Undergravel filter ?

[t11t5]

I am setting up a 30 gallon fish only tank. I bought a Marinland 200 bio-wheel filter. Should I use an undergravel filter as well with a powerhead? Is just the Bio-wheel filter enough?

 

[arkey.d]

Don't use the undergravel filter, it will turn into a nitrate factory. Also use sand instead of Crushed Coral. Use your filter and then add two powerheads into the tank for water circulation...

 

[chevcam]

I second that don't make my mistake I'm just starting to fix that this weekend ,removing my UGF. I did alot of research and they are right!!!!!!

 

[mudplayerx]

If you are determined to use the UGF, you can set up a plenum. It is just an UGF without the water flow. You just set up the filter plates and layer the substrate over it. The area of "dead water" is supposed to be beneficial.