125 Setup ?'s

[Joey47]

I'll be setting up my 125 gallon tank soon. I'll be stocking it with 10 Red Belly Piranha. All about 4 inches a piece.

Here is how I will be setting it up.

125 Glass Tank
1 - Ebo Jager 300 watt heater
1 - FX5 with foam blocks and full of scrubbies
1 - AC110 with sponge and bio max.

Heres my question:

I want to use 3M Colorquartz T grade in black. How high should I have my intakes on both the FX5 and my AC110?

Will I have problems with the Colorquartz and the filters I will be using?

And finally, should i add more filtration?

Thanks.

Pics coming when tank is all setup.

 

[koop171]

I have 13 RBPs in a 125 of my own. Allthough I am setting up a second 125 soon. they will outgrow the 125 faster then you think TRUST ME lol. You should look into at lest a second AC110 Ps a very very messy eaters and you will either need to change your filter media often or get an extra filter.

As for the color quarts IDK I myself am looking at getting some but cannot seem to find somone local that carries it. But from what I have found out as long as your current isn't great enough to stir up the sand (color quartz) you should not have to much of a problem with the filters.


There is however some debate on weather or not HOB filters and sand go together very well.

 

[Joey47]

Do you think that i'll be fine with another ac110 and just adding a single extension to it instead of adding the second?

 

[koop171]

The single extension is what I am going to do with this new tank but I am adding two penguin 350Bs instead of AC110s b/c thats whats on my other tank. and the higher the inlet the less chance that sand will get in them