Okay...I got no response...so, I got a Lee's premium under-gravel filter, and I am running it along with my Fluval Aqua Clear 30 filter (for 30-gallons) in a 20-gallon Long tank.
I put some Seachem Matrix bio-support filter-media (half-cup) spread out below the under-gravel filter-grid. On top of the grid, added 20-pounds of small river-gravel (quarter-inch, rounded edges). The ratio of 1-pound of small gravel per 1-gallon of water keeps the gravel layer shallow while yielding lots of area for biological filtration. I'm using an Eco-air 2, a double-outlet air-pump, suitable for a 30-gallon tank (which is quiet, and has an air-flow adjustment knob on top). I keep the air-pump on low.
The Aqua Clear 30 filter (the water-fall portion) is in the middle of the back wall of the tank, between the two up-take tubes of the under-gravel filter. The filter-media well is 2/3-full with a mix of Seachem Matrix Carbon and Marineland Carbon in a large filter-media bag. On top of the carbon, I have the reticular bio-media bag that came with the Aqua Clear filter; which, is full of Seachem Matrix bio-support filter-media. I run this filter on a medium current. On the intake-tube of the Aqua Clear filter, I have a pre-filter sponge that I clean thoroughly two or three times a week.
I still do partial (25%) water-changes 2 to 3 times a week with a gravel-vac siphon; however before, with only the Aqua Clear 30 filter, I had to do 25% water changes every day.
So far, for about six weeks, the results have been terrific!
My 10-inch (TL) Pterygoplichthys is in crystal-clear, odorless water with a 0 ppm test of ammonia, in spite of the copious amounts of excrement produced by this large fish.
I will definitely replicate this system when moving her to a larger tank as she grows.