tazcrash69
Aquarium Advice Regular
OK, I’m still in the reading, and planning phase of getting started with a seriously planted tank instead of one with a couple plants, and 2 40 wat bulbs.
Originally I was going to set up with a hang on back Wet\Dry filter (new from when I wanted to set up a reef tank). I’m a bit old school, and a huge believer of the Bio-filtration. (Besides, nitrates are good for plants, right?) But now I’m wondering if a Fluval 304 with the spray bar way below the water line will be better to serve my purposes.
On the Wet\Dry filter’s pluses are; great Bio filtration, easy to maintain, lets me keep the heater out of the tank, and it was a cool toy I got for Christmas,
On the Minuses, I’m worried about the Co2 loss, and low water circulation (I know this can be supplemented with a power head or two).
For the Fluval on the pluses; high flow rate, great mechanical filtration,
On the Minuses: low Bio Filtration, harder to maintain, It’s about 10 years old.
If anyone can please add to these two lists, or give me a good opinion on why I should go one way or the other, I’d really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Originally I was going to set up with a hang on back Wet\Dry filter (new from when I wanted to set up a reef tank). I’m a bit old school, and a huge believer of the Bio-filtration. (Besides, nitrates are good for plants, right?) But now I’m wondering if a Fluval 304 with the spray bar way below the water line will be better to serve my purposes.
On the Wet\Dry filter’s pluses are; great Bio filtration, easy to maintain, lets me keep the heater out of the tank, and it was a cool toy I got for Christmas,
On the Minuses, I’m worried about the Co2 loss, and low water circulation (I know this can be supplemented with a power head or two).
For the Fluval on the pluses; high flow rate, great mechanical filtration,
On the Minuses: low Bio Filtration, harder to maintain, It’s about 10 years old.
If anyone can please add to these two lists, or give me a good opinion on why I should go one way or the other, I’d really appreciate it.
Thanks,