2 socolofi males/4 females?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
AquariumLover;1278913; said:
ok. so i get what you are saying for the most part, but if transitioning the filter media does not permit, how long must i run both filters before i can take the 29 gal filter out?
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Hard to say since the old filter will continue to possess the bulk of the beneficial bacteria colony as long as the bioload remains constant. If you're not in a rush then try a fishless cycle on the 75gal and seed the tank with some of the biomedia from the 29gal. (you could also try filling a bucket with 1gal of tank water, remove the 29gal's filter media <temporarily> and swish and squeeze the media until the water is soiled <so to speak> then pour that water into the 75gal (which should already be containing dechlorinated water with the new filter running)...then feed that tank ammonia and everything else entailed in a fishless cycle).

What type of filter is on the 29gal and what type is intended for the 75?
 
AquariumLover;1274905; said:
when you say with no filter media, what do you mean? like run the filter with no cartridges, sponges, biowheels, etc.? (like completely bare?)
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correct
i think i got most of the other parts, however, i am not using gravel in my new tank.....should i still do the bowl of gravel under filter thing?
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Yes, for at least 4 weeks
 
What type of filter is on the 29gal and what type is intended for the 75?
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well i'm not positive what filter i am going to have on the 75 gal. (HOB filter that is) currently the 29 gal has a penguin 200 HOB filter running. i might get another penguin filter (if i do then i will not have a problem transferring the media) but on the off chance that i don't (because i'm not completely happy with my penguin right now) then i am not sure what filter i will get. possibly an aquaclear filter which was highly recomended, but not sure yet.
 
it is a filter for the whole thing...

here from section on filtration for the site


Wet Dry (sump) System


This is really a lot simpler than it looks and works amazingly well within certain limitations. Water is skimmed off of the surface of the aquarium and then siphoned out of the tank and down to a water reservoir (sump). A return pump keeps the water level in the sump below a set level and the incoming water from the tank is filtered by a set of washable filter pads (Mechanical) and then trickles over bio-media. (Material designed with a huge surface area for its size as a home for BB.) This constitutes the bio-filtration portion of the filter. You might assume that because the sump is a lot smaller than the original tank that there wouldn&#8217;t be enough BB to properly filter the water. The truth is that the sump has a FAR greater biological capacity than the aquarium gravel bed. The huge surface area of the bio media combined with the massive amount of oxygen available in the air makes the wet/dry system the best biological filtration available. They have two deficiencies however. Because the system is gravity fed there is a limit on how fine you can go on mechanical media. This is a personal choice however because while a wet/dry may not polish the water the way a DE or pressure filter would it still does a good job of cleaning the water because of the volume of water moved. The other problem with them is that it&#8217;s difficult to create flow patterns in the tank and most of the accumulation of debris on the bottom of the tank is untouched. The first problem is addressed with the addition of power heads (small submerged pumps that move a lot of water around.) Gravel vacuuming takes care of mulm build up.
I see you have posted there as well, sump is way to go...
 
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