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There is no reason why it will not work, but we have no equivalent to it here in the USA. It's not a filter that is seem here very often and when you do see it most of the time it is on a smaller set-up It may turn out to be a great filter. You may wish to consider something like this http://www.boyuaquarium.com/en_ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=239 these can work very well

Rick

 

I like the one Rick reccomended. You can easily change filter media according to the water conditions. I use a similar system on 5 of the 6 tanks I own.

 

Good for you

Rick

 

keep us updated!

 

Wonderful news! send pics if you can.

 

Well 300l would be for a 65 gal or less the 700l would be for 150 gal or less. If your tank is a 45 gal the 300L should be fine but you can use the 700L with goldfish

 

agreed, go with the highest gph (gallon per hour) filter you can find that you can fit in/on your tank being your going with hob (hang on back filter or intank filter)...even if it's too powerful you can also prefilter the intake

 

Looks like he's using the hood filter not a hang on back. 700L should be fine.

 

oh, I had a eclipse hood filter once..worked pretty good and had the spinning bio-wheel.
The only bad thing was you couldn't do much with it media wise..but I understand when he's limited to what he can get where he's at and about the pricing also being an issue.

 

Depends on the hood, some of them come with a "tear away" section that allows you to place items such as heaters and hang on back filters...others leave no room behind the light for anything (which is usually your typical ones that have the filter built into them)..you'd have to see on the particular one you are getting.

It's much easier with the larger tanks..small tanks such as 5 gallons or less are definately more difficult when it comes to filtration (besides nano filters or simply a sponge filter ran off an airline)...with your 45g breeder I'm amazed you found a canopy with built in filter...here in the states you don't generally see anything like that unless it's a special order/custom.

 

Sounds Great!
ps. to save money on the gravel most use play sand (must be silica free) or pool filter sand, pea gravel is also a cheap option...not sure what you have available to you where you are though

 

how many and what kind of goldfish are you planning on getting? i did some conversions:
your tank is 45g/170l the filter you got/or getting has a flow rate of 185gph/700lph, that will turn your total tank volume over 4 times an hour. in my honest opinion, you'll want to turn over the tank volume at least 10 times an hour, so the total filtration should be at least 1700lph/450gph. i know that you stated that you are doing this on your own and that money is tight, then i would suggest that you might have to do water changes/gravel vacs more often.

 

once a month, try more like once a week on the siphoning/water changes and roughly about 30%.