fdlacy
06-14-2012, 02:06 AM
I would like some feedback on this filtration layout. Please understand, my thought & goals are (1) to use what I have, (2) to keep as much solid food/waste as possible out of my canister, (3) to be able to move my heater out of my main tank which is only a 55 gallon, (4) add a minimal amount of extra water volume to the setup due to addition of sump volume. The picture below show what I have in mind.
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Basic idea is to plumb an overflow into a sock filter to catch all the junk, and then attach my canister intake to the "strained" water before it returns as normal to my tank. I will use a standard ball valve on the plumbed line to balance flow rate as needed.
My tank has a very thin layer of PFS, perfect water parameters, and acceptable bio load. I perform a 70% WC every 1-2 days using aged tap from a 55 gallon storage barrel that is aerated, circulated and heated. Currently, my spray bar causes adequate surface agitation over about 60% of the surface and I have a bubble disk on the far side which I plan to replace with a Hydro Sponge (I have one cycled in another tank) to accomplish the same thing but with added bio filtration.
I would greatly appreciate any feedback, ideas, considerations I may have overlooked within or outside of the goals I outlined above. I currently have 5 discus (4.5" - 5+") , 2 Cories and 1 BN Pleco in this tank with the Fluval 305 alone, but I was hoping this approach would serve to keep the tank even cleaner and further avoid the debris buildup disaster in the canister that can plague such filters.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Darren
74237
Basic idea is to plumb an overflow into a sock filter to catch all the junk, and then attach my canister intake to the "strained" water before it returns as normal to my tank. I will use a standard ball valve on the plumbed line to balance flow rate as needed.
My tank has a very thin layer of PFS, perfect water parameters, and acceptable bio load. I perform a 70% WC every 1-2 days using aged tap from a 55 gallon storage barrel that is aerated, circulated and heated. Currently, my spray bar causes adequate surface agitation over about 60% of the surface and I have a bubble disk on the far side which I plan to replace with a Hydro Sponge (I have one cycled in another tank) to accomplish the same thing but with added bio filtration.
I would greatly appreciate any feedback, ideas, considerations I may have overlooked within or outside of the goals I outlined above. I currently have 5 discus (4.5" - 5+") , 2 Cories and 1 BN Pleco in this tank with the Fluval 305 alone, but I was hoping this approach would serve to keep the tank even cleaner and further avoid the debris buildup disaster in the canister that can plague such filters.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Darren