could u rock two fx5s in a 90? Would it hurt the fish, or would it be too much for the tank to handle? There are two TOs in there and im getting a single fx5 but wana know would another hurt or help?
2 fx5s in a 90?
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Current loving species would love it, but you could do that cheaper with power heads.
Kinda unnecessary but I like over filtering myself......
Kinda unnecessary but I like over filtering myself......
Could just build a sump or wet/dry for way cheaper..
An FX5 is what, $200?
$400 for two canister filters seems a bit much for a 90 gallon, when you could build something for much less.
Just my 2 cents.
An FX5 is what, $200?
$400 for two canister filters seems a bit much for a 90 gallon, when you could build something for much less.
Just my 2 cents.
Spent over 400 for my sump lol.
$20 for 55 gallon tank from CL
$132 for 44lbs of ceramic rings from Charlie and the fish tank factory
$125 for the Mag 18
$130 for the CPR overflow
$30 for the pvc, joints, unions, ball valves, pvc cutter, pvc cement etc
$5 for the lingerie bags from walmart to hold the media
$467 for it basically lol
I spent about 400 bucks on my sump for my 300, but it has over twice the gph and about 5 times the space for media than 2 fx5"s in addition to the added water volume in your system.
I'm building a 20 gallon sump for my 90 gallon breeding project.
tank-spare
Q1 6000-$125
12L pond matrix-$75
7"100 micron sock$10
plumbing fittings and pipe$50
laundry bag-$5
$265 without a tank, maybe $275-285 with. Exact same flow(1200gph) and media capacity(12L) as 2 FX5's, plus the additional 20 gallons added to the system and maintenance is as easy as changing the sock.