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Re: [APD] filtration goals
John F. Hess wrote:
> hey folks,
>
> We spent Saturday in SF and went to Aqua Forest Aquarium. very nice
> shop with tons of ADA accessories. in looking around and talking to
> the owner(?) I think that maybe I don't have enough filtration for my
> 55g tank. They suggested more bio filtration ceramic things, so I
> bought some to add. I bought a Fluval 204 when I set up the tank,
> thinking that a planted tank would need less filtration than a tank of
> fish. the folks in SF suggest that more filtration is better. Can
> anyone comment on appropriate canister filters for a 55g tank?
The purpose of biofiltration is to convert ammonia to nitrate. In a
planted tank the plants consume the ammonia. Carbon removes dissolved
organics, but it removes a lot of things plants use too. The only thing
left is mechanical filtration which isn't usually needed unless
something is going wrong.
--
Jerry Baker
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