Rena Xp3 Setup For New Tank...

[FavreOnSunday]

I have a 60 gal. tank with a Rena XP3. I think I want to get some Discus. How/what should I layer my baskets with? I have foam in the bottom, ceramic rings in the bottom of the 2nd basket(1/2 full), & media balls for the top basket. Should I move the media balls to the top of the 2nd basket, & fill the 3rd with something else? I have extra foam, carbon, Phos-Zorb (removes phosphate & silicate), Nitra-Zorb (removes ammonia, nitrite, & nitrate), & Zeolite (ammonia remover).... Is any of this useful?

 

[The Noob Fish Shepherd]

I think you may want to rephrase your question. I really want to help but I'm having alot of trouble desiphering it sorry...

 

[waterdrop]

Hi FOS and Welcome to the beginners section!

If you are indeed new to the hobby, I hate to say it but I'd suggest you think long and hard before trying to take on Discus as a first thing. They are usually done in a species tank and can be quite a challenge.

The media layers sound pretty good. The extra chems you mention the -zorbs, are not needed.

~~waterdrop~~

 

[OldMan47]

I would go ahead and fill the filter with the rest of your sponges in the bottom tray and bio-media in the other two trays. I run my XP3 with the coarse sponges in the bottom followed by the finer sponges. The middle tray and top tray both get biological media. To top everything off, I use a thin polishing pad, like the one that comes with the filter. My current favorite biological media is Seachem Matrix, it sort of looks like ceramic pebbles, but I have lots of other media that I have used in my filter over the years. One of the cheapest good biological media is pot scrubbers like these ones that I also have used in my XP3.

 

[scotty]

theres a few scrubbers round my way you could use for media

 

[waterdrop]

Just always be careful of any new potscrubbers you buy that they are not packed in liquid soap or have some sort of soap or something impregnated in them. WD