Is your tank overstocked, are you setting up a tank, check this out everybody! I copied this from another member in MFK.
http://www.aqadvisor.com
put in your name, size of tank, type of fish, quantity add. then pick another fish etc. it will give you results/summary at bottom. you can keep C or chg to F temps.
post your results. kudos to the developers of this!! :thm: :worthy:
Warning: Water temperature requirements are not fully compatible between all selected species.
=> 82.4 - 87.8F: Discus
=> 68 - 78.8F: Oto
[Display in Celsius]
Recommended pH range: 5.5 - 7.8.
Recommended hardness range: 1 - 15 dH.
You have plenty of aquarium filtration capacity.
Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 132%. [What's this?]
Recommended water change schedule: 43% per week.
Your aquarium stocking level is 133%
looks like I have good capacity >100% I am using 2 AC110's + a sponge filter.
xxx
what is this? link
Filtration Capacity
If you specify at least one filter, AqAdvisor.com will calculate filtration capacity for you. This number is calculated based on the actual filtration capacity of your filter(s) and amount of bioload present in your tank (assuming all your species are fully grown up). If you add more fish in your tank, this number will go down. If you add more filters (or upgrade to a more powerful filter), this number will go up. If this number stays above 100%, your setup is in a good shape. If this number drops to below 100%, you should think about either adding or upgrading your filters. You will notice that AqAdvisor.com does not use manufacturer quoted numbers for the filtration capacity. In fact, it currently uses 65% of their quoted numbers.
So what is the reason for this?
All manufacturers are very generous when it comes to quoting filtration capacities for their filters. This is no exception whether they are well known or lesser known brands. It is possible to push your setup all the way to their quoted limit, but I'd highly advise against doing this. Settling on 65% is based on years of experience. If you follow this "rule", you will not regret it. Why take a chance?
http://www.aqadvisor.com
put in your name, size of tank, type of fish, quantity add. then pick another fish etc. it will give you results/summary at bottom. you can keep C or chg to F temps.
post your results. kudos to the developers of this!! :thm: :worthy:
Warning: Water temperature requirements are not fully compatible between all selected species.
=> 82.4 - 87.8F: Discus
=> 68 - 78.8F: Oto
[Display in Celsius]
Recommended pH range: 5.5 - 7.8.
Recommended hardness range: 1 - 15 dH.
You have plenty of aquarium filtration capacity.
Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 132%. [What's this?]
Recommended water change schedule: 43% per week.
Your aquarium stocking level is 133%
looks like I have good capacity >100% I am using 2 AC110's + a sponge filter.
xxx
what is this? link
Filtration Capacity
If you specify at least one filter, AqAdvisor.com will calculate filtration capacity for you. This number is calculated based on the actual filtration capacity of your filter(s) and amount of bioload present in your tank (assuming all your species are fully grown up). If you add more fish in your tank, this number will go down. If you add more filters (or upgrade to a more powerful filter), this number will go up. If this number stays above 100%, your setup is in a good shape. If this number drops to below 100%, you should think about either adding or upgrading your filters. You will notice that AqAdvisor.com does not use manufacturer quoted numbers for the filtration capacity. In fact, it currently uses 65% of their quoted numbers.
So what is the reason for this?
All manufacturers are very generous when it comes to quoting filtration capacities for their filters. This is no exception whether they are well known or lesser known brands. It is possible to push your setup all the way to their quoted limit, but I'd highly advise against doing this. Settling on 65% is based on years of experience. If you follow this "rule", you will not regret it. Why take a chance?
