How many bags should i purchase for a 55 gallon tank? possibly 2? and I'm interested in trying the Carib Sea flora max as well. :)
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Go to Seachem's, the maker of Flourite, website. Look-up the product you are wanting. At the bottom of the page, there is a calculator to help you figure out how many bags you will need to achieve the desired depth you want. The average "rule of thumb" for a 2-inch bed is 1 lb. per gallon. The "rule of thumb" will be different for the tanks that are long or high, such as a 20 gallon long or a 20 gallon tall, instead of average. The website for this product is http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Flourite.html.
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I bought 2. Gave me about a 2" depth and then I carefully covered with gravel to avoid a massive cloud of dirty water. I filled the tank with water after it was all installed
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I went to their site and put in the dimensions 48" long x 13" wide with a desired depth of 2" and it said I needed 3
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I would think three. I have a 29 gal. tank and two bags gave me a little over two inches in depth. Watch out for sharp edged substrate as it can harm bottom cleaners like cats.
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I have 3 tanks and find it best to have one on each side for my larger tanks 155 and 265. I have only one on my 55 gallon. I would go with one large on one side and see how that does, it wont hurt to add a smaller one one the right side if needed.
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I have a 55 gallon tank and 2 works perfect. Comes with the whole top. Popped the old one out and new ones fit right in
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I used three bags to fill my 20L (30in X 12in) tank, this gave me a bed depth of approximately 2.5in. That is about 900 cubic inches of substrate (30in X 12in X 2.5in = 900in^3) roughly that means you will get about 300 cubic inches per bag. So for your 55 (48in X 12 X 2in = 1152in^3) (1152 / 300 = 3.84) I would recommend purchasing purchasing 4 bags of substrate, to acquire a bed depth of 2in. For other bed depths just calculate the volume of the substrate you would like (L X W X H = V) and divide that number by 300 (V/300 = # of bags) to roughly determine how many bags you should purchase. Hope you find this helpful.
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One 5 pound package was largely sufficient for this aquarium. I even have a large ornament and several artificial plants, and on bag was enough to cover the bases and still have plenty at the bottom (about 1 1/2 - 2 inches gravel).
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For storage, use a drop per gallon, or more, if you like. That is the ratio I use for 55 gallon storage.
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The XP-L only comes with 5 bio stars and a bag of carbon. The XP-L needs 30-35 bio stars and each bag of media is designated for a 55 gallon tank. So if you use Bio-Chem, Phos-zorb, carbon, or any other media you'll need two bags of each for this canister. U can also use bulk media and your own reusable bags. Not sure what is cheaper.
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13 gallons. Any 13 gallon bag will fit, you don't need to buy the ones they recommend.
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Doubtful but go to the Flourite website, whatever it is. They have a calculator there. Just enter your tank dimensions and (I think) your desired depth and it'll tell you how many bags you need.
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I realize you are looking to keep turtles but the absolute beauty of this very large canister filter, is you can fill it with whatever you want to. It really depends on whatever you are keeping. Since I keep only very large fancy goldfish in a 125 gallon tank (messy critters that they are) I am using in the top basket: Fluval Universal Filter Media Bags - one filled with ammonia remover and another with activated carbon. The second basket: Seachem Purigen in a Seachem Filter Media bag (very fine mesh able to contain the Purigen) and in the 3rd basket: Seachem Matrix Bio Media in the bottom canister covered with filter pad cut to fit the circle shape of the basket. Hope this helps somewhat! I realize you are looking to keep turtles but the absolute beauty of this very large canister filter, is you can fill it with whatever you want to. It really depends on whatever you are keeping. Since I keep only very large fancy goldfish in a 125 gallon tank (messy critters that they are) I am using in the top basket: Fluval Universal Filter Media Bags - one filled with ammonia remover and another with activated carbon. The second basket: Seachem Purigen in a Seachem Filter Media bag (very fine mesh able to contain the Purigen) and in the 3rd basket: Seachem Matrix Bio Media in the bottom... » Read More I realize you are looking to keep turtles but the absolute beauty of this very large canister filter, is you can fill it with whatever you want to. It really depends on whatever you are keeping. Since I keep only very large fancy goldfish in a 125 gallon tank (messy critters that they are) I am using in the top basket: Fluval Universal Filter Media Bags - one filled with ammonia remover and another with activated carbon. The second basket: Seachem Purigen in a Seachem Filter Media bag (very fine mesh able to contain the Purigen) and in the 3rd basket: Seachem Matrix Bio Media in the bottom canister covered with filter pad cut to fit the circle shape of the basket. Hope this helps somewhat! « Show Less
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I would recommend every 3 months. Make sure you use chem pure elite. The forum seem to say it works better. They also use purigen 100. I have a 34 gallon. Reef sanctuary is a great forum to learn about tanks. I am also running a reef set up.
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Too much? Lol this is perfect for a ten gallon. And you have a 55 which makes me think it's not enough. That's me responding at a 2. Don't make me turn it up to a ten. In all seriousness there is not anything you can do. However, I am still honestly surprised it's too much. May I ask how?
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Ditto what Genelee said. I have a large overstocked tank, had too much nitrates using biomax until I started using matrix. The anaerobic bacteria live deep, help reduce nitrates and that's why a highly porous substance works better. I am no expert but for me this worked. Also why I put large lava rocks (I found in the desert) in my tank- These big rocks saved the fish when the canister stopped and didn't notice for a week. I recommend matrix and get yourself some lava rocks, they look great, too.
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I'm doing a 55 right now. I used 3 bags but wish I would've used 4. Might top it off with some cheaper stuff and let the plants roots grow down into this stuff
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Tonya. It looks exactly what I bought and 5 gals. in size. However, I paid $99 and free shipping so you might want to search a little more. Also, the photo is nice, but you should not put that many fish in it for the size of the tank and type of filter. Half the number you see would be better. There are no below gravel filters for better filtration for that size tank that I could find.
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Definitely contact the seller. I've ordered them twice now and both times gotten these 13 gallon kitchen bags. The first batch was a bit flimsy though, I almost had to double bag them, but the second batch was much stronger.
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Not a lot if you ask me. It's worth it if you do. If I were you I would do 3. Or one double bio wheel along with one of these. That's what I use on my 30 gallon salt tank. You actually should consider using 2 double bio wheels. That way you'll have 4 outlets instead of 2. Just my opinion. More filtration is better than not enough. I would use some polishing pads in all of em if I were you. They help keep the water clear as a whistle. Hope this helped.