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Tenecor Acrylic Aquarium Information Library:
Aquarium Filtration > Acrylic Aquarium Filtration Systems


Acrylic Aquarium Filtration Systems Information Pages:
Classic Show Aquarium - The show aquarium is the classic fish tank used with hang-on filters, canister filters or under gravel filters. Tenecor offers over 100 versions of this classic aquarium in a variety of sizes and shapes. Standard sizes range from 70 gallons to over 1,300 gallons. Standard dimensions range from 36" to 120" long; 15" to... [More]
Show Aquarium with Pre-filter - Most of our Show Aquariums can have pre-filter or overflow boxes installed in the aquarium. The Show tank with pre-filter is the classic approach to building a coral reef aquarium.  It offers the serious enthusiast or aquarium professional great flexibility in selecting filtration components to match the aquatic environment th... [More]
Marine Ready Aquarium - Tenecor's Marine Ready aquariums are our "ready-to-run" systems, complete with aquarium, in-tank pre-filter(s), pump(s), wet-dry filter and plumbing components. These setups employ today's most efficient biologically based "trickle" or wet-dry filters. The filters are selected to fit in Tenecor's aqua... [More]
Marine Ready System Diagrams - The six most commonly used Marine Ready filtration systems shown below. Please note the following: There may be slight variations from the illustrations shown below on a particular Marine Ready Aquarium model. A Show Tank with pre-filter will use the same pre-filter configuration as the corresponding... [More]
Simplicity Plus Aquarium - The Simplicity Plus acrylic aquarium an "in tank", internal filtration system (IFS), that incorporates physical, chemical and biological filtration of the aquarium water. It was developed in the early 1980's by Tenecor and is widely used today in small and large aquariums. It is ideal for freshwater or saltwater fish tanks. It is... [More]
External Pre-filters - One of the increasingly popular custom pre-filter applications is where the pre-filter is attached to the outside of the aquarium.External pre-filters have the following advantages: They do not take up space inside the fish tank.  Tank access holes, in some cases, can be enlarged to maximize accessib... [More]
Wet-Dry Filters - Tenecor manufactures standard wet-dry "trickle" type filters for aquariums under 75 gallons to over 1000 gallons. Of course custom sumps, refugiums etc, based on your specifications are also available. These are some of the features of our wet-dry filters: Filters can be purchased with or without bio-me... [More]