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Internal Filter help!

Post by lilacamy931 on Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:47 pm

Can I have your opinions on the following filtration for the tanks and their occupants? I am looking for canister filters in the future but nothing for now.

Current:
Tank 1 - 160 litre - Fluval 3+ and Fluval+ = 5 glass catfish, 10 neon tetras, 2 pearl gouramis, 10 gold peru cories & 6 caudimaculatus cories. Soon to add 5 guppies
Tank 2 - 96 litre - Fluval 2 + = 5 panda cories & 5 habrosus cories + to add soon 8 galaxy rasbora
Tank 3 - 54 litre - Fluval 2+ = soon to have 6 bronze cories and 6 black schultzei

Fluval 2+ = 400LPH / Fluval 3+ = 700LPH / Fluval 4+ = 1000LPH

I have today got a HJ 1152 which is 1200LPH

The plan is now to swap the filters around so the following:

Tank 1 - Fluval 4+ and HJ1152 = 2200LPH (which would give 13.75 turn over)
Tank 2 - Fluval 3+ = 700LPH (which would give 7 turn over)
Tank 3 - Fluval 2+ = 400LPH (which would give 7 turn over)

The question is where to put the second fluval 2+ as it is mature and would like to use to advantage. Tank 1 I feel has a good stocking and good filtration once swapped over with this filter. Tank 2 hasnt a heavy stocking and Tank 3 is a breeder tank so flow important with the two species but worried that two fluvals could be too much? If the two Fluval 2+ were to into the 54 litre how should they be placed for the cories?

Thanks for any advice and opinions.

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Re: Internal Filter help!

Post by kizno1 on Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:55 pm

i think the filters you where planning sound good
Tank 1 - Fluval 4+ and HJ1152 = 2200LPH (which would give 13.75 turn over)
Tank 2 - Fluval 3+ = 700LPH (which would give 7 turn over)
Tank 3 - Fluval 2+ = 400LPH (which would give 7 turn over)
thats seems fine to me like that but if you really want to use the other filter i would put it in tank 3 becasue tank 1s filteration is perfect and if it was in tank 2 i dont think the little galexy rasbora would do to well with all the current.

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Post by lilacamy931 on Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:03 pm

Ah that was the other concern though also thinking of adding some normani lampeyes (small bioload fish) would this seem a good mix. With the galaxy rasboras should the filter be along one side as was planning on having central flowing?

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Post by kizno1 on Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:05 pm

i cant really say ive never kept or read about lampeyes.does it have a spray bar? i normally point mine allong the back of the tank so the water circles round the tank

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Post by lilacamy931 on Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:17 pm

Lampeyes will love the current (know this from previous group before they all got eaten) just little worried about the galaxies Smile Think will have it one side as the circulation sounds good!

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Post by kizno1 on Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:19 pm

sounds good :]

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Post by lilacamy931 on Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:24 pm

thanks sweets, how are those gorgeous killies doing?

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Post by kizno1 on Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:28 pm

good thanks this male seem a little timmib but thats good because he stays out the way of the apisto unlike the other that used to start a fight witht them and get battered. :]

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Re: Internal Filter help!

Post by lilacamy931 on Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:26 pm

Aw that is great news to hear hon! Here is hoping this is the rightmix x

Right filter swap over tonight, thinking two 2+ will be slight over kill...so thinking that the extra fluval 2+ put its media into the HJ1152 and then swap all round. hope this sounds good!

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Post by kizno1 on Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:05 pm

sounds good :]

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