Filtration

[giffmastaflex]

I'm looking to upgrade my filter (topfin 60) to possibly a aquaclear 110 or a fluval c4 I'm not sure on which one? I don't want to do a canister filter because if something goes wrong ill have water everywhere. I have a 55 gallon tank but want the water to very clean so that's why I'm looking at larger filters.

 

[Zimmanski]

I'm looking to upgrade my filter (topfin 60) to possibly a aquaclear 110 or a fluval c4 I'm not sure on which one? I don't want to do a canister filter because if something goes wrong ill have water everywhere. I have a 55 gallon tank but want the water to very clean so that's why I'm looking at larger filters.

I love the fluval c series and would chose them over the comparable AC model any day, but you're comparing a much larger AC to the c4, so in the case I would say the AC110 gets my vote. If it were an AC70 vs C4 it'd be a hands down C4 winner in my eyes. I've had both ACs and fluvals and have a ac30 on my ten gallon, but i also switched from the c3 to the ac50 on my 20 gallon and wish I hadn't. I'll be going back to the c series soon I'm sure. Check out the multiple other threads about this discussion, might help your decision.

 

[Earlybird]

I run 2 AC 70's on my 55 gallon. They are easy to use and keep
the water very clean. I run mine with the sponge on bottom, then poly floss,
then seachem purigen, then biomax on top.

 

[Cornstar]

I never had an issue with my eheim 2217 but if you were choose, I would pick AC110.

I am running an AC110 and eheim 2217 on my 55g and my tank is really clear.

 

[giffmastaflex]

Also if you could give pros and cons of canister vs HOB and other types of canisters as well

 

[Cornstar]

I honestly am not an expert of the pros and cons. But I can say with an aquaclear, it is very flexible in regards to what you put in it. I have a large sponge, filter floss and a bag of crushed corals in it.

It is also very flexible with my eheim where I store most of bio stuff. I think canister takes up less room so you could push your tank further back and usually have more gallon/hour flow.

 

[Zimmanski]

As far as customization goes the c series and ACs are the same, you can run whatever you want in both. The pros of a canister is a larger capacity and more thorough filtering and they're more customizable, and they're quieter. The con, that's singular, is that they generally cost about 2.5x the cost of a HOB. I had my fluval 406 on my 55 and now have it on my 75 and love it

 

[ArtesiaWells]

I run an AquaClear 110 on my 60 gallon goldfish tank (along with an Aqueon QuietFlow 55 for additional filtration; total gallons per hour being turned over in my tank is in excess of 800 with these two HOBs ). I say get the 110 and don't look back...

Like many, I too run the sponge on bottom and two small sacks of BioMax on top of it; I am going to get some Seachem Purigen eventually to sit in the layer just below the BioMax...

 

[giffmastaflex]

Is there such thing as too much filtration? Because along with the fluval 406 I would like to put those doing filters in just incase the power goes out (I have a battery powered bubbler)

 

[ArtesiaWells]

Is there such thing as too much filtration?

No.

 

[jcolon]

Is there such thing as too much filtration? Because along with the fluval 406 I would like to put those doing filters in just incase the power goes out (I have a battery powered bubbler)

Too much filtration ... No
Too many filters running on the same tank .... Yes.

 

[ArtesiaWells]

What part of Long Isle? ^^^

 

[giffmastaflex]

If I get a new filter do I need to recycle my tank

 

[jcolon]

What part of Long Isle? ^^^

Valley Stream area.

 

[ArtesiaWells]

Valley Stream area.

Oh, right -- we talked about this, didn't we? I had asked if that diner was still on Sunrise Highway, not far from Green Acres and near the LIRR station?

 

[jcolon]

Oh, right -- we talked about this, didn't we? I had asked if that diner was still on Sunrise Highway, not far from Green Acres and near the LIRR station?

Yeah, there is a diner that fits that description ... Almost across the street from a McDonald's that's on Sunrise HWY. Could never remember the name of that diner.

 

[Fresh2o]

If I get a new filter do I need to recycle my tank

Not necessarily. You could run both for a while then remove the first one. To expedite this, you can add some of the biomedia from the first filter to the second to help seed it.

 

[ArtesiaWells]

Yeah, there is a diner that fits that description ... Almost across the street from a McDonald's that's on Sunrise HWY. Could never remember the name of that diner.

Yes, right -- the McDonald's is right across the street, right beneath that overpass where the LIRR train comes in....a couple of blocks down is a Dunkin' Donuts...

And then we talked about ANCONA'S pizza, right? And the Itchkins Ice Cream parlor across the street? TO DIE FOR ice cream there...

J -- let's take this discussion of the South Shore enclave known as Valley Stream to private messaging so to not derail the thread...