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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:42 pm **hi from Boston**

We have a 3 1/2 year old RES named Tortelina who has grown so big that she is moving in to a gigantic tank tomorrow. She is looking forward to some deep diving.

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:44 pm

Welcome! Do you have any pictures of her?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:50 pm

I don't have any pictures of her but i will take some tomorrow and then figure out how to send them onto this thing!

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:25 am

lol!make sure to post some pics!

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:20 pm

Does anyone know what the best cannister filter would be for a 75 gallon tank?

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:30 pm

You could get a xp3 or a xp4. They are both really great filters.

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:15 pm

Welcome to the forum.

I second the XP3. How big has Tortelina grown (shell length without the curve)? Her name, for some reason, is making me hungry for some pasta.

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:23 pm

hey. im from the south shore. u guys get alot of snow up there?

i have a 55 gal tank i need to look into filters when i go shoppin for tank stuff

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:55 pm

We went out looking for a good pump and we got one that is supposedly as good as the xp3. It's a marineland canister filter and we are trying to set it up now. Right now we are in need of a sorceror's apprentice to carry water!
We have had a lot of snow here so far this winter!

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:26 pm

yeah we got a little snow down here. its soposed to snow tomorow morning.

im tyrin to deside on what filter to get right now. my tanks 55gals and i guess xp seems to be the fav here, i just dont know what GPH to look for.

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:59 pm

Tortelina started out about as big as a half dollar and is now 8 inches long. She has grown 100 grams each 6 months for the last 1 1/2 years. She is now in her new tank, w/o the filter and is swimming like crazy. This tank takes up so much room we will have to move our dining room table if we want to have guests over!

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:04 pm

I read that you need 3 times the gph for a filter as the tank size. Our tank has 60 gallons in it now and the filter can clean up to 300.

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:27 pm

yea i read that somewhere. im lookin at the xp3

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:52 am

The filter we just got is a C360 canister filter. The tank is 2/3 full and the water level is below the diffuser (inflow tube) Does anyone know if we can extend it to reach the water?

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