Overview bit long winded, sorry.
I have been considering a new canister filter for my 240 gal. Currently I am running 2 fluval 405's, 3 AQUA CLEAR 402's power heads. In the tank are, 7 yrs old Silver Arrowana 18" to 20", Tiger Oscar 7" (fat), Texas Cichlid 5", Peacock Bass (will only eat live feeders) 4", shovel nose tiger cat 6", albino pleco 12", blk pleco 16", 2 blk plecos 8" and two Chinese algae eaters 4" each. (pics are in my profile)
I have run up to 4 x fluval 405's and 5 or 6 402 power heads. But it was overkill and two 405's took a dump and need new impellers and the little piece that holds the impeller in place, I still have them just need to repair.
I have been in this format since 2005, and before that same set up just fluval 304 and 303 both old filters lasted till I sold them after my upgrade. And I have not had any issues. I run carbon and amino in the extra chambers and water change monthly and deep clean quarterly or as needed.
Lately, I have been feeding more live feeders (once weekly) and alternate frozen bait shrimp/green peas, and regular diet of cichlid pellets every other 2 days. My tank is clear and I have not lost a fish in years unless the Arrowana gets them ;~), but the plecos put out a lot of waste so after two weeks there is small bits debris floating in the tank. I have an antique diatom (DE filter) that I run during water changes. Which will get the tank spotless, but it is loud, hard to set up, and leaks occasionally (wife is not down with that).
So I want to have a pristine tank all the time and not the 2 to 3 weeks after. And I plan on moving the 2 smaller pleco's to my pond shortly.
Also, I have found a 125 gallon tank that I plan on buying and moving the 405s to it. Will the FX5 get the job done that I want for my 240? Or leave the 405s in place and add the fx5 to mix. Native Texan here, I want it big and believe in over kill.
Just got a bonus so money is not a factor, but I am a cheap bastard. But I believe you get what you pay for.
Cringing![Naughty :naughty: :naughty:](https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/images/smilies/naughty.gif)
What are your thoughts please dont flame. I just got here.
Rob
I have been considering a new canister filter for my 240 gal. Currently I am running 2 fluval 405's, 3 AQUA CLEAR 402's power heads. In the tank are, 7 yrs old Silver Arrowana 18" to 20", Tiger Oscar 7" (fat), Texas Cichlid 5", Peacock Bass (will only eat live feeders) 4", shovel nose tiger cat 6", albino pleco 12", blk pleco 16", 2 blk plecos 8" and two Chinese algae eaters 4" each. (pics are in my profile)
I have run up to 4 x fluval 405's and 5 or 6 402 power heads. But it was overkill and two 405's took a dump and need new impellers and the little piece that holds the impeller in place, I still have them just need to repair.
I have been in this format since 2005, and before that same set up just fluval 304 and 303 both old filters lasted till I sold them after my upgrade. And I have not had any issues. I run carbon and amino in the extra chambers and water change monthly and deep clean quarterly or as needed.
Lately, I have been feeding more live feeders (once weekly) and alternate frozen bait shrimp/green peas, and regular diet of cichlid pellets every other 2 days. My tank is clear and I have not lost a fish in years unless the Arrowana gets them ;~), but the plecos put out a lot of waste so after two weeks there is small bits debris floating in the tank. I have an antique diatom (DE filter) that I run during water changes. Which will get the tank spotless, but it is loud, hard to set up, and leaks occasionally (wife is not down with that).
So I want to have a pristine tank all the time and not the 2 to 3 weeks after. And I plan on moving the 2 smaller pleco's to my pond shortly.
Also, I have found a 125 gallon tank that I plan on buying and moving the 405s to it. Will the FX5 get the job done that I want for my 240? Or leave the 405s in place and add the fx5 to mix. Native Texan here, I want it big and believe in over kill.
Just got a bonus so money is not a factor, but I am a cheap bastard. But I believe you get what you pay for.
Cringing
![Naughty :naughty: :naughty:](https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/images/smilies/naughty.gif)
What are your thoughts please dont flame. I just got here.
Rob