"Elaine T" wrote in message
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xbit wrote:
I'm having a hard time locating any AC500's on
http://www.petsolutions.com/

Where would be the best place to find equipment of this type?

also, I don't feed my Oscar meat just big pellets and bloodworms.

NetMax wrote:


I think that two Magnum 350s and a UGF will not come close to meeting
the filtration requirements for these fish. These characters put out a
lot of solid waste. Where will it go? To quickly clog the Magnum's
pleated paper filter cartridge or to clog your gravel. This is a high
maintenance setup. I would put some AC500s in, with intakes low (crap
catchers), raise the intakes of the Magnums and install wide screens for
them (to maximize their water polishing capability), and consider
installing sponges on the powerheads and running RUGF. Then carefully
arrange your water flow to come down the back, loop and across the
bottom front of the tank to carry all detritus to the waiting
powerfilter intakes (which you can quickly empty/rinse as required).

jmo, hth

NexMax used the old name for an AquaClear 110. Great filters!
http://www.petsolutions.com/AquaClea...510620-I-.aspx

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Elaine T

Thanks Elaine. Did I ever curse blue smoke at my Hagen rep when they
started renumbering the filters, except my rep was cursing as loud as me
because she hated it too. Talk about moronic marketing.

For xbit, the AC110 (*&$!) is like a farm tractor. It's a very steady
plough horse which will run a long time, but it's not a finesse filter (ie:
water polishing) or a very refined filter (will rattle for a few days, and
then only the cover occasionally). It's a good match to other filters on
large tanks (widens your filtering spectrum). A sump filter as Elaine
mentioned is another good option for larger tanks. I'm toying with a giant
sponge filter for my next set-up.
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www.NetMax.tk