shelzie Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 hi all. on sunday we are getting a FLUVAL FX5 for our 6ft tank and they only come with the Filter sponges so was just wondering what filter media we should use. the tank in total is 640L, we have daltons down in it and also daily add the flourish excell, fish consist of: gouramis (pearl, gold, blue, 3 spot) dwarf gouramis blue rams congo tetras butterfly cichlids corys BN's GBA's clown loachs red tail shark - very quiet silver shark - very quiet based on this what media would be best to keep the water really clean and clear. thanks michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Eheim Substrate Eheim Noodles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelzie Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 what about carbon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 no carbon in my tanks and everythings good as gold, that space is better used for more noodles or some sponge IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Definately no carbon. Carbon is used for pulling chemicals out of the water, not necessary, and usually needs to be replaced every 30 days, not worth it. To polish the water you could use a product like Seachems Purigen which is rechargeable and does a much better job. I'd want it 2/5 noodles, 2/5 sponges, 1/5 fine wool/sponge, but thats just a personal choice of how I set mine up where possible. Biggest limitation is the price of the noodles, so you may find yourself using a lot of sponges :lol: esp. after paying for an FX5. I hope you love it though It's the McDaddy of filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelzie Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 yea i still have the media in my 404's so i can use them out of there. i have set myself a limit of $600 and the filter is $485 so i still got a lil bit of spending money for the right media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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