Best filtration system for stingrays

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Hey ray keepers out there!

So i have heard of many different filtering systems out there like the ios, ious, ohf, external canister, sump, undergravel and others.

Personally i use an gex external filter with my rays and it's pretty good so far. Am wondering what filter systems do you guys use and how do you think it fairs and which system do you believe is the best specifically for rays.

Also, how do you guys clear the poop that your rays produce? Do you guys siphon it out everytime you guys see it (cos not all are sucked to the suction head) or do you guys let it float around till weekly water change comes?

Thanks for the advice! :)

Hope it's not a repeated thread! Sorry mods if it is!
 
So many different ways to answer. I won't even try to say what is best because that might cause a riot on this site. Instead I'll let you know what I use. For ease of answering I'll just use my 475 as an example but it it representative of my other tanks as well. I use a 90 gallon wet dry running a 5500 gph Reeflo hammerhead along with an FX5 for mechanical. I have dual built in overflows packed with bioballs topped with mini drip plates. I put sponges over the top of that for additional mechanical.

As far as stingray feces go I have very little mostly due to the large Bala Sharks picking away t it and it dissolving from the high current.

I also have an awesome drip system where I add either between 8 and 12 gph. JK47 built it for me with a manifold for adjusting it based on the temp of my well water. (Thanks Justin)The drip system is what I consider the best part of the filtration system since my nitrate stays between 0 and 5 ppm with 4 large rays eating huge amounts of food and all of my other fish who are pigs too. I hope that helps without offending anyone.


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I can guarantee nobody uses just a undergravel filter for stingrays. I personally think they are useless. I think what filter system you use depends on what is practical in terms of budget and tank size. For example, it wouldn't be cost effect to buy multiple canister filters for a 500 gallon when you could just do a sump wet dry filter or fluidized bed. I find a combination of different filtration systems is best and each have their own advantages and disadvantages. I have a 6' by 2' and i use a Rena Filstar Xp3, and 2 AC 110s. I have over 6 turnovers per hour. I do plan on making a sump though because of how customizable they are, and i don't want my heaters in the tank with my rays. I don't want to see them burned.
 
I would say sump all the way and add other types in addition to it. Check out this video to see my set up. I run Mechanical, biological, chemical + auto water changes and my system runs impecably. It requires no more than 20 minutes per week in maintemance and that is cleaning filter socks. i would say that is more than reasonable and it leaves me more time to enjoy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIX_ZR60R7o
 
It's hard to beat the pros of a sump.

As far as UGF, they were very efficient with the right set up for the minimal parts they were.


I'm running 3x FX5s (got them dirt cheap) stuffed with Seachem Pond Matrix, 75g sump - 1cu.ft. moving bed filter media, 12L of Pond matrix, 5g of bioballs (drip section) on my 180g grow out tank.
 
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