Re: [GSAS-Member] Question about setting up a new tank

[Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>]

On my 75 Gallon tank, I had it fairly heavily stocked with African  
Cichlids, so I went a little overkill on filtration, but IMO, it's  
better to overfilter and have some redundancy than to underfilter.  I  
had a Marineland C-360 Canister filter.  It was an EXCELLENT filter,  
quiet, efficient, and it was easy to tell when to do maintenance on  
it, because flow decreased dramatically.  The design allowed for  
virtually no by-pass which is a good thing in a filter like that. In  
addition to the C360, I had a Whisper 40 (I think?) that I had to trim  
down (there's a depression where the inlet tube hung down) so it would  
fit over the large lip on the 75 gallon.  I also had a powerhead with  
a sponge filter that kept the bottom "stirred up."  IMO, redundancy is  
your best bet in the case that something fails (and it inevitably  
will).  I also had 2 heaters.    Also, using 3 different sources for  
water movement and filtration allows for the ability to "tune" your  
setup to reduce accumulation of poo.  I didn't have any poo settle on  
the sand.

Laurel



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