Can never have too much filtration
Especially for Discus.
This will be in the garage on other side of wall from aquarium
in insulated "equipment cabinet"
Attractions:
I can build this for about half the cost of an FX5
I will have 2-4 times the filtration of an FX5
The more actual water volume you have the better.
water gets dirty slower and it offsets all the gravel wood and rocks in the
tank, so that I will have a true 100gallons in the system instead of 60-70
Canister filter has about 1/2" of filter floss to pass thru to
help polish water. This will have about 2 feet of filter floss.
Place to keep all the heaters and diffusers that I think just
ruin a nice tank.
This will also be part of a hands off continuous drip water change
system too. Cant do that with a canister.
Canisters are nice cause you pull them out of the box, snap em together
and you're done. Which is what 99% of the population needs. Sumps can
be made for cheaper and provide twice the filtration though if you like
tinkering like I do.
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