Filtration advice

[soupa2]

x2 I agree....add a sump and scrap the sponge filters. With a combo of a sump, canisters, and the the wavemaker you should have decent filtration.

x3

 

[arodini]

check your water and go from there.

i run 4 cans (2x 2217's + 1x 2215 + 1x xp3) and 2x sponge on a 180g with 3x 12"-13" dats, 2x 6"-7" dats, 1x 10" bala, 1x 10" leporinus and 1x 10" bichir. i do 50% w/c weekly, with daily feeding. I will never remove my sponges as they saved me a couple of times when I forgot to turn on the system after a w/c on this very tank and my other 60g.

 

[LukeOscar]

Canisters are nice. But in the end its cheaper and much better to run a sump. No heaters in the tank. Use a nice spray bar as a return. Can get a big sump and use a huge space for bio and a huge space for plants to keep water in check.


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[soupa2]

Canisters are nice. But in the end its cheaper and much better to run a sump. No heaters in the tank. Use a nice spray bar as a return. Can get a big sump and use a huge space for bio and a huge space for plants to keep water in check.


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[chopsteeks]

check your water and go from there.

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This is what I will do. Filtration might or might not be sufficient, so check water parameters frequently.

 

[Heyguy74]

I would also suggest a sump. You can always run your sponge filters there as well.