FishProfiles.com Message Forums

I will be setting up a 180 gallon Discus tank and I was wondering what sort of filtration should I use?

I was thinking a cannister filter with some help from either sponge filters or internal Power filters.

What sort of current will Discus put up with?

Thanks for all your help.

Darth,

Out of curiousity will the tank be bare bottom or substrate and decorations of substrate annd plants.

I would strongly consider a wet-dry for the tank and a HOB (Hang on the Back) if the aquarium will have substrate or plants. Wet-dry wil;l do a great job and the HOB gives you good back-up filtration.

Using a spray bar on the cannister or wet/dry discharge will moderate extreme excess current considerations and you can direct the spary toward the back wall of the tank to create a back to foward current that should help in vacuuming the tank.

__________
"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research."
researched from Steven Wright