Seachem Tidal filter customisation - 75 and 55.

[@dwayneparsons543]

Love the video. I started running the Seachem Tidal's five months ago (3 so far) and are gradually using them to replace my other HOB's with 3 to go. I absolutely love them and the only thing I do differently is put a prefilter sponge on the intake tube.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Yeah I should use pre-filters, I'm forever pulling the likes of Bristlenose fry and Gobies out of the filter. I just figure the draw of the water into the intake isn't so strong they can't swim away from it and with the surface skimmer part if they want to make their way inside they will anyway. I just tip them back into the tank when I'm doing my maintenance and they're usually fine. I'm with you but, great filters so they are.

[@dwayneparsons543]

@@DanielKeepingFish You know I haven't had a problem with the surface skimmer as much as the intake tube. I turn the top blue adjustment down and open the bottom one up all the way. I have a 36 gal. Bow Front with a Tidal 55 and I have small Blue Japanese Endlers, cherry shrimp and otocinclus catfish and the little guys seem to stay away from it so far. The Endler fry swim around the skimmer and the little shrimplets crawl all over the filter from top to bottom and I haven't found any inside so far? (knocking on wood)

[@DanielKeepingFish]

@@dwayneparsons543 sounds like you've tailored it perfectly to your needs mate. Another beauty of this filter that you can do that. Wee tip for you; I never tip the filter out when I'm doing my maintenance. I always pour it into a bucket or something just in case simething's hanging out in there.

[@fd4340]

Which direction do you turn the wheel to turn down the skimmer,if your facing the filter do you turn wheel left or right?

[@dwayneparsons543]

@@fd4340 Had to think about it because I haven't touched the settings since setting them up. I believe you turn left for less flow and right for more flow. Although it does reduce the flow it doesn't totally eliminate the skimmer. It hasn't been a problem for me personally as my fry seem to stay clear. I have more of an issue with snails getting through and even getting munched in the motor impellers. Right I now have five Tidals running and have to clean the motors on a couple of them every other week or so. Otherwise I love them.

[@kathymurphy1588]

Great advice I was looking for exactly this - just got my 55 and I knew someone such as you would have pimped it out!! Thank you

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Oh hey no worries. Glad if it was helpful then. Enjoy your new filter! I think they're great.

[@kathymurphy1588]

I am so impressed with everyone's reviews and your great modifications that I ordered the 35 from Amazon for my 20 gallon - cheers and thanks again

[@DeFreeseAquariums]

Funny that this video came up when I was searching Tidal enhancements. I just order the same pads and Bio Max last night and then see this. I picked up a used Tidal 110 for 20 bucks and figured I was going to swap out a AC 110 that keeps stopping. Their customer service wants me to cut the cord and send them a picture and they will send me out a replacement. So I figured lets use it as I have it. My concern was the pads and flow restriction and I can see not an issue so I am glad I caught this video! I am going to enlarge the holes on the bottom of the basket to increase the water volume into the media. Tank looks great.

[@ronrosen5731]

Thanks for the review and all the great responses. This answered/solved most of the questions/problems I've had after setting up my tidal 55. One big question remains...the lack of a prefilter; it's even hard to fit one over that long and wide intake. Ideas? In my 20L the intake almost hits the substrate. Update: I cut out a hole on a block of large pore sponge to fit over the main intake and took a thin piece of that same sponge and tucked it into the skimmer grate slots to hold it in place so food and large debris doesn't get sucked in and quickly clog the filter. This is working well.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Yeah I don't know why they still haven't addressed that. Perhaps they assume if folk are happy with the surface skimmer they don't want a pre-filter, I don't know. Anyway I was able to find one to get around it in an lfs but it was pure luck. It wasn't one of the main brands and I'm going to struggle to remember who made it but I would certainly ask in at you local fish stores. Sometimes they have wee bits to solve issues like this. Alternatively you can wrap some filter foam around it and secure it in place with cable ties. If it is in sight and you don't want to use table ties you can use fishing line which is a bit more fiddly but you can hold it in place with a rubber band, secure the fishing line in place then remove the bands. Hope those ideas help.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Something like this or a version of it if you are in the US or wherever. Don't need to get it online, is just to show you. Most lfs carry versions of it too.

[@benmillns8976]

I use Aquael Turbo sponges as pre filters. The Turbo 500 sponge fits perfectly on the Tidal intake.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

@@benmillns8976 that's great information. A lot of people ask about that so thank you for sharing your find.

[@larrypollastrini6166]

@@benmillns8976 May I ask what the inlet diameter of that sponge is? Or, more specifically, what size the filter's intake is?

[@Trojan0304]

Good how to do vid, just ordered my 55 filter. Thanks for advice .

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Oh cool, I still think they're really good. Enjoy your new filter when it comes.

[@rodneynewcomb8818]

You can buy blocks of filter foam on Amazon then cut to size … pre-filter or in basket or what ever you need

[@eues803]

Buy the way yr aquarium is very well established, we just have to look at it and have no doubts. 👀❤️

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Thank you very much Eues.

[@johnjwedrall4290]

Found your channel today and subscribed today 👍

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Hope you're funding something useful or interesting. 👍

[@AQUAGUYUK]

Great video well done I rolled up the sponge on mine with media inside but very nice

[@gregghorner9107]

I wish this filter came with a second less coarse sponge to put on top of the first. I cut some bonded filter floss to size and used it, but a precut sponge would have less bypass.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Yeah it would be good but I kinda like they've left some of it up to us to customise it as we please. I found it helps to cut the sponge you're adding a little bigger than needed. Easy to trim it down then rather than make a mistake and cut it too much. Also you can use several pieces of sponge rather than one complete one if you don't nail it first time. 👍

[@AHLive215]

Nice thanks for the video

[@DanielKeepingFish]

No worries AH. 👍

[@eues803]

I think that yr very satisfied with this filter, have already seam some bad things about it, but being honest with you, as fare I could see the problem wasn't with the Tidal, but who made de video, I'm, thinking to buy a 110 and buy sicce eco+300 plus a very small canister from (Sunsun) or pound solutions that is the same thing, this one well oy hold sponge filtration just like you did (M/C/F) so the intake tube comes from the tank to the Sunsun, which goes to the intake of the eco300 and goes back into the aquarium, the pre-filter well be cleaned every week, since my tank well have 600 liter /159 gallons, what do you think about this?

[@DanielKeepingFish]

I think it's a nice idea. I can't see why it shouldn't work although obviously I haven't attempted it myself. Let me know how it goes won't you. Yeah some people love this filter, some people hate it. Thing is everyone's set ups are different. Add to that personal opinions and choices and we are bounds to have a range of views. That's one if the things that makes our hobby so interesting hey.

[@jp-us9rq]

I just got the 55 thinking about getting the foam.pads u got did it slow down the flow much

[@DanielKeepingFish]

No it was fine but it's a bit trial and error. If you squeezed it so full of sponge the water has nowhere to go it'll be an issue but if you're sensible about you should be fine.

[@lpspinners8736]

Thanks for posting! I will use your method on my Tidal 110.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Ah, thanks for saying. It's a generally well known set up for filters these days but one we can tinker with a wee bit to find what works best for use. That's one of the things I love about these filter, nice deep filter baskets that we can customise as we wish.

[@joec2174]

You can loose fish in this filter. The thin sponge is there as not to allow media bypassing which this filter has an issue with.

[@thomaswhudson]

This is basically what i did with mine but i put Chemipure and Purigen in there. I think i am going to take the Chemipure and Purigen out and move that to much sump so there is some room in the filter. Its pretty tight and i have to clean it weekly.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

thomas hudson I suppose it is relative to how many fish and how much waste and bioload you have. I tend to clean mine every two weeks or so alternately and the two are the only filters I have on that tank (no sump or anything). It only takes a couple of minutes to clean them though of course since Seachem have made it so quick and easy. Aye there are many variations to how you can set them out depending or your needs and preference but that's the beauty about filters like this isn't it? I don't really see and excuse for manufacturers to design ones you can't customise if you wish these days.

[@coraga1726]

Have you noticed any bypass after your customization? some people are claiming bypass with the stock media alone.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

No mate. I addressed it in my review video. I'll link it at the bottom of this comment. I feel like it's a maintenance issue. I've tried various ways of customising these filters now. I stock heavy, feed heavy and plant heavy. I squeeze my sponges out once a week in tank water when I'm doing my water changes and they run fine with no bypass. Some folk might not want to maintain their filters once per week but honestly it doesn't even take five minutes to remove them, squeeze them out and stick them back and Seachem have made it pretty easy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpvOiIuwiamIgbs

[@etyrnal]

@@DanielKeepingFish same here

[@jonsanchez7926]

I just got my tidal 55 an hour after set up the maintenance plug popped up. I watched a lot of videos tried just sponges, sponge and polish pad, sponges and bio ring always have a bypass problem unless it is set at lowest level.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

@@jonsanchez7926 strange one. I've used several of these filters now and they've all been fine. Are you using the wee slider catch that holds the media basket in place?

[@jonsanchez7926]

@@DanielKeepingFish yes it’s locked down. Also have lots of particles floating in the tank it will clear up for a little then the tank will look like it’s been stirred up. I do weekly water changes, and filter maintenance. My tank is never clear for a full day. My tank was cleaner and clearer with my penguin filter 200. Thinking about going back to that one.

[@MRFLIP]

I fill mine up with polyfill and a extra sponge filter. Then use all medi in my canester filter

[@etyrnal]

A WORD OF WARNING: Though i love everything about this filter, i have found one super annoying situation. I have neon blue dwarf goby. Three of them. These are GREAT little guys. Here's the problem. Wild caught. They are from areas of natural flowing water [think rivers/streams]... so, what's the problem/warning you ask? I keep finding them INSIDE my Tidal 55 HOB filters external water/media reservoir. That's right. They jump UPSTREAM. And they want to hang out INSIDE the HOB filter's reservoir. So, if your neon blue dwarf gobies (or any other wild caught dwarf gobies go missing for a few days... CHECK YOUR RESEVOIR TANK -- very carefully. 62

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Haha, yeah they'll do that. Some Gobies in the wild manage to make their way up whole waterfalls. Not every filter is perfect for every kind of fish or system hey? I frequently find Bristlenose fry, shrimp and snails in mine also. 😆

[@etyrnal]

@@DanielKeepingFish i'm tempted to try the Sicce Shark ADV 800 as an alternative just to see if it works as well.

[@thomasbassjr.8503]

Its probably not safe to have fish in your filter,...I just put mine in the main tank area...

[@etyrnal]

@@thomasbassjr.8503 I can't tell if you are being humorous or not. I didn't put the fish into the filter, they swim upstream into the filter on their own.

[@jamesmanning387]

I've lost several wcm minnows, and found a head of a hillstream loach in mine,and I mainly use the skimmer ,am devastated as I love this filter

[@OriginalTrilogy]

With the added 3 foam sections do you get bypass?

[@sludgebuster9677]

I have the Tidal 75 and when the media flow dial is turned up to high it goes noisy and bubbles appear at the top behind the dial in the join. How do I stop the noise?

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Is the water level high enough? It needs to be nearly to the top of the surface skimmer grill otherwise it does make a fair bit of noise.

[@sludgebuster9677]

@@DanielKeepingFish Ok I have topped up the aquarium even higher and it's stopped the noise. This level is an inch above the 'minimum water level'. Problem is water evaporation happens alot and the air bubble noise from the water skimmer comes back after a few days.

[@sludgebuster9677]

Well I have tried with this filter and you get the bypass even when not filling it up properly. I have done away with it and have bought a second external filter. I don't have the worry of the Tidal overflowing now and the external does a much better job. I use a inline uv filter with it and the water is super clear.

[@adrianradu2332]

A WEE BIT! :3

[@韋廷陳-f7i]

Sorry 60X30X36, use 55 or 75?😊

[@韋廷陳-f7i]

Sorry 60X30X36, use 55 or 75?❤

[@ajw9975]

What's your opinion of the bypass? I've got a 75 and as you know, there's that big rectangular window at the front of the basket. A decent amount of tank water flows through that window and back into the tank, unfiltered. Also, even at 50% flow, water flows over the back of the basket and flows back into the tank, unfiltered. You think there's a design rationale for this? I've got a similar setup as yours. I'm thinking of taping off that window. Thanks.

[@ajw9975]

@@sabretooth0467 OK, thanks for the tips!

[@ajw9975]

​@@sabretooth0467 I posed the same question to Seachem. Here's their reply: "Thank you for the email providing feedback about the TIdal 75. I would not recommend blocking the bypass flow. The Tidal filters are not pressurized canister filters, which means there must be some bypass of the media in order to prevent stress on the pump and possible overflow. But all the water will be circulated through the media and filtered." What you say makes sense with Seachem's response. I'd just like the option of running it at full speed without too much bypass. Also, I wish there was a way to completely close off the skimming.

[@iceman5117]

@@ajw9975 it really doesn't bypass that much. The issue is that the indicator pops up as soon as it starts to bypass, which means it's effectively useless.

[@etyrnal]

do you have a polishing pad in? Also did you use Clarity?

[@DanielKeepingFish]

I've gone through various setups with these filters. The current one is the course sponge you get with it, a finer sponge, and finer sponge again, a layer of filter floss pad (so yes) then a wee bag of the matrix. I've never used Clarity no.

[@etyrnal]

@@DanielKeepingFish these filters have a built-in feature that allows bypass when the media provides too much resistance to the water flow. If you load it up with a bunch of very fine sponges water is going to take the path of least resistance, so if the water can't flow through the media easily, it will go to bypass route. It's not a canister filter.

[@etyrnal]

@@DanielKeepingFish they were intentionally designed to this way. The fish in the tank needs a water movement and the liquid gas extreme, if the filters get to Clyde's, this movement of water would slow down or stop. They set it up so that if the media allows the water to flow through, then that is the path it takes. But if the media is providing too much resistance for the water to easily flow through, the water goes up and around the outside of the media basket and flows over the top of it and out the spillway.

[@etyrnal]

@@DanielKeepingFish my water is CRYSTAL clear with just the coarse blue seachem filter provided, two bags of matrix, and two bags of purigen (55 gallon tank w/ the Tidal 110 w/ 115 NANO fish (i do WEEKLY water changes due to the high population -- and visually, it's not actually that crowded - the number just SOUNDS high). When i put my polishing pad in (day before a holiday), the button goes up. If i use Clarity, it goes up very quickly since it kind of makes the polishing pad "sticky"... I also VERY carefully control my feeding.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

@@etyrnal yeah it's a balancing act for sure. If the filter works as provided out of the box for folk that's great. I tend to be cursed with fine particles in my water though so having finer grades of sponge and a bit of polishing really helps. It has taken some fine tuning and figuring out what works best but I don't see anything wrong with a bit of customising with these filters to optimise performance. Everybody's system is different but I have managed to tinker with mine to get a better result and avoid the overflow problem. The flow remains adequate too so that works for me but as you say may not be necessary for everyone.

[@muckshifter]

You didn't put a sponge on the intake pipe, even more filtration. ;-)

[@lext5916]

Can u tell me where you got those pads please.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Sure. You can get them on Amazon.

[@lext5916]

Thank u so much for responding. I was looking but I couldn’t find them. What did u look up? And also did u buy 3 in a pack.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

@@lext5916 yes I get three in a pack. If you go on Amazon and look up "aquarium sponge" or "aquarium sponge foam" you should find them. My LFS carries them so you could check stores near you if they are open too.

[@lext5916]

Thanks a million. Have a good morning.

[@ancientruby7116]

Hello i am having difficulty finding one of these for my 5 gallon small tank, do you think if i got the 55 it would be too much flow? Thanks for any help :)

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Yes, unfortunately I think it would be way too much for a 5G. There are plenty of options for a smaller tank. I'm quite fond of the Marina Slim range which can also be customised.

[@ancientruby7116]

@@DanielKeepingFish Thank you and is there one you could recommend so i can have a look.. Many thanks to you :)

[@DanielKeepingFish]

@@ancientruby7116 five gallons is pretty small, most HOBs are going to be too powerful for a tank that size. The best one that I would suggest in the Marina Slim S 10. On smaller tanks like that I like those or wee box filters that are driven by an air pump. I'll put a UK link and a US link below for examples since I'm not sure what part of the world you are in. www.amazon.co.uk/Aquarium-Fish-Corner-Filter-Media/dp/B00A1B13S6/ref=asc_df_B00A1B13S6/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309829045138&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8920686538935501354&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046990&hvtargid=aud-861019088303:pla-323166919914&psc=1 www.amazon.com/Aquapapa-Corner-Ceramic-Aquarium-XY-2008/dp/B01MS7LIPG/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=aquarium+box+filter&qid=1580927387&sprefix=Aquarium+box+&sr=8-3

[@ancientruby7116]

@@DanielKeepingFish Thank you very much indeed and i will have a look at them, thank you for your time :)

[@DanielKeepingFish]

No problem at all. Happy to help a fellow fish keeper if I'm able. The other benifit of the box filter is that you also have an air bubbler running which is great for gas exchange at the surface and it helps to cycle water from the lower level of the tank to the top. Hope you find something that works for you.

[@Boss-zo4lw]

TBH i now leave the tray out, so much more room and no awkward shapes etc

[@vadicus-tcp]

That would defeat the purpose of the water being draw from the bottom up through your filter media. Water would just skim off the top.

[@Boss-zo4lw]

@@vadicus-tcp Sadly i realised this that very night lol

[@kfcpotato7415]

The intake tube of my tidal filter is too short. Do you have any idea how to extend the length so it reaches the bottom of my tank.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Kfc Potato hey bud, you realise the intake is telescopic right? I had the 55 on a Roma 200 and the intake reached half way at least, the 75 even further. If it's still not long enough for you tank that is something that has been passed back to Seachem (see the link below) but I don't believe they have released extension parts so far. www.seachem.com/support/forums/forum/general-discussion/22189-tidal-filter-suggestion-no-question If you are worried the water in the bottom of your tank isn't getting moved you could add another filter such as a sponge filter. These are great for moving water from the bottom of your tank to the top. I use a lot of corner sponge filters like these: www.amazon.co.uk/Powkoo-Sponge-Filter-Corner-Aquarium/dp/B075C7P1YD/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1532803637&sr=8-12-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=sponge+filters+for+aquarium&psc=1 and air filters like these: www.amazon.co.uk/SENZEAL-Corner-Aquarium-Sponges-Plastic/dp/B078TTY193/ref=mp_s_a_1_33?ie=UTF8&qid=1532803792&sr=8-33&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=air+filters+for+aquarium Relatively cheap and effective.

[@kfcpotato7415]

Hey bro, thanks so much for your reply. Yes I know it's telescopic design and it is at the maximum length yet still only halfway of my 3 feet at 45 cm height. About the sponge and air filter is a very good idea. But may I know the purpose of them so that the debris will be move to the telescopic intake tube of seachem tidal 55 or the purpose of the sponge and air filter is to suck the debris into these sponge and air filter so they won't remain on the floor. May I also know which is better sponge filter or air filter and why so? I read a website saying sponge filter is very good for biological purpose (meaning sucking up the debris from my bare bottom tank, am I right but bad at mechanical or chemical filtration because you can't put in any filter media) and corner filter are better at mechanical or chemical filtration as you can place in your own filter media but not so good at biological filtration) so which is true.And u r right. They do not have any accessories for tidal filter yet which is weird though. Thanks again for the depth reply. God bless u.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Kfc Potato oh I see, that that's quite a tall tank you're working with there then. An air filter is basically one the is operated by air rather than electricity. So a sponge filter would be a version of that only entirely sponge, no other compartments. The one is the links I sent you were just examples but I think they would be too small for your purposes. Yes they are great for biological filtration. That refers to their ability to house populations of the bacteria that break down ammonia into nitrite and nitrite into nitrate. They are not great at mechanical filtration (removing or moving waste so they would not move waste towards the intake of your Tidal. Without knowing exactly your set up I'm thinking would may be better with an internal filter then that you could place in the bottom corner of your aquarium to catch waste and also move water around for you. Something like an Eheim pick up or similar.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

These come in different sizes but are great for collecting waste and you can which direction you want the water to flow. Turning it back on itself slows flow to various degrees depending how much of the output at the top you block. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B004UHEBWM/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1532868817&sr=8-3&keywords=eheim+pickup+200&dpPl=1&dpID=5115sSx530L&ref=plSrch

[@DanielKeepingFish]

You'll be able to find videos on them on KZbin I would imagine. If not let me know. I have one of the smaller ones and could do a quick video about it this evening if it would help you decide if it will help you.

[@CaptainNemo49]

What are the floating plants you are using ? Thanks for the vid...................

[@DanielKeepingFish]

CaptainNemo49 no worries. They aren't floating plants. On the left there is Pothos held in place with a clip. It is a vine plant that is really good at soaking up nitrates. Its just a clipping that's starting up. Caution needs to be observed with these as they are poisonous to cats. I'm not sure if they are poisonous to anything else but quite safe for aquariums and are supposed to reduce sound and smells to some degree. On the right it is Red Tiger Lotus. I had it in my corner tank for some time before it sent runners up to the surface. I transferred it to this tank and it doesn't stop sending runners up. Pretty awesome. The fish appreciate shaded areas to it works for them plus it looks pretty cool. I trim off about four leaves per week and more grow to replace them.

[@robertfletcher3421]

I can give you a bag of Amazon Frogbit. It may need treating as there is a possibility of snail eggs. Daniel do you treat plants before adding to the tank and if so how? I have heard of bleach treatment but not sure about it.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Robert Fletcher it depends where they come from. I use a lot of the tissue culture plants nowadays so you're pretty much guaranteed they are going to be okay. If it's people I know that have given me plants I don't worry about them too much especially if I've seen their tanks a few times. Plants from others I don't bleach dip no although I see no reason that it wouldn't work and be quite safe as long as you rinse them properly. You could also leave them in a bucket of Prime and water for a day for that extra bit of security that all the bleach is away. I have the luxury of a spare tank or two I can put new plants in though so I can quarantine them same as you would with fish. Then I can watch them for a while and make sure I'm happy with them before adding them to their destination tank. For one thing not every hitch hiker is undesireable. If I got plants that ended up having a type of Ramshorn snail that I didn't already have for example I'd probably be delighted.

[@vacuumnut8300]

Having had the tidal filters for a while, do you think the tidal 55 is enough to filter a 50 gallon tank?

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Yeah is should be fine for a 50. I'd add a finer sponge as the one that comes with it is too course and doesn't grab the finer particles of waste but do that and aye you should be good.

[@vacuumnut8300]

Thank you. I am going to do just what you did with the sponges. In addition, I plan to put a pre-filter sponge on the intake. That will increase the biological filtration.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

@@vacuumnut8300 that should do the job then. Just remember to cut the sponges snug so water can't get up at the sides. The filter tray widens as it moves up so using the pad that comes with it may not be perfect depending how far up the pad will be placed. Cutting too big and trimming will be better than cutting too narrow.

[@robertfletcher3421]

Hi Daniel where do you get that filter foam from? I'm about to set up another tank and I appreciate all the tips. The leave left Tailand Wed.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Robert Fletcher are you saying you're going to Thailand? Wow that's awesome. I have a mate that goes there all the time and loves it, I'm sure you will too. It was Amazon I got the pads from bud.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Oh, Haha, I got you now. The almond leaves, what a wally. That's cool too. Let me know what you think of them please.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

I tried to get you the link but it shows my address when I click on it again. Sure that's just because my phone knows it's me but just in case I don't want to post it here. Just go on Amazon and type in "filter pads." For me the pads were on the third or fourth page bud.

[@robertfletcher3421]

Ordered I was looking at merchants that sell reticulated foam but a bit costly.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Robert Fletcher that's why I always say to cut them from the edge so you get lots of uses out of each pad. Each of those pads will easily do a canister and three or four maybe even five HOBs assuming you only use one layer in each. When you look at it like that you can kind of justify the price.

[@AQUARIUMFREAK123]

If you buy a 75 gal tank... the tidal 55 wont fit over the plastic rim of the 75 gal tank like it fits on / over the 55 gal tank.. Why the hell did they do this ?... i cant use the 2 tidal 55,s now on my 75 without having to cut the rim... BASTARDS.

[@ensendio809]

Nice!!! Where can i get those pads?

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Jovanni Alba I got them from Amazon UK bud. Just search "aquarium filter pads" and they were on the third or fourth page for me on my phone. Would imagine most lfs sell them too but I am thirty miles to my nearest store. I prefer to support local fish stores but I can't always free myself up for half a day for the journey there and back so it's handy for me that Amazon deliver to my door.

[@ensendio809]

Ok thanks!! Great great video btw..

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Jovanni Alba no worries. Thank you very much for the nice feedback.

[@ensendio809]

I got the link from amazon.. LTWHOME Fish Pond Foam Filter Sponge Set 17" X 11" Media (Pack of 1 Set) www.amazon.com/dp/B00CGTTFS6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_HwI2Ab8B9NYXA

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Jovanni Alba that looks like the ones bud.

[@abh3960]

where can i get these buddy?

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Ken Rosecrans I got the 75 from an lfs and the 55 from Santa. I had sent Santa the link in my letter to him and he must have judged me to have been a good little boy last year. It's not where I got mine but I just checked Amazon UK who have them at decent prices.

[@kms108]

There is no use with all the customization, if you don't seal the big hole in the white tray in the front.

[@claudiodean6363]

the beneficial bacteria contained in the ceramic, begin to die after 15 minutes out of the water.

[@DanielKeepingFish]

Claudio Dean yes they were in a bucket of tank water till I needed to get them out. I wouldn't normally take so long about it either but it was necessary in order to make the video you see. Thanks for mentioning it though.