Poll: Overflow w Sump or FX5

[Malawi Monster]

Greetings.... Here are the basics:

I have a 150 (72x18x28) currently filtered with 2 XP3's and an AC110. The AC while I admit I love, recently has been making some noise. Tried to clean it up...but its still on its way out!

The tank is stocked with about 25 Haps and Peacocks!

I am thinking about replacing the AC with either a Sump or a Fluval FX5. What would you do...and why?

What are the pros and cons?

 

[RODinCALIFORNIA]

sumps are my favorite easy to clean and all equiptment can be put in the sump out of the tank.
FX5 are huge and heavy & i dont like taking canisters apart and cleaning them.

 

[buddha1200]

i run a sump and a fx5 on all my large tanks over 100 gallons,best filter combo in my experience. sump= better bio, fx5= better mechanical(both together =great filtration) since you already have canisters run a sump. btw i have never had a heavy fx5.

 

[aclockworkorange]

Both!

 

[smokymcjoe]

both, sumps can be noisy too though.

 

[aclockworkorange]

sumps are my favorite easy to clean and all equiptment can be put in the sump out of the tank.
FX5 are huge and heavy & i dont like taking canisters apart and cleaning them.

Isn't that what a wife is for? Put her to work! Haha JK

I know people that go a LONG time between maintenance on their FX5s, their tanks are great.

 

[BadOleRoss]

Both!

 

[groovylime]

I'd keep the XP3s and add a sump/tricklefilter... then you have a good combination of bio/aeration and mechnical filtration.
That's what I have on my 180.

 

[jeepsnfish125]

fx5 on both 125's, one is heavily stocked mixed african tank, other is frontosa tank with 3 small fronts and 4 even smaller clown loaches. both tanks are very clean(crispy!) i clean my fx5 every 3 months, and 30% water change every other week. love my fx5,s