Looks good to me, seems like a lot of filtration for a tank that size but better too much than not enough, that ohf is a lot like this http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149774&highlight=flower+pot
Info On Overhead Filtration?
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to keep noise down just have the ohf returns closer to the water or right into the water, also you could have a few returns so its not a lot of water at once splashing into your tank
I am building a 240 plywood tank, and am doing an over tank filter. I am tossing around 2 ideas. 1 is a wood filter, multi stage 96x12x10 or,
picking up 2 10 gallon tanks and building the filter into them I would have one on each side of the tank. Figure at $10 each I will drill them on the side appx 3" from the bottom to give me the wet/dry, filter media on top with scrubbies under that.
Follow the thread in my sig line next week to see which way I go.
Bear
picking up 2 10 gallon tanks and building the filter into them I would have one on each side of the tank. Figure at $10 each I will drill them on the side appx 3" from the bottom to give me the wet/dry, filter media on top with scrubbies under that.
Follow the thread in my sig line next week to see which way I go.
Bear
I think overhead filtration is a great idea to consider...
Although I think you are severely overcomplicating your filtration.
"Bigger is better" & "no such thing as too much" aren't necessarily great approaches. While too much is better than not enough... more than enough is just a waste of energy...
Although I think you are severely overcomplicating your filtration.
"Bigger is better" & "no such thing as too much" aren't necessarily great approaches. While too much is better than not enough... more than enough is just a waste of energy...
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Tainted Glory;3978987; said:Trust me this tank will need all the filtration it can get
What will you be keeping in it?
In my experience with Cichlids, aggression limits my stocking far before water quality does...
Preventing overfeeding is the first and easiest step toward keeping water quality in control...
Also well planed intakes, returns and decor can make a world of difference at the effectiveness of filtration...
If this is going to be a bare bottomed no decor densely stock goldfish tank, then I think you have great filtration... Otherwise I think your unnecessarily spending money on electricity for the pleasure of creating complex filtration...
Being someone who enjoys creating complex filtration, I am not blaming you or trying to talk you out of it... just sharing my thoughts on your project...
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There is no hard and fast rules to answering this question...
There are so many variables at work here that it cannot be simplified into a practical formula. Experience based on trial and error is the best approach.
