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gregga
10-01-2003, 7:44 PM
I know a wet/dry is the best option....but.....

For those fellow hobbyists with large tanks, would 3 AC500s and a Magnum 350 be adequate filtration for a 265 gal tank? (I already have these 4 filters and am trying not to drop a ton of $$ on more filtration).
If I'm correct, that would be a turnover rate of 1850gph or appr. 7x tank volume. Is that sufficient? Or am I way off?....Thanks in advance.

VoodooChild
10-01-2003, 8:58 PM
Yes that'd be fine, probably...what do you intend to keep?

Sum-X
10-01-2003, 11:12 PM
It sounds close, but honestly, I think you'd be better off if you bought one more AC500, or an EMP400. The more the better, everyone knows that! :D

demon_surfer
10-02-2003, 6:43 AM
Id say you are fine with those filters. AC500s are supposed to be rated at 100+ gallons. with them and the other you should be good.

Andy16
10-02-2003, 5:03 PM
The recomended turnover rate is 8-11 times per hour. I would go with sum-x's advice and get one more filter. I like to go over the recomended turnover rate... but thats just me.

JSchmidt
10-02-2003, 11:31 PM
Trying to answer that question is impossible unless we know what kind of fish, how many and what sort of water change regimen you'll follow.

Jim