found a new use for my marineland in-tank canister filters

[bettaMagenta]

Those "upgrades" didn't quite win me over - putting the canister filter right in the tank was a major turn-off for me, aesthetically speaking. I mean, yeah, they were quieter and self-starting, but I'm all about keeping my equipment out of sight, so the two I bought initially ended up in the parts bin.

Fast forward to setting up these new 10-gallon tanks for quarantine, hospitalization, and holding - they're tucked away from my main display, only visible from the work area, so I'm not too fussed about the canister being in plain sight this time around.

I decided to put them to use in a couple of the 10-gallons - one's going to be home to my baby tilapia, which are thriving, by the way. I've got around 20 from the first batch now, and as they grow, I'm seeing more and more of them. In a couple of weeks, I'll be moving the fingerlings out of the breeding tank and adding the male back in for a second batch.

I also stuck one of the filters in the tank with fine sand that'll be the temporary home for my Corys from the African and Asian tanks, until I get the next 45-gallon set up - that'll be my first full-sized sand tank, and it's going to be a South American biotope, so the Corys will be settling in for good. Hopefully, the three albinos and four black ones will all get along, since they're roughly the same mature size.