I've had a 150 gallon for many years, and always relied on 2 emperor 400s, as Ive always been concerned with stories of canister filters leaking and pumping huge quantities of water on the floor.
Since the lockdown ive spent a lot of time working with my tank(its in my basement office) and have almost all new fish.
current stock
albino oscar 6 inches
severum 5 inches
Jack dempsey 5 inches
green terror 3 inches
6 3-4 inch silver dollars
3 convicts
1 banded leporinus 9 inches
2 common plecos 5-6 inches
I do water changes twice a week, about 30% each, and vacuum. I clean each filter every other week(in tank water) and added extra sponges. I also run a diy polishing filter for an hour or two after feeding or vacuuming the gravel. I also run a 1200 gph powerhead on one end to agitate the surface, and to keep detritus from settling in the gravel(gravel is 3/4 inches deep)
I realize the plecos will get out of hand at some point and will likely give 1 or both away(possibly replaced with a fancier pleco species that doesn't get as huge).
Looking at the sunsun 704b, and would like to set up primarily for mechanical filtration. would the best move be to just run coarse, medium, fine , and then polyfill or pinkie floss in the 4 trays? What are you guys running in yours? Also would the flow of the filter together with the powerhead be too much flow?
Any tips or modification suggestion to make this filter better would be appreciated as well.
Since the lockdown ive spent a lot of time working with my tank(its in my basement office) and have almost all new fish.
current stock
albino oscar 6 inches
severum 5 inches
Jack dempsey 5 inches
green terror 3 inches
6 3-4 inch silver dollars
3 convicts
1 banded leporinus 9 inches
2 common plecos 5-6 inches
I do water changes twice a week, about 30% each, and vacuum. I clean each filter every other week(in tank water) and added extra sponges. I also run a diy polishing filter for an hour or two after feeding or vacuuming the gravel. I also run a 1200 gph powerhead on one end to agitate the surface, and to keep detritus from settling in the gravel(gravel is 3/4 inches deep)
I realize the plecos will get out of hand at some point and will likely give 1 or both away(possibly replaced with a fancier pleco species that doesn't get as huge).
Looking at the sunsun 704b, and would like to set up primarily for mechanical filtration. would the best move be to just run coarse, medium, fine , and then polyfill or pinkie floss in the 4 trays? What are you guys running in yours? Also would the flow of the filter together with the powerhead be too much flow?
Any tips or modification suggestion to make this filter better would be appreciated as well.
