Enough or Not Enough?

[thecoolguy]

300gal Heavily stocked (not insanely, just heavily)

2 - Fluval FX5 (all bio, except outer foam rings)
1 - Rena XP3 (all bio)

 

[Bderick67]

No mechanical, except the sponges? How often do you plan on cleaning those sponges?

 

[thecoolguy]

i change 25-35% every other day - including gravel vac...

so outer rings seem to be enough.....

 

[frnchjeep]

what kind of problem are you having?

 

[thecoolguy]

no problems necessarily.....i guess it is a question of what is more optimal?

i know that there may be enough surface area for enough bacteria to grow in those 3 filters...but wondering if by adding more, will there be any use?

bio-load wise, these filters do the job - meaning all levels are fine...

but will adding a 4th cannister for simply mech do anything for me?

water is crystal clear, and levels fine....

 

[joey02]

I think two FX5's on the tank would be enough. the xp3 could be used to polish the water by filling it with polyfiber wool.

 

[thecoolguy]

thanks for the input...for some reason, you just never feel content with the amount of filtration you have.....especially because i am coming from using a massive wetdry with literally 20x the amount of bio-media these 3 cannisters can hold....

hopefully the bb keeps up....

but i can't stop this itch for another fx5

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Should be enough, what exactly are you stocking?

 

[tunerX]

You should have had another option.. Too much bio.

 

[thecoolguy]

too much? well...i have a lot of fish....

actually, the number of fish is heading in the direction of insanely stocked....

thinking about adding another fx5 into the mix