Fluval 305

[andyg81]

I have a Fluval 305 on my 3 foot 180 litre but a friend said to me last night that she has a big tank (approx 5 foot) on a stand and it's mine for free. Got to go and look at it first to make sure it's ok and it may need re-sealing but my question is would my 305 be enough for a 5 foot tank ?

 

[minnnt]

Depends on the total volume.

 

[lock77]

Jammy git, 5ft free tank!!!

The 305 works up to 300l.

 

[andyg81]

It may be bigger she doesn't know it's been in her cellar for a couple of years . I think ill have to just get it re-sealed to be on the safe side I'm going to measure it up tomorrow so will know for sure on the volume.

If my 305 won't cope could I use it to start other while I sort a better filter out ? Because basically I will need to move my 3ft out the room to fit the 5ft in so I wanted to empty it and put everything straight in the 5ft

 

[minnnt]

If you're keeping your current stock and not adding to it then it should be fine. If you want to add to it then you will eventually need more filtration.

 

[samorkel]

Looking at the stock you have at the moment I would say upgrade the filter and up the number of fish in your schools like the rummynoses up to atleast 10, tetra's are most often happy in larger groups. I think you could use that filter in tandom with the upgrade while the upgrade cycles.

 

[andyg81]

Plan would be to keep the current stock but then increase numbers on tetras etc so would need a different filter in long run

 

[andyg81]

Well my friend must have been drunk when they said it was 5 foot ..... It was 3 x 1 x 1.5 so I've turned it down the tank was in very very poor condition and would Definatly needed to be re-sealed and a crack in one pane. Gutted had got loads of ideas for a 5 foot