papa_bear_21
Aquarium Advice Freak
I am very likely going to be getting a canister filter to add onto my 55 gallon tank here in the next couple days, my main question is this: is it a good idea to use 3 level filtration? I have 2 HOB filters already, an AC30 with a surface skimmer attachment, and an AC50 that reaches to about mid tank. The canister filter will be installed at the substrate level, utilizing a 3 level filtration setup.
The AC30 filter skimmer setup works good, with some minor hickups here and there. The main issue is getting the flow right through the skimmer, and keeping the filter from sucking air. I am looking at a canister filter for a 70 gallon tank, bringing my total filtration power to ~150 gallons. It may be overkill, but with my messy fish, I feel it is needed, and the fact that I have a habit of over stocking...
Would it be a good idea to have the HOB's on the sides of the tank, flowing in to the middle, and the canister off the back of the tank flowing to the front, or have the canister on the sides, intake and return on seperate sides? Or have all of them on the back, what would be an ideal setup for a 55 gallon tank with 3 filters?
Thank you all for the help,
Bear
The AC30 filter skimmer setup works good, with some minor hickups here and there. The main issue is getting the flow right through the skimmer, and keeping the filter from sucking air. I am looking at a canister filter for a 70 gallon tank, bringing my total filtration power to ~150 gallons. It may be overkill, but with my messy fish, I feel it is needed, and the fact that I have a habit of over stocking...
Would it be a good idea to have the HOB's on the sides of the tank, flowing in to the middle, and the canister off the back of the tank flowing to the front, or have the canister on the sides, intake and return on seperate sides? Or have all of them on the back, what would be an ideal setup for a 55 gallon tank with 3 filters?
Thank you all for the help,
Bear