I have a 90 gallon Cichlid tank running a Magnum 350 canister filter and a Penguin 350 HOB filter. The tank is about a year old with 12 various African Cichlids, three African cats, and a red tailed shark.
I would like to replace both filters with a custom built filter using two Whirlpool "Valve in Head" whole house filters. One for particulates and one with a carbon filter.
I would pull the water from the tank using a continuous duty pump with a sponge filter on the intake. I'm attaching a simple diagram of what I want to do. I've already built a similar setup that I use for water polishing and gravel vacuuming.
I would like to get some advice on whether this feasible setup or not. Am I over simplifying this?
The Magnum 350 is a pain to pull out and clean/replace media, and the HOB is loud and unsightly.
Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I would like to replace both filters with a custom built filter using two Whirlpool "Valve in Head" whole house filters. One for particulates and one with a carbon filter.
I would pull the water from the tank using a continuous duty pump with a sponge filter on the intake. I'm attaching a simple diagram of what I want to do. I've already built a similar setup that I use for water polishing and gravel vacuuming.
I would like to get some advice on whether this feasible setup or not. Am I over simplifying this?
The Magnum 350 is a pain to pull out and clean/replace media, and the HOB is loud and unsightly.
Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks