WhiteCloud
Aquarium Advice Freak
Newbie to the group!
Newbie to my new 90 Gallon Aquarium!
15 Year Veteran of a 20 Gallon tank...
I finally convinced my wife that for our 10th wedding anniversary....it is time to get a BIG aquarium....so I have recently purchased as 90 Gallon Freshwater Aquarium!!
My LFS talked me into getting a Penn Plax Cascade 1500 Canister Filter. He said that it worked as well as the Fluval 404 and was much cheaper.
The instructions with the Penn Plax Cascade 1500 Canister Filter are very limited...and I had a few Questions:
Media Changes:
1. How often should be Media be changed? There is no meter on the filter that indicates when it needs to be changed as some canisters have.
2. I currently have a Corse Sponge, Floss, then Carbon, then 3 buckets of floss. Is that too much floss?
3. The LFS has a bunch of other Media: Pre-Filter Ceramic Bio Rings, Zeolite, Carbon/Zeolite mix. Do I need any of these? The Bio Rings sound interesting...should I put that before the corse sponge and Carbon or after?
Outlet:
I have the choice of a Spray Bar or an Outlet Jet. Is any of these a preferred method for the outlet. I have mostly small fish in the tank so far if that is dependant on which outlet method to use.
That is all the questions I have on the filter at this point...I am sure I will have questions as things progress. I am currently cycling the tank with Zebra, Barbs and White Clouds.
WhiteCldOutlaw
Newbie to my new 90 Gallon Aquarium!
15 Year Veteran of a 20 Gallon tank...
I finally convinced my wife that for our 10th wedding anniversary....it is time to get a BIG aquarium....so I have recently purchased as 90 Gallon Freshwater Aquarium!!
My LFS talked me into getting a Penn Plax Cascade 1500 Canister Filter. He said that it worked as well as the Fluval 404 and was much cheaper.
The instructions with the Penn Plax Cascade 1500 Canister Filter are very limited...and I had a few Questions:
Media Changes:
1. How often should be Media be changed? There is no meter on the filter that indicates when it needs to be changed as some canisters have.
2. I currently have a Corse Sponge, Floss, then Carbon, then 3 buckets of floss. Is that too much floss?
3. The LFS has a bunch of other Media: Pre-Filter Ceramic Bio Rings, Zeolite, Carbon/Zeolite mix. Do I need any of these? The Bio Rings sound interesting...should I put that before the corse sponge and Carbon or after?
Outlet:
I have the choice of a Spray Bar or an Outlet Jet. Is any of these a preferred method for the outlet. I have mostly small fish in the tank so far if that is dependant on which outlet method to use.
That is all the questions I have on the filter at this point...I am sure I will have questions as things progress. I am currently cycling the tank with Zebra, Barbs and White Clouds.
WhiteCldOutlaw