150 Gal Setup

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COLUBRID

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I found a 150 Gal brand new with stand and canopy just need some tips on good filtration on this size of a tank. i would like a reliable system at a reasonable price. i plan on putting native species in it like bass.
 
i'm looking at the rena filstar xp4 for my 150 its around $240 at petsmart and is rated for 265 gal you could go with the xp3 but thats rated for 175 gal i prefer to have overkill on my filtration
 
FLUVAL FX5 would be ideal can be purchased for around 250. I run natives as well.
 
There are dozens of approaches or combinations you can take...

What details of filtration are most important to you? Easy installation? Low cost? Ease of maintenance? Silent function? etc, etc, etc...
 
i have 2 rena xp4's on my 120. so far, they have been great filters and very easy to maintain. depending on exactly your stock, i feel that 1 xp4 is not enough. it only turns 450gph. thats only 3x's an hour for your tank. i feel for the little extra money, just buy an fx5. i know nothing about them, although i heard they were a little noisy. they are a big canister and do 900gph
 
COLUBRID;4136594; said:
I'm mainly focus in on cost and ease of maintainence.
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Sump filters are very easy to maintain and are very inexpensive to set up... but the initial design and installation is far from "simple"...

The cheapest / easiest filters you can just buy, plug in and go with are Power Filters. The AC 110 very commonly regarded as the best of these filters.

Canister filters are definitely an option but they are more expensive and they do require much more involved maintenance.

There are other forms of filtration some may consider, but these are the three most common approches.
 
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nc_nutcase;4136698; said:
Sump filters are very easy to maintain and are very inexpensive to set up... but the initial design and installation is far from "simple"...

The cheapest / easiest filters you can just buy, plug in and go with are Power Filters. The AC 110 very commonly regarded as the best of these filters.

Canister filters are definitely an option but they are more expensive and they do require much more involved maintenance.

There are other forms of filtration some may consider, but these are the three most common approches.
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Would a power filter be efficient enough for an aquarium that large? If it would help should I put two on it?
 
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