Thanks, I was up all night watching his videos, and then some other's as well. I'll likely do like he did with the 5 gallon bucket filters and a powerhead on one tote, and an fx6 canister filter on the other. More info below.
Thank you. During the night I came to the conclusion I think it would be smarter to run them separately. That way if any disease, leaks, pests, or water issues happen, both tanks wouldn't necessarily be affected.
Plus, Amazon prime day, plus some lightening sale had the fluval fx6 canister filter cheaper than the Fx4, and I had some Amazon gift card money that needed spending. Ended up grabbing the FX6, the fluval FX spray bar kit, some coarse pre filter sponge filters to go over the intake, and an intake extension for 100 bucks after tax/shipping.
I'm only growing tilapia, they're pretty easy to keep happy. The IBC tote I already have is well cycled with good PH and all. The filter in the currently used filter (TOPWAY 660GPH 4 in 1 Submersible) it has bio balls and everything... I'm thinking I'll take some of that out and put it into the FX6 to jump start that filter...
I don't want to run both filters but maybe I should for a week or so to let some bacteria build up on the fx6 before removing the topway... The top way takes up more room on the bottom of the tank than I'd like, and you have to pull the entire thing up to clean it, and the fountain feature isn't tall enough to work in this "deep" of pond, which is kind of silly... it still filters OK, my tank is healthy, I just don't like the setup.
