Filter recomendations for a 75g bichir tank
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Whatever leaves the least amount of open space in the lid.
An AC110 will leave them space to escape. Bichirs and rope fish are known for leaving tanks.
FishEggs
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The ropes are very capable at escaping tanks.
You can reduce the flow of the fx6 quite easily if you can glue PVC pipe together.
I plumbed mine using a 1" pvc pipe as the stack and then T'd it off to 2 outputs of 3/4" pipe. Reduces the flow a lot. Something to think about if you already have an fx6.
You can reduce the flow of the fx6 quite easily if you can glue PVC pipe together.
I plumbed mine using a 1" pvc pipe as the stack and then T'd it off to 2 outputs of 3/4" pipe. Reduces the flow a lot. Something to think about if you already have an fx6.
FishEggs
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Just the 304b and it up and started leaking on me out of the blue. That was several years ago though so I dont know if quality has gone up. Some people love them some people hate them same as any thing else. Your experience may vary. Right now I run 2 fx5s I bought used on my 220 which is what I have my bichirs in and they have been rock solid.
Have you looked at the FX4?
Have you looked at the FX4?
Psssst. Corner mattenfilter www.swisstropicals.com. All you need is a tiny hole for the airline.
I'd use something with a lot of biological filtration (like a mattenfilter) and use a gravel vac to really clean up the waste. If you have them eating high quality pellets and can keep some plants growing, they shouldn't produce that much waste. Once they hit a certain size, no filter is going to manage those turds.
Well... Your lava rock will end up on top - it's lighter weight than most sand and sand will easily shift between the chunks of rock (even if it's pretty darn crushed). You're also working with fish who burrow and slide around on their bellies. Lava rock can be sharp (as can fluorite). If you're not too concerned about color, you could try a thin layer of pool filter sand mixed with a decorative type of sand or rounded gravel so you have a mixed grain size and accent it with big chunks of lava rock, maybe positioned around potted plants so the plants will stay in place.
Why a shallow layer of sand? Glad you asked... less area for detritus and poop particles to build up in.
One of my favorite substrates is pool filter sand mixed with CaribSea Peace River sand. CaribSea packages a lot of really nice substrate varieties that mix well with sand to create a more natural looking substrate with a mixed grain size (e.g., not stark white/all one color). Something consisting of medium-large grain sand will keep most waste on top so you can suction it out as you see it (turkey basters may come in handy for this).
Yep, like that, but maybe half as deep - makes it easier to suction poop out if your substrate is heavy and sparse.
FishEggs
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I definitely would not use lava rock with them. They like to "walk" across the bottom and lay there too. Lava rock is too sharp. I just use the sand from the creek in the back yard.
