I would like to start out that i am new to this hobby....like brand new besides small small tanks in the past. i figure there there is no place better to ask about these questions than here, so here we go.
I was at the pet store picking up some dog stuff when i walked past the fish dept and saw a rather large sale going on. a 55g starter tank was half off as well as assorted other items. i went ahead and purchased it since i am impulsive as hell and its contents was this. Tank, LED light/hood, Heater, Light Timer, Thermometer, HOB filter, and a bunch of odds and ends that company's give you. for the low cost of $117.00. at the same time as i was being my impulsive self i noticed the "canister" filters and asked the store rep if these were better than what came in it and was instantly convinced to purchase the Marineland C360 half off for $79.00
i have not put any fish in the tank. i started my research the moment i got home and have now been "cycling" my tank for 2 days.
so here is where i need your opinion, now that you know my setup (obviously i have assorted decor throughout the tank as well as an air pump) i have placed the intake of the c360 on one side in hopes to create a current by placing the out hose on the other side. but it seems as though there really isnt any water movement on the right side (tank flow from left to right) now i watched a lot of vids on youtube about setting up the canister correctly and have got most if not all of the bubbles out and if you pull the out hose out of the water there is (in my opinion) good flow coming from it, but the filter has been running for 2 days and is (in my opinion) very cloudy. all the reviews i have read state that "these" filters cleared up there tank A LOT, and i am unsure if maybe i did something wrong. is the c360 not pushing enough GPH to clear the tank? i put the question of 55 gallon tank and filter in my search criteria and one of the answers i read was that a 55G tank needed roughly 550 GPH where as the c-360 only moves ...well 360 lol. at the same time on the box it states "for up to 100 gallon aquariums" and clearly i am not that.
any ideas? should i do a water change even with no fish?
or is the filter to small for the tanks "length" ?
I was at the pet store picking up some dog stuff when i walked past the fish dept and saw a rather large sale going on. a 55g starter tank was half off as well as assorted other items. i went ahead and purchased it since i am impulsive as hell and its contents was this. Tank, LED light/hood, Heater, Light Timer, Thermometer, HOB filter, and a bunch of odds and ends that company's give you. for the low cost of $117.00. at the same time as i was being my impulsive self i noticed the "canister" filters and asked the store rep if these were better than what came in it and was instantly convinced to purchase the Marineland C360 half off for $79.00
i have not put any fish in the tank. i started my research the moment i got home and have now been "cycling" my tank for 2 days.
so here is where i need your opinion, now that you know my setup (obviously i have assorted decor throughout the tank as well as an air pump) i have placed the intake of the c360 on one side in hopes to create a current by placing the out hose on the other side. but it seems as though there really isnt any water movement on the right side (tank flow from left to right) now i watched a lot of vids on youtube about setting up the canister correctly and have got most if not all of the bubbles out and if you pull the out hose out of the water there is (in my opinion) good flow coming from it, but the filter has been running for 2 days and is (in my opinion) very cloudy. all the reviews i have read state that "these" filters cleared up there tank A LOT, and i am unsure if maybe i did something wrong. is the c360 not pushing enough GPH to clear the tank? i put the question of 55 gallon tank and filter in my search criteria and one of the answers i read was that a 55G tank needed roughly 550 GPH where as the c-360 only moves ...well 360 lol. at the same time on the box it states "for up to 100 gallon aquariums" and clearly i am not that.
any ideas? should i do a water change even with no fish?
or is the filter to small for the tanks "length" ?
