CREATING THE ULTIMATE FILTRATION AND EVOLVING WITH YOUR FISH!!!!!!
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What substrate would you recomend or any substrate work? Sand ok? This is what I would like to achieve glass filter ALONE and ease of water change. I want to do away with the sump filtration as well. It just seems so much easier to only have the glass filter running. On my 265 gallon I have 2 fx5, 1 ehiem 2078, a 40 gallon sump with 5 gallons of bio balls, purigen, nu-clear canister filter with 25 micron filter cartridge (thats alot of janitorial work not to include water changes on top) this gives me enough mechanical/biological to achieve clear aquarium with my stock.
Any substrate is good. I don't even vacuum the substrate because of the high turn over rate. If you use sand, I wouldn't put too much.
I got my filter, glass media and pump yesterday I do have a question in the filter there is what looks to be gravel type media do I remove that and add only the glass media or just add the glass media to the filter with whats in there now? Probably will have some more questions later on Thanks. Oh and some pics too
OH Awsome No No just open the top make sure the Laterals and the stand pipe are sitting correctly "lined up " then pour the glass media in evenly careful not to drop any down the stand pipe and you are good to go!!!!!...The gravel is the Bio the glass is the polisher!!!!I got my filter, glass media and pump yesterday I do have a question in the filter there is what looks to be gravel type media do I remove that and add only the glass media or just add the glass media to the filter with whats in there now? Probably will have some more questions later on Thanks. Oh and some pics too
I am sure I will have some more questions Thanks HULON!!!!!Sort of an indoor version of the Bakki filter is a Dump Filter - what I use on my large tanks.
In a nutshell, it's a clear rubbermaid bin (or bins) sitting on top or above your tank...fed by a pump in the tank...with holes in the bottom of the bin(s) to allow water to flow back to the tank via gravity.
They're rediculously simple, rediculously efficient, easy to clean...although do sound like moving water (I have a fishroom).
I have a couple with 3-drawer plastic cabinets (with holes drilled in the bottom of the drawers...and filled with sheets of fluff) sitting on top of the bio material (in the plastic bin). To clean the filter, I just pull out a drawer, chuck the fluff into the trash, fill it with clean fluff and move on. Takes maybe a minute or two, especially if I have some pre-sized pieces of fluff (if it's a PITA to clean a filter, I won't do it as often as I should).
Of course, proper filtration controls ammonia and nitrite...but produces massive amounts of nitrate.
I've built a couple with Pothos and other plants growing in them. Unfortunately, I don't have much light in the basement fishroom (or a green thumb) although I've always wanted to use these in a greenhouse-type set-up.
The alternative is regualr water changes. My old fishroom had an auto-water change system with drains to the yard / garden. Now that I'm sub-terranean, I just do lots of water changes (with hoses draining to a utility sink).
Matt
PS Most of the tanks in my fishroom are filtered with air-powered sponges and boxes (at least one of each). Coupling them (and regularly changing the fluff in boxes) works great and keeps sponges clean for longer.
In a nutshell, it's a clear rubbermaid bin (or bins) sitting on top or above your tank...fed by a pump in the tank...with holes in the bottom of the bin(s) to allow water to flow back to the tank via gravity.
They're rediculously simple, rediculously efficient, easy to clean...although do sound like moving water (I have a fishroom).
I have a couple with 3-drawer plastic cabinets (with holes drilled in the bottom of the drawers...and filled with sheets of fluff) sitting on top of the bio material (in the plastic bin). To clean the filter, I just pull out a drawer, chuck the fluff into the trash, fill it with clean fluff and move on. Takes maybe a minute or two, especially if I have some pre-sized pieces of fluff (if it's a PITA to clean a filter, I won't do it as often as I should).
Of course, proper filtration controls ammonia and nitrite...but produces massive amounts of nitrate.
I've built a couple with Pothos and other plants growing in them. Unfortunately, I don't have much light in the basement fishroom (or a green thumb) although I've always wanted to use these in a greenhouse-type set-up.
The alternative is regualr water changes. My old fishroom had an auto-water change system with drains to the yard / garden. Now that I'm sub-terranean, I just do lots of water changes (with hoses draining to a utility sink).
Matt
PS Most of the tanks in my fishroom are filtered with air-powered sponges and boxes (at least one of each). Coupling them (and regularly changing the fluff in boxes) works great and keeps sponges clean for longer.
Cigars, what was the total cost of the setup? Is it complete or did you have to get anything else to get it up and running?
Hulon I am looking at a used Ultima locally, is the glass unit far supirior
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