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I am going to be getting an FX5 more than likely sometime after the first of the year. I have a few questions. I have looked at VepiaCrays thread.

On the FX5 can you use carbon and purigen in it? If I recall correcting the filter media thread said carbon OR purigen. If I wanted to use both and can't put both in the FX5 what would I do?

How much biomedia do you need for an FX5?

How hard is this sucker to set up? I not real mechanically inclined and my DH is even less.

Yes you can use Purigen and carbon. Make sure you pick up a few media bags too. Get as much bio filter your filter can take... this should be plenty: http://cgi.ebay.com/4x-1L-Odyssea-Glass ... 0223250752

Most canisters are not hard to setup... the only thing you might actually need to do is trim the tubing.

Do glass rings work as well or better than ceramic? I've seen a lot of "talk" about ceramic but nothing on glass. Are they the same?

Mom2RES wrote:Do glass rings work as well or better than ceramic? I've seen a lot of "talk" about ceramic but nothing on glass. Are they the same?

The confusion is probably my fault, I interchange the terms. They are technically different, but perform the same and are priced the same.

http://www.tropical-fish-success.com/bi ... media.html

VeipaCray wrote:

Mom2RES wrote:Do glass rings work as well or better than ceramic? I've seen a lot of "talk" about ceramic but nothing on glass. Are they the same?

The confusion is probably my fault, I interchange the terms. They are technically different, but perform the same and are priced the same.

http://www.tropical-fish-success.com/bi ... media.html

Thanks for the clarification. I have seen you post about ceramic, but I've seen others also. I am trying to make sure I do what is right/best when I set this monster up, but obviously I know very little about it all.

The link that Steve posted in this thread to the cheap media on ebay is good stuff to get for the FX5