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View Full Version : My Questions of the day, and i really need help from all! iwantanocto Dec 5th, 2006, 10:05pm im doing a 55 gallon octo tank (hopefully a bimac), if i use a canister filter will that be enough? i just dont have room for a sump anywhere. also talking about skimmers can i use a red sea prizim (i think thats how they are spelled) to get the job done and so that my octo will be happy. thanks Tintenfisch Dec 5th, 2006, 10:31pm There is a good discussion on canister filter pros/cons happening on this thread (http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8204)... iwantanocto Dec 5th, 2006, 11:17pm ok i guess a better question would be has anyone on here used only a canisters filters on there octo tank and had success. for ex: have a 55 gallon and using a canister filter thats good for like a 150 tank. iwantanocto Dec 5th, 2006, 11:28pm thanks tintenfisch iwantanocto Dec 5th, 2006, 11:31pm but I think im even more confused now Nancy Dec 6th, 2006, 12:24am Yes, people have used canisters and hang-on-the-back skimmers. I believe Carol (corw314) has this type of set up. It's a little harder to octoproof than a tank with a sump, but it's possible! Nancy Neogonodactylus Dec 6th, 2006, 12:12pm We use canisters for most of our research tanks. Typically these are 5-10 gal systems with Fluval 204's. All of our larger systems 100 gal + have larger canisters and skimmers. Perhaps most appropriate to your needs I set up a 50 gal last spring with only a canister. We added a juvenile O. rubescens in May. The animal is now fully grown and doing great. (I should add that the entire set-up is in a 15 C cold room, so no need for a chiller.) With canisters, we do a fair amount of partial water change to keep the nitrates down. Roy iwantanocto Dec 6th, 2006, 12:21pm Thank you all so much for all your help and advice I am getting real excited now when I get everything ready and get my octo i will post pics. octo joe Dec 6th, 2006, 02:25pm im not sure if Im using this sight right I would like to chat with people about octos if theres a way to do so on this sight could some one help me. thanks Animal Mother Dec 6th, 2006, 03:15pm im not sure if Im using this sight right I would like to chat with people about octos if theres a way to do so on this sight could some one help me. thanks There is a chat forum on this website, but I have never seen anyone in it. monty Dec 6th, 2006, 04:26pm There is a chat forum on this website, but I have never seen anyone in it. There are sometimes chats scheduled for particular times, but I haven't seen any announcements recently... - M erich orser Dec 6th, 2006, 05:44pm My chatting experience was just a matter of getting lucky. Happened once, last year. |