please someone help me compensate for my stupidity. I really need one, but i'm totally out of money, I don't think a single fx5 is sufficient for a 220 with a single 18 inch aro in it, even if it is the only fish. I need to get another filter working on this sucker, and im not sure if the 404 i got with the tank, which was in saltwater, even works anymore. wat do i do?
I'm an idiot... wat is a w/d? why is it what everyone uses? how does it work?
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Here is a pretty good thread on them. I'm working (slowly) on a long write up on how they work from start to finish, but the beer usually gets in the way.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88150&highlight=wet/dry
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88150&highlight=wet/dry
A single aro in a 220G doesnt have a huge bio-load at all. Im thinking the FX5 is fine. But for optimum water quality, I'd add some more Bio filtration.
Im going to have to agree with Rallysman on this. I have an eheim 2260 and a wet/dry, the wet dry is so much easier to maintain. As long as you have a few layers of pre filter material to prevent stuff getting into your bio media it is so much easier then canister type filters. I leave it run when i change the pre-filter material also.
I agree I cut a stack of 50micron cloth for prefilters for the 2 wet dry sumps in my fishroom,change them every 3 days stack up the dirtys,when theyre all dirty toss them in the washing machine no soap extra rinse
Yep, I posted that thread, and it definately helped me out ALOT. I intend to make a little wetdry/sump for my 55g, just as a tester. :>
A wet/dry filter is a sump that sits under your tank with a pre-filter it can be as simple as a tank or large plastic container with 1 or 2 smaller plastic containers on top. the top container hold the pre filter then that flowes down to the second container witch holds the bio-media then into the tank witch holds the return pump and heater if big enough the advantage of this type of filter is the huge bio-load it can handle and it can be very easy to set up and maintain and will out do any canister biologicly, the only problem is deciding how you want to get the water to it either by an overflow box or having the tank drilled and a bulk head fitted which I prefer because I know it will always restart automaticly.This is a very simple explanation.