Hi all... Lurker here. I'm still comtemplating this whole "aquarium" thing, and will be until my I complete finishing my basement... Gives me plenty of time to plan, if nothing else...
In the meantime, I'll have a million questions, and greatly appreciate the availability of forums like this... I won't bombard the forum with all of them at once - promise.
At any rate - what I'm planning to do is build a wall that has a 125 (or so) gal tank built into it...
For that size tank, what is the best type of filtration - HOB, canister, wet/dry ("sump"?)? Is it just personal preference? I don't want to start any religious wars.
I'd prefer less clutter on the back, so the "canister with inline heater" is appealing, but having 2 of these (which seems to be necessary for proper filtration and heating - correct me if I'm wrong) is pretty pricey.
Is that what it comes down to - how much money I want to spend? Because 2 HOBs are certainly cheaper...
On the other hand, I have a spare 10 and 20 gal tank that I can use as a sump (would either be large enough for that purpose?) And a sump allows for the heater to reside in the "filter" as well, right?
Don't get me wrong - price isn't the main consideration - since I'm starting from scratch and am new to this whole thing, I want to set it up the "best" way possible... But if there's no reason to spend the extra money, then that certainly factors into it...
At any rate, I started this post to ask one question, so I'll stop here...
Thanks much for any and all info....
In the meantime, I'll have a million questions, and greatly appreciate the availability of forums like this... I won't bombard the forum with all of them at once - promise.
At any rate - what I'm planning to do is build a wall that has a 125 (or so) gal tank built into it...
For that size tank, what is the best type of filtration - HOB, canister, wet/dry ("sump"?)? Is it just personal preference? I don't want to start any religious wars.
I'd prefer less clutter on the back, so the "canister with inline heater" is appealing, but having 2 of these (which seems to be necessary for proper filtration and heating - correct me if I'm wrong) is pretty pricey.
Is that what it comes down to - how much money I want to spend? Because 2 HOBs are certainly cheaper...
On the other hand, I have a spare 10 and 20 gal tank that I can use as a sump (would either be large enough for that purpose?) And a sump allows for the heater to reside in the "filter" as well, right?
Don't get me wrong - price isn't the main consideration - since I'm starting from scratch and am new to this whole thing, I want to set it up the "best" way possible... But if there's no reason to spend the extra money, then that certainly factors into it...
At any rate, I started this post to ask one question, so I'll stop here...
Thanks much for any and all info....