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Mgamer20o0
04-05-2008, 12:49 AM
3 xp3 2 hot mags......
350
350
350
250
250
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1550gph
23 turn over a hour on my 29 gal tank......
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/mgamer20o0/tanks/filtering29gal3.jpg
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/mgamer20o0/tanks/filtering29gal2.jpg
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/mgamer20o0/tanks/filtering29gal1.jpg
is that a "how to keep an oscar in a 29g and not worry about water chemistry 101" ???
Mgamer20o0
04-05-2008, 1:41 AM
pacu
only one??? sheesh i would atleast stick 4-5 in there, they school better when theres more..
Rbishop
04-05-2008, 5:06 AM
water spot generators...
Fishy_Fun
04-05-2008, 7:24 AM
Are you serious LOL
Mgamer20o0
04-05-2008, 12:36 PM
no RB i make the water spots on my own
jm1212
04-05-2008, 1:04 PM
water spot generators...
no kidding
Mgamer20o0
04-05-2008, 1:17 PM
haters
no RB i make the water spots on my own
great talent
The same way people find the virgin marry on their burnt toast, or cheeto which looks like jesus.. Well if you look closely you can make out a water spot image of the last supper on Mg's tanks..
Rbishop
04-05-2008, 2:20 PM
...plus a midnight brunch on the end panel....
Fishy_Fun
04-05-2008, 6:28 PM
lol
ESOXLUCIOUSS
04-05-2008, 7:09 PM
good work
FISHSHROD
04-05-2008, 8:47 PM
OH YEAH MAN !!!!!!!!!
Derringer
04-05-2008, 10:33 PM
Late April Fools joke?
Mgamer20o0
04-06-2008, 1:15 AM
no
Yuri De Lima
04-06-2008, 6:11 PM
That my friend is WACKO! lol
Bnoble
04-06-2008, 6:20 PM
serious filtration!
skillful abbot
04-07-2008, 2:08 AM
Is that a sump?
Mgamer20o0
04-07-2008, 2:25 AM
no its 3 rena xp filters that you can see on the ground next to it and 2 hot mags on the tank.
skillful abbot
04-07-2008, 2:40 AM
I see. I thought that was a sump for something bigger. Why all that for the 29? The current must be torrential!!
Are you testing out some "new to you" filters?
Q
great talent
The same way people find the virgin marry on their burnt toast, or cheeto which looks like jesus.. Well if you look closely you can make out a water spot image of the last supper on Mg's tanks..
...plus a midnight brunch on the end panel....
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
skillful abbot
04-07-2008, 9:23 PM
http://yo-hp.sakura.ne.jp/diary-p/img/20041103-1.jpg
Lupin
04-07-2008, 11:44 PM
water spot generators...
haters
:rofl: :rofl:
Mgamer20o0
04-08-2008, 5:22 PM
I see. I thought that was a sump for something bigger. Why all that for the 29? The current must be torrential!!
its not that bad with the spry bars
As a SW guy, sorry, not impressed. ;) I have 68x turnover on my 29G tank and I am trying to reach 100x.. and NO spraybars.
Now this is a filter. ;)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2171/2270510836_289b8c4b0c.jpg
Mgamer20o0
04-08-2008, 8:09 PM
how much water volume? with the 3 xp3 thats 6 more gallons of water plus the hot mags
Reddog80p
04-08-2008, 8:53 PM
MG's prolly just quick cycling his filters. Even MG's world ain't that wacky :grinyes:
ESOXLUCIOUSS
04-08-2008, 9:47 PM
:grinyes:Whats this.. Mine is bigger than yours....:grinyes:
Mgamer20o0
04-08-2008, 10:31 PM
nope
RedDawg
04-08-2008, 11:24 PM
I used a xp1 and a xp3 on my 30 gallon for a couple months and the water was way too clean!!
RedDawg
04-08-2008, 11:27 PM
wow you crazy
ProAquatics
04-08-2008, 11:43 PM
Are you serious LOL
:iagree:
Danyal
04-09-2008, 12:10 AM
As a SW guy, sorry, not impressed. ;) I have 68x turnover on my 29G tank and I am trying to reach 100x.. and NO spraybars.
Now this is a filter. ;)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2171/2270510836_289b8c4b0c.jpg
dude, you suck. i've got a 29g reef too and that's exactly what i want my sump to look like, i should have installed all the glass before i put it under the tank, breaking it down is going to suck. i'm hoping to shoot for 100x too, although i'll probably settle for more around 1,000gph. i always laugh whenever somebody has a FW tank and talks about how it's so insanely overfiltered because they've got a filter rated for 2x the size of their tank and a 12x turnover and then someone comes along and says they've got too much filtration :headshake2: yea, not possible. i do like this guys setup though, that's pretty decent filtration.
Mgamer20o0
04-09-2008, 12:39 AM
in fw its not about moving some water around
Danyal
04-10-2008, 1:33 PM
no, but it does help a lot.
fwiffo
04-10-2008, 8:49 PM
ok yea these pics are really neat, uhuh. why though so much on a 29? are you trying to create a whirlpool?
Mgamer20o0
04-10-2008, 9:03 PM
its not too much is it?
OgreMkV
04-10-2008, 9:12 PM
NO, if you want to end up with 3 bacteria per filter. Besides, there's probably still a stagnant corner in that tank... sigh.
Derringer
04-10-2008, 9:14 PM
The worst part is cleaning all those filters ... whats the cleaning schedule like?
Mgamer20o0
04-12-2008, 12:55 PM
doesnt take long at all
Rbishop
05-22-2011, 4:59 PM
Not with super glue....
livebearerfreak
05-22-2011, 5:10 PM
dang gamer!..... i am going to beat you now. i am catching up LOL just you wait another 6 months. my tank will be at 50x turn over rate LOL
silentcircuit
05-22-2011, 5:11 PM
Actual flow is probably a good bit lower than that, of course.
Still impressive.
If I put all my filters on my 29 I could get close to that (500+500+350+100)... but I think the single 500 rated canister is sufficient.
excuzzzeme
05-22-2011, 5:31 PM
Wow! A 3 year old thread gets coughed up!
Mgamer20o0
05-26-2011, 6:33 PM
and yet still so cool lol