Opinions on the Eshopps wet-dry 300

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Eli173

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I am looking to add a wet dry to my 300 just for bio filtering... I have 2 fx5s on my tank now which will end up being just mechanical filtering... So wat do u guys/gals think of this filter??? Or do u recommend any other filter....


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DIY all the way!
 
kinda hard to do true diy if the tank is already running...

What's wrong with the two FX5s? Are you getting ammonia readings?
 
ecoli73 said:
kinda hard to do true diy if the tank is already running...

What's wrong with the two FX5s? Are you getting ammonia readings?
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No my water readings are good its just my fish are getting bigger.. Basically just wanna get something going before the 2 fx5s cant handle the waste on their own....


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Well, the largest one runs to $288 and you will need to add a pump...

For that price + a little more you know what I am going to recommend ;)

but in reality pending your stock adding one more fx5 would be more than you need...
 
ecoli73 said:
Well, the largest one runs to $288 and you will need to add a pump...

For that price + a little more you know what I am going to recommend ;)

but in reality pending your stock adding one more fx5 would be more than you need...
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My stock... I have about 17 bichir alone... Not including 6 dats a 20+" aro plus more......

I just want something to help with the bio load..... And i was thinking about adding another fx5 but dont u think a wet dry would help out 100x better just because it will hold ALOT MORE bio media?


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According to others, you can do a DIY on the fx5 to double the biocapacity...that would be the cheap way to do it.

Or add a 2262, eheim. It has 3 times your fx5 biocapacity.

I don't think the wet dry model has 3x biocapacity of your fx5, especially if you don't spend more on bio filter material to fill rest of the chamber up.

I don't use a wet dry sump so others have to chime in on their effectiveness vs volume.


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