Forget the 3 x ac110's
Better off with a wet/dry sump and or fx5, and 1 ac110 as a backup.
Try to use two filters for safety margin. arowanas are messy fish, so make sure whatever filtration you use, that it's up to the task. Pack as much bio media as you can into your filtration.
Are you going to go a bare bottom setup or gravel/sand ?
Do yourself a favour now and purchase a test kit for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, 2 x jaegar 250-300w heaters
Arowanas are hardy fish, and can survive in different ph anywhere from about 6.0-7.8 if they are aclimatized properly. There are 2 parameters that most enthusiasts fail at maintaining healty asian arowanas that I consider the most important aspect for their wellbeing.
1. Keep good water parameters. That means after cycling NO Ammonia, NO nitrite, and as little as possible as nitrate. It is very difficult to have 0 nitrate if your water quality is in sync due to the beneficial bacteria breaking down the toxic ammonia and nitrite into nitrate. Nitrate is removed via water changes, at about 30% per week, but once your tank is established you will know when it's time to change water. With water changes, try not to do no more than 40-50% change in one go. With water changes it is better to have a seperate water container to pre treat your water with conditioner to remove chemicals in your tap water before it goes into the tank. Maintain good oxygenation in the tank. A current of water visibly breaking the surface of the water will surfice.
2. Keep stable water temperature. ideal water temp is between 27-29 degrees celcius (80-85F). Never let the temp in the tank fluctuate more than 3 degrees celcius in short period of time. If your heating is up to the task you will find that you will get less than 1 degree temp variation. You may also need to heat your pre treted water as well as not to temperature shock the fish.
Better off with a wet/dry sump and or fx5, and 1 ac110 as a backup.
Try to use two filters for safety margin. arowanas are messy fish, so make sure whatever filtration you use, that it's up to the task. Pack as much bio media as you can into your filtration.
Are you going to go a bare bottom setup or gravel/sand ?
Do yourself a favour now and purchase a test kit for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, 2 x jaegar 250-300w heaters
Arowanas are hardy fish, and can survive in different ph anywhere from about 6.0-7.8 if they are aclimatized properly. There are 2 parameters that most enthusiasts fail at maintaining healty asian arowanas that I consider the most important aspect for their wellbeing.
1. Keep good water parameters. That means after cycling NO Ammonia, NO nitrite, and as little as possible as nitrate. It is very difficult to have 0 nitrate if your water quality is in sync due to the beneficial bacteria breaking down the toxic ammonia and nitrite into nitrate. Nitrate is removed via water changes, at about 30% per week, but once your tank is established you will know when it's time to change water. With water changes, try not to do no more than 40-50% change in one go. With water changes it is better to have a seperate water container to pre treat your water with conditioner to remove chemicals in your tap water before it goes into the tank. Maintain good oxygenation in the tank. A current of water visibly breaking the surface of the water will surfice.
2. Keep stable water temperature. ideal water temp is between 27-29 degrees celcius (80-85F). Never let the temp in the tank fluctuate more than 3 degrees celcius in short period of time. If your heating is up to the task you will find that you will get less than 1 degree temp variation. You may also need to heat your pre treted water as well as not to temperature shock the fish.
