![]() ![]() Just my opinion based of my own experience with it, If there's someone using these filters on discus setups without having to clean them religiously, I would love to know their tactics. ago You weren't letting it run dry, were you Filter motors are extremely loud if you don't prime them before turning it on. 10 11 Related Topics Fish tank Pet fish Pet Animals and Pets 11 comments Best jaypb930 5 yr. I think it is a great filter, and I don't plan on taking it off of my flowerhorn's setup anytime soon, but I have found it is not well suited for myself in a tank with a large bioload or lots of feeding going on that you typically see in a discus tank (especially in a growout situation). If you see a Seachem Tidal 110 listed as an Amazon Warehouse Deal listed as 'used, like new', AVOID. ![]() I clean my Aquaclears on my discus setups maybe once every other week or once a month (because my prefilters are catching most of the debris) If I were to be using the Tidal on the same setups with the same feeding regiment, I would be cleaning it out every other day if not more. The tidal has 3 different water inlets, only 2 of which I was able to get a prefilter on, because of this, smaller bits of uneaten food get into the inlet without the prefilter and cause it to get very dirty, very very fast. Why so?I feed a varied diet of Blackworms, Beefheart, Flakes and Aquabites (small pellets) - feeding 3 to 5 times a day. All in all, if you are a discus keeper and you have been using Aquaclears, I would stick to them.just my 2cents. If you have a tank where you are feeding a lot of worms, FDBW or bloodworms, or even a beefheart mix that tend to dissolve.I would stick to the Aquaclear. I see a very big difference in water clarity in my Tidal tank compared to my Aquaclear tank. The pump pushes water up in the filter basket, comes through the bottom of the basket and is pushed out. However, this leaves the middle inlet open, and I haven't found a good way to attach a pre-filter to it.so if you are feeding worms of any kind, they will get into the filter and you will have to clear it more frequently.īasically, if you have a tank where you are feeding mostly floating pellets or sinking, this filter is very very good and I recommend it (As long as you have a prefilter on the skimmer). Innovative design Ventilation slots in the filter cover and aeration grooves in the outflow ensure that the water that is returned to the tank is fully oxygenated and maximizes gas exchange during filtration. ![]() I found it necessary to have a pre-filter on the inlet tube, as well as one around the skimmer, I attached the one on the skimmer with fishing line. It will pull water from 3 different areas of the water column, however, if you are like me and tend to use a pre-filter sponge.this complicates things. So, if you don't already know, the Tidal has 3 water inlets, vs the 1 inlet on the Aqualcear.this is good and bad. My concern is the apparent lack of mechanical media, aside from the custom fit piece of blue sponge that comes with the unit? I suppose you could fill the basket with floss or the likes, but that's not nearly as easy as the big sponge blocks all aquaclears use.This thread got a good amount of views but no replies, so, I thought I'd give my personal review of the Seachem Tidal 110 after about 2 months of use.Īs I stated above, I'm a longtime user and fan of Aquaclears, I'm also naturally a skeptic.so all of the hype that came with the Tidal filters had me weary.ĭown to the nitty-gritty, I basically had 2 tanks setup with similar bio-loads, 1 tank with an Aquaclear 110 and 1 tank with the Tidal 110 (Neither were Discus setups). Then it looks like they come with a bag of Seachem matrix for the bio portion, a carbon bag if you wan't chemical media, etc. They've got a removable media basket, sort of similar to AC, but only seem to offer a small coarse blue sponge in the bottom of the basket. They look really nice and have some great features. There are some decent youtube videos of these new Seachem Tidal HOBs. ![]() My only complaint with Aquaclears is they can be noisy and the pump/impellers are finicky. I've got a few AC70s an AC30 and a 110 currently in use. I'm in the market for a larger HOB for one of my tanks and was wondering if anyone has any experience with these? When it comes to HOBs I've used all the big names and some no-names over the years but always seem to go back to using nothing but Aquaclear because of their reusable media and the flexibility of using whatever media you want. ![]()
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