Hey guys i would just like some things cleared up about these two types of filtration, bio/mech.
Now from my own knowledge mech filt. is for getting rid of the larger dirt that floats around your tank, hence cleaning your mech filt. bi-weekly. Now is there any pros/cons in having too much of this btw?
As for the bio filt. dont really know much about this other than it is use to house bacteria that is needed to establish a tank. Meaning good bacteria that your fish needs in order to survive. Also this is something that you do not clean, now i have heard of people not touching there bio filt for years, so when do you ever clean this? Also any pros/cons in having too much of this?
Also if someone can elaborate more on what i just said in what these filtration does in general that would be great.
Also my bio load for my 135 Gal tank consist of 436 pot scrubbies now its about 30-35 gal i think, as for my mech filt. probably 1"-2" thickness of some kind of fiber/floss, its white..and will be laid out to about a 20Lx26W container well thats how much area it will cover...So ya now that will be my filtration setup. Thought i would add this to see if it can filtrate my tank well if not over. I plan on stocking CA/SA fish about 4 decent size ones around 12" in ave. Maybe a really good cleaning crew to add as well that can act as dither fish, dont know yet which ones though. (Trickle filter system / wet/dry system is what im doing btw, this sump is about 60 gal in size)
Now from my own knowledge mech filt. is for getting rid of the larger dirt that floats around your tank, hence cleaning your mech filt. bi-weekly. Now is there any pros/cons in having too much of this btw?
As for the bio filt. dont really know much about this other than it is use to house bacteria that is needed to establish a tank. Meaning good bacteria that your fish needs in order to survive. Also this is something that you do not clean, now i have heard of people not touching there bio filt for years, so when do you ever clean this? Also any pros/cons in having too much of this?
Also if someone can elaborate more on what i just said in what these filtration does in general that would be great.
Also my bio load for my 135 Gal tank consist of 436 pot scrubbies now its about 30-35 gal i think, as for my mech filt. probably 1"-2" thickness of some kind of fiber/floss, its white..and will be laid out to about a 20Lx26W container well thats how much area it will cover...So ya now that will be my filtration setup. Thought i would add this to see if it can filtrate my tank well if not over. I plan on stocking CA/SA fish about 4 decent size ones around 12" in ave. Maybe a really good cleaning crew to add as well that can act as dither fish, dont know yet which ones though. (Trickle filter system / wet/dry system is what im doing btw, this sump is about 60 gal in size)