Bio rocker wet/dry setup

[305phins]

This wet/dry came with my 150g i bought. Ive built a stand and a 3d background only thing left is setting up my filtration. Anyone have any ideas on how to set this thing up lol.

 

[College fishman]

whats it do? lol

 

[knifegill]

Algae scrubber?

 

[Egon]

I would just use that as a wet/dry bio tower filter. Fill it with bio media and the black tray in the bottom put filter floss/pads in for mechanical filtration. Put a submersible pump and a heater in the open are on the bottom.

 

[305phins]

Yea thats what i was thinking Egon. Tower has a tray that goes on top to thinking about carbon up there and floss/pads on bottom tray. I know i need the submersible pump in the bottom but what else do i put in the bottom open area..

 

[Egon]

Bottom open area: If possible you can build a wall with PVC and egg crate/light diffuser material right under the bio tower. Fill that area with more bio balls or ceramic bio media. The wall keeps the pump and heater separate.

 

[305phins]

well I only need heater like a month out of the year i live in miami. And thats what i was planning on doing building like a box out of eggcrate and putting bio balls and those sponges everyone uses. would that work ?

 

[Egon]

that will work

 

[305phins]

Cool do you think ill need more filtration esides that sump. Like a canister as well..

 

[Egon]

That all comes down to the size pump you intend to use, fish size, feeding, basically how much poo is this filter expected to clean

Look for a pump that will cycle the total water volume 4 to 5 times per hour or look for two pumps that combined will cycle the water 4 or 5 times. I like dual pump systems anyway just for redundancy. When a pump fails your only down 50%. Of course it's nice to have a backup pump also so now you’re looking into buying three pumps for this system

Every additional fish tank you set up stick with this plan. Then you only need one back up pump for all your tanks. I have 5 large tanks running now, 11 total pumps. Just one back up and it can be used as a submersible or an external depending on what tank it's needed for.....