Filtration

[canucksfan1]

What would the best filtration to use on a 135 gallon planted tank?? I am planning a heavily planted tank so i will have high wattage lighting, c02, and ferts, and i don't want to offgas to much of the c02.

I was thinking about doing a a couple overflows to a sump, but maybe a couple cannisters would be best????

Also what would you guys do for lighting???? I want to have some medium-high lighting plants.

 

[jpappy789]

Cannisters but a sump would work better, just more expensive.

Shoot for 1.5-2 wpg and you will be able to grow most plants.

 

[Rbishop]

Ideal for me would be a 55 gallon sump. I have two Marineland C Series 360s on my 135 gallon black angel tank.

 

[WaywardSon]

Ideal for me would be a 55 gallon sump. I have two Marineland C Series 360s on my 135 gallon black angel tank.

Would 2 Eheim 2217s be good?

 

[canucksfan1]

and a sump would create to much off-gassing???

 

[jm1212]

two Marineland C-360's or two fluval Xp3's are both good choices.

canisters are really better choices for larger tanks than 55 gallons because they are more effiicient and powerful, both of which are important on larger tanks.

 

[canucksfan1]

thats what i was thinking i have a sump and everything for it but i want a nice heavily planted higher light tank, so i would need to make sure c02 wouldn't be hard to do due to of-gassing.

(o and i ment to post this in freshwater planted area)

 

["13"]

I don't know much about C02 but could you run some into the sump to help with off-gassing ? or does it even matter ?

 

[Ozymandias]

sumps unless thay are designed or modified to cut down on CO2 off gassing arn't worth it in planted tank. personally i would go with two eheims or C-360.

btw what set up are you suing for CO2?

"13" the sump is where it would get off gassed so it wouldn't matter and you probably want it in tank if you do it that way

 

[canucksfan1]

i'm gunna get a pressurized setup, not sure from where yet (still planning, the tank will be picked up next sunday)