Hob Filters Too Many ?

Hey everyone I have a 29 Gallon tall tank with 8 guppies 6 Platys and 3 Murry river rainbow fish I have 3 filters on the tank.I have floating plants and I can't really put them in the tank because the guppy grass and duckweed are just being swept under the water would it be alright to take off a filter and just keep 2 filters ?
Filters aqueon 55/75
Aqueon 30
Aqueon 30

 

Isn't that total of 800GPH from your filters? I know some say more filtration the better but I feel that it's far too much circulation for a 29Gallon. I think with HOB filters you want about 8x to 10x of volume as flowrate.

If you were only limited to using those filters I would keep 55/75. But I've read that your rainbows need slower flow so I would keep Aqueon 30 and purchase a sponge filter.

 

Isn't that total of 800GPH from your filters? I know some say more filtration the better but I feel that it's far too much circulation for a 29Gallon. I think with HOB filters you want about 8x to 10x of volume as flowrate.

I totally agree. You have way to much flow in your tank. I am a huge advocate for over filtering, but I think you have proved that you can be way over filtered lol

I would remove the 2 - Aqueon 30’s.

The Aqueon 55/75 has a rate of 400 gallons per hour. This on its own it is 100 gallons per hour more than you need.

You could remove the filter media from the 2-30’s and put them in the big filter if you are concerned about your cycle. But honestly, it will recover really quickly without it.

Good luck!

 

Hey everyone I have a 29 Gallon tall tank with 8 guppies 6 Platys and 3 Murry river rainbow fish I have 3 filters on the tank.I have floating plants and I can't really put them in the tank because the guppy grass and duckweed are just being swept under the water would it be alright to take off a filter and just keep 2 filters ?
Filters aqueon 55/75
Aqueon 30
Aqueon 30

probably wouldn't hurt to remove some.
maybe if you still want extra filtration, a sponge filter in addition to one if your hob would be good.
overfiltration usually is never bad, but maybe the 55/75 model might be too much flow etc for the fish when used with the 30s.

 

I agree, overfiltration is a wonder. . .until flow gets in the way, and since HOBs pour into the tank its harder to regulate the flow. I might add though taht some fish love strong currents.

 

Well as others have said all you really need in that tank is the 55/75. So why do you have all the filters running??

 

Thanks everyone I will be removing two of the filters honestly I thought I was overstocked because the guppys would spend all the time on the surface before I added the extra filters I'm just worried since its a planted tank that the Co2 from the plants would harm my fish I don't run Co2 just normal ferts and high lighting