"Harry Muscle" wrote in message
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I asked this question over in the misc group, but since prefilters seem to
be most often used in planted tanks, I thought I'd ask the same question
here too:

I'm setting up a 55G planted tank with a Fluval 404. I can't decide if I
should get a prefilter for the intake tube or not? What are the pros and
cons of having a prefilter? If it's a good idea, know of any prefilters
that easily attach to the Fluval 404 intake tube? Or maybe one that
I can attach to 1/2 or 3/4 PVC pipe?

Unless you have some fish that likes making salad out of plants (Silver
Dollars spring to mind), I much prefer leaving the filter to do its job, and
not bother pre filtering. Q. What does pre filtering achieve in a normal
planted tank? A. Daily cleaning of the pre-filter :-)

G.





Thanks,
Harry




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