Panaque/waste!!

[camell]

hi! first...my english is so poor...
i have one panaque nigrolineatus in a 200 liter tank with two filters:
1) cascade aquaclear 200 with ephisustrat de eheim and a sponge..
2) internal filternal with the same efisustrat..

you ask me? where is the problem??

the filters are continously obturated/saturated!!

what can i do?
and..if i take out the sustrat? is correct put just only the pump and the cascade with the sponges in the two filters?

thanks
:)

[SoToNgMaN]

would advise to read throught the following thread on inlet ...

http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/showthread.php?p=5414&highlight=inlet#post5414

Believe this would significantly help

[camell]

hello, at the end I decided to buy a filter and external! I am very happy .. but now a lot of waste (driftwood) board at the entrance to the filter.
are there any trick to avoid saturation of the inlet?
to curb a little even the waste... I was thinking of putting large gravel (canto rodado boulder? is correct this word..jajaj) to contain it a little more? what they think?

with the external filter..i have running a powerhead with foam

please, if you can, i need photos because for me understand english is a little difficult !!
than

and remember my english... jajaa

[SoToNgMaN]

hello, at the end I decided to buy a filter and external! I am very happy .. but now a lot of waste (driftwood) board at the entrance to the filter.
are there any trick to avoid saturation of the inlet?
to curb a little even the waste... I was thinking of putting large gravel (canto rodado boulder? is correct this word..jajaj) to contain it a little more? what they think?

with the external filter..i have running a powerhead with foam

please, if you can, i need photos because for me understand english is a little difficult !!
than

and remember my english... jajaa
Modifying your filter inlet to pictured will help ..

*Images courtesy of y-man*

http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=84&stc=1&d=1200018509

http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=83&stc=1&d=1200018504

[lyh]

hello, at the end I decided to buy a filter and external! I am very happy .. but now a lot of waste (driftwood) board at the entrance to the filter.
are there any trick to avoid saturation of the inlet?
to curb a little even the waste... I was thinking of putting large gravel (canto rodado boulder? is correct this word..jajaj) to contain it a little more? what they think?

with the external filter..i have running a powerhead with foam

please, if you can, i need photos because for me understand english is a little difficult !!
than

and remember my english... jajaa

Fist thing to check is whether your powerhead is strong enough. I do not experience waste getting stuck at the inlet as most of it gets **** in rather quickly.

I do not encourage people to use large gravels as the gaps in between traps poo and I personally do not like it.


Modifying your filter inlet to pictured will help ..

*Images courtesy of y-man*

http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=84&stc=1&d=1200018509

http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=83&stc=1&d=1200018504

Bro this method is quite good but at the rate panaques poo, the sponge gets choke real fast but this definitely clears up the small particles in the water

[aquanatix]

Modifying your filter inlet to pictured will help ..

*Images courtesy of y-man*

http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=84&stc=1&d=1200018509

http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=83&stc=1&d=1200018504

Looks pretty sweet...the sponge seats nicely in plastic cage which offer sorts of a double layer.Is this bought straight off the shelves or DIYed yourself?Any pointers if you did?