Hi all,
I'm in the process of designing and planning my dream tank (72" x 24" x 20" Starphire).
At the moment, I'm really spending a lot of time trying to figure out what the best set up will be, in regards to the equipment used in the tank.
For my current design, the following equipment would be used:
Filtration:
Eheim Pro 3 2080 Canister Filter
Link: http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS...canisterfilter
CO2:
Aqua Medic CO2 Reactor 1000
Link: http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS...co2reactor1000
Heating:
Hydor ETH 300 In-Line Heater-300 W (x 2)
Link:http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS...lineheater300w
System Monitor/Controller:
AquaController Jr
Link: Neptune Systems - AquaControllers - AquaController Jr d=40
EQUIPMENT LAYOUT:
Overview:
The Eheim 2080 has 2 intakes and 1 return, my idea has the 2 drains on the left hand side of the tank going to the filtration system. (in the picture they are not connected to the filter, but they would be).
The return would also be connected to the filter (not the case in the picture) which would flow to the ph and temp probes (in line DIY housing).
Then the CO2 Reactor, Heaters, and back to the tank.
I would really appreciate any tweaks or improvements that could be made to the system to make it better.
Is running the heaters in parallel the most effective way of heating the tank? I was thinking that running one after the other would cause 1 heater to do more work than the other.
Thanks for reading,
Cam,
I'm in the process of designing and planning my dream tank (72" x 24" x 20" Starphire).
At the moment, I'm really spending a lot of time trying to figure out what the best set up will be, in regards to the equipment used in the tank.
For my current design, the following equipment would be used:
Filtration:
Eheim Pro 3 2080 Canister Filter
Link: http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS...canisterfilter
CO2:
Aqua Medic CO2 Reactor 1000
Link: http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS...co2reactor1000
Heating:
Hydor ETH 300 In-Line Heater-300 W (x 2)
Link:http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS...lineheater300w
System Monitor/Controller:
AquaController Jr
Link: Neptune Systems - AquaControllers - AquaController Jr d=40
EQUIPMENT LAYOUT:
Overview:

The Eheim 2080 has 2 intakes and 1 return, my idea has the 2 drains on the left hand side of the tank going to the filtration system. (in the picture they are not connected to the filter, but they would be).
The return would also be connected to the filter (not the case in the picture) which would flow to the ph and temp probes (in line DIY housing).
Then the CO2 Reactor, Heaters, and back to the tank.
I would really appreciate any tweaks or improvements that could be made to the system to make it better.
Is running the heaters in parallel the most effective way of heating the tank? I was thinking that running one after the other would cause 1 heater to do more work than the other.
Thanks for reading,
Cam,