Filtration for a 670gallon - 775gallon tank

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About time to bite the bullet and order the tenecor.

The tank will be 120x48x30 or 120x48x36

Couple questions. Should I do an overflow on each side of the tank? I originally quoted it with only 1 overflow the entire size of one side. But have been debating if one will be necessary on each side?

Now the big question. What would be the best type of filtration? Obviously I could just put a 200gallon tank under there and setup a massive wet/dry system. But going with a tank like this I'd like to get the best filtration possible. More importantly the easiest filtration to maintain.

This tank will be pretty well stocked with peacock bass, arowanas, tigrinus, and a couple stingrays.

I will have a 24/7 water change system running, as well as a UV sterilizer.

I just want to make sure I'm filtering the water good as possible. Would prefer something that would help keep the poop down to a minimum.

Any ideas/suggestions are welcome.



My personal thoughts have been a huge wet/dry setup with a ton of mechanical filtration before it ever hits the bio-balls. then some chemical filtration like chemi-pure elite.

I don't have any experience with tanks of this size though, and know many members on here do. So hoping for some direction

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Best bet would probably be an over flow on each end, or one in the middle with two lines to the sump. The sump would be your best bet for large scale mechanical and biological filtration. You can customize it to have more than just a small layer of mechanical media before it gets to the bio balls. Although a couple of think layers changed/cleaned often would probably do the trick too. A 200 gallon sump would be a hell of a filter, but I wouldn't consider it overkill by any means on a tank this size. You might also consider the addition of a filter like this for additional mechanical and bio filtration. This particular model has a UV in line, but there are different versions. https://www.petsolutions.com/Models-375-380-Ocean-Clear-Canister-Filters+I30780375+C20.aspx

I would definitely have at least two lines/pumps going to/from the sump. That way if one fails, the other will continue to filter.
 
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