Retired and happy

[Alan Epstein]

Just joined today. I am retired and spend much of the day with my fish. I have a 225 gallon aquarium with a 30 gallon sump and twin tower wet/dry filter. I have discus and tetras. Branching out to dwarf cichlids. I have quite a few species as of this posting. AL

 

[Linus_Cello]

Sounds like a great tank. Can you post pics? What do you use the sump for (with wet-dry, was this a former marine tank?)?

 

[Alan Epstein]

Sure. I will post pictures. The twin tower Trickle Filter was the best option for a large aquarium. The sump is planted with Wysteria and acts as a secondary filtration system. The plants absorb various chemicals that are harmful to fish. I also run a Bio-Reactor with Purigen. I have a heavy bio-load, so even with this system, I still do 20% water changes on a daily basis. AL

 

[Linus_Cello]

I only have 3 show tanks; as time gets more limited (new baby), trying to figure out how to decrease time on maintenance for the tanks. Maybe w/d and sump is the way to go.

(working miserable and sleep deprived)