Instead of all foam in 1, I'd do 2 x foam & bio-bits in both.
Ya know, kensfish is in Taunton, not too far from you as I recall. I went only once or twice but his prices are good! 1 time I went his mom & dad were bagging fish food in the basement, lol. A good guy to do business with, good foods too .Ken also sells prefilters, etc,. Lots of good stuff, check him out!
I'd be just a bit careful of lovely pets...back in my time they seemed to have very thin (scary) fish, but nice plants. Maybe it's changed, it's been 6 years...the "old plant guy" knew plants but I always felt I knew more about fish than anyone there.
Ned sells unusual, small & pricey fish. He, his brother & "the cute catfish/puffer guy" were fun to talk fish with if it wasn't busy. I think I was the "loach lady" to them, polite for "talks a lot & doesn't buy much", ha!
There was another place I liked near Boston or S. Boston by I-95 & the pike, I can't think of the name...& the annual auction in Chicopee was a fun day out, I can't recall the club name ATM but Ken & his wife were always there too.
At Tropic Isle I liked the "tall scary tattoo guy" (probably long gone by now, not scary to me, we sat on the floor to looked up loaches, lol) & the other young-ish guy long timer, but not the owner or his wife, meh. Always hit or miss for nice fish, might have been heading downhill (or toward saltwater) when I moved, I hope not!! It was great when I first moved to MA. I agree, not for equipment...go with Ken or online.
Ya know, kensfish is in Taunton, not too far from you as I recall. I went only once or twice but his prices are good! 1 time I went his mom & dad were bagging fish food in the basement, lol. A good guy to do business with, good foods too .Ken also sells prefilters, etc,. Lots of good stuff, check him out!
I'd be just a bit careful of lovely pets...back in my time they seemed to have very thin (scary) fish, but nice plants. Maybe it's changed, it's been 6 years...the "old plant guy" knew plants but I always felt I knew more about fish than anyone there.
Ned sells unusual, small & pricey fish. He, his brother & "the cute catfish/puffer guy" were fun to talk fish with if it wasn't busy. I think I was the "loach lady" to them, polite for "talks a lot & doesn't buy much", ha!
There was another place I liked near Boston or S. Boston by I-95 & the pike, I can't think of the name...& the annual auction in Chicopee was a fun day out, I can't recall the club name ATM but Ken & his wife were always there too.
At Tropic Isle I liked the "tall scary tattoo guy" (probably long gone by now, not scary to me, we sat on the floor to looked up loaches, lol) & the other young-ish guy long timer, but not the owner or his wife, meh. Always hit or miss for nice fish, might have been heading downhill (or toward saltwater) when I moved, I hope not!! It was great when I first moved to MA. I agree, not for equipment...go with Ken or online.