75 Gallon Tank Build - Filters and Fish?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Dark Rose said:
I've always wondered that myself, why so many run a HoB with a large canister... What is the benefit of running both, if the canister is already a sufficient size?

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it's for redundancy purposes .... and like what virgil said...when maintaining filters .... i rather over filter than under...
 
Canisters have a low turnover but push the water through WAY more media. HOB filters push a lot through a little fast.

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Dark Rose said:
I've always wondered that myself, why so many run a HoB with a large canister... What is the benefit of running both, if the canister is already a sufficient size?

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Redundancy. In 38 years I've never lost a tank of fish and I've had pump failures. Running the second filter not only helps your turnover but its a bit of insurance.


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Thats fair. Ill start with the canister and add an hob asap. as far as sturdy tall grass-like plants, any recommendations? Also, is that stocking alright besides the severum in planted tank? I was thinkin about throwing a few pictus in there as well?
 
Regarding the thread title. A "tank build" is when you're actually building the tank. What you're doing is setting up a tank. :)

This is why we have threads for 300+ gallon "tanks builds" make out of plywood. :)
 
i would move the speakers, or the tank. fish do not enjoy loud music, or music at all for that matter. just my 2 cents.

i know this because i am a recording engineer and thought it would be nifty to keep a fish tank in my studio, it worked out fine, until we decided to preview the music we made, at a high volume, after which i noticed my fish getting quite agitated and stressed, my cichlids actually changed colors due to stress, and i realized i have to keep my career and hobby separate
 
I've had fish next to those speakers for a long time. Fish cant hear, only feel vibration and I'm sure there is a ton more vibration generated in a river than by those speakers. Also the waves that would likely pass through the glass are bass waves which on those speakers are many feet longer than the length of my tank (10+ ft vs 4 ft) so its pretty unlikely the fish will feel much at all. I've had no problems in the past but I appreciate the concern. I'm am engineer both by employment and for musical gain ;)
 
Also thanks for the title advice. Not the help I was hoping for but I'll be more considerate next time...

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