240 gallon filtration

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you could always go for something like 3x ac110 HOB filters, and that should do it too.
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WTF!

So, you go from a 80 gallon sump which can hold 110-240 liters of media, to two Fx5 which will hold 10 liters of media @ 1200 GPH, to 3 AC110s which in total will hold 3 liters of media @ 1350 GPH. I am not saying they won't work, but you tried telling the guy that 80 gallon sump is the way to go and he should actually go bigger and then you tell him to get 3 Ac110s that hold 3 liters of media altogether....

To the OP. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS GUY!! He has no idea what he is talking about!!
 
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Jgray152 , im really thankful for all the input youve been giving to this thread, but just calm down a bit. Im fine with others peoples opinions, and thats the reason i started this thread, to hear other peoples opinions.
 
808, I would have been polite and nice in my conversations but when someone trys to call me 'pal' with attitude, thats all they will get from me.
 
If you do go for a sump. The Minimum sump size would be a 40 Gallon sump.

Reason I say that is because a 40 gallon sump can handle a lot of media if you build it right and will also hold the amount of water it needs to from the 240 gallon during a filtration shut down or power outage.

That is calculating the water dropping 4 inches due to the surface skimmers and the depth of the output. You only need to go bigger if the level of the water is going to drop further than that or if you are going to heavily stock your tank.

Since 40 Gallons can be hard to find, atleast around me, 55 gallons are everywhere.
 
Oh Jgray152, please realize that sumps are not only for filtration, but also for an increased water volume to lessen water change requirements/keep the water cleaner by spreading the bioload throughout the water...

Another thing, I do not think that he was trying to be malicious when he called you pal. (courtesy urban dictionary.com)

Pal
- A good friend or mate.

The way I read it, he was trying to lighten up his post. Settle down, like the op said, take a chill pill...
 
increasing the volume of water will only lead to a much larger water change. You will not have to worry about the bio load with a proper filtration system. A heavy stocked aquarium will have no problem with bio load with a proper filtration. No need to add "more water volume" just because of this.

When you read his post, "Whatever Pal". I highly doubt he is trying to be a friend. Also, don't bring a dictionary into this, I know what its supposed to mean , I also know what people use it as.
 
If you do go for a sump. The Minimum sump size would be a 40 Gallon sump.

Reason I say that is because a 40 gallon sump can handle a lot of media if you build it right and will also hold the amount of water it needs to from the 240 gallon during a filtration shut down or power outage.

That is calculating the water dropping 4 inches due to the surface skimmers and the depth of the output. You only need to go bigger if the level of the water is going to drop further than that or if you are going to heavily stock your tank.

Since 40 Gallons can be hard to find, atleast around me, 55 gallons are everywhere.
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Please scratch what I said. I used the wrong dimensions. I guess thats what you get for staying up late. :(

Minimum is 45 gallon for 4" drop and a 65 Gallon for a 6" drop.
 
jgray152 said:
How about my calculations for the 3 2080 filters? You think that is off? 12 liters each equals 36 liters. 2080s equal 900 GPH which equals to a total of 38 seconds of contact time. Please count to 38 seconds, do you think that it not a long time to perform nitrification?
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I just want to correct my self here. 36 seconds for one filter. Multiply that by 3 which equals 108 seconds of contact time.
 
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