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Ok here is the foam then egg crate then bio ball compartment,

Then into the foam and filter floss,

then the ceramic rings and into the inline pump

Ive done a fair bit of reaserch on submerged bio balls and it makes little diffrence as long as its got good flow and oxygen...... and that they are not dirty.

I dont really know what else i can do with this setup?

Evo Awesome drawing Makes this crystal clear

The far left chamber starts with 4 porous sponge blocks at the top with an eggrrate shelf, then the bottom part of that far left is all full of bio balls. Its easy to get at the sponges, i just slide the lid pull them out around the pipes. It is actually set up almost exactly like you have it drawn there.

Ill take some better pics in a bit here to try and explain it better.

The drip enters the tank right at one of the returns so the fresh water gets blown around the tank fast.

Im just getting used to mine..... My tap water is PH 8.2-8.4..... So i would assume my tank will be the same..... Took me a week to get my aro's acclimated from the 6.5-7 they are used to and into the new system that will always be at 8.2-4 due to all the new water added daily..... they still gassped a bit and flashed for a few days but all is well now....

Hope this helps atleast If this is what you are explaining?

2.5 gph roughly

Here is a better pic of the sump, with the 1.5 HP pump It requires about 4 inches above the inline to avoid sucking air into it aswell. I dont know how i could set it up any diffrent or make it any more productive as far as bio is concerned but if you have any ideas please feel free Im always looking to improve

No problem bro,

As for the sump the water level is that high because the auto drip system drains out of the side bulkead into my sink drain. It gets plenty of water movement in the sump and i also have air stones under the bio ball tower (tiny black stuff is 20 gallons of bio balls)and the ceramic rings as well as a constant flow of water from the bump via the return line so the entire sump is oxygenated even though its submerged, no diffrent than an ehiem or fx5 canister filter its all submerged except its a 120 gallon space filled with bio media:) As for the RTC Ive kept them almost my whole life off and on, I had one in a 230 gallon with 2 2foot silvers for almost 6 years and he ended up around 32 inches before i moved him to a friends indoor pond. Im not too worried about seeing it 5 feet long anytime soon and in the event it actually outgrows my tank before i sell it I will have either built a plywood monster or got myself a giant tenecor set up. I understand your point about size issues and buying fish anyways but its not like i have an arapima in a 55 gallon I am set up to handle large fish. Thanks for your imput

That is a nice looking tank! Are you going to get the sump working properly? It probably just needs some flow adjustment? Who would trade an Asian aro for a silver aro? And damn, a RTC, I take it your next tank is going to be over a 1000g?

Hey Evo.....

Wake up on the wrong side of the bed? LOL There is nothing wrong with the sump flo it is working 100% properly what would make you think any diffrent? I dont think anyone would trade an asian for a silver..... But i will be swapping them out as i purchase more....? And yes i do have an RTC...... just like many others on this board and around the world that dont own 1000G tanks Thanks for stopping bye.....

And here i thought you were posting about where to catch em in the milk river...... Shows how much i read fishing forums LOL......

Very nice catch bro

The common ones make for some good gumbo or jumbalaya...... not that i like to eat alberta wildlife..... But invasive species tend to taste better

Well here she is, After a brutal day of moving it and 2 days of plumbing I have an up and running darth vader style 300 gallon arowana comunity tank

It has an auto water changing drip system with a 120 gallon sump with a 1.5HP pump running it...... Had to do a return line just to tame this big pump down.....

Right now i have 4 red tail gold asian arowana, 6 silvers,4 red hook silver dollars, 2 giant gourami, 1 RTC, 1 fei feng, 3 tinfoil barbs, 1 rainbow shark and somewhere in there a pleco (i hope) I will be swapping out silvers for more asians in the future and PRAY i end up with 7 in total..... And some rays

Here she is..... what do you think?

I have the auto water change drip system plumbed direct to the drain

Thanks a bunch guys just working out the bugs and Ill get a post up with all the details and pics Im sooooo Happy. Cant believe how many of you guys from the other forums are all on here too..... Go figure

I keep forgetting to crop that stuff out when i post lol..... between the cleavers, hookahs and cleavage lol It must look a bit diffrent on a fish forum LOL...

Yeah she is just the nanny for the arowana when they move in and she keeps the boys company when were down there on the ps3 ect ect

Here is the new set up, Ill make a post somewhere on here to explain it all but yeah.

No Salt Here lol Im an arowana kind of guy I leave Nemo for the dvd player

Amazing tank

Awesome work bro....

Hello all,

Im mel from edmonton

Im not new to the hobby but im new to the site, been on arowana and US fish forums since 2002 and came across this place from there.

Ive been keeping fish since i was a baby (mom has a koi pond) and i bought my first silver at 14 and ive been trading and buying ever since.

Im sure a few of my buddies are lurking on here somewhere and to the rest of you, i cant wait to meet you and share in the hobby and experience

Presently keeping 4 red tail golds and 6 silver arowana, 2 red tail giant gourami, red tail cat, 4 red hook silver dollars ect ect ect

Just started up a 300 gallon and while digging for online livestock found this