Post Pics/Info Of Your Filtration!

Hey Everyone,

I know I know, "What another thread on filtration!" it's defiantly gotta be annoying must be just me you just feel like you could never over filter a tank. Look at me I have an fx5 hooked up to a 40 gallon breeder right now lmao. I do feel especially in the stingray forums that there are and will always be questions about filtration for heavy bioloads that rays provide.
I was thinking of using this thread for members especially experienced members provide there filtration systems of coarse hopefully all filtration systems shown have made the water chemistry in the tank great!

Some specs that would defiantly help out future ray owners as the hobby grows about your set up include:


Size of the tank:
Filtration (Sump, Canister, Hang on, UV Sterilizer or mix)
What media used
Water Change Schedule
Have rays bred in this system

Any other input would be great especially pics....we all love pics! I just got the idea from the sticky in the setup and filtration subtopic however I felt that it would be better to see filtration systems basically designed to withstand the heavy stock.

Thanks A Million for any info given

All your filtration specs look great. Thats a lot of fx5's lol @raymann Im still developing my plans for filtration when I get it all together I will post mine.

Im trying to keep away from canisters I used to like them but when I had my sump on my 72 gallon I became hooked because of the ease of maintenance as well as you can do a variety of customizations. Im currently trying to plan out the setup of my sump trying to figure out which is best for wet/dry...pond matrix or pot scrubbies. The math says to go with matrix but everyone else is using pot scrubbies I might just used both.

Heres a little sketch lol will try to have a filtration system somewhat like this. Still trying to figure out what else to put in the empty space maybe I can try to see if a moving bed filter will work other wise will throw in more pond matrix or some how add more mechanical filtration.

This app won't let me write as I was gonna write out what each drawing was lol.

Basically starts of with the drain tubes/pipes leadeng into the storage containers. There will be two holes for two filter socks and the water that passs through the sock will also go through tons of filter floss. Then will go through the numerous holes that will spread water evenly over the pot scrubbies which will be tightly packed in the container. Then will evenly drain into a container of pond matrix. Which will then drain into the actual tank it self where so far I just have the heater (green thing) and the return pump. The line of the return pump will be attached to a uv sterilizer and then into the tank.

This is just a draft lol as I will see if I can somehow incorporate other means of filtration in this 75 gallon sump.