What do you guys think about "overstocked and overfiltered" tanks? Personally I like them to some extent, and I was considering doing it with my 30. Correction: I only like it if none of the involved fish will outgrow the tank, and if there is more water than fish. However, there are some people that think no matter how much filtration you lop onto a tank, the water will be just as crappy as if it had one basic filter. What do you guys think?
Overfiltered always! Overstocked I think it depends on the fish and the situation. It it doesn't cause aggression, bad water quality and stress then I'm for it.
I thinks there's a difference in cramping and making look full. I don't mind the full look, but not a fan of cramping. As long as the fish are healthy, then it's really up to you.
Overfiltered is nice and its usually needed. But the problem is, you leave very little room for fish to be comfortable when you cram them into tanks. To me, it doesnt matter if you have the best filtration in the world, stuffing tons of fish in a glass box is cruel.
I thinks there's a difference in cramping and making look full. I don't mind the full look, but not a fan of cramping. As long as the fish are healthy, then it's really up to you.
Amen. I like tanks that have enough fish that there's a lot going on at once, if it has good filtration, but I don't like it when it's at a point that the bottom dwellers are climbing over eachother and there are more top-and-middle dwellers than water.
i dont think throwing extra bio and mechanical filtration onto a tank are the two best solutions. water changes are crucial as nitrate can quickly get out of hand.
you can have a hundred times the filtration needed on an overstocked tank but unless you ramp up water changes all that extra filtration is fairly useless cos your fish are just going to suffer from nitrate poisoning.
but i agree that the full look is great, when a tank is busy and full of life. but packing a tank like a can of sardines is just a no no for me.
i dont think throwing extra bio and mechanical filtration onto a tank are the two best solutions. water changes are crucial as nitrate can quickly get out of hand.
you can have a hundred times the filtration needed on an overstocked tank but unless you ramp up water changes all that extra filtration is fairly useless cos your fish are just going to suffer from nitrate poisoning.
but i agree that the full look is great, when a tank is busy and full of life. but packing a tank like a can of sardines is just a no no for me.
This. It's not so much about over-filtering as it is an extreme w/c regimen. If you can do enough w/c to keep the water quality up I suppose it's OK. Not really my thing though, especially with cichlids and others that are likely to be stressed by the crowding.
