Fliter for a 220 gallon tank

[trifixion]

Hello I'm a little new to my fish hobby I have 55 gallon fresh water tank and I want to upgrade to a 220 gallon tank. My question is what filter should I run in my new tank I been looking around and I'm confused as to what would be the best for my fish. I have about $150.00 to invest into a filter any information would be helpful thank you.
If any one is selling a filter send me a pm.

 

[trifixion]

I just remembered my second question after I get my new 220 gallon tank I want to use my old tank to grow plants can any one give me some tips on plant growing and the best place to buy plants thanks again.

 

[sylvia]

I'm not realy going to be of much help to you but I'd suggest you check in the buy/sell section for filters people might be selling, the hardware section about the filter possibilities (though I think you'll find getting a filter for that size tank will not be easy - at least you won't be finding many at your LFS) and in the planted tanks section about the plants (though realy all you need is good lighting, CO2, some fertilizer and the right sort of substrate). Or you may be lucky and someone will come along who can actualy answer your questions. Anyway, welcome to the forum!

 

[andywg]

I think you will struggle to get a filter fo 220 gallons on $150.

For that size you will probably need two cannister filters, or if you aren't too worried about plants in the larger tank you can go with sump filtration, though this has all sorts of fun problems attached.

I think your best bet would be to ask in the hardware and DIY section on the filters and have a quick butcher's in the planted section to answer all your plant growing queries.

Andy

 

[Cossack1977]

hey i had a 180 gallon tank with hight fish and plant load. I was running 2 eheim 2128 and i found that was nowhere near enough filtration. the tank your looking at is even bigger again and for $150 i dont think youll get enough filtration.

just my 2 cents worth.

ps. i ut the 2 eheim 2128 on my 75 gallon and am running a custom presrized filter now on my 180 gallon tank and all i can say is that it rocks problem is youll spend ,ore then 150 just on the pump to run it.

good luck.


pss. maybe dont go 220 until you have money for a better filter

 

[Vivid-Dawn]

I have a 210g tank waiting to be set up. Even though I don't have the money now, I've been pricing stuff. The best I've seen, is a filter that does 175 gallons (so you'd need 2), and it's about $100 ...right off memory, I don't know what the brand name was, or the exact price. It was at Petsmart, so maybe their website has it.
But yeah, $150 will barely get you enough lighting, let alone filtering and all the other equipment you'll need for a healthy tank.

A'course, I'm wanting mine to be saltwater, so I'm gonna need to spend about $2,000 ...gonna be a while, before I get mine going!


Also, depending on if you want a low-tech tank for plants, or a high-tech, there's lots of different advice to give. Low tech would just be "tank with water and bright light", where high tech would include GOOD lights (the ones with all the fancy "1000k" or whatever it's called, on the lable), to a CO2 injector, and fertilizers, etc.
I can barely keep hornwort alive, in my low-tech tank, so I'm not the best person to ask *g*