New to MFK,Need feed back on setup!

[jordan1212]

Im setting up a freshwater sting ray tank these are some ideas, any help will appreciated thanks.



65 gallon AGA
filstar px2 caniister filter
heater with cover
carib sea sand


i was planning on keeping two motoro in here does the sound good?

thanks again

 

[12 Volt Man]

I would upgrade the XP2 to an XP3. not much price difference, but extra media volume and flow rate.

welcome to MFk.

I am not a stingray guru, but I believe 65 may be a bit small for the adults..can someone advise?

 

[ceeej31]

I would upgrade the XP2 to an XP3. not much price difference, but extra media volume and flow rate.

welcome to MFk.

I am not a stingray guru, but I believe 65 may be a bit small for the adults..can someone advise?

your right, a 65 is far too small for adults of even the smallest species, i would say the minimum for a small species like a retic would be a 180 gallon

 

[jordan1212]

would a 120 (48*24*24) work for a liitle bit i could i always do a pond down the road.


thanks

 

[12 Volt Man]

I think that would be much better than the 65g 36x18..

48x24 is a decent amount of surface area, which is what really counts with ray tanks.

 

[malawi mayhem]

I am also NOT a ray guru...

However... I believe that longer is better for rays as it is for most fish.... Inotherwords... I would think that a 72 x 18 footprint would be much better than a 48x24... Unless you already have the tank.

Good Luck...!

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[prskiller]

Rays are illegal here for me but I would start with a 180 if I were to get one.

 

[cr8on]

The width and length are really what matters; you'd need a footprint of around 6'x3' for life, as motoro can get pretty large. But 4'x2' would be fine to start with.