our 55 gallon

Melissa

our 55 gallon freshwater working on planted tank.....

Amphitrite

That's a beautiful looking tank Mel. What do you have in it?

musho3210

nice, i see you have two HOB filters both rated 55 gallons, ones a penguin bio-wheel, the otehr is an emperor bio-wheel, nice.

Melissa

well we have some guppies, some mollies, some tetras, and some other fish. I dont remember what the plants are called.

musho3210

i see a Bala Shark...

Lauri

I love it, looks great mel :)

flatcam1

Love the choice of gravel, Lovely looking tank mel! :D

Hondaguy1996

I see you have 2 filters.....I am new to this whole fish tank thing, and I was wondering why you would have 2 filters like that? Is it because of the size of the tank.

Thank you

Lupin

Welcome aboard.

This will help the handling of bioload the tank has. In a tank that has several fish, you will need more than just a filter to accommodate the bioload.:) Overfiltration is often necessary in overstocked tanks.:)

Hondaguy1996

Thank you.

That makes since....after how many fish should you get a 2nd filter? I just started setting mine up, and of course I have no fish yet. I am currently letting the tank cycle.