I've set my 100g tank up, and im preparing to cycle it. Do i need other filters or is this filter all I should need to make this a safe fish friendly home? Im going to use play sand and pebbles as substrate, this will give my oscar a soft but rough like flooring so he can dig and make places to bed. Im also adding some slate and fake plants cause I know he is very capable of digging them up. So my question is do i need more filters or will this one work perfectly for my tank? Also should I use the carbon media, or the micron catridge? Any help would be great!!
Cycling a tank with a Magnum 350 PRO
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marine land recommends the magnum 350 pro for aqauriums up to 100 gallons.
I think many here would say that this would be the upper limit of the filter. certified 350 gph..you may want to consider a bit more filtration..
I think many here would say that this would be the upper limit of the filter. certified 350 gph..you may want to consider a bit more filtration..
For any tank 55 gallons or more i would definetly suggest using canisters over HOB filters. Oscars can be very messy eaters so the more filtration the better. You can pick up a fluval 404 for around $75 probably. I currently run dual 404's on my 75 gallon tank and love them.
fishn10s said:
A Magnum 350 is a canister filter.
I think you are at the limit for a Mag 350, even if you ignore that you will lose some gph whem you put the media in.
I run nothing but Mag 350s on all tanks, 55 gal and up, most are 75 and 90s. They all have two Mag 350s plus RUGF with power heads. The 125 has 3 of them. Have run with them for 30 yrs. Do not own any other style of canister. About half of them also have the bio wheels on the out put, which I am not sold on yet.
As ewveryone has stated I would definitely get more filtration on your tank, I like to double my filtration so since I have a 75g tank I have at least 150g filtrated per the filters recommendation.
I did what everyone recommended and went and bought me a H.O.T. magnum canister filter to back the other one up. So now I have the 350 Magnum Pro and a HOT Magnum doing the work 
I have a question though. Im using sand/pete rock as substrate, after adding water its really cloudy, is this normal? and what can I do to make it disappear? Im assuming its sand that hasnt settled in the water yet. Im going to allow it to clear up before I start cycling the tank, unless you guys think itll be ok to start?.Fast replys would be great since I gotta return to work tomorrow. Thanks for your help guys.
I have a question though. Im using sand/pete rock as substrate, after adding water its really cloudy, is this normal? and what can I do to make it disappear? Im assuming its sand that hasnt settled in the water yet. Im going to allow it to clear up before I start cycling the tank, unless you guys think itll be ok to start?.Fast replys would be great since I gotta return to work tomorrow. Thanks for your help guys.
It is probably the sand that hasn't settled yet and should in a day or two, if it is a brownish color it could also be the peat leaching out a little bit in either case it won't hurt your cycle.