Marineland Starphire 300g (12/15/09)

[gangster]

Very impressive filtration! I love the clowns as well as that killer driftwood. All around clean setup. Props to you. And bump for more pics

 

[cepon3]

BeaUtiful tank and stock.. love the loach pack and driftwood.

I wouldn't have used fx5's though. I woulda went with a 210 or similar custom wetdry. In my professional opinion fx5's run way to much water and to compensate hagen had to make the mechanical filter way to coarse. The bio on those filters are close to nada, again because the water moves way to fast through the filter. I guess its just the cool thing to have an fx5 nowadays.

But once again awesome display..anymore pics of the stock?

 

[REC]

BeaUtiful tank and stock.. love the loach pack and driftwood.

I wouldn't have used fx5's though. I woulda went with a 210 or similar custom wetdry. In my professional opinion fx5's run way to much water and to compensate hagen had to make the mechanical filter way to coarse. The bio on those filters are close to nada, again because the water moves way to fast through the filter. I guess its just the cool thing to have an fx5 nowadays.

But once again awesome display..anymore pics of the stock?

Thank you, if you look back earlier in the thread I explained that the fx5's are being used strictly for mechanical filtration and the (2)xp3's i'm using for biological and chemical filtration. I will have more pics of the stock soon.

 

[superleggera123]

Thank you, if you look back earlier in the thread I explained that the fx5's are being used strictly for mechanical filtration and the (2)xp3's i'm using for biological and chemical filtration. I will have more pics of the stock soon.

Honestly bro
im amazed shocked and inspired!
i bow down to the filter king!
and fx5s are the canister kings!
whether as a mech or BIO filter

 

[REC]

Honestly bro
im amazed shocked and inspired!
i bow down to the filter king!
and fx5s are the canister kings!
whether as a mech or BIO filter

Thank you, glad you like it.

 

[JK47]

Your cheap.... lol J/K, this is an insane tank and I wanna see it in person!

I agree with you too. People so often recommend filtration they have never owned and in doing so are only talking about bio, not mech. Most of those people have never owned a TALL tank either, that complicates mechanical and "most" sumps just can't compete. You will be able to do maintenance on the filters more often because of having more than one and that will result in cleaner perams. Hats off to you my friend...

 

[REC]

Very impressive filtration! I love the clowns as well as that killer driftwood. All around clean setup. Props to you. And bump for more pics

Your cheap.... lol J/K, this is an insane tank and I wanna see it in person!

I agree with you too. People so often recommend filtration they have never owned and in doing so are only talking about bio, not mech. Most of those people have never owned a TALL tank either, that complicates mechanical and "most" sumps just can't compete. You will be able to do maintenance on the filters more often because of having more than one and that will result in cleaner perams. Hats off to you my friend...

Thanks guys

 

[RyanS]

Looks great!

Is that one of their deep dimension tanks?

 

[REC]

Looks great!

Is that one of their deep dimension tanks?

Yes, it is 6'x3'x27"tall with starphire glass. Its a perfect show tank with all black seals even on the over-flows. I'm very pleased with it.

 

[RyanS]

Yes, it is 6'x3'x27"tall with starphire glass. Its a perfect show tank with all black seals even on the over-flows. I'm very pleased with it.

I was mighty impressed when I saw one at a LFS. Decent price considering all that it comes with.

Don't they come with a sump as well? Any reason you didn't use it?