filtration on a 100 long?

[turtlesrock]

i have a 100 long and i have a VERY low amount of money, and i need good filtration because it is going to be heavily stoocked. right now i have a sump at 550gph, thats only 5.5 turnover rate.

since it is 6 ft long, i will need more water current. so i have under gravel jets on one end, and a air stone in the middle. i still want more filtration though.

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i was thinking about getting 2 "petco brand filters" rated for 20 gall tanks, or i would get 2 etco brand filters" rated for 30 gallons! (depending on how much they cost) has anyone evr used these filters? would they work? is this good enough filtration for a 100 long?

 

[turtlesrock]

bump

 

[Twicksisted]

cheapest filtration youll get is 2 powerheads and an undergravel filter to be honest... big bio area, and good water circulation on the cheap.... other than that I wouldnt bother with small internals, they are pretty much useless in a tank that size

 

[Red_Belly_Pacu]

cheapest filtration youll get is 2 powerheads and an undergravel filter to be honest... big bio area, and good water circulation on the cheap.... other than that I wouldnt bother with small internals, they are pretty much useless in a tank that size

I agree that a undergravel filter with powerheads is very good, but not that cheap. Hang on back filters are cheaper.

 

[fishman61]

do at least weekly 50% water changes which would reduce a lot of the load on your filter system

 

[turtlesrock]

yeah i will do alot of water changes. it will be easy because the door the th bathroom is like 3 feet away from the tank, ill just siphon the water to the shower. yeah im going to get 2 HOB filters to go with my sump

 

[thepede]

water changes can make up for poor filtration, but even good filters can't make up for weekly water changes...stay with what you have, add a powerhead for more circulation and make water changes weekly.

 

[turtlesrock]

i might get some power heads to ..

 

[JakeH]

I would go with an AC50/AC70 & a powerhead. Skip the cheapo brand HOBs. Filters are pricey & they're tough to mod.

 

[turtlesrock]

i dont have enough money for a couple ac50's!!! thats y im getting 2 petco brand filters for 40 bucks. i think thats a much better deal than 2 ac50's for 100bucks!