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HyBrid

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Filtration
« on: February 18, 2005, 10:13:10 AM »
Hi all... :)
Can someone please tell me what the rule of thumb is with filtration...? :-[
like how many liters it must filter per hour.
Thanks alot  O0
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Offline Gerry

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Re: Filtration
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2005, 10:56:31 AM »
If it is for cichlids then it is recommended that you get a filter that will cycle the tank 10 times an hour.

ie:  250ltr tank X 10 = 2500 ltr per hour filter.

hope that helps  O0
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HyBrid

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Re: Filtration
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2005, 11:02:16 AM »
Thanks alot that does help. So if my tank is 1225 liters. then i need 1225 x 10 = 12250 liters per hour...
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HyBrid

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Re: Filtration
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2005, 11:05:15 AM »
I just looked at the prices of filters and it will be hellishly expensive to get that much filtration. i will need like 10 canister filters  :(
There must be a cheaper way to filter a 1225 liter tank  :'(
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Re: Filtration
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2005, 11:12:38 AM »
With a tank that size (I assume you're talking about the 350gal you're gonna get?) the only way to go, really, is a wet/dry filter.  They're based around a sump that should be about 1/4 the volume of your main tank.  You stuff that with bio and mechanical filtration aids (ceramic rings, filter wool, sponges etc) and attach a large pond pump.  Well, there's a little bit more to it than that, but those are the basics  ;)  You can also buy wet/dry filters, several companies that make canisters also make wet/dry filters, but I believe they can be quite expensive.  With wet/dry's you're looking at the volume of the sump, rather than the gallons/litres per hour.  Do a search on DIY wet/dry filters and I'm sure you'll find plenty of info  ;)
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Re: Filtration
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2005, 11:24:13 AM »
 :D  thats not a tank,,that a pool,,lol O0
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HyBrid

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Re: Filtration
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2005, 11:25:51 AM »
Hehe i know... i cant wait...  ;D  ;D

Thanks alot tracy but i think i'll see if the people who are making my tank will make the filer for me  :D
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Re: Filtration
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2005, 11:33:02 AM »
Bloody hell, what are the dimensions gonna be?
Are they building it in place?
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HyBrid

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Re: Filtration
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2005, 11:35:12 AM »
It's gonna be 250cm x 70 cm x 70 cm...
The aren't building it in place. it's gonna be quite a mission to move!
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Re: Filtration
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2005, 11:41:23 AM »
Not wrong bru, took 4 of us to move my 180 into the house, but admittedly that was up and down loads of stairs and some heavy angles. Plus is was a stinker of a day so we were sweating like paedophiles in a schoolyard, which made it even worse.
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HyBrid

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Re: Filtration
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2005, 11:43:19 AM »
Ya all i have to do with mine is take it through a sliding door  :D
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Re: Filtration
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2005, 11:45:19 AM »
what fish are you think of putting in it?   >:::
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HyBrid

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Re: Filtration
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2005, 11:48:38 AM »
I dont really know yet... ::)
First i have to find out how many fish i can have in it...
Maybe i'll have a giant African Cichlid Tank. lol or not. O0
I'm open to suggestions  :D
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buddah101

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Re: Filtration
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2005, 05:01:15 PM »
I like to have all my tanks turnover rate at least 10 times an hour O0
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HyBrid

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Re: Filtration
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2005, 09:56:11 PM »
Thanks alot guys but i was looking around on the web and i saw this site that told me that this one canister is enough for my whole tank http://www.aquahobby.com/products/e_ehclass.php...
Is this right? Because from what i have heard it will be completely wrong  :'(
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