Equipment Changes on the 220

I've made a few changes/upgrades to my 220 gallon display tank while I wait for it to cycle and my new fish to arrive. In this video I go over the things that I have changed and talk a bit about the thought process that went into it.
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[@StevePolandAquatics]

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[@JRP4H4L]

Awesome update and filtration overview on your tank. Thanks for sharing.

[@Shayna-jy2vc]

Looks like a well thought out system I'm excited to see the fish

[@ericcampbell2206]

That’s a lot of filtration! Can’t wait to see your fish.

[@portersaquatics4729]

Awesome man!

[@loganthetruckguy8585]

Steve your channel is the one I watch when I looked for advice on clarity and you were spot on

[@StevePolandAquatics]

Glad to hear. Thanks!

[@lgydentrepair5010]

That's some next level stuff 👍

[@WichitaFallFishKeeper]

Dream setup for me. Love it Steve!

[@SantaMonicaFiltration]

Chaos under the tank :)

[@Mikinct]

Great job! A well thought out approach is priceless. I setup a tank that drains & refills in less than 1 second, well, its a terrarium aquarium. I love it but my fish hate it :-p

[@ericj1500]

Tank geek lol, nice upgrades brother man.

[@RogueAquariums]

I really like how you have everything simplified yet automated to save you time. Subbed your channel. 👍

[@brad823]

Like your changes. But I would definitely put in a "shut off float" IN the tank so you don't refill your room as well as your tank when you walk away and forget the incoming water line is ON. :-)

[@wyzemann]

I see you haven't lost your organized DIY touch. I'm loving underneath the tank almost as much as the actual aquarium. Damn, I'm such a sucker for uncluttered , organized spaces...unlike my reality😂🤣😂😜.

[@StevePolandAquatics]

+wyzemann thanks, appreciate it as always

[@jesperfck32]

Awesome setup ! its so interesting to see how you have don it all a lot easier to keep an Aquarium . Kudos

[@joet6494]

Sweet setup! Thank u for sharing.

[@kevinbretscher]

Nice setup 👌

[@jlathem56]

Anything to make life easier for you. Great update :)

[@Frank1joker]

Nice! Really sweet set up.

[@cichlidscape]

Looks like a great system Steve. Interested to see what fish you get👍🏻

[@danielsalt363]

Nice build. Countdown to first time flooding due to forgetting that the tank is filling up starts...now ;)

[@StevePolandAquatics]

Ha, well the overflow box buys me some time.

[@FrankieKennethL]

Some really neat ideas. Thanks for sharing

[@StevePolandAquatics]

Thanks Frankie.

[@fishdad1chadh227]

Great video buddy you gave me some great ideas

[@adamc7918]

very cool

[@finne1989]

Fx4 out put should go to the bottom of the heater tubes and out the top as warm water rises maby better homie

[@redneckaquatics816]

Good stuff I like it I'm geting ready to do a 210 myself I hope u can do some of that to my tank

[@Bass.Player]

I wanted to do the add water pipe but I needed water to be the same temp as the rest of the Aquarium water so I'm still hosing over from the sink.,..

[@CharlesLales]

Thanks, many good ideas / pieces of advise.. E.g water alarm. Would have some how nearly equivalent since Seneye home are sending email if device is out of water.. What about sump and refugium..? Of course adapted / optimized for fresh water.. What would you think?

[@erick6102]

Somebody is getting fired up on fish keeping again! Dang, I was really hoping you'd finally install a sump....

[@StevePolandAquatics]

+Eric K can’t bring myself to drill this tank

[@MT-jf1tn]

Great video! I have the same heater controller but it go one degree up or down. Does anyone know one the get closer to the set temperature?

[@rossgarcia3112]

What are the dimensions of the stand? Looks like you have a lot of height space to fit Fx6/5.

[@vicmag359]

You said you want the least amount of items in the tank thus the external heater set up , but then you add all those pipes in the tank. Has to be a better way to stream line your set up.

[@StevePolandAquatics]

+Raider Vic I only added one that’s really visible, for the drain line. It’s worth it. And really all of those lines are invisible with the normal tank lighting. Whereas a heater is not

[@adeelshaikh2129]

good setup man when is the fish coming

[@StevePolandAquatics]

+adeel shaikh soon

[@adeelshaikh2129]

Are you going to oca

[@jrmlekush]

Nice setup! How do you connect the Fluval ribbed hose to the hose barbs on the DIY inline heaters?

[@StevePolandAquatics]

Hose clamps

[@jrmlekush]

Thanks. You don't have any issues with the ribbed hosing sealing directly against the hose barbs?

[@StevePolandAquatics]

It has been awhile since I did it. I seem to remember it being a pain to get them on but once I did it they have been fine ever since.

[@nickjm37fordel1]

Do you find the canister filter is easier to clean and maintain then a sump type filter

[@dablu3sid3]

Loved the ideas in this, is there a reason you went with a fx5 and fx4 vs just 2 fx6? I'm sure you had a good reason and just wanted to know what it was

[@StevePolandAquatics]

+dablu3sid3 I don’t think two FX6 (or and FX5 and FX6) is quite enough for a 220. I wanted something beefy to push through both heaters and an Fx4 was perfect.

[@dablu3sid3]

Steve Poland Cichlids completely understand, just want to say keep it up man your I've just sold my 125 looking to get a 220 soon and start my African cichlids you were a great inspiration and tons of informative help!

[@aro9aquatics917]

I’m doing your set up for inline heaters. I have a fx6 but can’t figure out what barb to use on the ribbed hose. The 3/4” barb is too small and the 1” barb is to big. Please help!

[@StevePolandAquatics]

+ARO 9 AQUATICS use a 1 inch barb and force it on there.

[@aro9aquatics917]

Steve Poland Cichlids thanks for the response! I’ll try harder... lol

[@g_the_status1474]

Nice! Did you ever consider a sump with the amount of filtration you have going?

[@StevePolandAquatics]

+emerson galicia of course. For one, I just can’t bring myself to drill this 220. If it went wrong I would be really upset. Also I’m not a huge fan of sumps in my living space due to the noise, though I’m sure that could be mitigated to some extent.

[@sasquatchaquatics8198]

Steve Poland Cichlids don't have to drill your tank, use an overflow box I use one on my sump oh, and it's not really loud at all. Think of a sump as a magic canister filter with no lid that doesn't ever leak. I've had nothing but problems with my FX4

[@StevePolandAquatics]

+Sasquatch Aquatics I have an overflow box, two actually, big ones, and I know a lot of people use them but I don’t think I could ever fully trust it.

[@nosumpreefing8287]

Steve, are you selling any canister filters by chance? Had a major failure on my sun sun in your old 90g, planning to buy one at petco tonight, but with all your equipment changes I thought I'd ask

[@StevePolandAquatics]

Yes sir I have a couple of eheim 2217s I’m selling

[@showmeurtds7572]

Could you give the specs on your UPS battery backup? I see it's APC. I am trying to figure out which one I want to get and was curious what you have.

[@StevePolandAquatics]

It's this one. amzn.to/2ySf2yg

[@showmeurtds7572]

Steve Poland Cichlids awesome. Thank you very much. Loved the video. I'm a fluval fan, haven't tried Eheim yet, but glad to see I'm not buying a poor product.

[@loganthetruckguy8585]

Steve what do u think of the combination of purigen and poly filter

[@StevePolandAquatics]

I do that. Best combo

[@loganthetruckguy8585]

Steve Poland Cichlids I actually took some advice on how to make a tank look more natural I picked up a power head and all fish are doing well

[@loganthetruckguy8585]

but polyfiter and purigen helps my clarity of my aquarium

[@michaelklaus8708]

Would u recommend a fluval fx canister over an eheim canister?

[@StevePolandAquatics]

+Michael Klaus not necessarily. Both great, just personal preference

[@BigGem22]

Are You still thinking one single fish?

[@StevePolandAquatics]

+Ross Tucker yes

[@robertdillon9989]

How can your tank be fully cycled when there are no fish in it? Won’t the biomass have to again adapt to whatever stocking level you decide on and isn’t that in effect a cycle? I don’t understand that comment...

[@StevePolandAquatics]

+Robert Dillon it’s a fishless cycle. I’m adding ammonia at a much higher rate than the fish will produce to keep the bacteria alive. Some will die off if the bioload with fish is lower but that’s no big deal.

[@robertdillon9989]

Steve Poland Cichlids : gotcha