New 125 Gallon fish tank

[King_Corral]

Got a new 125 long can someone help me out with heaters, filter I'm thinking a canister some help with custom background and maybe placement of the filter/filters and heater/heaters.
Websites with great buys will be good as well probably looking for black sand or maybe just sand and stocking will be cichlids

 

[melosu58]

Congrats on the new tank. I have a 125 gallon reef.

 

[King_Corral]

Thank you sir! Anyone got some info on the fluval fx5? I hear it's got some heavy flow how do I make that ok for my fish? Aim it at like the corner of the tank? I'm really not even sure what one really looks like ha..

 

[SeverumGuy]

Canisters are a great filter, but with a 125 you can go with two Emperor 400 HOB filters and have plenty of filtration. You'd also be paying $140 for two filters which is more than likely a good bit cheaper than the canister you're looking at. You could also get a little bit smaller rated canister filter and one HOB filter.

 

[King_Corral]

Yeah but with te two hobs won't I be paying more down the line with filters and longevity?

 

[Etunes]

May i suggest a canister. I LOVE them, i mean for a large tank you can put a HOB but a canister is so much easier. I keep a canister and a HOB on my 75g.

 

[King_Corral]

What's a good canister for the 125? The fluval says rated for 400gal I'm not trying to suck in fish or tidal wave them but I also want to keep it clean with less money spent and less clean time.

 

[Etunes]

A good way is to double the rating on the filter. For example, you have a 20g tank then get a 40 BUT with a canister i would probably shoot for 1 rated for a 150 or 175.

 

[King_Corral]

Thanks I'm gonna call around some pet stores around the area.

 

[thuffman03]

Thanks I'm gonna call around some pet stores around the area.

You can, if you like, support your local pet store but I have gotten to the point I only buy my fish and emergency supplies from the.

www.thatpetplace.com and www.petsolutions.com both have really good pricing and low cost or even free shipping from time to time.

I have also picked up a new FX5 for $230 shipped off of ebay. You can save a lot of $$$ by going with these types of suppliers.

 

[tmcgee]

I have a 125 gallon with 2 Rena XP3 filters on it. Water is crystal clear since I added the second canister. If you are looking just to run one filter. I would think the FX5 is a great choice. I have not used it personally but have heard wonderful things and it would definitely turn over enough on your tank. Just use caution as it is a huge filter so space concerns might be a problem.

 

[Etunes]

Big als online is great too.

 

[King_Corral]

Thuffman what size tank I think I can find a decent priced fluval fx5 near 200$ish but really am more concerned about my fish and it's power I don't know to much on how a canister works but I think it's just like a vacuum and blower.

 

[King_Corral]

But how about the sand and a canister how do I keep from sucking up the sand? Sorry my idea of a canister might be *** backwards.

 

[Etunes]

It is no problem, havent had 1 issue with it unlike my HOB filters. Dosent create that much current, especially in a 125.

 

[King_Corral]

What are "space concerns" icwant something that will keep it gorgeous

 

[Etunes]

Space concerns? The filter from a canister goes under the tank.

 

[King_Corral]

One last question I've got an empty tank with filter and heaters on the way! But my tank has a little dust at the bottom how should I get it clean and prep for water I thought micro fiber cloth?

 

[Etunes]

You can do the micro fiber cloth. I take all my tanks outside and hose them out first. If you clean it out the best you can and there is still some dust, just let your filter run a day with it full. Should clean all the dust.

 

[King_Corral]

Thank you sir. Should have the fluval probably tomorrow but u forgot I'll probably need filter pads I got foam blockers but I think I'll need the chips gonna call around about play sand or sandblasting sand tomorrow.