View Full Version : Filtration overkill?
jdheff1982
12-15-2002, 10:58 PM
Would getting a Filstar XP3 be overkill for a 37 gallon?? Just wondering because I was thinking about getting that for my tank. Plus Big Als has it for $90.
125gJoe
12-15-2002, 11:30 PM
No, not at all. The Filstar has an adjustable flow knob on the outlet tube. :)
goldfries
12-16-2002, 12:04 AM
hehe. the more filtration the better.
JamisonBWolsh
12-16-2002, 12:09 AM
Yea.. I dont think there is ever a problem with OVER filtration. Just make sure the current in the tank isnt to strong. We dont want hurricane conditions in your tank..
jdheff1982
12-16-2002, 1:24 AM
Ok, thanks for the feed back!! Now, will the same still apply to a planted tank?? I have 2 amazon swords and 30 something individual anarchis in a 37 gallon tank that has been running since saturday evening. Right now, the water chemistry shows 0 all across the board with 7.4 pH. Water is still cloudy, but that will go away once I get a fish in their, right??
SoulkeepeR
12-16-2002, 1:48 AM
You can NEVER over filter a tank :D
this is coming from the person that has 4 filters and a sump on his 55 gallon tank though ;)
i think the more the better too. but with plants, excessive current *might* be a problem........
maybe richer will chime in now.... ;)
JamisonBWolsh
12-16-2002, 5:59 PM
Originally posted by SoulkeepeR
You can NEVER over filter a tank :D
this is coming from the person that has 4 filters and a sump on his 55 gallon tank though ;)
4 filters and a sump? How big are the filters each?
NJ Devils Fan
12-16-2002, 6:00 PM
Sounds good.
jameson, i used to use an emp 400 a fluval 404 *and* a tetratech 500 on my 55g........
made for a pretty clean tank. ;) :D
99RedSi
12-17-2002, 11:48 AM
Originally posted by ewok
jameson, i used to use an emp 400 a fluval 404 *and* a tetratech 500 on my 55g........
made for a pretty clean tank. ;) :D
ewok - were your water changes less frequent then?
Just curious..
i wouldn't say less frequent..... just different.
i was new at the time and i figured the extra filtration would make a difference for being highly overstocked.... wrong answer. the extra filtration doesn't make alot of differences with the chemical balances, it does however get rid of alot of sediment and crud. in a couple of my 10g's that have 5-15 whispers there is always some sort of stuff on the bottom. so when you dump in water it stirs up alot of stuff. in that 55 there was very little most times and it barely required vacuuming. you could actually sort of see stuff moving across the bottom in the current. it is still pretty much that way and i have kept the fluval 404 and emp 400 on the tank because i like not seeing that stuff and it does decrease some maintenance.
sorry, water changes are still a neccessary evil, but it's different. in the 10g's you want to do more to decrease the sediment in the water, in the 55 i know i am just doing them to have fresh water.
99RedSi
12-17-2002, 1:10 PM
Originally posted by ewok
i wouldn't say less frequent..... just different.
i was new at the time and i figured the extra filtration would make a difference for being highly overstocked.... wrong answer. the extra filtration doesn't make alot of differences with the chemical balances, it does however get rid of alot of sediment and crud. in a couple of my 10g's that have 5-15 whispers there is always some sort of stuff on the bottom. so when you dump in water it stirs up alot of stuff. in that 55 there was very little most times and it barely required vacuuming. you could actually sort of see stuff moving across the bottom in the current. it is still pretty much that way and i have kept the fluval 404 and emp 400 on the tank because i like not seeing that stuff and it does decrease some maintenance.
sorry, water changes are still a neccessary evil, but it's different. in the 10g's you want to do more to decrease the sediment in the water, in the 55 i know i am just doing them to have fresh water.
Is your 55g a planted tank? I wouldn't think with all that current it'd be good for the plants!