Filter for 55 Gallon Tank

Fluval 307 Canister Filter or any type of HOB filter for a 55 Gallon Aquarium, which do people prefer for this size tank? Fish in the tank would be Red tail shark and tiger barbs so far. The substrate is sand.

 

In our 55 we use a Marineland 400 Emperor and a Marineland Magnaflow 360.
for 760 GPH in flow.

 

I am a canister fan, so there is bias.
How many fish do you plan to stock?
Fluval 307 is a great filter for this this size tank, if the stock a bit heavier, the 407 may be the better choice. Never can have too much filtering.

 

I use a 407 on my 55

 

I am a canister fan, so there is bias.
How many fish do you plan to stock?
Fluval 307 is a great filter for this this size tank, if the stock a bit heavier, the 407 may be the better choice. Never can have too much filtering.

Red Tail Shark and 12-16 Tiger Barbs. I probably will just get the 407 instead of the 307 then. Would sand be okay with this filter?

 

I don't have sand in my tank around the intake, so other members may chime in. The intake is ~2-3 inches above the substrate, I don't really see a problem.
I myself have a sponge pre-filter on my intake, that may help with sand as well.

 

If you go with HOB instead of canister you might consider one near each end. My daughter-in-law had two AquaClear 70's in hers, and it worked well. Depending on your stocking levels, 50's may be larger enough.

 

I too have a 55 gallon tiger barb aquarium but with a 5" deep gravel substrate. I use the fluval 407. Slightly over filtered if theirs such a thing. My stock is 20 tiger barbs 15 cardinals 1 bristlenose 2 clown plecos 1 siamese algae eater.

 

I'm 1 that uses a hob filter with using cut to fit
2 inch thick sponge's in the filters compartment
area, they do a AWESOME Job for keeping mine
clean & clear, & I use 2 of them 1 at each end.