Do I need more filtration?

[ninjastar]

100gal tank
-magnum 350
-cascade 1000-getting it next week
-3 powerheads
2 x Tiger Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus)
2 x Giant Danio (Perilampus aequipinnatus)
1 x Clown Knife (Notopterus chilata)
2 x Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus)
1 x Common Pleco (Pterygoplichthys pardalis)
1 x Redhead Severum (Heros sp. Rotkeil)
2 x Jack Dempsey (Rocio octofasciatum)

1-Is my filtration good enough?
2-Is this an okay setup for temp. since their small all between 1-4in.
3-In 6months to a year how big of a tank should I get and as well as filtration?

 

[Toby_H]

1-Is my filtration good enough?

Two things to ask yourself in order to answer this question for yourself...

1- Does the ammonia & nitrite stay at zero all the time? If the answer is yes then you have ample bio filtration...

2- Are you satisified with how clean the tank looks? If the answer is yes then you have ample mechanical filtration.

2-Is this an okay setup for temp. since their small all between 1-4in.

For temporary terms, you should be just fine. It may or may not work out long term... it just depends on the individual fish...

3-In 6months to a year how big of a tank should I get and as well as filtration?

Clown Loaches get friggin huge... if you remove it from the set up it may last in the 100 gal, but woudl probably do better in a slightly larger tank...

If you keep the Clown Knife, then you'll need a bigger tank...

 

[ninjastar]

1-No......but its been setup for only 3weeks and the ammonia and nitrite is high and the nitrate is low. ANd ppl said it hasnt been fully cycled.

2-Its not fully cleared but ppl said it will after it has cycled.

And how come it wont last long term? What would you do if you were in my possition?

Two things to ask yourself in order to answer this question for yourself...

1- Does the ammonia & nitrite stay at zero all the time? If the answer is yes then you have ample bio filtration...

2- Are you satisified with how clean the tank looks? If the answer is yes then you have ample mechanical filtration.




For temporary terms, you should be just fine. It may or may not work out long term... it just depends on the individual fish...




Clown Loaches get friggin huge... if you remove it from the set up it may last in the 100 gal, but woudl probably do better in a slightly larger tank...

If you keep the Clown Knife, then you'll need a bigger tank...

 

[Toby_H]

Okay, so after the tank is cycled... THEN ask yourself those questions


Clown Knives get flippin huge. So I feel they deserve plenty of space to swim. Your 100 gal tank just won't give enough swimmign room to a 30" CK... So be it not every one has the potential to get 30"... many will "only" max out at 18~24" (when given the room to thrive).

Sure we have tons of examples of people who had them that maxed out much smaller... and died very young...


If I were in your posistion... while I do think Clown Knives are pretty cool fish, they aren't cool enough (to me) to justify the space they require (in my view)... Thus I do not keep Clown Knives...


So I would rehome the CK and keep the rest in the 100 gal... and if when necessary I'd either remove a fish or two... or upgrade the tank... whichever life afforded me to do...

 

[ninjastar]

Do you mean upgrade now or later when there a little bit bigger? Also Im making a sump for the 100gal and had a few questions.

1-Do I need to have a overflow box or can I just have the tube,pipe or pvc in the main tank to drain into the sump.

2-Does the sump have to have a cover?

3-Is it possible to put a valve on the return pump tube to control the flow so that it doesnt pump to much?

 

[Toby_H]

Do you mean upgrade now or later when there a little bit bigger? Also Im making a sump for the 100gal and had a few questions.

They're probably fine for now... but Oscars and CKs grow pretty darn fast, so be prepared to upgrade as soon as you can...

1-Do I need to have a overflow box or can I just have the tube,pipe or pvc in the main tank to drain into the sump.

You either need an overflow box or a drilled tank...

2-Does the sump have to have a cover?

Nope...

3-Is it possible to put a valve on the return pump tube to control the flow so that it doesnt pump to much?

Yes you can... but the sump should be planned out well enough so that the pump and the overflows match. There is no harm in using a ball valve to dial back a pump a little bit, but doing so more than a little bit is just wasting energy/electricity...

 

[David847]

http://www.aqadvisor.com/

Try this link , I found it helpful when checking my tanks , fish & filters
I got a bit of a shock and had to invest in an extra filter for one of my tanks . It also tells you how often you need to do a water change and how much .
Hope it helps
-David-

 

[ninjastar]

You either need an overflow box or a drilled tank...




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So I cant just put a tube in the tank to shpion it out like how a gravel vacum works? Because I have no room to hang it because I have a light casing on my tank.

 

[ninjastar]

http://www.aqadvisor.com/

Try this link , I found it helpful when checking my tanks , fish & filters
I got a bit of a shock and had to invest in an extra filter for one of my tanks . It also tells you how often you need to do a water change and how much .
Hope it helps
-David-

Ohh I knew about it. And heres what I got

Tank (LxDxH): 61 x 26 x 13 inch (89.3gUS)
Filters: Marineland Magnum 350, Cascade 1000

2 x Tiger Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus)
2 x Giant Danio (Perilampus aequipinnatus)
1 x Clown Knife (Notopterus chilata)
1 x Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus)
2 x Common Pleco (Pterygoplichthys pardalis)
1 x Redhead Severum (Heros sp. Rotkeil)
2 x Jack Dempsey (Rocio octofasciatum)
1 x Silver Arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum)
1 x Clown Pleco (Panaque maccus)

Recommendations/Warnings/Suggestions/Notes:

Warning: Clown Pleco may become food for Tiger Oscar.
Warning: At least 5 x Giant Danio are recommended in a group.
Warning: Tiger Oscar is too aggressive to co-exist with Giant Danio.
Warning: Jack Dempsey is too aggressive to co-exist with Giant Danio.
Warning: Clown Knife is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 36 inches.
Warning: Clown Knife requires a tank with more height.
Warning: Giant Danio may become food for Clown Knife.
Warning: Clown Pleco may become food for Clown Knife.
Note: Clown Loach may pretend to be dead at times.
Warning: At least 5 x Clown Loach are recommended in a group.
Note: Common Pleco needs driftwood.
Warning: Common Pleco is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 18 inches.
Warning: Common Pleco requires a tank with more height.
Warning: Silver Arowana is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 35 inches.
Warning: Silver Arowana requires a tank with more height.
Warning: Giant Danio may become food for Silver Arowana.
Warning: Clown Pleco may become food for Silver Arowana.
Note: Clown Pleco needs driftwood.
Warning: Your selected species may eventually require 554% of your aquarium space. You may need to deal with territorial aggressions later on. Try removing some of (Astronotus ocellatus, Notopterus chilata, Chromobotia macracanthus, Pterygoplichthys pardalis, Heros sp. Rotkeil, Rocio octofasciatum, Panaque maccus) or get a larger tank.

Recommended temperature range: 24 - 25 C. [SIZE=-1][Display in Farenheit][/SIZE]
Recommended pH range: 6.4 - 7.5.
Recommended hardness range: 5 - 15 dH.


Warning: You NEED to add more aquarium filtration capacity!!!

Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 29%.
Your tank is too small - it will require massive amount of frequent water changes each week!

Your aquarium stocking level is 212%.
Your tank is seriously overstocked. Unless this setup is temporary, you should consider a larger tank.

 

[David847]

Oops , sorry if it was a downer for you , but at least it gave you ideas ?