Hi all, this is my first post here. I am setting up my first tropical freshwater tank, I've owned goldfish in the past.
My problem is I have a 44 gal tank and a canister filter which is barely big enough to support the tank's size (due to silly decision and pet shop advice a long time ago). It's the filter I used for my two goldfish, however it's been lying dormant but still full of water for several months, I don't know if that means all the beneficial bacteria is gone. I would like to upgrade it to something more suitable, my aim is to maintain high water quality in the tank.
Would having multiple canister filters increase water quality? For example a 50 gallon tank with one 40 gal canister and one 30 gal canister. Would that be the equivelant of a 70 gal canister? Or does it not work like that?
Or would having one canister filter which is much larger than needed be beneficial or do more harm than good?
Should I get a second canister and have two running or replace the one I have with one much larger model? If so what is the best way to transfer the sponges, etc to the new one?
Thanks!
My problem is I have a 44 gal tank and a canister filter which is barely big enough to support the tank's size (due to silly decision and pet shop advice a long time ago). It's the filter I used for my two goldfish, however it's been lying dormant but still full of water for several months, I don't know if that means all the beneficial bacteria is gone. I would like to upgrade it to something more suitable, my aim is to maintain high water quality in the tank.
Would having multiple canister filters increase water quality? For example a 50 gallon tank with one 40 gal canister and one 30 gal canister. Would that be the equivelant of a 70 gal canister? Or does it not work like that?
Or would having one canister filter which is much larger than needed be beneficial or do more harm than good?
Should I get a second canister and have two running or replace the one I have with one much larger model? If so what is the best way to transfer the sponges, etc to the new one?
Thanks!