I finally decided to put together a 40 gal sump for my 100 gallon tank. What is the best media to put inside the sump, I'm pretty new to this so all I know is you need bio balls and sponges lol. Please give me some advice.
sump media help
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bio ring, bio house, bio home*, gravel, plant, carbon (don't put carbon if you have arowana), and those american style cleaning thingy that they dump in (i said it for the fact we don't do that in canada 
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*bio home is different then bio house
)*bio home is different then bio house
O alright thanks a lot, why don't you put carbon with aros? I have carbon in my aquaclear 110's that are currently on there with 5 blue aros in the tank.
it kills the color of the aro, and aros act strange once carbon is introduced, hard to explain, but defeinately affect the quanlity of the fish, some say they get holes (not big holes of course) on the asian aro, but not sure with south american aros though, maybe they are fine with carbon
also here is the link for guide to filter media http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88677
and carbon cost some other problems to asian aro which i forgot...maybe someone is able to explain it.
and carbon cost some other problems to asian aro which i forgot...maybe someone is able to explain it.
You just need a first stage of mechanical filtration. I use filter socks. 2nd stage is biological. Scrubbies are the best as they are cheap and contain more surface area then bio balls. And they if you want, a thrid mechanical filter such as a sponge. Keep it simple.
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ah ha! scrubbies is what they called (bad english, don't know alot words lol) i'm gonna get some of those
and you're right about keeping simple, too much filtration will affect the flow rate, which leads to bad filtration
forsure wheres the cheapest place to get all these. I already picked up on some filter socks just need the others. Thanks for all the advice!
Its not just aros. You don't need carbon for any filter for any fish. The only time you need carbon is to remove meds from the tank. you don't need ot for daily filter operation.