Canister Filters Information

The Animal Jungle, a pet store in Kinston, NC had a huge problem with their 1000 gallon saltwater display system. The mechanical and biological filtration system were just not up to the job of receiving and holding the number of fish being imported. Here is how we fixed the system.

Units that are ideally used for mechanical and/or chemical filtration in saltwater aquariums and reef tanks, many canister filters are designed as combination biological, chemical, and mechanical filtration systems. Learn all about these types of filters, such as how they work, the various kinds of setups there are to choose from, their many uses, and more.

Your Guides to Saltwater Aquariums give their overview on canister filters, what they are, how they are used for aquarium filtration, and buying considerations such as the importance of calculating water flow rates and features to look for.

Participate in this quick poll to tell your Guides and other saltwater aquarists if you use a canister filter with your system. If you do, then tell them what type of filtation you use it for, and what brand name of canister you have.

Read reviews and compare prices on 8 canister filters that your Guides to Saltwater Aquariums consider to be some of the best choices on the market.

The filtration system in the 1,000g saltwater holding system at Animal Jungle wasn't doing the job. Here is how we fixed it.

The filtration system in the 3,500g Shark Tank at Animal Jungle wasn't doing the job. Here is how we fixed it.

From Robert Fenner's WetWebMedia Filtration FAQs, Robert gives his answers to frequently asked questions about using and setting up canister filters in a marine aquarium, including some discussions about particular brand names.

From Winston Schoenfeld's Suite101.com Aquariums site, Winston gives his profile on canister filters, and how they are best used for saltwater aquarium filtration.

From Robert Fenner's WetWebMedia Articles Archive, this article about Mechanical Filtration covers all types of filters used for this purpose, including a section on Canister Types.

From the Reef Sources Guide section, a brief overveiw about mechanical filtration, and how H.O.T. style canister filters can be a good water filtering or pre-filtering tool.

From FINS Aquarium Filtration FAQ's contributed by Bruce Hallman, a basic outline of how a canister filter works.