blink Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) I recently found a 15 gallon acrylic tank in the garage and let me tell you, it's an odd one. One end of the tank has a black plastic shroud inside and outside and contained inside is a heater and filter. The filter is a square tube in brown plastic with a removable clear/brown media cup on the bottom and there is a peeling sticker that says Fluval Mod 2. Anyone familiar with these? I'm guessing it's pretty old, but is it any good? I couldn't get a decent pic of it the model sticker but I got a couple of the whole schmozzle. Can't up any more pics right now because the global upload limit and I can't remember my photobucket info. Edited March 27, 2012 by blink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Can't up any more pics right now because the global upload limit and I can't remember my photobucket info. http://albertaaquatica.com/index.php?showtopic=35943 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I have a Fluval internal filter from way back that is the same as the piece you pulled out in the first pick. I'm guessing the black part is the "Mod" because it hides the filter and heater out of sight, instead of having them visible inside the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blink Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Thanks for the quick response, is the filter worth a darn? I do like the looks of the tank but it's fairly scratched (aren't most used acrylics ) and if it won't filter very well maybe I should just sell it and get a 20 long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Looks like that is a submersible filter. If so...make sure it still is water tight. Perhaps it was thrown out because every time they contacted the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I like the little thing and use it mostly for temp tanks - just throw some active media in there and let 'er rip! For a little tank like that, I think it'd be fine. I have used them long(ish) term on shrimp and fry tanks w/o issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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