Filtration
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Convict2161
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What are you stocking it with? Fluval is good. I'm not a fan of canisters. I had a fx5 but wasn't happy, that's just me though. Some like them and others not so much.
I run 2 aquaclear 110's (HOB) on my 75 gallon.
I run 2 aquaclear 110's (HOB) on my 75 gallon.
T1KARMANN
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A lot of people will say fx5 but to tell the truth they are rubbish and you will spend more time cleaning it than it will be running
I recommend a eheim pro 3 2080
You shouldn't do cheap when it comes to filteration as its the kidney of your tank
I recommend a eheim pro 3 2080
You shouldn't do cheap when it comes to filteration as its the kidney of your tank
Lt.
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I've heard several people say at that size, the way to go is a sump. Just throwing that out there! 
T1KARMANN
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Sump is the way to go but the tank is not massive I used to run a 350 gal on 4 x 2080s
If my tank was in my house I wouldn't run a sump they are smelly and noisy
Just think of the smell you get from a canister filter when you open it to clean it well a sump smells like that all the time
If you think the tank is big enough for a sump (which its not ) then why not use a bead filter that was a joke by the way
Which ever way you go run 2 canister filters as 2 are better than 1 and change one at a time that way you don't kill all the good bacteria in one go and if one packs in you still have the second one running
If my tank was in my house I wouldn't run a sump they are smelly and noisy
Just think of the smell you get from a canister filter when you open it to clean it well a sump smells like that all the time
If you think the tank is big enough for a sump (which its not ) then why not use a bead filter that was a joke by the way
Which ever way you go run 2 canister filters as 2 are better than 1 and change one at a time that way you don't kill all the good bacteria in one go and if one packs in you still have the second one running
A guy that I know has a used sump I'm not sure of the brand he told me to shoot him a price I'm not sure of the brand he said originally around 300.00 new but that was a couple years ago. Any suggestions on what to offer
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A sump is cheap they are not branded you just get a old tank and make it into a sump
Not sure of the dimmentions of this tank but could be 6x2 the sump would be very small
You would need to get the main tank drilled with a over flow pipe weir
Then you need a good size pump to run the sump
It's just not worth it on a tank below 300 gal as a lot of canister filter are made for the tank size mentioned
I run a sump on my 1000 gal and the sump size is 6x2x2 but I also run a big sand filter along side it as I have a high bio load
It depends on the stocking levels
Not sure of the dimmentions of this tank but could be 6x2 the sump would be very small
You would need to get the main tank drilled with a over flow pipe weir
Then you need a good size pump to run the sump
It's just not worth it on a tank below 300 gal as a lot of canister filter are made for the tank size mentioned
I run a sump on my 1000 gal and the sump size is 6x2x2 but I also run a big sand filter along side it as I have a high bio load
It depends on the stocking levels
Lt.
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So you've decided on sump then.
