have a half gallon piece of art with a white cloud, ziss air stone, snails and ivy growing out of the top. It's thriving.

[@Nomadistar]

My fish waste does that, but ty. No co2 BTW! What else ya got?

[@kawaiipurplesaphire6163]

t3dwards13 a half gallon is WAY to tiny for a white cloud maybe a snail but not a fish or any shrimp

[@Kay13Jay]

You give two similies of a fish tank which I think are really helpful when I am teaching new fish keepers. A fish tank is also like the fish tank toilet and a filter is like the garbage bag. The change in discussion from a cycled tank to a seasoned tank has also been incredibly helpful.

[@Kenneth91619]

I dont run heaters or filters in my tanks. Only return pumps for flow. Never had an issues and my tanks are heavily planted so nitrates dont spike. I have gone 6 months without water changes and tested my water at perfect conditions. Once you master the nitrogen cycle like really understand it. Then you can have what I would consider more advanced setups but lower maintence. I even run CO2 in some of my tanks too. No algae, no cyano, no dinos. I have mastered the balance. That is the goal

[@lukenyanti]

How do you combat pH dip tho?

[@Kenneth91619]

@@lukenyanti ph, temp and dissolved o2 swing is normal. I took a field trip to costa rica and thats when I knew heaters were a scam. Temps can be as cool as 65F at night and a high of 76F during the day. pH swing .5 throughout the day and dry and wet season the swing is massive. If your tank is well balanced and your fish are healthy they will be fine just like in the wild. I will say though new fish will be stressed and i recommend a QT tank for all new fish. This is where ph and temp shouldnt Fluctuate until they are Acclamated and healthy.

[@kevincherry6037]

What’s your best set up (tank plants fish) and what would you recommend for a filter less 10 gallon

[@Kenneth91619]

@@kevincherry6037 my favorite is my 30 gallon paladarium. Its jungle theme with sand, small med and large smooth rainbow river stones. I have over 15 plant species both aquatic and terrestrial. Im running x2 Terra Sky LEDs and x2 Fluval plant 3.0 leds. I have all nano fish chili rasbora, celestial pearl danios, neon blue rasboras, male koi betta. Mixed neocaridina shrimp and I cull the ones that lose color. I even have a purple neocaridina which is super rare. I want to try and refine that line if possible. As far as a 10 gallon. I would stick with nano fish and ship because he becomes increasing more difficult to have balance with bigger fish since your beneficial baterial will need more surface area to Colonize. Try and grow some about water plants too that will help with the learning curve and help you maintain a easier balance. Best advice is choose good hardscape and a deep enough substrate 2" plus. Good flow power heads or simple return pumps if your good at building in tank sump to hide said pump. Plant heavy to begin with that is 1000% going to help you battle algae and in-balances in the nitrogen cycle. Keep up with your water changes at first and after 3 months you can cut back and eventually if you have enough plants and a good balance meaning not overcrowding with too many fish or over feeding. Perfect dialed in light cycle. You can stop doing water changes and just top off with distilled or 0 TDS water. It takes time to learn and dont get discouraged if you fail first time. I have almost 20 years of experience so for me its easy. You will get there and its super rewarding.

[@averyhostiletrout9077]

@@Kenneth91619 you just dropped so crazy knowledge man I bought a 5.5 gallon tank and the goal is to make it no filter after I start setting it up when I move

[@He_Grows]

No hate to anyone else on the team, but I absolutely love seeing a video from you specifically! I look forward to them

[@4EvaFishNerd]

Then you'd love all his live videos. Hours on top of hours of him talking about fish. That's what I loveeeee to watch, because honestly I feel the way you do.... But he's trying to step away little by little and leaving it more to the Co-op team.

[@austinrath9741]

This is an old livestream they just reuploaded. Cory hasn’t made videos consistently in a while. I guess he’s just above that now

[@Constantine_Cvl8]

​@@austinrath9741it could be that he just prefers doing discussions live

[@austinrath9741]

Sure he may but he used to do lives and videos

[@RampartPh]

I'm currently trying to run a mini pond in a big glazed pot in our terrace w/o a filter. Stocking it w/ several mollies

[@kurtisstutzman7056]

Sweet flashback to the old house...! Quite a few of my 70+tanks have only an air stone... The rest have Aquarium Co-op sponge filters, I have gotten rid of all my old crappy fine sponges... The couple that do have HOB's do have Aquarium Co-op intake sponges... They're grrreat...!!! Thanks for all y'all do...! Keep up your awesomeness and go enjoy some nature today...! Don't forget to compliment someone today...

[@RogersRidgeRoost]

I use the sponges and bacteria growing media in my hang on back and never really clean my sponge filter unless it gets completely covered in algae. I also have my hang on back on the side of my aquarium making a current across the entire front half of my tank. Seems to work great.

[@Finkeldinken]

Well, as you say, all our aquariums have a filter whether we've bought mechanical filtration and added to it or not, and I love having no extras, but depending on the tank, I will, and I never advice new aquarists to start without added filtration because they don't have the experienced eyes to catch emerging issues yet, and the added filter mass gives them a bit of a time buffer to recognise those issues before it's too late and time to react properly, and have +1 experience and the good feeling of having turned things around. Then when they have a bit more time under their belt, of they start googling or asking, I'll happily talk to them about how to maximize their possibilities of a great experience without added filtration. 😊

[@zachmondrala8614]

Basically, more plants correct? And not over feeding, eventually I would like to go without filters.

[@WraithLK]

@@zachmondrala8614basically yeah

[@walkshe]

I run a matten filter in my 20 tall. It is fairly heavily planted with a gravel substrate. LOVE your micro cartridge air filters to keep everything running smoothly, as well as your Easy Green.

[@hummingbird3771]

I'm using these "pre Co-op" HOBs till they break, (don't want to store em, and throwing away functional stuff seems wasteful...) and sponge filters from there, they are so much cheaper. I believe in building ecosystems in my tanks, but I like the sound of running water!🥰It's always great to see your face, Cory! You really set me on the right path with this hobby and introduced me to a world of curious and creative people, thank you!!!

[@rafameza4186]

Love this type of videos! I only keep a k1 filter in one of my tanks because I really like how looks but on my others planted tanks are completely no filters

[@RicardoJunqueira]

When was this recorded?

[@matthewburley880]

I don't use filters, pumps or airstones. I do however have loads of plants and deep substrate instead.

[@marielevine5624]

I received my order yesterday!! The plant is beautiful and I’m sure the easy green will be just as impressive. Thank you 😊

[@kingofrannoch]

Best part of canister filter. I have a marineland c360 and a 30 gallon hob on my salt tank. Got lots of ocean like flow

[@Lazy_Fish_Keeper]

Yay!!!! Throwback Tuesday for vintage Cory😊

[@lruddy8820]

i can say for at least one of my tanks it doesnt need a filter, between the plants shrimp and snails and fish i dont need to do anything except water top ups the only reason i have a filter is for water movement, got a tiny sponge filter for that that def not big enough for the tank but if im having an airstone might as well have a filter attached

[@Loveofpets]

Very interesting, thanks

[@nikhilkharkar1753]

Hello drom India. Had two sponge filters on 100 gallons with no circulation. Adding a wave maker made a huge diffferrnce to the overall growth of the plants. Off course with Easy Green!!😀😀

[@easy_fishkeeping.]

Is easy green available in India?? How? I want it too...

[@emilydavis6798]

These types of videos have helped me save tons of money on my aquarium hobby AND given me so much knowledge and confidence. Thanks!! (Also, I run very small sponge filters on low flow for my shrimp and Betta tanks 🤩)

[@idealchanful]

I have a sponge filter, but my plants tend to take all the space avalable, so now I think to get ride of my filter to add more plants. My filter seem not useful anyway, maybe it suck something but for the size in my tank, it mainly take space. I may unplug the sponge filter and let an air stone run alone

[@peterbedford2610]

I have a barrel pond with just a solar fountain for water flow and lots of plants in it.. And its fed water every few days from the garden watering system. Goldfish and white cloud mt minnows. Works great for two years now.

[@igotboredfkit]

I have a 3 foot 65 gallon community tank and a 4foot 75 gallon with a senegal bichir colony and a turtle. They both have a whisper filter with no media in it. Theyre only there for surface tension and incase i need to use a media like carbon for some reason. The 65 gallon only has a whisper filter. The 75 has the whisper, an airstone, and a powerhead. They both have ALOT of plants.

[@Scaperoot79]

Anyone know what plants are shown at 5:20?

[@JustaKarenDiscoveredTheIntrnet]

Experience fishkeepers can do a ecosystem similiar mother nature with right plants and fish.. some fish require some water movement but not necessarily a filter. Walstad method which is basically natural ecosystem. No spongebob decor

[@Evil_Genius_888]

Pick the proper filter YOU need for your aquascape and/or fish. It might be a sponge filter OR it might be a big canister. It all about what one is trying to achieve. Cory gives us the why. Thanks Cory!

[@Amanda-uc5jq]

I love no filter tanks, both my 650litre tanks are no filter, actually sorry one has a sponge filter in it but will be coming out soon. None of my little tanks have filters. It’s only my 130litre that has filter because my platies keep having babies so even though tank is heavily planted it just gives me peace of mind having extra bacteria

[@JavierPerez-qy7lv]

Hi Amanda, I am trying to do a no filter tank, my main issue is the noise. How do you manage with the water flow? Can your fish tank survive without water flow?

[@Amanda-uc5jq]

@@JavierPerez-qy7lv I have a power head down near the bottom of one tank but I also have fish at every level of the tanks so they move the water as well. In one tank I have a large school of Congo tetras and they zoom around the whole mid and top level, large school of cories down the bottom who are always on the move as well. If it’s just noise that bothers you UV filters are really quiet and you can set the flow to be quite powerful (obviously they aren’t meant to filter things out of the water although most do have some sponge) internal filter’s are usually quiet just push them down under the water

[@andrewderksen3342]

👍👍 I have a 55 I started 2 months ago And it looks great I have a hang on back filter And I took the cartridges out 3 weeks ago and my water has not changed 😮 So Now I just run the pump with an air stone 🤷 seems to be working 👍🙏:) Fish are happy 🙌

[@FloatingStar2767]

So no actual filter but used the filter thingy to move water? Just do water changes?

[@VolCanixWorx]

Heya! Got my Monte-Carlo, such a lush plant and loved the packaging. Thanks again for quality products ❤

[@MARKluvsAZcards]

1 canister but it's 5 trays (hydor 600) thin layer of polyfilter flose in each. Now mostly ceramic media from pond guru and brightwell bricks (looks like lego)

[@moonbear897]

great explanation, thank you.

[@FreeSwimmer]

A 210g sump with an enormous and undisturbed, bacteria factory under my 450g aquarium is my logic. It allows me space for a large return pump and added water volume and heaters out of tank. I have been through so many different fishkeeping phases, over past 43 years. I find comfort in my aquariums simplicity and high function. My 75g sump sits beneath my 300g aquarium I like the ability to stock as I see fit. In a minimalistic approach regarding stocking, I can see your point, somewhat. I guess Im ol' school, cuz I still do water changes too.

[@zhia0205]

i have aquarium also. i have airpum filter and aqua pump filter, uv.. it is ok no need airpum filter? i have one goldfish and glow fish.

[@chrizzlybear7764]

I actually just got the small bottle of easygreen today, but now l’m wondering if l should’ve gotten the big size

[@nirvanaquatics]

I use the small bottle for easy dosing on my tiny tanks, but I refill it with a larger bottle when it's empty. Sometimes it's nice to have a dropper, especially if the tank is sub-5g.

[@jonathanwong8487]

Interesting, then what about Nano tanks with no filter no co2. How does it work ?

[@dax8753]

best part is no filters means you can have more tanks , no longer limited by power outlets

[@jasonmillwood2893]

I good substrate and plants are the best filters

[@Rorther]

I kinda still like filter just to oxigenate the water and help with the flow. Filter it self isn't as necessary as long everything else is good

[@XxSwagGamersxX]

I don’t run filters or any equipment in my shrimp tank, only plants and shrimp

[@Andreas-gh6is]

I have never seen a case of not enough filtration. Certainly it exists. Wrongly setup "unfiltered" tanks. Beginners buying too much fish and not enough plants. But it's rare. Most people waste way too much thought on the topic, including me.

[@puirYorick]

Hey, younger Cory! 👋

[@jdssurf]

Cory I'm such a terd. I live in Bakersfield and Jeff runs Aqua Nature, he carrie's your stuff, great guy great store,great knowledge, I've become good freinds with him and the crew, I've done Tarantulas and Herps along with fish for over 30 years. So we couldn't figure out why I can't keep water sprite alive in one of my tanks. Then, I told him uh oh, I think I still have a big bag of ammonia remover in my filter lololol.........ugh

[@LarryWater]

I don’t run any filters in my planted betta aquarium.

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

Very helpful .

[@kathrynthomas6390]

Hmm, my shrimp love their sponge filters, but I really prefer purely biological filtration, with mechanical as a side effect.

[@konliner9286]

Around 80-90% of beneficial bacteria live in filter media. In order for beneficial bacteria to eat, the water current must be strong enough.

[@jharris280zx]

Why did the channel icon change?

[@carlwagers9829]

A haircut!!!!! That's crazy. Edit: this might be a re upload...

[@chrisischannel]

Interesting video for sure

[@josiahcourtney5764]

I've noticed that there are no anubias being sold on the website, will y'all be selling them again soon?

[@nirvanaquatics]

We are working on it. Unfortunately we have had some problems with anubias rot recently, from multiple suppliers. Once we are sure that our customers will have better experiences with these plants, we will stock them on the website again.

[@k0olmini11]

First! Nice topic to revisit. People put too much stock on their filters

[@kernalbert4939]

Why reinvent the wheel? If you're going for water flow, might as well filter the water also.

[@Bluester18]

@@kernalbert4939 it’s a money saver. A 200 gal/hr powerhead is $20. Can’t find an equivalent filter for that cheap, and honestly they are usually much more than that.

[@BigGuapo608]

@@kernalbert4939 very limited scenarios where water flow is a requirement in my experience

[@WraithLK]

@@kernalbert4939it’s not really reinventing the wheel as filters in aquariums are relatively recent compared to the history of aquariums. For much of the fish keeping world plants were used instead of filters

[@kernalbert4939]

@@WraithLK You kinda missed the point. The filter in this analogy is the wheel. The reinvention is saying you don't need a filter BUT you do want/need water flow, so let's do a thing to get that flow, when a filter does exactly that. Get it? (For much of the fish keeping world, folks use air and besides that, we're not talking about five decades ago)

[@austinrath9741]

Looks like the coop is low on content. This is an upload from an old livestream. Not a fan

[@arms1036]

What a killer intro

[@JustDave76]

I run at least a sponge filter in every tank.. I’m a 🐓 😅

[@kamrankambang7953]

I dont use filter except for my deep substrate. Been successful with it and dont fite me im a chemist.

[@Nomadistar]

In other words...do you want a few tiny trees or a rainforest supplying you air to breathe? Do you want fresh rain water or not!? You need as much surface area as you can afford. PERIOD!

[@dillonbuford]

Who is it that does the ends of the video

[@leftyo9589]

Zenzo.

[@Sullythegnome]

Hi

[@ujangsumarna-xf8hn]

Ths not nsw