What Filtration set ups for Large Stingray Tanks?

[stingraystables]

I use 55g barrel with about 20L of K1 airated, 100lb sand filter, 900w titanium heater plus a 500w heater set lower.

I've never used a sand filter. Do you have any links or web sites I could check out?

 

[MEDHBSI]

How often did you back flush the sand filter?

I backflush about 150g every 2-3 weeks. It takes about 1 minute and I refill with a 500g tote I have with aged water

 

[MEDHBSI]

I've never used a sand filter. Do you have any links or web sites I could check out?

Not really I just setup a Hayward pro series s180t. You need a rather large tank 500g and up. I have 2 2" intakes from the aquarium and 4 1" returns and the flow is pretty large

 

[Ihsnshaik]

I've never used a sand filter. Do you have any links or web sites I could check out?

Here you go. You can diy if you want

 

[DB junkie]

Im old school I would do tons and tons of bio balls, sponges and ceramic rings. People use pot scrubbers as an alternatives. I would diy my own sump and make sections for he pups. It's just like a tank lol I keep fry in my sump all the time. Just make a diagram what you need in there like a pump, heaters, baffles, plants possibly whatever your thinking.

How long have you been keeping rays using "old school" methods? How dense is the stocking on these systems?

When I mixed "old school" filtration and rays I learned it didn't work very well.....

 

[CANAMONSTER]

+1 with DB, moving bed is the way to go nowadays.

 

[stingraystables]

What about pre-filter? Filter floss or sock?

 

[Ihsnshaik]

How long have you been keeping rays using "old school" methods? How dense is the stocking on these systems?

When I mixed "old school" filtration and rays I learned it didn't work very well.....

Never had rays but I've had two 3 feet arowanas 4 foot red tail catfish and many other oddball fish with my setup. I had such a heavy bio load and all was well so I'm sure rays would be the same.

 

[Ihsnshaik]

What about pre-filter? Filter floss or sock?

I don't do sock too much cleaning and then you have to do laundry lol

 

[DB junkie]

I don't do sock too much cleaning and then you have to do laundry lol

What do you use???

Most of the ray keepers here use socks......

I tried using pads back when I ran wet dries, I thought pitching socks in the washer was a lot easier then washing pads.....