ChiefBigFish
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Dec 31, 2006
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- 7
Before yesterday I had never had an Aquarium. I bought a 90 gallon tank and stand an am now trying to get it set up.
My question is regarding the filter. The directions are only a couple of poorly translated sentences. I'm sure the store that sold it to me would be glad to help but they'll of couse be closed until the 2nd. So any help here would really be appreciated.
It is a Catalina Aquarium external canister filter, Ultra - 1000. My first question is how to hook up the plumbing. It came with two sections of hose and some hard plastice tubing and fittings.
1) Is it correct that the intake would be into the U-tubing hung over the rear of the tank, with the cage type fixture on the end of it?
1.1) The U-tubing is longer one way then the other, how deep into the tank should the intake tubing/cage go?
1.2) Where should the intake tube/cage be located?
2) Included is a foot long section of hard tubing plugged at one end with holes down one side of it. Can I assume that this is the discharge of filtered water back into the tank?
2.2) Where should this tube be located? Where in the tank and where in relationship to the intake tube/cage? It came with some plastic C clips on suction cups I assume to mount this tube to the side of the tank.
The tank is 90 gallons and I believe it's dimesions are 4'X2'X2'.
My next questions are related to the filter media.
3) I'm cutting my own media from bulk for the four trays. But I'm supposed to put carbon in it also. In which tray should I put the carbon, the top one?
3.3) I was sold a mesh bag to contain the carbon. However this bag is nowhere near large enough to cover the entire tray. Is this important, or does it not have to cover the entire tray?
Again any help you may provide would really be appreciated. Thanks! cls
My question is regarding the filter. The directions are only a couple of poorly translated sentences. I'm sure the store that sold it to me would be glad to help but they'll of couse be closed until the 2nd. So any help here would really be appreciated.
It is a Catalina Aquarium external canister filter, Ultra - 1000. My first question is how to hook up the plumbing. It came with two sections of hose and some hard plastice tubing and fittings.
1) Is it correct that the intake would be into the U-tubing hung over the rear of the tank, with the cage type fixture on the end of it?
1.1) The U-tubing is longer one way then the other, how deep into the tank should the intake tubing/cage go?
1.2) Where should the intake tube/cage be located?
2) Included is a foot long section of hard tubing plugged at one end with holes down one side of it. Can I assume that this is the discharge of filtered water back into the tank?
2.2) Where should this tube be located? Where in the tank and where in relationship to the intake tube/cage? It came with some plastic C clips on suction cups I assume to mount this tube to the side of the tank.
The tank is 90 gallons and I believe it's dimesions are 4'X2'X2'.
My next questions are related to the filter media.
3) I'm cutting my own media from bulk for the four trays. But I'm supposed to put carbon in it also. In which tray should I put the carbon, the top one?
3.3) I was sold a mesh bag to contain the carbon. However this bag is nowhere near large enough to cover the entire tray. Is this important, or does it not have to cover the entire tray?
Again any help you may provide would really be appreciated. Thanks! cls