Well I was looking around on Craigslist the other day last week, and I happend to stumble upon the fishtank of my Dreams! A 92 Gallon All-Glass Aquarium Corner Tank! I was floored because it came with a Wet Dry Filter, Water Pump(Quiet-One 2200) & a Stand! All for 300$!
The Aquarium was originally set up for Marine, and the gentleman that I purchased this tank from lost the overflow box in his last move. So now I am looking around online trying to figure out what I need to purchase to setup my filtration in the tank, which is going to be a Freshwater Planted Aquarium.
I've determined that there will be approximately 5 feet between the Waterline of the tank and where the Filter will set in the Wet Dry Filter, And after reviewing the Manufacturers Brochure, I've determined that with 5' of headspace that it will be approximately 350 Gallons Per Hour. Which Means that I still need to purchase an Overflow box for probably 600 Gallons and limit the flow with a ball valve.
Which means I'm going to be forking out some cash for that alone, It looks like Overflow Boxes usually run ~80$+. So Now I start to Wonder if i'm going to be forking out that kind of cash (which does not include Plubming for the Wet/Dry Filter,) what about a Canister filter.
I'm trying to put this tank together as patiently as I can, but also as cost effectively as possible. With this in mind I managed to find out that Big Al's Sells the Penn-Plax Cascade 1000 Canister Filter. With shipping it turns out to be ~92$. So now I am considering buying the Canister Filter instead.
After doing some reading though, I've noticed that a lot of people for some reason use multiple cascades on their tanks, and I can't figure out why. The Cascade 1000 is rated for 265GPH, which seems like a fair amount of turnover. In the course of an hour my tank would be turned over twice, in theory.
On one hand I like the Wet Dry Filter because it'll add extra water to my tank which in theory would help stabilize my water quality. On the other I've always wanted to have a Canister Filter.
I would like to get someone else's opinion. Should I stick with the Wet Dry or go with the Canister filter. Is the Canister Filter not strong enough for my tank.
The Aquarium was originally set up for Marine, and the gentleman that I purchased this tank from lost the overflow box in his last move. So now I am looking around online trying to figure out what I need to purchase to setup my filtration in the tank, which is going to be a Freshwater Planted Aquarium.
I've determined that there will be approximately 5 feet between the Waterline of the tank and where the Filter will set in the Wet Dry Filter, And after reviewing the Manufacturers Brochure, I've determined that with 5' of headspace that it will be approximately 350 Gallons Per Hour. Which Means that I still need to purchase an Overflow box for probably 600 Gallons and limit the flow with a ball valve.
Which means I'm going to be forking out some cash for that alone, It looks like Overflow Boxes usually run ~80$+. So Now I start to Wonder if i'm going to be forking out that kind of cash (which does not include Plubming for the Wet/Dry Filter,) what about a Canister filter.
I'm trying to put this tank together as patiently as I can, but also as cost effectively as possible. With this in mind I managed to find out that Big Al's Sells the Penn-Plax Cascade 1000 Canister Filter. With shipping it turns out to be ~92$. So now I am considering buying the Canister Filter instead.
After doing some reading though, I've noticed that a lot of people for some reason use multiple cascades on their tanks, and I can't figure out why. The Cascade 1000 is rated for 265GPH, which seems like a fair amount of turnover. In the course of an hour my tank would be turned over twice, in theory.
On one hand I like the Wet Dry Filter because it'll add extra water to my tank which in theory would help stabilize my water quality. On the other I've always wanted to have a Canister Filter.
I would like to get someone else's opinion. Should I stick with the Wet Dry or go with the Canister filter. Is the Canister Filter not strong enough for my tank.
