hey sand filter people... i need some advice...

[Von Devilish]

Looking to add additional filtration to my 220. Has anyone tryed this item specifically, if not would you, or do you think this is a good deal. I dont have very many sources of information locally as my community isnt into bigger tanks, nor are there many i know in the hobby. Here is the item i found, but id like someone to bounce thought or pick your brain about it...

http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/FluidizedSandFilter.html



Pic of my tank...

 

[blert]

Fluidized Sand Filters are excellent BIO-FILTERS, but that is all. They do not perform mechanical, nor chemical, filtration. If you are just looking to beef up your bio capability they are a very good way to go.

 

[Von Devilish]

So question... Ive had to learn this all on my own... If you had to pick, what mechanical, what chemical, and what bio filtration would you use... Big tank...

 

[Von Devilish]

Also, a fluidized sand filter in simplist description is an external undergravel filter...?

 

[blert]

So question... Ive had to learn this all on my own... If you had to pick, what mechanical, what chemical, and what bio filtration would you use... Big tank...

Sump

Also, a fluidized sand filter in simplist description is an external undergravel filter...?

No. An UGF does not keep the substrate bed "fluidized" (constantly moving).

 

[Von Devilish]

Ty. What suggestions would you have for equipment?

 

[blert]

What do you have now?

 

[jetajockey]

I agree with the sump, plus the extra water volume is nice, and it gives you a place to hide your heater and whatnot. Another thing to do is heavily plant the tank, but I don't know how that'd work out with all of those fish. At some point with that stock it might be more feasible to just step up to a larger tank rather than upgrade biofiltration methods.