on my 125 i ran 2 xp3's and a eheim 2028 pro 2 with a seio 620 powerhead and a rena 200 air pump w /18'' bubble wand...............
125g Filtration idea's...
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the AC110's hang off the side and stick out another 6" from the tank (atleast.) I have plenty of space under a 125, obviously. I have to lean over the AC110 to reach anything and a pipe on the end would save a lot of space. I've been looking around at home made wet/dry systems but I dont know if I quite understand the part about water falling in, and the pump matching that speed perfectly. does the inlet pipe need to be adjusted to perfectly match the speed of the pump? because a lot of submerged pumps cant run dry.
My pump is 950gph flat. probably in the range of 700gph with a 3 ft rise.
My pump is 950gph flat. probably in the range of 700gph with a 3 ft rise.
Should I maybe just get another AC110 since I'm obviously a noob? do I need the extra AC110 since I have 600gph moving on powerheads, alone?
what about canasters? what could I buy for under $200 that cant replace AND do a better job than the AC110? the UG filters are staying no matter what.
what about canasters? what could I buy for under $200 that cant replace AND do a better job than the AC110? the UG filters are staying no matter what.
The AC110 and an XP3 would fit the bill...
http://www.mops.ca/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/skus/cp/CPAF-722.asp?E+scstore
Or... you can just add another AC110. If it were my tank I would probably run 2x AC110's and a canister (like the XP3 or Eheim 2217).
http://www.mops.ca/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/skus/cp/CPAF-722.asp?E+scstore
Or... you can just add another AC110. If it were my tank I would probably run 2x AC110's and a canister (like the XP3 or Eheim 2217).
You do not need to match the speed perfectly, all you need is the overflow to do more gph than the pump, the overflow will only siphon/drain the amount of water that is being put into the tank by the pump.Epic Fabrications;1018343; said:
So if your pump does 950 gph you would want your overflow to do at least 1100 gph. Or if you factored in head height and plumbing, the overflow should do at least 100 gph or more than the pump.
kasper909;1018300; said:sorry but what is the power jet attachment as I have an xp3 and never heard of it ,but I can be a little spaced some times
The XP3 comes with 2 attachments, a power jet and a spraybar. The power jet acts as a powerhead, where the spraybar spreads out the flow.
Epic Fabrications;1018346; said:
I believe the XP4's are under 200.00, and will do the job for that size tank.
http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsU...umpharmaceuticalsrenafilstarxp4canisterfilter
if you are choosing between the XP3 and another AC110, get the XP3.
If you fill up all three media trays, it holds probably close to 3 times the amount of media that the Aquaclear does.
don't get me wrong: I LOVE aquaclears.
but they are no canister
If you fill up all three media trays, it holds probably close to 3 times the amount of media that the Aquaclear does.
don't get me wrong: I LOVE aquaclears.
but they are no canister
