When we have an aquarium at home, it is important to take into account each of the elements that will help us keep our fish in perfect condition. It is for this reason that today we want to tell you a little about the filter types that we are going to need in a pond for our aquatic animals.
- Corner filter: This type of filter is characterized by being, in short, a transparent plastic box, which is located inside the aquarium. By means of an aerator stone, which is inside a thin tube, the water is forced to pass through a filter medium that retains each of the particles where the bacteria are housed. If you have this type of filter in your aquarium, it is vital that you wash it or change it partially so as not to lose all the bacterial flora that helps balance the aquarium habitat.
- Plate filter: This type of filter is easily available in specialized aquarium and fish stores, and is the type of filter used under the aquarium sand. These types of filters work in such a way that they let the aquarium water pass through the gravel or sand that the aquarium has.It is important to note that the water can be pumped through the use of a special pump or a head, which generates a type of suction through a plastic tube through which the suctioned water comes out.
- Sponge filter: sponge filters are a very efficient and fairly inexpensive type of filter. These filters are characterized by letting the water pass through the pores of the sponge, allowing the establishment of colonies of bacteria in them that help neutralize the ammonia that the water may have.