HOW WOULD YOU FILTER A 120G?

[devder1]

i would say 2 of these model 75 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=16729
and then maybe an fx5 but that might be too much
if not an fx5 then a fluval 405 canister and you would be set to go
btw the aro will outgrow ur 125 pretty quick

 

[vaine111]

i know. but only for a few years and i might, and i stress might allow him to go in my 280g if i dont think he will kill the other inhabitants. but for now i need to get a 10" pbass out of a 75g so my dempsey's can have it as a breeding tank cause 2 times they have layed eggs and no hatching.

 

[Deaths Sting]

FX5 and a good Ehiem they come with a higher pressure sprayer bar good for surface agitation.

 

[vaine111]

thats good cause i'm like that. less need for a power head. my marineland does a good job too. i have it in the middle pointing right that way my jardini only has to deal with the 400's current. i used to have pacu's and oscars thats why i have all the filtration. but personally i don't like it i feel i can do better. thinking of replacing the gravel but i have had it for 10 years. maybe do a section at a time. ok i think i need some suggestions for substrate with all the inhabitants now minus the JD's.

 

[Fishermoe14]

well i filter my 125 with...

an ac 110, penguin 350, ehim canister, and a sump... my tank is always crystal clear with my 6 6-7 inch piranhas..

 

[vaine111]

Sump or even a Fx5 or 2 , ( if 2 Fx5's i would persinaly would have 1 full of bio media and the other with half Mech' and half Chem' ) .

I'm really liking this idea. If I do this how what would I put in the half mechanical and half chemical. Seeing I would have the extra space is there such thing as too much carbon? If so how much would be ideal for the 120?

 

[Deepsouth]

FX5 and an AC110

What he said.