New into aquariums. Have a non-drilled 180 gal glass tank and 3D background with an FX5 cannister for a mbuna community. Everyone says to over stock to mitigate the aggressiveness of cyclids. I have noticed almost everyone has at least two filters for obvious reasons. I was thinking of going with a wet/dry for bio and the FX5 for mechanical.
Could I eliminate the overflow box for the W/D and use the output from the FX5 directly to the W/D? I would use a ball valve in order to get the proper flow into the W/D from the FX5 with the rest of the flow going to the DT. I would use a submersible pump in the W/D to return water to the tank. I would also use float switches and relays to shutdown the FX5 or the sub pump should the other one fail so that my feet don't get wet.
I haven't talked to my LFS's yet so I don't know if this is a dumb idea or what. I just thought that by doing it this way, I would pretty much eliminate solids from getting into the W/D.
Thanks.
Could I eliminate the overflow box for the W/D and use the output from the FX5 directly to the W/D? I would use a ball valve in order to get the proper flow into the W/D from the FX5 with the rest of the flow going to the DT. I would use a submersible pump in the W/D to return water to the tank. I would also use float switches and relays to shutdown the FX5 or the sub pump should the other one fail so that my feet don't get wet.
I haven't talked to my LFS's yet so I don't know if this is a dumb idea or what. I just thought that by doing it this way, I would pretty much eliminate solids from getting into the W/D.
Thanks.
