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Hi there, I'm a cat person but I'm looking to buy an aquarium filter to build a water fountain for my cats. A few weeks ago I gave them a broken decorative fountain I found at goodwill and they like it. But the intake to the mini water pump collected cat hair and dirt, and after I rubbed it off, the pump died. I may have pushed some of the debris in deeper. On the inside, most pet fountains are aquarium water pumps and filters. The cheaper cat fountains only contain a water pump, no filter, but the more expensive ones do. I figure that compatible filters will be cheaper and easier to find if it's a standard aquarium filter. I'd like to get a Tetra 2-10 gallon power filter from Walmart. Or would it be good enough to get a cheap mini water pump and wrap it in a coffee filter?
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# ¿ Jun 21, 2013 19:54 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 05:45 |
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Ema Nymton posted:Hi there, I'm a cat person but I'm looking to buy an aquarium filter to build a water fountain for my cats. My cat fountain aquarium works so far. I tried a Tetra 1-3 gallon filter first but it needs a container too tall for a cat fountain. So I got a Tetra 10i with 11 filters on eBay for $25. It works in shallow water reptile tanks and uses Bio Bags and/or medium filters with carbon chips. I'm glad they changed the name-- the first thing I think of when I hear "Bio Bag" is I think this was a good plan compared to buying a filtered cat fountain. A cat fountain with no replacement filters costs the same or more. I put it in a clean cat pan, and it doesn't have a cap so I put some foil on top. The cat who demands I turn the on faucet for him seems to enjoy drinking right from the water flow. (sorry about the crummy cell phone pics)
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# ¿ Jul 1, 2013 23:19 |