Okay, so FINALLY pulled the trigger and bought a 270 fiberglass tank with windows from pentair ($850 shipped), a laguna max flo 2400, and will be using an old 75 gallon as a sump. Stock: arowana, 2x BD stingrays, 1x VATF, 1x pbass, and 3-6x dats. My question is this is my first ever sump, I don't want to do bio balls/sponges due to not wanting to make a tower. Would K1 or ceramic rings be the better option in terms of initial cost and maintenance cost? I'm just thinking dump a ton of ceramic rings in there and call it a day. If so best seller on ebay to buy good ceramic rings from?
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- Thread starter Tig Phish
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I got my ceramic rings on Amazon. I ordered 10lbs for about $30, but the offer up to 55lb orders. The seller was AquaCity. My 10lbs is two large bags and it is all I plan to use in my 55 gallon sump for my 220.
I think ceramic rings will be better if you want room in the sump for other stuff, like pothos plants or a refugium of some sort. K1 takes up a lot of space as a fluidized media.
I think ceramic rings will be better if you want room in the sump for other stuff, like pothos plants or a refugium of some sort. K1 takes up a lot of space as a fluidized media.
I've gotten all of mine here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bio-Ceramic...-fish-pond-reef-canister-filter-/251810953178
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bio-Ceramic...-fish-pond-reef-canister-filter-/251810953178
try put pond matrix as well. Good media can be bought in large quantities
Yes go with pond matrix for submerged media....don't bother with a fluidized media like k1 it's self cleaning but loud and is the most expensive bio filtration to set up
If u want less maintenance. ...get a carbon filter and set up a drip system on it since these tanks aren't hard to drill
If u want less maintenance. ...get a carbon filter and set up a drip system on it since these tanks aren't hard to drill
1. 55 lbs of this: http://www.amazon.com/Aquacity-Premier-Ceramic-Filter-Aquarium/dp/B013QGF2CU
2. 55 lbs of this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bio-Ceramic...reef-canister-filter-/251810953178?rmvSB=true
3. 5 gallons of pond matrix
Any opinions?
They all seem to be about the same price. I don't really think you can go wrong with any of them. I don't think you'll need that much for a 75 gal sump though. Like I mentioned before, I am going to use 10lbs of ceramic rings in a 55 gal sump. I think 20lbs will do you just fine.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005X..._SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=pond+matrix
You obviously won't need all of this but it's nice to have extra especially if u have other tanks not to mention if u buy 1 gallon it's like $32 as opposed to $100 for 5.3
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