Filtration for a 8x4x2 Stingray Tank

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swedeboy78

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Hi all,

I previously posted this in the filtration section but not too many people chimed in :( so I'll try here:

I'm getting ready to have this 8x4x2 (ca 500 gallons) stingray tank built and I'm a little skeptic on the filtration to get. I want it as easily maintained and silent as possible (will be in living room), therefore I want your input. I'm also getting conflicting info on how many times the water should turnover.

Should I go for a wet/dry, if so, what quiet pump(s) and size do you recommend?

I will have a continuous drip system through an HMA filter generating perhaps 50 gallons a day or so. You think this is a good volume?

Thanks
 
Silent overflow (apparently, it's what I'm planning for 2 tanks I'm working on): http://www.beananimal.com/projects/silent-and-fail-safe-aquarium-overflow-system.aspx

50gpd sounds good.

6-10x turnover should be good depending on stock levels. Pump size will be a factor of this plus head pressure (i.e. how far you need to move the water vertically and how many turns the water makes in the return line).

If you have a basement below the tank you can consider locating the filter raised close to the ceiling of the basement to reduce noise (i.e. run the water lines through the floor or out through the drywall and down).
 
^ Agreed.

Most filters capable of handling rays aren't going to be quiet. I had a hard time fitting my filter in a small room, there's no way I could cram it under a tank, and with the noise it makes the only sleep one could have in that room would have to be alcohol induced.
 
DB junkie said:
^ Agreed.

Most filters capable of handling rays aren't going to be quiet. I had a hard time fitting my filter in a small room, there's no way I could cram it under a tank, and with the noise it makes the only sleep one could have in that room would have to be alcohol induced.
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LOL love it!

The quietest most efficent way I can think of is probably the Ultima II pond filters. You could pre-filter the water with filter socks. It is going to be a bit noisy no matter what with a pump that size but I love my Reeflo.

Like they said a different room for filtration would be ideal. If you do that you may be better off going with a DIY bio-reactor rather than the Ultima II
 
Thanks fellas! Unfortunately I don't have a basement and having the filter/pump in another room is not possible due to tank location. Would there be any benefit to running two pumps rather than one large one?
 
Two pumps may be quieter and you could run 2 of the ultima filters so that you could alternate backwashing them to make sure you didn't disturb your bio.
 
Probably better water movement, quite possibly quieter, and if one pump dies you've still got one running. I run 2 on my 2 larger tanks.
 
I have the same size tank I run a 180 gallon sump under tank with a Dolphin pump pretty darn quiet mine of courses set into a wall with all filtration behind the wall but the fish room is still pretty quiet I used to have a 55 (my first tank) also in living room that I wanted to be quiet I just did house insulation inside the cabinet around the walls and that kept down a lot of the noise.
 
I also run a pair of Reeflos on my big tank as return pumps (pair of Darts). Hard to beat them for efficiency vs cost and factoring in reliability. Pumps seem to loose efficiency much over 3K GPH.

Should be able to cram a reactor under there and insulate it enough to be quiet. Filter sox are they way to go in my opinion.
 
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