i can't find a filter

[Lucy]

I'm not interested in buying the 42 (if you still have it) but I'm wondering what type of filter you have on it...I have the same tank and it is a pain in the neck....no filters that I can find (HOBs) fit too great and the ones I find that do fit are not filter enough to hang with the bio-load.

My 42 has always given me major issues :(  water is never as clear as I would like and I had the whole thing crash on me about 4 months ago....all the numbers bottomed out and the people on my other fish forum (hadn't found this one yet) said it was a thing called creep, caused by dissolved oraganic compounds.  The only thing I could do was take a deep breath and start over. UGH!!

Did you guys ever have any issues with yours or am I just a freak?? I ask cause your the only other person I have met (sorta :) ) with this particular tank.

Thanks oodles!

[wvgdiscus]

Re: 42 gallon hex tank for sale

Lucy you can add a sponge filter to help out with the bio load. Just make sure you clean it out weekly.
I had a hex before & that is what I did. Get the biggest one you can find or use 2 smaller ones.

[Brownsnoutuk]

Re: 42 gallon hex tank for sale

They have the HOT Magnums on amazon.com that are like $50 and would fit and work well on it.

[Philbert]

Re: 42 gallon hex tank for sale

I have a 42 hex, and I put my small Eheim Ecco on it, and removed the filter from a 20-40 HOB and put polyfiber from WalMart (5 lbs for $8.00) in it; tank has stayed crystal clear and no fish die or look the least bit unhappy!
The aeriation is great with the HOB, and the Ehein Ecco cannister is a serious filter for a 42 with the help of the HOB.
I use the tank for 2nd stage fry growth (bigger than newborns, but smaller than juveniles; always around 200 or so as well as 3 Corys and 2 big Common Brown Plecos); try a cannister filter, they are not a lot online.
I got a Cascade 700 (rated for 65 gallons) for aroung $60 with shipping on Ken's Fish; works great on my 55, with a helpful HOB 20-40 stuffed with polyfiber. Also a fish-full tank, always crystal clear water.

[fishlady]

Re: 42 gallon hex tank for sale

Lucy....i have an emperor 280 and a powerhead 250...i also have a sponge air filter on there...it keeps it very very clean for me and the fishies.....