Arowana and filtration

[CJW]

Hi I have a 225gal with 3 silvers in it. The guy at the LFS said that arowanas need good filtration so I put 2-fluval FX5's and 1 FX6. Is that going to be enough.

 

[tlindsey]

You will have to test water parameters, and see if filters are handling the bioload of the aro's. How long has aquarium been setup, and how large are the aro's.

 

[CJW]

I have had it going for about a month now. The aros are about 12". I show 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 20ppm nitrate and ph is 7.4-7.8. I was a little concerned with the ph but they seem to be happy. My tap is from a well so there are no additives besides stress coat and stress zyme . They eat shrimp earthworms and crickets from time to time

 

[tlindsey]

If you do weekly wc's and maintain your filters you should be fine.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

Hi I have a 225gal with 3 silvers in it. The guy at the LFS said that arowanas need good filtration so I put 2-fluval FX5's and 1 FX6. Is that going to be enough.

You're already over kill with your current filtration, just keep up with WC and you will be fine!

 

[CJW]

Is there such such thing as over kill?

 

[digital808]

You have enough filtration. My concern is that your tank may not be fully cycled yet. Being that it's a 225, it will take time to cycle it fully. Just keep monitoring your water parameters along with water changes and you should be fine.

 

[tomojsg]

You're already over kill with your current filtration, just keep up with WC and you will be fine!

how dare u say its over kill! u can never have too much filtration! LOL xD

 

[tomojsg]

Is there such such thing as over kill?

no! add more filtration! LOL hahaha :]

 

[Aquanero]

Over kill could be the cost of the electricity/maintainance weighed against the added benefit. I wouldn't be running those three filters on my duce and a quarter, which is too small for three silver arowanas for life. An fx5 and an ac110 done, weekly water changes, substrate vacuuming, filter maintainance and responsible feeding. Added filtration at a certain point reaches a point of diminishing returns, doesn't replace the need for regular water changes and requires added unnecessary maintance.