170g filtration plans and ?'s

[amehel0]

Okay this is freshwater. here are my plans for filtration:

1x Fluval Fx5
2x Sunsun Hw 303b's with built in sterilizers.
2x FBF
1x Aquapro Cfd 2600
2x Vortex Micron filter XL
1x Pond biofilter if i can find some.

Any comments suggestions? isthis enough filtration/should i get anything else?

[WyldFya]

What will you be stocking the tank with?

[Wolf3101]

You have easilly 4 times the filtration necessary for a 170 gal tank. As Wyld said...a lot will depend on how heavilly your planning to stock the aquarium and what with. Even though I'm a strong proponant of multi-filter systems there comes a point when it's a LOT more efficant and cost effective to run a couple of high quality filters than a battery of them. The FX5 is a great mechanical filter and all you really need. If you add one of the Ehiem wet/dry cannisters or a fluidized bed bio filter you should be able to safely house whatever you can fit in a 170 with a lot less of a maintaince headache. If you plan to have a set collection of fish then I question the necessity of UV sterilizers. If however you're planning a constantly changing group then it might be worth the added expence and maintance.

[WyldFya]

That or if he has a puffer! You look at a fahaka wrong and it comes down with ich. :D I'd have to say I like the FX5 combo with either the FBF or Eheim W/D. :thumbsup:

[amehel0]

cant get eheims. even if i do there the price of too or 3 fx5's. i wanted the two uvs as i was thinking of running just charcoal and uvs on the sunsun's and have uv as bonus. ive decided to ditch the pond filter. basically i was thinking a total of four canisters, 1 diatom, one fbf. stocking will be:

1 tilapia
5 bass
2 silver perches
1 crayfish
1 jardini.
1 small mj(when he gets to aggresive sell off and get a new one.
3 salmon tail cats
3 silver scats.
1 flathead goby.

[Wolf3101]

The thing about UV's thats often overlooked is that the bulbs burn out a LOT faster than people are ready for and the replacements are not cheap. Once you have a FBF up and running its basicly a no maintance proposition and can handle a large bio load. I realize that Ehiems are more expencive than most others but a single FX5 and a W/D Ehiem will pay for themselves in a couple of years in power bills alone. and if you go the FBF route then you'll be using even less electricity.

[amehel0]

yeh. i get yas. alrighty then.i think the following.

1x fx5
1x aquapro 2600
1x eheim
1x fbf
1x diatom

how will i keep enough amonia to support the fbf?

[Wolf3101]

stick a few of your feeders in the tank while the FBF establishes itself. Then stock the tank one fish at a time.

[amehel0]

k thanks