BIO Wheels? - Aquarium Advice

Noxious020189 · 01-30-2005, 10:39 PM

Are BIO wheels any good?

foma2000 · 01-30-2005, 11:03 PM

i personaly dont like bio wheels. i find that in the event of a power failur they fail to start again.

lmw80 · 01-30-2005, 11:06 PM

I love bio-wheels. They are very efficient filtration syatem. It might be better or worse for your tank depending on the size, plants, and many other factors.

Noxious020189 · 01-30-2005, 11:40 PM

Well 30 [acronym:f924bd7c78="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:f924bd7c78]. probly a few plants

Lance M. · 01-31-2005, 03:34 PM

In planted tanks the best filter in my opinion would be a cannister filter because you can place the water outflow below the water surface so that the water isn't disturbed a great deal. Bio-wheel filters are good for mostly fish only tanks, not too good for the plants because they cause a lot of surface agitation which causes a lot of [acronym:57a817d116="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:57a817d116] to escape out of the water. Plants need that [acronym:57a817d116="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:57a817d116] to perform photosynethesis and then they in turn produce [acronym:57a817d116="Oxygen"]O2[/acronym:57a817d116] for the fish.

thanew · 01-31-2005, 04:25 PM

i dunno about the surface agitation with some biowheels... the emperor 400 is pretty silent and I dont get much surface agitation, now if you were to say on the 170.. now that is a horse of a different color.. there was too much surface agitation and it was quite loud...

anyways, I found that biowheels are nice, I have an emperor 400, a regular penguin 170, and a penguin mini.. they all seem to do quite well, I overfilter my tanks I dunno if thats a reason, but Ive never had any problems from any spikes no matter what I do in the tank... its great to have a biowheel to help seed....

Frank_the_Tank · 01-31-2005, 04:27 PM

I like my penguin mini, it's a nice little fountain sound in the room, soothing to go to sleep to.

SerLunchbox · 01-31-2005, 08:39 PM

Bio-wheels are the way to go! As for the comment on not starting up ... that is partially true ... but my magnum has never had a problem yet ... for that fact ... starting up my penguin 170 hasn't been an issue either.

purrfect · 02-01-2005, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Lance M.

Bio-wheel filters are good for mostly fish only tanks, not too good for the plants because they cause a lot of surface agitation which causes a lot of [acronym:e0e8bf89d7="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:e0e8bf89d7] to escape out of the water. Plants need that [acronym:e0e8bf89d7="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:e0e8bf89d7] to perform photosynethesis and then they in turn produce [acronym:e0e8bf89d7="Oxygen"]O2[/acronym:e0e8bf89d7] for the fish.

Adding oxygen does not cut [acronym:e0e8bf89d7="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:e0e8bf89d7]. What did you mean?

Lance M. · 02-02-2005, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by purrfect

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Originally Posted by Lance M.

Bio-wheel filters are good for mostly fish only tanks, not too good for the plants because they cause a lot of surface agitation which causes a lot of [acronym:a97252e87c="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:a97252e87c] to escape out of the water. Plants need that [acronym:a97252e87c="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:a97252e87c] to perform photosynethesis and then they in turn produce [acronym:a97252e87c="Oxygen"]O2[/acronym:a97252e87c] for the fish.

Adding oxygen does not cut [acronym:a97252e87c="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:a97252e87c]. What did you mean?

What I mean is that the more surface agitation there is, the more [acronym:a97252e87c="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:a97252e87c] escapes from the water. The Bio-wheel filters I have have an effect like a small water fall, the water from the outflow comes down, splashs with the water in the tank causing more [acronym:a97252e87c="Oxygen"]O2[/acronym:a97252e87c] to go into the water, but because of the increased surface agitation causes more [acronym:a97252e87c="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:a97252e87c] to escape from the water.

01-30-2005, 10:39 PM	#1
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01-30-2005, 11:03 PM	#2
foma2000 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: santa cruz california Posts: 306	i personaly dont like bio wheels. i find that in the event of a power failur they fail to start again. __________________ there once was a kid named colin. he looked just like a gorilla. his name wasn't magilla, because it was colin.

01-30-2005, 11:06 PM	#3
lmw80 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bristol, Pa Posts: 4,805 Images: 40	I love bio-wheels. They are very efficient filtration syatem. It might be better or worse for your tank depending on the size, plants, and many other factors. __________________ -Lori Join the Eastern PA/Greater Philadelphia Forum! Click here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/groupcp.php?g=7825 Aquariums are like jello - there's always room for more.

01-31-2005, 04:25 PM	#6
thanew Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 376 Images: 15	i dunno about the surface agitation with some biowheels... the emperor 400 is pretty silent and I dont get much surface agitation, now if you were to say on the 170.. now that is a horse of a different color.. there was too much surface agitation and it was quite loud... anyways, I found that biowheels are nice, I have an emperor 400, a regular penguin 170, and a penguin mini.. they all seem to do quite well, I overfilter my tanks I dunno if thats a reason, but Ive never had any problems from any spikes no matter what I do in the tank... its great to have a biowheel to help seed.... __________________ 55 gallon fw -1 Pleco -3 Yellow Labs (+ babies in maternity tank) -1 Blue peacock -1 Syno Cat

01-31-2005, 04:27 PM	#7
Frank_the_Tank Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX Posts: 142	I like my penguin mini, it's a nice little fountain sound in the room, soothing to go to sleep to. __________________ 10 gallon [acronym:e64f4ca2ac="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:e64f4ca2ac]-2 zebra danios, 3 cory cats, 1 dwarf gourami, 1 baby rubbernose pleco 2.5 gallon [acronym:e64f4ca2ac="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:e64f4ca2ac]-empty for now

01-30-2005, 11:40 PM	#4
Noxious020189 Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 5	Well 30 [acronym:f924bd7c78="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:f924bd7c78]. probly a few plants

01-31-2005, 03:34 PM	#5
Lance M. Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,186	In planted tanks the best filter in my opinion would be a cannister filter because you can place the water outflow below the water surface so that the water isn't disturbed a great deal. Bio-wheel filters are good for mostly fish only tanks, not too good for the plants because they cause a lot of surface agitation which causes a lot of [acronym:57a817d116="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:57a817d116] to escape out of the water. Plants need that [acronym:57a817d116="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:57a817d116] to perform photosynethesis and then they in turn produce [acronym:57a817d116="Oxygen"]O2[/acronym:57a817d116] for the fish.

01-31-2005, 08:39 PM	#8
SerLunchbox Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,526 Images: 1	Bio-wheels are the way to go! As for the comment on not starting up ... that is partially true ... but my magnum has never had a problem yet ... for that fact ... starting up my penguin 170 hasn't been an issue either. __________________ Lunchbox ... "i'm a man, but i can change, if i have to, i guess" Tankless ... for now ... until i find what i really want (and what the wife lets me get!)

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