I've picked up a 150 gallon (I think). The person i purchased it from bought it from the St Louis zoo and wasnt sure of manf ect. Tank dimension is 56.5x26x29. The aquariums filter is set up in the rear of the tank and I need some help with set up.
Overflow is to the far left then flows through two chambers, then the protein skimmer(not needed obviously), then bio ball area, then return chamber where water pump goes. OK, with all that here's the questions.
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1. In the overflow chamber there's no shelf to catch debris and it empties out at the top of the chamber. Should I fill this with a floss of some sort to prevent waste from collecting here? What goes in the other chambers (other than bio ball, and water pump? I've kept a lot of tanks with the traditional wet/dry but have never had to deal with so many chambers.
2. For the return is there a way to minimize the current that the pump puts out?
3. What lights would you recommend. I'll be running the white pool sand with maybe a couple swords. Plants aren't a priority just a couple to break things up with the wood.
Right now my plan is 8 discus, 10rummy nose, 10 silver hatchets, 6 corys, 3 or 4 BNP, and few dwarfs (rams or apistos) I love Discus and Altums. My wife loves activity in the tank. I felt this would peacefully cover both. Any suggestions are always welcome.
Overflow is to the far left then flows through two chambers, then the protein skimmer(not needed obviously), then bio ball area, then return chamber where water pump goes. OK, with all that here's the questions.
http://waltmccreephotography.zenfolio.com/p93167279/h389b769f#h389b769f
1. In the overflow chamber there's no shelf to catch debris and it empties out at the top of the chamber. Should I fill this with a floss of some sort to prevent waste from collecting here? What goes in the other chambers (other than bio ball, and water pump? I've kept a lot of tanks with the traditional wet/dry but have never had to deal with so many chambers.
2. For the return is there a way to minimize the current that the pump puts out?
3. What lights would you recommend. I'll be running the white pool sand with maybe a couple swords. Plants aren't a priority just a couple to break things up with the wood.
Right now my plan is 8 discus, 10rummy nose, 10 silver hatchets, 6 corys, 3 or 4 BNP, and few dwarfs (rams or apistos) I love Discus and Altums. My wife loves activity in the tank. I felt this would peacefully cover both. Any suggestions are always welcome.
