question about my aquarium set up

[giar]

hi

i am planning to have aquarium with the following dimensions

200cm L x 60cm H x 80cm W
or
6.5' L x 2' H x 2.6' W

im goin to put a 15cm / 6" super red arowana in it

i just bought a fluvial fx6 with the flow rate of 564 gal/Hr.. meanwhile my tank volume is approximately 200 gal of water.

so my question is, do you think 1 fluval fx6 canister filter is enough?

also the fx6 says the pump output to be 925gal/Hr.. do i need to care more about the flow rate or the pump output actually?

thx!

 

[Fizzicks]

If you're just going to have the single Arowana in the tank. Its more then adequate. The Fx6 is better at mechanical filtration But still has a decent volume for other media If you wanted to expand on your bio load in the future with more fish. I think its about 5.9L if I remember correctly. Plus Im sure the Arow will enjoy swimming in the return current from the FX6.

 

[giar]

If you're just going to have the single Arowana in the tank. Its more then adequate. The Fx6 is better at mechanical filtration But still has a decent volume for other media If you wanted to expand on your bio load in the future with more fish. I think its about 1.5L if I remember correctly. Plus Im sure the Arow will enjoy swimming in the return current from the FX6.

so just 1 fluval fx6 i enough for a 200 gal aquarium with only 1 arowana, even though it only has 564 gal/hr of flow rate?

 

[Fizzicks]

so just 1 fluval fx6 i enough for a 200 gal aquarium with only 1 arowana, even though it only has 564 gal/hr of flow rate?

More than enough for the entire life of the Arowana. You could even use the FX6 on a larger tank if you ever upgraded.

 

[giar]

More than enough for the entire life of the Arowana. You could even use the FX6 on a larger tank if you ever upgraded.

this part is what i dont understand.. i read everywhere that the flow rate needs to br at least 4 to 5 times the tank volume.. or is it only for a tank with a lot of fishes in it? and different rules apply for a tank with only one fish in it?

 

[Fizzicks]

this part is what i dont understand.. i read everywhere that the flow rate needs to br at least 4 to 5 times the tank volume.. or is it only for a tank with a lot of fishes in it? and different rules apply for a tank with only one fish in it?

The 4-5x GPH turn over rule is really one I've only seen applied to sumps. But I could be wrong. Fluval states the FX6 is good up to a 400 gallon aquarium. That figure is probably generated off of a light to moderate bio load in that size of tank. The flow rate and media capacity is more than enough to keep a singe Asian Arowana healthy.

 

[giar]

The 4-5x GPH turn over rule is really one I've only seen applied to sumps. But I could be wrong. Fluval states the FX6 is good up to a 400 gallon aquarium. That figure is probably generated off of a light to moderate bio load in that size of tank. The flow rate and media capacity is more than enough to keep a singe Asian Arowana healthy.

cool thank you !