300 gallon filtration requirements and Canister Filters?

[Stone Like Fish]

Well, I just typed up a huge message but lost it all, darnit stupid phone!

Basically looking at revamping my 300gal, which is about 1100L.

It has a sump but I don't know how much that filters, so let's say 0 and talk additional filtration. I can't seem to find canister filters over 2200l/h on eBay, so can I just go multiples of those? Say 3 of them? That's around a 6 for turnover rate? I read the sticky thread on all this but got lost/confused. Not looking at spending a heap on filtration, even though it's like the most important part.. Still want it to be good but affordable.

Tank inhabitants will be (fingers crossed): hoping for say 5 peacock bass, a giant gourami if I can find one, and a few other fish (unsure what).

Also: what % water change should I do and how often?

Getting back into this hobby.

Cheers,
Troy.

 

[xraycer]

I own one of these and they are a beast and sells for a phenomenal price!

Personally, would use 4 or 5 of these on that 300gal.

 

[jwh]

Do you have DoPhin where you are, the C2400 is rated 3000l/h, I have 3 under a 1600l, and my water parameters are spot-on

 

[Stone Like Fish]

Do you have DoPhin where you are, the C2400 is rated 3000l/h, I have 3 under a 1600l, and my water parameters are spot-on

Had a quick google search and found them in Aus. 2 of those will give almost the same output as 3 of the 2200l/h's, but I also assume be easier on the elec bill?

See if I can find a price somewhere.

Cheers guys,
Troy.

 

[Stone Like Fish]

Oh! And would you put one at each end or both on the same side? I think I'd do one at each end.

 

[jwh]

Yes one on each end works fine, rated at 40W, not bad for a filter that size

 

[Stone Like Fish]

Theyre $495 (each!) over here!

I found them from another country though and should be able to get to posted for about the same as 1 here.

 

[jwh]

Insane I bought one last week for US$227,28, or AU$311,84

 

[Stang725]

I run my 240G with a 70G sump, feeding about 75% of the water going into the sump into a 200 micron 6" x 14" filter sock (I can clog the filter sock in about 4-5 days and I keep about 6 of them so I can run them through the wash in a batch). The remaining 25% of incoming water is overflow going into my stand-off pipes for setting water level in my overflow (not enough water to justify a 2nd filter sock). Both the 75% and 25% both go through large cell foam before going through the next baffle and into my bio-media ball area. I keep a rather large pothos plant in my sump under a LED grow light, in the same area as my filter sock.

I also send some of my return through a BRS jumbo reactor filled with carbon. I do a 90-100G W/C once a week and my water is crystal clear.

I run a pretty large return pump, a Laguna MAx-flow 4280 and a Jebao Rw-20 wavemaker for in-tank circ (I have to run it on lowest setting and it still blows around sand sometimes.

I used to run 2x FX-6 and one day I realized that filter socks were the way to go... not sure anyone could sell me on canisters anymore.

Just my 2-cents, your mileage may vary.