Filter set up

My friend recently acquired a 125 for his oscar, blood parrot and common pleco.
He has an aqua top four stage canister and emperor 400.
What is the best way to set the filters up so he gets the most from them.
I was thinking of stuffing the 400 with as much bio media as possible and setting up the canister with fine poly fiber and more bio media.

Comments? Suggestions?


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PDRed302 said:

I'd stuff the canister full of bio media and let the hob do the polishing; adding a few pothos stems in the hob wouldn't hurt either

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I was thinking the bb would better thrive in the hob because it gets more oxygen... Or am I completely wrong there.

Your avatar is crazy haha


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PDRed302 said:

Lol, yeah; you gotta love Mega Shark...

As far as the bb question, I do not believe you are completely wrong but I do believe the oxygen exchange in a canister filter is more than sufficient as long as the filter is running or open for general maintenance. The only real reason you'd ever need to worry about exposing bb to air is in a wet/dry setup.

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To be quite honest... The canister will probably see a month AT LEAST between maintenance. But that is good to hear. I'll prolly stuff the 400 with filter floss then put the rest in the canister. That canister is a tank after all.

And what is mega shark?


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Thanks guys. I'll do that then.

PDRed302 said:

Mega shark is the movie that I got my Avatar .gif from.

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Haha I thought it was random nonsense someone put together. I have to find this movie now.
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