What's in your ST tank Filter system

[goldenchild]

Just wanted to see what everyone has in their filters for ST's in specific. Show pics of the result of your media combos on your Dats.

 

[jackson]

I use lava rock, Ceramic rings, floss, and any other porous rocks that I find.

 

[goldenchild]

No Carbon or Ammonia stones? I have coral chips,peat granuals, carbon, ammonia stones, floss and rings

 

[jackson]

Why peat? They do not need low PH.

Carbon and Ammonia chips are not needed if the tank is maintained properly and has more than enough filtration.

coral chips- are they rinsed or leached of any salt that could be in them?

 

[DiXoN]

i use ceramic rings,eheim substrat pro and kaldnes k1 media.

 

[goldenchild]

yeah i rinsed them .... well they came from my old flowerhorn tank

 

[goldenchild]

yeah i rinsed them .... well they came from my old flowerhorn tank

the coral chips that is.

 

[goldenchild]

So what can I do without? I see nobody uses coral.

 

[danfong88]

is coral chips safe for the arowana too? I though it raise the pH to high 7-8?

 

[goldenchild]

Bump

 

[m_class2g]

my tank has a sump and also a fluval fx5.

sump consists of filter floss then goes through bioballs, fluval prefilter, fluval ceramic rings, lots of crush coral and lace rock to buffer ph, more floss and some sponge.

inside my fx5 i have pot scrubbers and filter floss.

 

[1goodcatch]

I see corals being used in Sumps for Aro tank at Gold Ocean Aquarium store in Markham
When I asked why he uses it, he said it keeps the PH stable

 

[h.l_nathan]

Me i just chuck in a bunch of oyster shells in the sump to balance the PH

 

[goldenchild]

Whatis the PH of all your tanks guys? And are your Dats stable?

 

[goldenchild]

My PH is at 7

 

[danfong88]

6.5- 6.8