Filter for 55gal planted tank

[WyldFya]

If you are injecting co2, then ditch all your filters, and get a small internal filter such as the fluval plus series.

 

[HiGhTiMeZ]

If you are injecting co2, then ditch all your filters, and get a small internal filter such as the fluval plus series.

thats what i have.

question is shud i use 2 of them 1 @ each side and just sponge on them be ok?
im just worried that it wont be able to cope up with the bioloads.

thanks wyld

 

[cmj15]

what fish are going to be in the tank?

 

[HiGhTiMeZ]

i want to do a peaceful community tank of congo tetras and angels and either corys or loaches for bottom.

right now i just have 1 marbled angel, a prochilodus, a pair of kribensis and currently using this as a growout of my longnose gar(10") and albino poly(8") i myt get a dat too to grow

 

[HiGhTiMeZ]

Cut it down to one unit rather than two. use both of the mechanical foam blocks in the single filter. You can also cut down on the serface aggataition by rubberbanding a piece of foam to the outlet ramp just above the serface of the water.

thanks alot wolf! a simple modification works wonders!
no surface agitation at all but still keeps the water moving!
what a great idea.