Your dream filtration team for a 240!

[arowanaryan]

My 240 gallon is looming and I want to know what some of you would use for ultimate best filtration here are the guidelines.

Real answers please

I can't have an extra tank set-up for a sump

Forget about expenses for right now

no holes drilled in tank....

Also I need the names of the products as I am not a DIY kind of guy.
A website with said products for sale would be great.

Thanks in advance!

 

[baseballman1321]

a sump would really be your best bet but i know you cant. a couple of fx5s would probaly work

 

[peepertoad]

what about a veggie filter along the top
have a troff run half the width of your tank and the lenght of your tank
fill with lava rock
have one pipe run in one end from a pump in your tank and one pipe comeing out of the filter into the other side of the tank
put a peace of filter medium at both ends infront of the pipes
and grow lots of diferent plants in it
like pothos and letus and bamboo and herbs
you can even grow what you eat
they work great and the plants take everything out of the water if you have enough
and the lava rock has tons of surface area for bacteria
your water will be crystal clear as soon as the plants take hold
your plants will grow realy fast

 

[artman540]

why cant you do a sump with pvc overflows?

 

[arowanaryan]

why cant you do a sump with pvc overflows?

Well I'm 16 and this is my parents house... my dad says he doesn't want "aquarium world" in his basement any more then he has already conceded to.

 

[arowanaryan]

Sorry forgot to add one guideline. This will be a bare bottom tank.

 

[arowanaryan]

what about a veggie filter along the top
have a troff run half the width of your tank and the lenght of your tank
fill with lava rock
have one pipe run in one end from a pump in your tank and one pipe comeing out of the filter into the other side of the tank
put a peace of filter medium at both ends infront of the pipes
and grow lots of diferent plants in it
like pothos and letus and bamboo and herbs
you can even grow what you eat
they work great and the plants take everything out of the water if you have enough
and the lava rock has tons of surface area for bacteria
your water will be crystal clear as soon as the plants take hold
your plants will grow realy fast

Doesn't some of that go under the DIY category??? lol

 

[Oughtsix]

http://www.amazon.com/Hayward-EC40AC-Perflex-Extended-Cycle-Filter/dp/B000EVSUK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316800837&sr=8-1

$224 with free shipping. Perfectly clear water... ALL THE TIME!!!!

Add your choice of canister filters for bio filtration... it really doesn't matter that much which one you choose.

 

[Oughtsix]

dup post

 

[swk]

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