hello. if you have seen my other thread you will learn im new here. im very happy to be a part of the community here at MFK! i currently have 6 juvenile red bellies in a 29 gal tank. before you tell me its too small i know. thats why i have this question. i have a marineland 350 bio-wheel filter and a cascade 1200. will both be sufficient on a 110 gallon glass tank? the penguin (marineland) is rated at "up to 350gph" for a 75 gallon while the cascade is rated at 315gph and up to 150 gallons. do you think both of these combined will be enough? i dont plan on feeding feeders to my fish. only pellets and occasional treat of raw peeled shrimp or fish filets.
Filtration
- Thread starter 90crxsi
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You should be fine with frequent regular waterchanges combined with good practice of replace and cleaning of filter media. However I think you'll find that the general consensus on this particular website, will tell you that there isn't anything better than a tank with a Monster filtration system.
this is true. the only reason i ask is because my budget is not the highest at the moment. so i wanted to be sure im making decent choices for my fish and myself in the form of less stress worrying about water quality.Will Hayward;3016051; said:
those filters should work for awhile, but as those fish grow, i think they're gonna have a hard time keeping up with the bio load of that tank.
if you're on a tight budget and you still want excellent filtration, build yourself a wet/dry... the materials for the filter itself are cheap, and you can get a cheap pump if you do some shopping around.
if you're on a tight budget and you still want excellent filtration, build yourself a wet/dry... the materials for the filter itself are cheap, and you can get a cheap pump if you do some shopping around.
Off course. You will be fine with diligent practice in water and Filter maintenance. Consider Growing some low light plants, or even Pothos in the slot at the back of the glass top. This will help with Nitrate reduction.90crxsi;3016100; said:
It's a lowlight plant which will not require specific plant lighting or care, and can be commonly found for only a few dollars at nearly every garden centre. The plant will grow into driftwood, and send out roots in the water that look great, very natural like.
Pothos above the tank.
Pothos submerged
Or this tank by Spotfin that he posted in this thread
those look pretty nice submerged. i couldn't have them on top because of my hood design. definitely will need to look into these. also i found a cascade 1500 for 150 shipped. i might jump on that.
im not really a big fan of fluval. they are good filters but too overpriced and upkeep is bonk. i know about 6 or 7 people locally with the cascade canisters and all of them love them. i have yet to hear a complaint from them. 4 of them used to own fluval 405s and 404s and all complained about leaking around the top or fittings.