I'm setting up a 75 gallon tank, and im wondering what the best option would be for filtration. I know about the fluval fx5 and i assume thats what ill go with, buuuut if i could find a more "cost effective" solution, what would be good?
filtration set up for a 75 gallon.
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Aquaclear 110, cheap and efficient. Ac110 will solve all your problems. Need more filtration? Ac110, need less filtration? Ac110, low on money? Ac110, to much money? Ac110.
Hi i have a 75gallon tank set up for my small oscars,that are very messy with food and the poooo.So i run 10x gph to help with this prob,I run the fluval 405,304,and the new C4 but i don't trust just one filter on my tank because if one goes down i got something filter my tank.
If you're looking to save money I would get an AC110, only $61.95 on amazon. Personally I would use a Fluval 405, $149.99. fx5 is hella overkill for a 75 gallon.
Chizzle;5109236; said:
An FX5 on a 75G is just over 8x turnover per hour, which is certainly ample, but not hugely overkill. I run exactly the same turnover on my 80G and the current is not particularly strong at all really.
What I would advise anyone running something like a 75G tank is to have two smaller filters instead of one bigger one. Firstly, if one filter dies, then your second is a great backup. Secondly, the overall flow around the tank is better spread out with two filters than from a single filter output.