I am looking to start a 20g long crystal tank and I am going to upgrade my 40g breeders filtration. So this is a 2 part question!
One:
For my 20g, it will be my first serious crystal tank. I am looking to breed, if this project works out, I will be adding 2 40g breeder tanks to this.
I am wondering how I should go about filtering this. This is my current thought.
Setup:
20g long with glass lid, low light (1 flourescent tube t8 lighting)
ADA new amazonia soil, 2" layer of substrate.
Heated to about 74f
1 3" Poret sponge filter
2213 Eheim filter with bioball media or lava rock.
Should I use a 2213 or 2215 Eheim? I read all over people saying 1 sponge is enough, and some people saying they use 2 ehiem 2213, so I am unsure which path to take.
Part 2:
my 40g breeders are currently just neo tanks.
I feel I am under filtering these as my survival rates of babies is low, I am having the odd die off also. I am using 1 5" poret sponge, a dual ebay 3$ sponge filter and a aqua clear 30 with lavarock and filter floss.
I have a 1.5" layer of eco complete and moon sand mixxed. lots of crypt plants.
The tanks only have like 30 shrimp and a pair of bristlenose in them.
Should I use an Ehiem 2213, 2215 or 2217 on each of these tanks? I will replace the aqua clear with these.
Thank you for any help!
One:
For my 20g, it will be my first serious crystal tank. I am looking to breed, if this project works out, I will be adding 2 40g breeder tanks to this.
I am wondering how I should go about filtering this. This is my current thought.
Setup:
20g long with glass lid, low light (1 flourescent tube t8 lighting)
ADA new amazonia soil, 2" layer of substrate.
Heated to about 74f
1 3" Poret sponge filter
2213 Eheim filter with bioball media or lava rock.
Should I use a 2213 or 2215 Eheim? I read all over people saying 1 sponge is enough, and some people saying they use 2 ehiem 2213, so I am unsure which path to take.
Part 2:
my 40g breeders are currently just neo tanks.
I feel I am under filtering these as my survival rates of babies is low, I am having the odd die off also. I am using 1 5" poret sponge, a dual ebay 3$ sponge filter and a aqua clear 30 with lavarock and filter floss.
I have a 1.5" layer of eco complete and moon sand mixxed. lots of crypt plants.
The tanks only have like 30 shrimp and a pair of bristlenose in them.
Should I use an Ehiem 2213, 2215 or 2217 on each of these tanks? I will replace the aqua clear with these.
Thank you for any help!