Aquarium fluidized bed filters are supplemental filters that can make a great addition to a large, heavily stocked aquarium. By "fluidizing" or suspending fine grained media in a column of water, they increase surface area and contact time for highly efficient biological filtration (copy\past from http://www.aquariumguys.com/aquarium-fluidized-bed-filters.html )
All of the discus guys i know about here in norway swear their hearts to these filters, as they are perfect for keeping nitrite out of the system, even tho they feed heavily, with that said, they change 50% water each day aswell, sooo
For me it seems inexpencive compared to many other systems that are up and running. You can get a FBF for 200$ that can keep up with a 1000gallon tank.. And aside of this, you would need a filter for polish, exept for this your pretty much done.. I would also place a canister filter infront of the FBF to avoid dirt coming into it,you can use a powerhead, but then you should have somekinda filter on it..
Im thinking sumpvice, if you dont have the place for a really really big sump on 1000 gallon tank,you could put 2 powerheads in the last chamber, one direct to the aqurium, and one that goes throught the FBF and then to the tank\or back in the 1st chamber in sump, sounds neat to me..This way you could maybe have a smaller sump(?) a 100 gallon sump(10%) is pretty large
Would be great with info from someone who has tested this, and get some feedback bad\good
All of the discus guys i know about here in norway swear their hearts to these filters, as they are perfect for keeping nitrite out of the system, even tho they feed heavily, with that said, they change 50% water each day aswell, sooo
For me it seems inexpencive compared to many other systems that are up and running. You can get a FBF for 200$ that can keep up with a 1000gallon tank.. And aside of this, you would need a filter for polish, exept for this your pretty much done.. I would also place a canister filter infront of the FBF to avoid dirt coming into it,you can use a powerhead, but then you should have somekinda filter on it..
Im thinking sumpvice, if you dont have the place for a really really big sump on 1000 gallon tank,you could put 2 powerheads in the last chamber, one direct to the aqurium, and one that goes throught the FBF and then to the tank\or back in the 1st chamber in sump, sounds neat to me..This way you could maybe have a smaller sump(?) a 100 gallon sump(10%) is pretty large
Would be great with info from someone who has tested this, and get some feedback bad\good
