ZooMed Nano 501 & 511 canister filters for tanks up to ten and thirty gallons

By Jake Adams on Aug 02, 2011

The Nano 501 and 511 canister filters from ZooMed are little external filter boxes for thorough filtration of diminutive aquaria. Although tanks in the 10 to 30 gallon range have typically been the domain of aesthetically distracting power filters that hang on the edge of the aquarium, the rise of trimless tanks for smaller sized aquaria is better complimented by more discreet filtration options. ZooMed’s 501 and 511 Nano Canister filters are equally at home placed beside or underneath the tank, but with two clear hoses for intake and outflow the outline of a trimless tank are better preserved.

The ZooMed Nano 511 Canister filter is suited for tanks between ten and thirty gallons with a flowrate up to 160 gallons per hour. The tiny Nano 501 Canister filter is rated for tanks between two and ten gallons with a flowrate up to 80 gallons per hour, but seriously, who puts a canister filter on a two gallon tank? In any case, the European built ZooMed Nano Canister filters are a great fit for nano freshwater and reef tanks for maintaining clean and clear water until it’s time to reset water parameters with a 5-minute, 50% water change. We don’t yet see the ZooMed Nano Canister filters available online but based on the pricing for their reptile canister filters the ZooMed 501 and 511 Nano Canisters should price out around $40 and $75 respectively.

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http://www.nanocustoms.com/ clive@nanocustoms

These are good options for chemical filters (carbon/gfo/bio pellets) on small to medium size tanks due to their low flow rate.
Piero Martinelli

Just what we needed, a nitrate factory for our nano reefs.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ryan-Weckerling/851605297 Ryan Weckerling

Just what we needed, an over-used chiche in the comments section. Keep the filter clean and it wont become a problem.
Anonymous

True that Ryan, trudat.
Anonymous

Inform me as to why this is the case. And if you use the word detritus or “nitrate factory” in your explaination, -1. Incorrect answers will be a -1, and you’re already at -1 for the day, a possible total of -3. And……. Begin!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=508021671 Albert Dao

New rule: Proxying the words “detritus” or “nitrate factory” with “chainsaw” is acceptable.
Anonymous

Agreed!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TY62P4IMCIOGM5T3WOGV625FII The Jesus

I was thinking the exact same thing. On my big tank I use an old eheim canister for gac, etc. The 511 will be perfect for a 20″ cube I’m setting up.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TY62P4IMCIOGM5T3WOGV625FII The Jesus

if you have a refugium, use chaeto, and don’t, routinely, clean the “detritus” from the chaeto you’ll have a “nitrate factory”.

My point being, if you don’t keep up with the routine maintenance of your tank, filters, water changes, etc, everything will be a “nitrate factory”. If you do keep up the routine maintenance and cleaning of a filter like this it can be very beneficial.
Anonymous

Ouch -1. The correct term was chainsaw.
Piero Martinelli

I agree with you completely. People that don’t like the term “nitrate factory” act like detritus.
Anonymous

-3.
Benjamin Alldridge

Be a real man and set it up as a cryptic area. BAM, Nitrate free.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QSDPQ6KDZJ64Q25D2NVBTL2YTM wood

Just what we needed, a nitrate factory for our nano reefs.
Anonymous

-1
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=517227649 Gareth Andrew Callear

I have a 501, contrary to your statement, it cannot be used underneath the tank, they are loud, clunky, extremely easily blocked and have a tendency to need cleaning even on tiny tanks every week because the flow drops so greatly. Eheim 2213 would be a much better bet for around the same amount of flow and loads more capacity.
http://www.facebook.com/brandon.steriti Brandon Grand Piano Steriti

i was thinking this would work perfectly hooked up with a vivarium waterfall for a lower maintenance waterfall option. (would be nasty to pump unfiltered water given the fact that most reptiles like to drink moving water) was thinking i could run tubing into an exo-tera ttank (they have tubing ports) and stick them in something like this (to replace original non filtering gross thing they call a pump) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004HSN43Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A1Z3V83M819OQA any thoughts/suggestions? i realize it seems silly to add a filter to a tiny waterfall but i mean they are not expensive filters and would drastically reduce upkeep. it would be for a medium 2-3 crestie viv if you are curious.

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