rena xP3 for a 125g? adequete?
- Thread starter Lepisosteus platyrhincus
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When my sump broke on my 320g tank I had an XP3, an XP4 and 4 V Hydrosponges on the tank. They did just fine for about 4 months until I could fix my 60g sump. I would recommend using 2 XP3's as well as an AC filter or hydrosponges for mechanical filtration. That should work for a while but you will need a bigger tank for your gars and rays, with a footprint of at least 6' x 3'.
heh thanks guys. The tank is only untill i can get my pond up. Hopefully in within 1 year. cant gaurentee it. ray would most likly be a motoro. i have one xp3 now and want some back up. oh and a fx5 and 2 ac 110..... have you priced that? im working on a budget for a few months. The only inhabitent would be my 14" florida gar untill i get some more filtration and money.
yo i just found the fluval fx5 on ebay. Would this do the job? if so ill put the xp3 on my 39g. oh yeah over kill
Lepisosteus platyrhincus;2601054; said:
It's better to pay for more filtration now than to lose a fish from that kind of stock...
please read that post more carefully. the current stock will be a 14" florida gar. the rest of the fish will be in a few months. ive established i need more filtration. now im trying to decide what.
The fx5 is a good filter and should be able to handle the bio-load of one 14" gar. I would fill all the buckets with bio so when you transfer all the other fish over, you have plenty of bio available. I have never owned one, but I hear rays are messy and sensitive. I would test regularly to make sure the fx5 was doing the job. It should, but always double check.
since you already have a XP3 get a fluval 405 on ebay $135 shipped. you should be good with these 2 filters. 
