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June 28th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Is it overkill?
I was thinking about using two penguin 350B's on my 55g, but wasn't sure if this would be overkill or not. I've also heard that a fluidized bed filter is the way to go, but not sure how they work or how to hook them up. Thanks for any help.
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June 28th, 2008
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Fish Master
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IMO you can never have too much filtration  |
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June 28th, 2008
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Fish Addict
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i believe there are two things you dont want to skimp on the heater for one. if that fails the whole tank can die. and two the filter you can never have to clean of water. i say go for it.
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June 28th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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How about the fluidized bed filtration, any opinions on it and how does it work...
I'm glad I'm not going overkill, I wouldnt want a too clean fishtank  |
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June 28th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Exactly what Shawnie said....................You can NEVER have to much filtration.
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June 29th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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As long as the fish in the tank are happy, the more filtration, the better I think.
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June 29th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hockeyref88
Exactly what Shawnie said....................You can NEVER have to much filtration.
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Unless you have a betta...Unless unless there are plants keeping the water flow at a minimum. Or unless unless the filter has a dial to control the flow so it is not too strong.
Last edited by momo9700; June 29th, 2008 at 12:23 AM.
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June 29th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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For a month I had a Aquaclear 70, an Eheim Liberty 150 and a Ragent something or other...on a 10 :P Fish were fine, I wouldn't worry about it  |
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June 29th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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And here I woulda thought that was overkill konaboy, lol. I figure you guys can't be wrong, you've been at this a lot longer than my measly 1.5 yrs.
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June 29th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David C
I was thinking about using two penguin 350B's on my 55g, but wasn't sure if this would be overkill or not. I've also heard that a fluidized bed filter is the way to go, but not sure how they work or how to hook them up. Thanks for any help.
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I have 1 penguin 350 on a 20 gallon,so I don't think that 2 would be too much at all for a 55.What I have always heard,and what I do with my tanks is always overfilter.Just don't create so much water movement that there are whirlpools,or that the fish are constantly swiming against the current.As far as the bed filter,sorry,but I do not now anything about them.
Last edited by fishbum; June 29th, 2008 at 02:37 PM.
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June 29th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Where do filter manufacturers come up with ratings then? the 350 is supposed to rate up to a 75g, but if you use it on a 20g, it seems like the ratings are B.S. I guess i'll just follow the advice posted and go with a pair of them, too bad noone knows about the fluidized filter, maybe ill try and post on the equipment boards and see what turns up. thanks again for the input
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July 4th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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i agree. you can never have too much filtration. i have a penguin 150 and 200 on my 20g tank. that is 350 gph which means that my tank cycles through 17.5 times per hour. but my fish love it and i have never had problems with the water being dirty lol
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July 5th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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I'm not sure where they get their ratings from either. I ignore it and just look at the gph.
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July 5th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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When the new filter arrives (just waiting on FedEx, the 4th kept them from delivering it yesterday) I'll have 700gph on the 55g, from what you guys say I think that sounds just about perfect  |
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July 5th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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 Yea, 700 gph will be very good for a 55g tank. |
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