Justin1989
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Hello everyone, as you can see I am new here and I am liking the advice everyone has been giving. I started off with a 15 gallon freshwater tank, and little to know at the time of me starting it of course like many others; I did not know about the cycling process. Of course the LFS didnt tell me anything about this, and just added on to my buying list. I am changing this 15 gallon tank into a quarantine tank, unless anyone advices against it and turning it into a sump. Which is simply another area I have questions for.
At the LFS they have a $190 kit, with a $20 mail in rebate for a 55 gallon tank, hood/lights, filter, heater, and just the basics. I do not plan on using this filter as a primary filter in my 55 gallon tank, but I figured it couldn't do any harm using it in general could it? I have been looking around, and for a 55 gallon tank by it self is usually $105, plus a 48" or 2 24" hoods will come out to around $80 not including lights. So Honestly I figured it couldnt be to bad of a deal, simply because of the tank hood and heater which comes with it. If I am wrong on this, please let me know. I plan on using live sand, from what everyone is saying; it helps more for a buffer and also looks much nicer. My main concern is cleaning it, how would i go about this? I have a gravel vacuum however I don't believe this would be the correct way. But I may just not know. I do not plan on having any live rock at the moment, and probably won't for a while. If I do I will have to do some upgrading to my lights.
The filters I have been primarily looking at are fluval and marine land but am open to suggestions.
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[FONT="]Marineland Magnum 350 Dual Purpose Canister Filter[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Marineland Magnum 350 Pro System[/FONT]
(I am questioning the Marinelands, not because of the name however because of the biowheels. This is the first I have really seen them being used for a canister filter.)
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Penn Plax Cascade Canister Filter 1000
There are some other solutions but I have found a lot around the same price to only be doing around 180 gph, and im looking for atleast 220GPH.
I havent looked to much on skimmers, I have seen a few at the lfs but other than knowing they are expensive I don't know much about them besides the fact its a good idea to have one.
I am basing my fish around a trigger, I was told if they are around the same size and young when you get them; they typically will grow in size with each other and won't have to many problems. However I don't know how correct this is.
Could some one also fill me in on the sump, and how to go about setting one up?
At the LFS they have a $190 kit, with a $20 mail in rebate for a 55 gallon tank, hood/lights, filter, heater, and just the basics. I do not plan on using this filter as a primary filter in my 55 gallon tank, but I figured it couldn't do any harm using it in general could it? I have been looking around, and for a 55 gallon tank by it self is usually $105, plus a 48" or 2 24" hoods will come out to around $80 not including lights. So Honestly I figured it couldnt be to bad of a deal, simply because of the tank hood and heater which comes with it. If I am wrong on this, please let me know. I plan on using live sand, from what everyone is saying; it helps more for a buffer and also looks much nicer. My main concern is cleaning it, how would i go about this? I have a gravel vacuum however I don't believe this would be the correct way. But I may just not know. I do not plan on having any live rock at the moment, and probably won't for a while. If I do I will have to do some upgrading to my lights.
The filters I have been primarily looking at are fluval and marine land but am open to suggestions.
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[/FONT]
[FONT="]Marineland Magnum 350 Dual Purpose Canister Filter[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Marineland Magnum 350 Pro System[/FONT]
(I am questioning the Marinelands, not because of the name however because of the biowheels. This is the first I have really seen them being used for a canister filter.)
[FONT="][/FONT]
Penn Plax Cascade Canister Filter 1000
There are some other solutions but I have found a lot around the same price to only be doing around 180 gph, and im looking for atleast 220GPH.
I havent looked to much on skimmers, I have seen a few at the lfs but other than knowing they are expensive I don't know much about them besides the fact its a good idea to have one.
I am basing my fish around a trigger, I was told if they are around the same size and young when you get them; they typically will grow in size with each other and won't have to many problems. However I don't know how correct this is.
Could some one also fill me in on the sump, and how to go about setting one up?