setting up the 125 gallon (filtration, ect...)

aquamaster · 08-23-2007, 01:44 AM

ok i am buying a 125 gallon aga in 2 weeks and wanted to know what the best filtration would be. I have a 75 gallon now, i know what im doing, just wanted some opinions. Was not sure if i should go the canister route, or go for 2 emperor 400's. I am going to put a 55 gallon tank in the stand and use that as a sump. Placing my heaters, filters, and ect.. in the tank to keep my tank looking clear and clean. I thought maybe buy an overflow and buy 1 canister filter to return the water, and have a emperor 400 in the sump filtering. Or just have 2 emperor 400's running and a return pump. Just wanted some opinions, let me know what you think, thanks toby. Or if you have other idea, let me hear em. thanks

Tommy Gun · 08-26-2007, 04:37 PM

Hey Toby!

I think the sump idea is a good one for exactly as you point out, you can hide the equipment and possibly maximize whichever route you go with the filtration. Personally, the larger the tank becomes, the more apt I would be to use a sump becuase obviously the equipment you need gets bigger and/or more abundant.

Regarding filtration, I am not the best person to ask becuase I am pretty opinionated on that subject...which I can only attribute to buying some bad equipment which isn't a fair representation of the entire product line.