Filtration.. how much is too much?!

good morning,(it is over here!) I am currently going through the process of setting up my grandaddy tank. tank is roughly 275 litres about 77 gallons so I have been told anyway. its not filled with water as I am aquiring all the bits and bobs to go with it( its just tipping over the $1000 australian dollar mark)

my question is this; what rate of filtration shall I been filtering my water at? by this I mean I currently have a 1200litres per hour cannister filter do I need more? I am hoping for 20ish small active fish should I be running 10x filteration (a few people have told me this) is there a general guide line I should follow

I hope I haven't missed anything
darren

 

Filtering your gallonage 10 times an hour should be ok for most situations.

Dino

 

thanks Dino, that was the general consensus.there is always the perverbial spanner in the works somewhere that got me to thinking!

my other question is now this; can I also run the "in the hood" filter as well as the cannister filter together or am I better off going for another cannister filter????

regards
darren

 

I'd say go ahead and run both filters at the same time, you can't over filter your water. Plus, if one filter were to fail you would have something running until you fixed or replaced the other one.

 

If you have a filter in the hood I would go ahead and run it and save the money and if you aren't pleased with the results you can always buy another canister later.

 

You can run 2 filters in one tank, each filter at the opposite end of the tank. It's best to have a filtration of at least 10 times the volume of your tank per hour.

 

ha-ha you guys rock!!! the man I bought my tank off said one 1200 litres p/h would be enough after selling me a cannister filter and "forgetting" to give me the filter media for the hood filter after I told him I wanted to run two filters (I blame your brilliant knowledge here ATM!!!)

thanks and thanks again guys
darren

 

;D sorry

 

apology not accepted!! however your knowledge is!!! ;D

now on to the heater: after getting the tank and measuring it ,it seems I have a 77ish gallon (120cmx51cmx45cm) I have to be getting a 300w heater is that correct?? also do I need two of them and can I have a combination of heaters. by this I mean say 2x 150w or say a 150w and a 200w can you also have too much of this. I know thermostat will cut in and out to keep the heat correct. or will one do the job adequately??!

once again thanks
regards darren

 

5w per gallon is the rule and you have approx. 77 gallons so that's about 387 watts so two 200w heaters would be good and you should be able to get away with one 150w and one 200w depending how warm your house is. Best to have two filters and two heaters so if one dies the other can pick up the slack until you can replace it.

darn > at least my knowledge is accepted

 

ah all is clear now amongst the murky waters of life. and the expense of setting up is creeping further up. but the joy will outweigh the cost!!!
so once again its off to the shop to purchase more stuff! notr that I mind majestic aquariums and xtreme aquariums (my lfs, fish only too) are but 300m apart from each other!!!

one day I will stump you ATM with a question,
until then thanks again,champion!!
regards darren

 

ah all is clear now amongst the murky waters of life. and the expense of setting up is creeping further up. but the joy will outweigh the cost!!!
so once again its off to the shop to purchase more stuff! notr that I mind majestic aquariums and xtreme aquariums (my lfs, fish only too) are but 300m apart from each other!!!

one day I will stump you ATM with a question,
until then thanks again,champion!!
regards darren

I have an Idea to stump him!!! ;D ;D ;D

On what TV show was the word Wumbo said on?

 

dumbo? I don't watch t.v. much except for 24 ;D

 

dumbo?  I don't watch t.v. much except for 24 ;D

The word was wumbo not dumbo.

Or is dumbo a show?

Either way it is an answer and it is WRONG!!! ;D

SpongeBob SquarePants!!! ;D ( ...Pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants!!! Who...

 

Dumbo the elephant. Spongebob isn't fair, I don't have cable and haven't seen spongebob for three years. I'm too busy to watch t.v., either hanging with friends, fish, or sports.

Darren I have been stumped many times, but the good thing is there are much more knowledgable people here than me so they can help.

 

Dumbo the elephant.  Spongebob isn't fair, I don't have cable and haven't seen spongebob for three years.  I'm too busy to watch t.v., either hanging with friends, fish, or sports.

Darren I have been stumped many times, but the good thing is there are much more knowledgable people here than me so they can help.

Oh, let me think of something else.

What is the 3 squared?

 

well my good man you have yet to fail me!! and for that I thank you!!!

so finally after three weeks plus I will hopefully be filling her up tomorrow night pending how the aquascaping goes. fingers crossed no hiccups. so photos shall be arriving soon

I'm jumping in so here goes nothing
thanks as always from me to the awesome people here. you have and will make this more enjoyable than ever
kind regards darren

 

You mean three squared 9

Are you going to make a journal dazzler, pm Mike if you want one.

 

I think I will have to. I have been keeping an eye on your journal too!!! interesting

 

I got co2 up working now too, just have to update it with pics doing it now

 

your a busy man I will check out your blog soon. must source a digital camera so I can start posting pics I am often in the photo section getting ideas for fishes and other things. but I think it time for a journey to the lfs as I may be bound by the fish they keep.

 

You mean three squared 9

Are you going to make a journal dazzler, pm Mike if you want one.

Square root of 539,573,957,435 ?????

 

your a busy man I will check out your blog soon. must source a digital camera so I can start posting pics I am often in the photo section getting ideas for fishes and other things. but I think it time for a journey to the lfs as I may be bound by the fish they keep.

haha, now I just need to figure out how to get rid of the nasty hair algae in my 29. One thing about this, I"m going to know a lot about plants once I figure this all out, which is fine with me, finally found something my parents will let me specialize in. I got a 10usd camera at a pharmacy which is what I take my pics with, until my dad buys a digital camera, you can try if they have them in australia.

You mean three squared 9

Are you going to make a journal dazzler, pm Mike if you want one.

Square root of 539,573,957,435 ?????

sure,
539=23.21637353
537=23.17326045
957=30.9354166
435=20.85665361

Think I typed those in correctly, amazing wonders of graphing calculators. ;D

 

I'm hoping the gf will purchase a camera soon fingers crossed.. anyways I progressing tank and aquascape up and pumping water is in three days now doing the ammonia drops. also have a stocking fill of healthy gravel in the tank aswell. so I am hoping for maybe a 2 week cycle readings are pH 7.6 amm 0.5 nitrite 0.5 nitrate 5 fingers crossed again and again

regards dazzler love those graphing calc's!!!!

 

Threre great, you need to make a journal

 

your not wrong there buddy. I am in the process of getting one together,must p.m mike too. however I am desperately trying to get a camera so I can show off pics too , they do paint a thousand words just finding a dgital camera is hard I go to the mall but on the way there are 2 awesome fish shops that's as far as I get!!!!!

dazzler

 

It will take Mike a day or more to get one for you so you might as well just pm him now, pics are good too but it's so fun following a tank from start to finish, you don't need pics for the beginning that much

 

well Austin that's it I'm all over it!!!!.. yet another question! I have that external filter it came with carbon which I took out as I was led to believe that all it does is clear out the meds. but is it useful for cycling a tank and what is the exact use for "activated carbon" the guy I got if off was a bit miffed as to why I did this and he had 6 tanks in his lounge room!!!

regards
dazzler

 

arrgh o.k so how do you p.m mike I thought it best I ask before I crash my computer or something wild like that

regards
dazzler

 

Click on mike's profile and at the bottom it says pm this memeber or something like this, ask him to make a profile for you, if you can't because you aren't a high enough member I can for you. O no it's not that great, it looses it's effect after a week or so then starts leaking stuff back into the tank, honestly you can use it I guess though I'd advise against it as I don't use it in nay of my tanks and no problems what so ever, it has many different uses but none that you want now. It gets rid of chemicals, can help with cloudy water I 'v heard and others. sorry if I'm a bit abrupt I'm watching a premiere of a show I don't think you guys get and I"m posting during advertisements. hope all goes well

 

no drama, gotaa keep all your Addictions going at once t.v. included I will try now and get back to you soon.    Going to the cricket on the weekend 21st jan now that's something you don't get!

regards dazzler

also think I have to had made more posts to the forum in order to do those special things similiar to that of the polls button
d

 

you can make a topic asking mike to make you one or I can pm him for you.

I played cricket in gym few years back, my friend played it as a sport, it's around here, not popular though Not addicted to the t.v. though, this is one of the few shows I watch all year, too busy with paintball and sports ;D

 

if you could p.m him on my behalf it would be greatly appreciated. I can't seem to figure it out "daft and dumb" lol

and then we can keep each other posted
thank for that ATM
regards
dazzler

 

pm sent, look for a board later.

 

thanks for that Austin. it will become my pride and joy I'm sure

regards
Dazzler

 

Just added the blog for dazzler here:

Have fun,
Mike

 

thank you very much Mike i'm going to wite in it straight away

awesome
kind regards Dazzler