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The aquarium systems we build and recommend rely on biological filtration. Good bacteria will live and multiply in your live rock. See Concept and General System for further explanation. We recommend products for quality, efficiency, and price. For categories with multiple products, the first product listed is our top choice for quality.

Click on recommended products for product information
Note: Previous Rio pump models were not good pumps. However, the new Rio Hyper Flow pump is excellent. We use these pumps for systems in our store. This is why we recommend them. -Dave

Tank Size Live Rock Sump Skimmer Return Pump UV Chiller
up to 60 minimum 1-1.5 lbs per gallon Euro-fil 60 ASM G1 (highly recommended)
or

Berlin Venturi
(base-line)
or
Prizm Pro Deluxe
(base-line)
Rio Hyper Flow
minimum flow (gph) = tank size x 10
Current UV 8
or
Aqua UV 15
JBJ 1/10
up to 125 minimum 1-1.5 lbs per gallon Euro-fil 125 ASM G1 (highly recommended)
 
Rio Hyper Flow
minimum flow (gph)= tank size x 10
Current UV 15
or
Aqua UV 15
JBJ 1/5
up to 180 minimum 1-1.5 lbs per gallon Euro-fil 180 ASM G2 (highly recommended)
 
Rio Hyper Flow
minimum flow (gph) = tank size x 10
Current UV 25
or
Aqua UV 25
JBJ 1/4
up to 240 minimum 1-1.5 lbs per gallon Euro-fil 240 ASM G3 (highly recommended)
 
Rio Hyper Flow
minimum flow (gph) = tank size x 10
Current UV 35
or
Aqua UV 57
JBJ 1/3
up to 360 minimum 1-1.5 lbs per gallon Euro-fil 360 ASM G-4 Rio Hyper Flow
minimum flow (gph) = tank size x 10
Current UV 40
or
Aqua UV 80
JBJ 1/2

Tips: 1) For sumps, even though we recommend the minimum, buy the biggest you can fit or afford because you'll have room to create a better system. 2) If you think you might upgrade to a bigger tank, buy equipment that will fit your needs later so you can reuse equipment which saves money. 3) Do not use tap water. Get clean, pure water by using a reverse-osmosis system.

Pumps: The return pumps should combine to turn over the volume of the aquarium 10-15 times per hour. Ex. a 100 gallon aquarium should have between 1000 and 1500 gallons pumped through it every hour depending on the type of livestock being kept. We recommend two smaller pumps instead of one. If one fails while you're out of town, you still have one to keep your livestock alive.



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