My New 125 Gallon Frontosa Tank Setup Thread-Updated Pictures!

[cu0ngsayz]

You're always lazy!!! You tank probably Get a wc once a month lol

[Ballinxalex]

I have one too but I just get lazy cleaning the spong e

[cu0ngsayz]

Powerhead sponge filter is BEAST. Get the odyssea ex250/350/550 deluxe It helps keep my water extra clean. Oh and it's cheap online.

[danielp]

I run in my 125 g with fronts:

1- fx5
1- 2217
2 ac110

And 2 koralia 4.
One big powerhead with sponge filter., for helping the filter
Pick what is on the bottom since i dont do vacuum on the sand

Water is crystal clear

I vacuum my gravel but i like the power head sponge filter idea. May have to give it a try.

[Kelli]

Nice can I wonder what u paid for them just curious but on the filtration hob filters do some work and canisters would be a plus I have a 405 for sale if u interested it has been on my 125 for a while and has always been working strong

I am interested in your 405. I wrote you on your ad this morning. :) Text me with the info on it please. 940-765-8841.

[Geral]

I run in my 125 g with fronts:

1- fx5
1- 2217
2 ac110

And 2 koralia 4.
One big powerhead with sponge filter., for helping the filter
Pick what is on the bottom since i dont do vacuum on the sand

Water is crystal clear

[Ballinxalex]

I'm getting my fronts from my friend who owns a fish store in Dallas where used to live. Rift 2 Reef is the name if you want to look it up. He's keeping them for me at his house until my tank is ready.

Nice can I wonder what u paid for them just curious but on the filtration hob filters do some work and canisters would be a plus I have a 405 for sale if u interested it has been on my 125 for a while and has always been working strong

[danielp]

I'm running 2ea. Eheim 2217's and a aqua clear 110 HOB on my Frontosa tank. i've got 7ea 5" + burundi's and 8 large clown loaches in the tank.

[crazy42bmx]

Iv used a 405. They are good, easy to maintain and like the media arrangement. You cant go wrong with two Ac 110s tho. Move a tome of water and super quiet once running. People may say theres a slight noise. But yes, once its ran a few moths you get a slime build up around the impeller and that quiets itand subdues the noise. Both are good. But ur canister is going to allow for much more media.

[Kelli]

Has anyone had any experiences with the fluval 405? That one and the 2217 would fit through the front.

[Kelli]

The driftwood sounds good. I'd add some taller rocks, too. Go back through some of the other front threads if you're interested and see how some of them have arranged their tanks. Like I said, it's just my opinion... that and $5.00 will get you a cup of coffee.

If it were me, I'd let the wet/dry act as mech and bio filter and let the 2217 just act as bio filter. You can do that by putting a sponge over the intake to keep out debris. I'm a fan of clean water and multiple filters... you never know when one filter will fail.
On the purigen... I never used it. Water changes will remove tannins. Eventually your driftwood will stop releasing them.

Mark

I really like the river rock in my tank but I agree that there needs to be something taller. Do you know of any taller rocks that have the smooth look like the river rocks do?

That's a great idea to look at other front tank pics! I will do that this evening.

Do you think that my hob overflow will catch most of the debris if it is just siphoning from the very top? I figured the other filter would catch the stuff that the overflow wouldn't.

[Kelli]

Kelli, thanks for taking the time to start a build thread. Very nice progress there and concur with what others say about the setup. Good job.

Don't knock HOB filters just yet, as they work well when set up correctly. You could use two AquaClear 110s on that tank and have pristine water, used along with the wet dry.

Def not knocking hob filters. I have an emperor 400 on my 75 gallon that has done a good job for years. :) I just want a better one than The whisper that came with my tank. I like that the whisper is so quiet though! My emperor is SO loud!!

[wesleydnunder]

Mark: I have a 4 1/2 foot piece of driftwood I was planning to put in there and I bought some purigen to keep the water from turning brown. I also bought some escargot shells for the Calvus that haven't been put in there. I was planning to put a few sprigs of greenery on both sides. What else would you suggest? More rocks? I know it's hard to see without the light over it yet. Also, do you think a 2217 would be enough for my tank along with the wet/dry?

Yeah that's my little bro. I got him to come help me instead of watching spongebob all day! it only lasted about 5 mins though. So much for help huh?

The driftwood sounds good. I'd add some taller rocks, too. Go back through some of the other front threads if you're interested and see how some of them have arranged their tanks. Like I said, it's just my opinion... that and $5.00 will get you a cup of coffee.

If it were me, I'd let the wet/dry act as mech and bio filter and let the 2217 just act as bio filter. You can do that by putting a sponge over the intake to keep out debris. I'm a fan of clean water and multiple filters... you never know when one filter will fail.
On the purigen... I never used it. Water changes will remove tannins. Eventually your driftwood will stop releasing them.

Mark

[SunnyHouTX]

Kelli, thanks for taking the time to start a build thread. Very nice progress there and concur with what others say about the setup. Good job.

Don't knock HOB filters just yet, as they work well when set up correctly. You could use two AquaClear 110s on that tank and have pristine water, used along with the wet dry.

[Ballinxalex]

But to me I think the 2217 and a Wet n dry should be enough just keep the hob filter on just for extra where are u getting ur fronts from ?