New 29 Gallon Tank Set-up

[LunchBox]

I have a 29 gallon tank and I use an aquaclear 50 HOB filter. it's rated at 200 gal/hour, but the sweet thing here is the AC filters have a simple kind of flow control on them. basically you adjust the intake tube over the impeller to control how much flow you have. It says on the box that it will work for any aquarium up to a 50 gallon, but I've found it to work real well on a 29 and wouldn't use it much higher than that. petsmart carries them for about 20 bucks.

I also run an undergravel filter, but that's more personal preference than anything else.

 

[Ray Pollett]

Turning over a tank 10 times an hour is about right if no live plants.

I would use:http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/Shop.cfm?N=2004
or http://www.bigalsonline.com/?splash_done=1

At the top one you can get:

Emperor 280 filter for - $ 37.99 Better quality than the Bio-Wheel 350 but made by same company.

Ebo-Jager 125 watt heater for $17.99

Coralife Aqualight 24" 1X65Watt pc fixture for $59.99

Total: $115.97 plus about $15.00 Shipping and Handling.

Your 29 gallon tank at the store is $60.00

Gravel for 29 gallon at the petstore $17.00

Puts it at just over $200.00 but is top quality equipment.

See if he will match those prices on those items. Use those brands - no substitutes.

 

[Bucky Katt]

If I were to get live plants would I use a less powerful filter?

 

[LunchBox]

no. I don't think so.

 

[Ray Pollett]

If I were to get live plants would I use a less powerful filter?

I use the emperor 400s with live plants. The 280 should be great with them.