Filtration for a native tank

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Hey I was just wondering what people are using for filters for their native tanks. I have a 90 gallon with a 8 inch largemouth bass, a 8 inch small mouth bass, a 5 inch longear sunfish and a little 1 inch pumpkin seed (started with 4 down to 1 haha) i should add i feed them crappie minnows and i just buy a scoop from the baitstore when needed and keep them in the tank (the only way i can keep them alive) right now I have 2 canister filters and they just don't cut it. I'm working on putting in a sump but wanted to see what other people are using.


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hey trick nice stock i like your set up as well i have a 40 gallon native with a rena xp3 and xp2 and a hang on back overkill i know but soon my 150 is going to be a native and i will have two xp3s and the xp2 so i have a ridiculous ammount of filtration but im glad i do haha
 
Get an fx5, Amazon best price. Easy to clean will clean that Tank with large stock really well. It's over kill some would say but I know if will do the job for you and when you get a larger tank - you will , you can just move it over to that tank. Or get like 3.large hang on back filters and put intake tubes at bottom with 2 and top with one. It's cheaper at fist but not as easy to put all the media you might want to use in them.

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Sumps are good but you need to know what your doing and how to set them up to be the best. With my wild tank I had a magnum 350 and it's a piece of junk. Don't get one of those. With a sump you will want a filter sock best is to run 2 of them. Also then you need to get allot of plumbing and a large pump and media. For the price just get an fx5 and done. It will do everything all in one. But three hang on back filters if you can fit them the 70-90 gallon ones would do great I just don't like that you can't get much filter media into them. Maybe 2 would do a good job but I would rather have more water moving. Also think about adding a power head to move the water more so you can have the junk go into filters better. Are you having issues with the water just not being clear or filters clogging fast? .pm me if you have any questions glad to help

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I kind of have a problem with both. My water will stay clear for at most a week if I don't do any water changes. I think the problem is the minnows. Before I started keeping the minnows in the tank I kept them in a smaller tank with a ton of filters and did water changes every day but it didn't matter they made the water dirty so fast and when I did that I would always have one or two die everyday. Then I decided to start putting them in the tank which I like because none of them die and I don't have to put so much work into keeping the minnow tank clean.
I already have a sump. I just need to get a pump and an overflow box but they are so expensive.


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I have a modified CFS 500 on my 150. and it keeps the water clear and healthy. I do a weekly 30% water changes and I have no problems. I also keep my minnows in the tank.
 
I guess I'll have to take a look at my filters to see if they're clogged up. I think I'm still going to try a sump when I get a little extra cash to by the pump. I want to drill my tank but It scares me I'm a poor college kid I can't afford a new tank.


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I wpuld reccomend wetdry based solely on the fact the majority of your bio filtration is in the balls. On my ray tank i vaccum about 50% and clean my pads every two weeks, yet to have a spike. That being said you always want to take precautions for power outages and overflowing. Ball valves and check valves are always a good idea here but need to be tested often to prevent failure. My other concern with a hang on overflow would be ajusting the flow from the return pump so its not too much, playing with it a little bit generally solves that. IMO, when possible, and with a RR tank, wetdrys are by far my favorite if not the best filtration for many but not all situations.


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