the tank i have plans on building is 4'x8'x4' giving me roughly 950 gallon give or take, i have been making the plans currently while offshore and plan to start the build as soon as i get home. now here the tricky part i was debating on incorporating aquaponics into this this system because of the tanks location in my home i can simply run the plumbing tho the stud wall into my shop which i was planning on anyway for filtration and originally planned on a tank of 3'x8'x3' but figured why not go to the max with building a stand and lighting over head and circulation fans is 4'x8'x4' so go big or go home thought there which from what i gathered from this site is if u gonna do it do it big l0l anyways point being im new to the aquarium world and im an capable "diyer" and have plenty if not more then average experience with custom building and tools with all mediums from wood to metal to fiberglass and acrylic but as far as filtration goes there's so many choice and opinions to go from and honestly i don't know where to start im not planning on raising talipa in it just yet mainly i seen that the grow beds are a get filter part and u get use out of it as well so please any advise would be extremely appreciate because i wanna try and plan it all out before i start the actual build and any questions bout what im planning and all ask me
advise for a filtration for an approx. 1000 gallon tank please help !!!!
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You can find products online that state they can filter that amount of water but your gonna be paying an arm and a leg, id recommend an everyday pond filter you can find at lowes or certain specialty online stores, especially if your thinking saltwater.