120 gallon

[mmfed01]

It's time to redo the 120 gallon. I was planning on a Sunsun 404B to run a Vecton 6 on it. Any thoughts? It will be a multi-canister setup but right now I am focusing on the UV Sterilizer...

Mike

[Carl]

I prefer to go with as large of a filter and Sterilizer you can afford and will fit your system, of course within reason (a 110 Pond Size UV and large pond filter would be over kill).

So with this in mind, the AAP/SunSun 404B canister filter along with the Vecton 6 25 watt would be an excellent fit.
But then the next size down on both products would still work well.

www.americanaquariumproducts.com/TMCUVSterilizer.html
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/ViaAqua750CanisterFilter.html

Carl

[mmfed01]

Thanks Carl, just getting the order list together. I appreciate the comments about next size down. I tend to be an over do it kind of guy when it
comes to filtration lol. The last 404B I bought from you has performed very well on the 120 (using your intake and return PVC add ons), so one more can't hurt.

I wish Sunsun made a model bigger than the 404B. I have a silly love for big filters much the same way as I love big block V8 engines. Operative word here being silly

Mike

[Carl]

Apr 20, 2016 9:13:42 GMT -5 mmfed01 said:

Thanks Carl, just getting the order list together. I appreciate the comments about next size down. I tend to be an over do it kind of guy when it
comes to filtration lol. The last 404B I bought from you has performed very well on the 120 (using your intake and return PVC add ons), so one more can't hurt.

I wish Sunsun made a model bigger than the 404B. I have a silly love for big filters much the same way as I love big block V8 engines. Operative word here being silly

Mike

You can expand ANY canister filter capacity by adding a FSB filter to the return side. The FSB will have vastly higher bio capacity and in fact even these large and expensive Fluval and Eheim canister filters costing a few hundred dollars cannot beat the capacity of a TMC #1000 FSB filter mated to almost any brand canister filter that would cost $150 & under.

Reference/Further Reading:
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Aquarium_Filtration.html#fluidized

Carl

[mmfed01]

Carl, yes, I will definitely adding FSB to the setup.Thank you for reminding me. I'll plumb it into the original 404B on the return side...


Mike