OK, this may be long! I've searched the forum and didn't find the answer I was loking for so here I am.
First, a liitle on me and my experience with fish tanks. I've had a salt water tank for about 5 years now. Nothing grand, just an Eclipse 12. I had 20lbs of LS and about 15lbs of LR. I never had a problem with it until I moved. Fixed the problems and no more problems. Early winter 2005 I got bored and drove cross country. While in Utah I picked up the new 24gal Nano cube deluxe. Its been up and running for about 3 months now and it is great. Fish, corals, and inverts are all doing great. This tank has 2 clown fish, orange Anthias, yellow damsil, blue damsil, 3 stripe damsil, dominoe damsil, royal gramma, black damsil w/ neon blue stripes and yellow, emerald crab, 2 color feather dusters, mushroom coral, hairy mushroom coral, buttom poylop corals, hermit crabs, turbo snails, and an anemone.
I also have a 29gal freshwater planted tank w/ angel fish, tetras, and a 12in pleco: 55gal freshwater Cichlid tank w/ a 6in pleco: 55gal freshwater (cycling, fish yet to be determined): 12gal freshwater Eclipse w/ guppies, tetras, and platys: 30gal freshwater lighted from the bottom with multi colored sea glass substrate and slag glass drilled with artifical plants siliconed into the holes(very cool tank).
All my salt water tanks have had built in filtration. I've been told that 1 1/2 to 2lbs of LS per gal. Since the 60gal is only 3ft wide I was thinking about 90 lbs of LS and about 90 lbs of LR. I really need help with the filtration. Do I use a canasters (2-Magnum 350 pro with the bio wheels) or do I need to use a sump? I've heard that both will work. Taking purchase price out of the equation, which is better and why? What the draw backs? What about ease of use and maintance? Thanks in advance! :help:
First, a liitle on me and my experience with fish tanks. I've had a salt water tank for about 5 years now. Nothing grand, just an Eclipse 12. I had 20lbs of LS and about 15lbs of LR. I never had a problem with it until I moved. Fixed the problems and no more problems. Early winter 2005 I got bored and drove cross country. While in Utah I picked up the new 24gal Nano cube deluxe. Its been up and running for about 3 months now and it is great. Fish, corals, and inverts are all doing great. This tank has 2 clown fish, orange Anthias, yellow damsil, blue damsil, 3 stripe damsil, dominoe damsil, royal gramma, black damsil w/ neon blue stripes and yellow, emerald crab, 2 color feather dusters, mushroom coral, hairy mushroom coral, buttom poylop corals, hermit crabs, turbo snails, and an anemone.
I also have a 29gal freshwater planted tank w/ angel fish, tetras, and a 12in pleco: 55gal freshwater Cichlid tank w/ a 6in pleco: 55gal freshwater (cycling, fish yet to be determined): 12gal freshwater Eclipse w/ guppies, tetras, and platys: 30gal freshwater lighted from the bottom with multi colored sea glass substrate and slag glass drilled with artifical plants siliconed into the holes(very cool tank).
All my salt water tanks have had built in filtration. I've been told that 1 1/2 to 2lbs of LS per gal. Since the 60gal is only 3ft wide I was thinking about 90 lbs of LS and about 90 lbs of LR. I really need help with the filtration. Do I use a canasters (2-Magnum 350 pro with the bio wheels) or do I need to use a sump? I've heard that both will work. Taking purchase price out of the equation, which is better and why? What the draw backs? What about ease of use and maintance? Thanks in advance! :help:
