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Hi,

I am planning on making a basic flood and drain wheelie bin system in my basement with a 2 GB to 1 FT ratio. There are basically 2 sizes of wheelie bin that I could use, two 55 gallon (200L) bins or one 96 gallon (400L). I know that generally speaking, the larger the FT, the more stable the system. But the larger wheelie bin is much taller, and not that much wider, which I know is not ideal either.

Any thoughts?

Aaron
Edison,NJ USA
outsidethebox108@yahoo.com

Gday Aaron, I suppose if the fish tanks are linked, the volume in the system will be the same even with the two smaller bins, also you would be able to (maybe) stock different species/sizes of fish. Im pretty new to all this, but my choice would be the smaller bins.

why 2 gb to 1 ft ratio?
some pics or google sketch would help also

2:1 gb:ft ratio is actually ideal fr raising fish, as you get so much filtration, you just have to run it constant flood or stagger the gb cycles