zoopkamol Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 This will be my first of many journals. currently have 7 tanks setup ranging from a 15gallon Betta to my 180 gallon community. Ok lets start with some basic info Tank is a 2'x2'x6' tank 2 x 300w heaters 13w uv sterilizer filter is FX5 and a 30ish gallon sump (not fully setup yet) Stock: 1 red tail shark 15 tiger barbs 16 boes rainbows 10 dwarf neon rainbows 4 albino BBC 1 opaline gourami (rehomed here) 1 clown loach (5 died due too itch) 20+ ottos Not best mix but no real issues in tank. Decor is 30% of tank is a driftwood maze. at least 12 chunks in tank. real and fake plants Basic idea of tank. Will post some pics soon and few more details too Thanks for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Thanks for the post. Look forward to the pictures of the setups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjerrom Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) That UV will only clear the water with that wattage vs FX5 HP - best to go up to 36watts if you want to use it for any type of disease control. Laguna sells a nice one for about the same as that 13watt and it's meant to go on filters the size of the FX5. Plus you'll get it cheap as the pond season is pretty much done! You will like it better as the UV bulbs are cheaper and readily available at lighting stores. Edited September 10, 2014 by cjerrom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoopkamol Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 UV sterilizer is a stand alone submersible. Looked at ones for filter system and didn't like any I seen. Once girlfriend gets home and hopefully locates her camera. Pics be on way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts