I am helping my dad set up a 180 gallon freshwater tank, and I have ordered two sunsun hw-3000 canister filters for it, as well as some filter media bags. Those canisters have 5 trays and move just under 800gph each.
We are leaning towards oscars or other cichlids, but have not decided on fish yet.
What filter media should I put in them?
I have looked at the link below, but there is a bit of information overload there...
https://aquariumscience.org/index.php/7-filter-media/
I'm thinking one tray with polyester floss, 2 trays with 30ppi pond sponge, another tray full of pot scrubbers, and 1 tray with activated charcoal?
Does it matter all that much as long as I have some mechanical (floss/sponge), bio (pot scrubbers / sponge), and chemical (charcoal) filtration?
Perhaps 2x pot scrubbers instead of 2x sponge?
We are leaning towards oscars or other cichlids, but have not decided on fish yet.
What filter media should I put in them?
I have looked at the link below, but there is a bit of information overload there...
https://aquariumscience.org/index.php/7-filter-media/
I'm thinking one tray with polyester floss, 2 trays with 30ppi pond sponge, another tray full of pot scrubbers, and 1 tray with activated charcoal?
Does it matter all that much as long as I have some mechanical (floss/sponge), bio (pot scrubbers / sponge), and chemical (charcoal) filtration?
Perhaps 2x pot scrubbers instead of 2x sponge?