Questions about F8 setup

[pirasha]

Hey guys...so I continue to plot

anyway I want to give you a rundown of what I want to do with my tank and ask you about a few questions I still have...Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Anyway so I have a 30 gall tank. I have a marineland penguin filter for a 20 gallon tank and I am getting another filter from a friend of mine who has it lying around his house (I am not sure the brand but it is for either a 20 or 30 gall tank) I was thinking about putting one on each side of the tank so the current is not all on one side. Is this a good idea or should I save up for a 30 gall filter...I would probably still go with marineland because I have dealt with really good customer service from them (unless there are much better solutions)

I am getting aragonite sand as the substrate and have the usual fake plants and ornaments and things, and marine salt for brackish purposes. I want to get one F8 puffer and Bumblebee gobies. Now for the gobies, I know that they are territorial but do they prefer to live in groups or singly assuming there are different territories for all of them.

I know that it is good to de-worm these fish when you first get them, but I can't seem to find what is used for it...I know it starts with a p...I think.. can anyone suggest a good brand? As for food I have an awesome snail population (pond snails and ramshorn snails) and am getting vita-chem and other shellfish and veggies which will vary throughout.

Anything I have forgotten or does it all sound fine?

[pirasha]

Oh right, got a heater and a hydrometer also

[greenspottedlover]

I personally like a much larger filter for a tank. My 20g. GSP tank(yes I plan to upgrade) has the Marineland Penguin biowheel for a 50g+ tank.

[Blaine]

Sounds good so far....

I'd use 2 filters on opposite ends of the tank to increase water flow and circulation. I also suggest using at least 2x the recommended filtration size for the tank.

BB gobys are a little territorial but it isn't really an issue. Put in 5 or 6 golf ball-sized sea shells for them to take over. They will even chase the puffer away from their shells but they wont hurt him.

[pirasha]

okay, good idea with the filters...I'll have to save up for those. with the BB gobies, how many would be a good number? I was thinking around three...more? less? or does this sound reasonable?

[Blaine]

with sufficient filtration you could do 6 or 8 IMO

I have 10 in my F8 tank