Hello All.
As promised I have been slowly getting ready for a 200 Gallon long tank. I dont have anything yet but the filter a "Eheim pro 3", my question is what happens if this thing dies. What kind of back up would I need to have in place? With my 55G tank this is no problem I am using a HOB filter and if it died not so much of a problem to rush and buy another for less than 50 bucks. I can't say the same with a 300 dollar filter. I had thought about a sponge filter always in the tank in case of an outage, but the biggest one I can find only says its good for 125 gallons. I really don't want 2 or 3 of these in my tank as this would take up precious space.
What are your suggestions?
I currently have a 55G with 6 bala sharks and 2 rainbow sharks, so I promised my fish when I bought them last week I would get them a new home before they got past 6 inches. I figure if I start buying the small stuff now it wont be so hard to drop for the tank in about a year.
As promised I have been slowly getting ready for a 200 Gallon long tank. I dont have anything yet but the filter a "Eheim pro 3", my question is what happens if this thing dies. What kind of back up would I need to have in place? With my 55G tank this is no problem I am using a HOB filter and if it died not so much of a problem to rush and buy another for less than 50 bucks. I can't say the same with a 300 dollar filter. I had thought about a sponge filter always in the tank in case of an outage, but the biggest one I can find only says its good for 125 gallons. I really don't want 2 or 3 of these in my tank as this would take up precious space.
What are your suggestions?
I currently have a 55G with 6 bala sharks and 2 rainbow sharks, so I promised my fish when I bought them last week I would get them a new home before they got past 6 inches. I figure if I start buying the small stuff now it wont be so hard to drop for the tank in about a year.
