A couple of rays and maybe a catfish but apart from that I'm not sure?
A couple of rays and maybe a catfish but apart from that I'm not sure?
I run my tmc 1000 sand filter off main pump and have a t piece in the line with small ball valve to get the flow to the right level to prevent the sans being sprayed out the end. The tmc ones are quite cheap and about £100.Could I run a sand filter off the return pipe on the fx6 or would that be to powerful ?
Nah just normal sand, they come with the sand though so don't need to worry about it!Is there a certain kind of sand that you have to use in a reactor?
I have only used reactors with rowaphos & bio-pearls on my old marine tanks
I ran my last ray tank on just 1 fx5 and it was fine so this setup will be okReally Nice TankBout if you want Rays you need a lot more fire power than the fx
Hi I have also read that they can release toxins etc if they are turned off etcHmm I am reading all of your comments on sumps. I have a 240 gallon tank 8'x2'x2' and I run 1 fx6, a sponge filter, and a DIY 2 liter bottle filled with K1. I stock 3 retics, 5 red hooks, 1 electric blue acara, and 1 clown knifefish. The only problem I have ever had is with nitrates. I now run a drip system which has seemed to alleviate that. I think people really underestimate the fx series filters.
Sand filters work great until they fail. I heard once they fail ie your power goes out, they can release toxins back into your tank and kill your fish. Please correct me if I am wrong, but several people have told me this.
If I were to do a sump personally I would use K1 or the new equivalent.