How Would I Go About Setting Up A Filter For Five,tanks

[Rednuts]

So i have five tanks 2, 4 foot, 3, 3 foots , plus a spare 3 foot that i'am thinking of turning into a sump filter.

Now i have been trying to find out ways to filter all the tanks one way and to take away five canansit filters.ETC

Would any one have any ideas on this.

I'm building a new stand with more space on it under the tanks and makeing it a bit better and panaling it to hide all my frame work and so i can place the fours on top and threes under them.

yes i know that all the tanks will have the same levels and things if i use a sump,which is alright and what i want.

Now i have never done a sump before a all tried to filter five at onec and would like to know if any one can help in this way

thanks

 

[Tolak]

If you go with a sump, which is more of a centralized filtration system, all the tanks will share the same water. This is fine if you are keeping fish that require the same water parameters as well as temperature. It also means that if disease breaks out in one tank, all the fish in that particular system have been exposed.

Believe me when I say I feel your pain when you are talking about multiple filters, with all the electrical wiring & maintenance involved. I pretty much have my fishroom switched over to a centralized air system, which drives sponge & box filters. This keeps all the tanks separate, which means you can have different temperatures & water parameters.

It involves one large air pump, some pvc pipe, and air valves you can tap into pvc. A picture is worth a thousand & all that;

In either pic you can see the pvc, air lines, and filters. This is part of one wall of my fishroom, there are a few 10 gallons to the left, and a couple of 55's & some 20's along the other wall. There are still a couple of hob filters running, I'm pulling them as time permits once the sponge filters cycle in.


If these were all on one system they would all be pretty much the same temperature. From the top left is a 20 gallon with some kribs at 77F, a 29 with 150 angels at 88F, and another 29 with some lemon yellows at 78F. The bottom row of 29's from the left has another 120 angels at 88F, a breeding pair I'm conditioning at 85F, and around 280 angels at 83F. Temperature affects growth rate, and I have a broker that is hurting for black angels.

The blue sponge filters take care of bio filtration, and need to be swished in dechlorinated water every few of weeks. I change the floss in the box filters weekly. Everything plugging in on top makes life much easier, and there is a lot less electrical mayhem.

 

[CHOMPERS]

Here is a link to one of my tank setups. Tha Bait Shack

 

[Rednuts]

Here is a link to one of my tank setups. Tha Bait Shack

sorry your link dont work .really would like to see it. so i can get mor eof an idea where to start.


Tolak

like the idea but i still was hopeing that i could clear a few things from the tanks heaters etc......

all my fish have the same water parameters as well as temperature.



disease outbreaks would be the one that is worried me,but them i have had the fish 9 months now and no problems i guess i will have to wait see

the four foots are the breeding tanks with the 3's as my grow out tanks for my fry anyway thank for th tip in air filter as i was not thinking this way