40 Gallon Breeder Filteration

[doomiedee]

I guess I should add as a caveat to what I said earlier: I always use sand substrate, which destroys HOBs. That alone is a huge reason I always either go with a canister or a sponge.

I've had sand for two years now and haven't lost one hob. It's the type of sand you use.


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[doomiedee]

What would be the best mechanical filteration in eighter a hang on or canister? I was thinking of just using foam pads but would pot scrubbies work well as mechanical filteration?


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Sponges and filter floss. Pot scrubbies are for biological filtration.


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[packer43064]

I've had sand for two years now and haven't lost one hob. It's the type of sand you use.


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Agreed. Pool filter sand is too heavy to be picked up by a HOB.

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[doomiedee]

Agreed. Pool filter sand is too heavy to be picked up by a HOB.

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I've used river sand from a local river, play , pool filter sand and hobby sand never any issues


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[packer43064]

I've used river sand from a local river, play , pool filter sand and hobby sand never any issues


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I've used play sand before. It was terrible. If a fish darted around the bottom it would send plumes all over the place. This is after being washed too. Ill stick to the PFS any day.

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[doomiedee]

I've used play sand before. It was terrible. If a fish darted around the bottom it would send plumes all over the place. This is after being washed too. Ill stick to the PFS any day.

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I've actually grown to like the Petco sand. It's a lot like pfs just in different colors and heavy.


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[Endo]

I have a 40b and have run both canisters and aquaclears on it.
I can tell you off the bat, that if you run 1 or 2 Ac110s, you will satisfy your "overkill" needs.

The reason I recommend the Ac110 is because of its much larger surface area filtration vs the Ac70 and the mechanical sponges are huge.
If you run 2 of them, you got nearly 1000gph (if they are correct with their measurements)

Also, adding a powerhead towards the bottom of the tank would be a plus, as that would help shoot the waste towards the filters intake tube


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[Redearsunfish]

Just place a sponge over your intakes, since the 40 is so shallow and you use sand, it doubles as media for beneficial bacteria growth as well!

 

[Conlin2]

I have a 40B and run a Eheim 2217 and 2 AC50s.