Hi there, I have the same filter on my 29g. Whenever I set up my quarantine tank I take one of the filter elements out and put it into the q tank. If you lfs is a mom-pop style store you could ask if they use any of the same type of filters on their tanks. See if they'd let you have one that is used ...

Hello, I'm new on here. I've been into the hobby of tropical fish about 3 1/2 yrs. now. I only have 3 cats, they live in a 29g tank in my living room. 1 is an otto, 1 in a melanistius cory, and 1 is a featherfin synodontis. The synodontis is the first one I bought when it was just a little baby ...