filter for 5 ft aquarium

[Abgridwan90]

hello, which filter is good for my 5 ft tank?

canister or top filter?

does canister have a good suction power?

my 4ft tank have top filter and a bottom suction pump, turn on the wave maker, and poofff! poop/leftover food gone, the suction was great but the top filter only have limited space to put media ( attach pic for the filter )

fish inside will be 2 peacock bass

any suggestion will be great! thank you

 

[duanes]

Its really not about the filtration, its about the frequency and amount of water changes.
What ever filter (either or) contains enough biomedia to use up ammonia and nitrite, it is adequate.

 

[Cich Mind]

You could use a canister or a HOB filter. I'm putting two Marineland 350's on my 90g. Not sure how many gallons you have but the two 350's are good for 150g. Marineland now sells 375's and 475's but are more than double the price of a 350. Two 350's are less than $60. GL

 

[Abgridwan90]

Its really not about the filtration, its about the frequency and amount of water changes.
What ever filter (either or) contains enough biomedia to use up ammonia and nitrite, it is adequate.

I do water change once a week, thank you for the reply

 

[Abgridwan90]

You could use a canister or a HOB filter. I'm putting two Marineland 350's on my 90g. Not sure how many gallons you have but the two 350's are good for 150g. Marineland now sells 375's and 475's but are more than double the price of a 350. Two 350's are less than $60. GL

Tank is 5ftx2ftx2ft not a fan of HOB on a big tank, it will be a bare bottom tank, i think i will go with canister filter for better filteration,

Another question, is 2 ft front to back enough for peacock bass? Or i should have go bigger let say 2.5ft, 2 pb and 1 arowana

 

[Joshuakahan]

Its really not about the filtration, its about the frequency and amount of water changes.
What ever filter (either or) contains enough biomedia to use up ammonia and nitrite, it is adequate.

+1
The one thing I’ll add is that the one you choose comes down to preference whether you want filters on the back of the tank or underneath out of sight. Also HOBs are easier to maintain, but canisters generally hold more media so one canister can do the job of multiple HOBs, depending on the type you decide on.

 

[duanes]

Ahh more pertinant details have been added, info that may change things....
The stock....to me this size is much too small for the stock, of both Pbass and arowana
Some P bass can reach 24",(but even if they reach only 18") a width of 24" very wimpy, and even a length of only 5 ft is at best, lacking, in room.

and bare bottom.....
this puts "almost" the entire onus of biofiltration on the media in the filter.
In a tank with substrate, the interstitial spaces between sand grains add countless extra area possibilities for in tank. biofiltration, so during a power outage or pump failure if using a can, or even a back wall lined with HOB filters, biofiltration, and air exchange immediately stop, so in such a small tank with 3 large fish can become a still water death trap in a very short time.

If I wanted those 3 fish, I'd go minimum 8 ftL x 4ft W x 3ft Depth tank

 

[Gourami Swami]

I agree, a 5x2x2 (about 150 gallons) or eve 5x2.5x2 (180ish) will be much too small for 2 peacock bass and an arowana. Most consider a 300 gallon about the bare-bones minimum for an adult of either of these species. And for the bass and Aro together, I would go bigger.
On the filtration there are many ways you can go, and liek Duanes said as long as it is large enough and there is adequate bio-filtration, any option you pick should be fine. On a tank that big I would go for a sump system.

 

[Abgridwan90]

+1
The one thing I’ll add is that the one you choose comes down to preference whether you want filters on the back of the tank or underneath out of sight. Also HOBs are easier to maintain, but canisters generally hold more media so one canister can do the job of multiple HOBs, depending on the type you decide on.

thank you, i will go with canister instead, we dont have big HOB here at my country

Ahh more pertinant details have been added, info that may change things....
The stock....to me this size is much too small for the stock, of both Pbass and arowana
Some P bass can reach 24",(but even if they reach only 18") a width of 24" very wimpy, and even a length of only 5 ft is at best, lacking, in room.

and bare bottom.....
this puts "almost" the entire onus of biofiltration on the media in the filter.
In a tank with substrate, the interstitial spaces between sand grains add countless extra area possibilities for in tank. biofiltration, so during a power outage or pump failure if using a can, or even a back wall lined with HOB filters, biofiltration, and air exchange immediately stop, so in such a small tank with 3 large fish can become a still water death trap in a very short time.

If I wanted those 3 fish, I'd go minimum 8 ftL x 4ft W x 3ft Depth tank

that size tank will not do, because no space at my fish room, longest i can go is 5-6ft, 6ft if im ready to get yell at by the wife, and the width maybe 3ft, maybe i can sell the arowana when it got bigger, i love my pb more than arowana hahaha

another info for you is my peacock bass is Azul peacock bass and kelberi

I agree, a 5x2x2 (about 150 gallons) or eve 5x2.5x2 (180ish) will be much too small for 2 peacock bass and an arowana. Most consider a 300 gallon about the bare-bones minimum for an adult of either of these species. And for the bass and Aro together, I would go bigger.
On the filtration there are many ways you can go, and liek Duanes said as long as it is large enough and there is adequate bio-filtration, any option you pick should be fine. On a tank that big I would go for a sump system.

thankyou, i will go with canister instead, sump look like too much work,

 

[duanes]

that size tank will not do, because no space at my fish room, longest i can go is 5-6ft, 6ft if im ready to get yell at by the wife, and the width maybe 3ft, maybe i can sell the arowana when it got bigger, i love my pb more than arowana hahaha

If the right size tank for the size fish you want is not possible,
maybe your choice of species of fish should be reconsidered.
I have always wanted Uaru fernandezepezi, but my tap water was never right.
Should I have got them anyway, when I already know I couldn't provide the right conditions, and because of that, they would live a very substandard, if not shortened life,....... just because I wanted them?