My 360 Gallon Garmageddon : The Filtration System

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xander

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Garmageddon

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Tank Size : 6x4x2ft

Filter : Eheim 2260 + 15 litres Mr Aqua ceremic rings, 2 sets of micron filter 200

Water Change : 50% weekly + gravel vacum every 2 weeks. wash entire eheim monthly.

pH : 7.5, maintained by 7.5kg of crushed corals

Circulation :

Substrate : Roughly 150kg of assorted sized pebbles, rocks & stones

Feeding: 3-4 times weekly, feed till 50% full

Stocklist (current) :
3x 24" Cuban gar
2x 24" Longnose gar
2x 14-20" Florida gar
1x 24" African Arowana
2x 10" Armatus
1x 8" Motoro ray
Okay, so here's how it goes.

Water >> Overflow box >> Micron sock filter >> Canister >> Tank
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Here it is during a WC
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filter is an eheim 2260 filled with 15litres of mr aqua ceremic rings.
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the inlet(not input, made an error) of the eheim is plumbed directly to the overflows of the tank.
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part b, base is 1"..top is roughly 4", can't remember
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the micron sock goes into the holder
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use a stick to push it in and adjust to fit
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should look something like this
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place the whole set up in the overflow box
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looks like this, sorry for the algae. part A is a piping in the overflow box.
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i have an extra sock within the filter to catch any debris that are missed from the first sock. using this set-up, my water has been incredibly clear and it makes life so much easier not having to wash the eheim 2260 out weekly...it also becomes clear how much mech crap my previous filtration was missing out as the mircon sock gets clogged every 3-4 days and i have to wash/replace them.
 
^ i thought so too xD but then awesome tis way too, so i'm not the only one that keep nice fish without a super fancy filtration system like those japanese ^^:; as long as it works : )
 
Love the litte sock holder! Makes keeping the filter clean much easier! I know how you feel as I just made the change from poppin open my fx5 to clean weekly. NOw its just a sock. Very nice xander!
 
Great set up and system.. everything seemed working so well in filtration and water replacement.
 
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