Akraziatic

I have been advised by a LFS that a sump on a 6ftx2x2 is pointless and I'm better off buying a canister filter.

I've been advised to buy a resun filter which they have in stock for $300AUD but I think if I go this way I would buy an FX5 or EHEIM PRO3....

I have also been advised to run a sump and a canister ?? :S

This tank has taken me months to set up and I just want to know which way to go so I can get it up and running.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Teach me. I'm after knowledge. I don't want to skimp on my fish but I also need to budget. What shall I DO

pepetj

Both types of filter work very well. of course you can use a Wet/Dry sump filter in a six footer. I'm using one in a four footer tank and it allows me to push the limits in stocking.

The information I have is that both Wet/Dry and Canister do their job at turnover rates 4 to 6 times tank volume per hour. Of course your stocking plans should dictate where to go. If you are keeping large schools of small to mid-sized fish one filter should do it but if you are going with big messy fish (e.g. Oscars) or big but sensitive fish (e.g. Clown Loaches) a huge canister as the FX5 is likely the best choice.


I have a 72"Hx18"Wx26"H tank, heavily planted, heavily stocked (2 Oscars, 17 Silver Dollars, 4 Zebra Convicts, 5 Kenyi, 4 Pink Convicts juveniles, 2 Angelfish, 2 Firemouth) in which I run three AquaClear 110, 2 Resun Internal Wet/Dry filters BF-200, one AquaClear power head with prefilter (as aid in mechanical filtration and water movement, placed near the substrate), and a Resun Magi-1000 internal filter feeding a Via-Aqua Terminator 9W UV-C sterilizer. This tank is at floor level, if I could I would use a Wet/Dry and Canister in it.

A Wet/Dry should give you overall better biological filtration (if set properly), facilitate a hiding space for other equipment (e.g. heater) but likely result in less efficient mechanical filtration than a Canister could provide (given the intake is close to the substrate). Both are very good systems. Both require certain maintenance so that they don't end up working as a nitrate factory.

Pepe
Santo Domingo

Akraziatic

Thanks heaps. I think I will go with a sump and then a couple of powerheads with sponges to assist in moving the debris and pick up a bit of it. I guess I can always add a small canister down the track if I need more mechanical filtration right?