Brand new with some questions

catreeuh · 04/04/2020, 11:26 AM

Hello,
I just purchased a 30g cube not drilled. It came with two JBJ 3-stage biofilters for rimless aquariums (one is in back order right now)

and Hydor powerhead 600gph. I wanted both filters, light and powerhead to fit all on one side of the tank (on the back), and now I’m finding that it won’t all fit unless I have the powerhead below the filters. I’ll include pictures.

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Sk8r · 04/04/2020, 03:44 PM

Your display is having picture-sizing problems. I can't see anything but a corner of it. You need to reduce the pixel count. Meanwhile, your question. If BRS sells it, it should be good for the purpose. A 30 gallon is going to let you keep small fishes, inverts and softies, and particularly the softies and inverts will help out those filters: a lot of people don't realize how helpful a load of softie corals can be toward tank stability, and they don't take nearly as much light as stony. You could keep stony lps, but you would need good lights and calcium supplementation for that. Have I anticipated a few questions?

Welcome in.

04/04/2020, 11:26 AM	#1
catreeuh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 1	Brand new with some questions Hello, I just purchased a 30g cube not drilled. It came with two JBJ 3-stage biofilters for rimless aquariums (one is in back order right now)and Hydor powerhead 600gph. I wanted both filters, light and powerhead to fit all on one side of the tank (on the back), and now I’m finding that it won’t all fit unless I have the powerhead below the filters. I’ll include pictures. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

04/04/2020, 03:44 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Your display is having picture-sizing problems. I can't see anything but a corner of it. You need to reduce the pixel count. Meanwhile, your question. If BRS sells it, it should be good for the purpose. A 30 gallon is going to let you keep small fishes, inverts and softies, and particularly the softies and inverts will help out those filters: a lot of people don't realize how helpful a load of softie corals can be toward tank stability, and they don't take nearly as much light as stony. You could keep stony lps, but you would need good lights and calcium supplementation for that. Have I anticipated a few questions? Welcome in. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.