Atl300zx
Aquarium Advice Freak
I want to go ahead and order all the media/filtering materials for the whole year all at once.
I just set up my XP3 about a week ago on my 55 Gallon and my tank looks great. Currently it is only running thru the mechanical filtration pads. I need to purchase some biological filtration materials as well get enough pads to last me for the whole year.
Lets start with the biological filtration. I have two choice, the Bio-stars or the Ceramic Rings. Which is better? SHould i opt for both since i have so many free compartments as i wont be using chemical filtration (i.e. Bio-Chem Zorb)? How much of each or both do i need? The rings are sold by the liter and the stars are sold in qty's of 20.
Next is the mechanical filtering. How many of each of the pads (coarse, Fine, Micro, and Progressive-Micro) will i need to last a year?
Also i heard some people ue Filter Floss in the extra space. How much of this would i need? it is sold in 7oz increments.
Thanks
Jimmy
I just set up my XP3 about a week ago on my 55 Gallon and my tank looks great. Currently it is only running thru the mechanical filtration pads. I need to purchase some biological filtration materials as well get enough pads to last me for the whole year.
Lets start with the biological filtration. I have two choice, the Bio-stars or the Ceramic Rings. Which is better? SHould i opt for both since i have so many free compartments as i wont be using chemical filtration (i.e. Bio-Chem Zorb)? How much of each or both do i need? The rings are sold by the liter and the stars are sold in qty's of 20.
Next is the mechanical filtering. How many of each of the pads (coarse, Fine, Micro, and Progressive-Micro) will i need to last a year?
Also i heard some people ue Filter Floss in the extra space. How much of this would i need? it is sold in 7oz increments.
Thanks
Jimmy