I'm new here, so first off, hello
Apologize in advance if this is in the wrong section of the forums. Now to it, I recently purchased a 14 gallon aquarium kit. Included tank, filter, light bar/hood, net, heater, etc. Got the tank setup and working properly.
After tank was ready for fish I found some peaceful livestock. Everything seemed fine until Murphy and his law decided to strike. The filter stopped functioning and after trying all suggested methods and a few others to get it working it was apparent it was dead. Went out and purchased two 10 gallon filters because it's all that was available that time of night.
Well I would like to replace these filters so that I don't have two running into a tank. Plus the quality of the filters is questionable. Purchased at a major chain store and don't even have an actual brand name printed on them. So shopping for something more reliable and of higher quality.
So I am looking for filter suggestions from the community for Hang On Back power filters. I was looking at the Penn Plax Cascade 100 and also the Tetra Whisper PF 20. Ive read the Cascade 100 has excellent filtration and is quiet enough you barely hear it functioning. Ive also read good things about the Whisper 20, but have also read about it's media getting clogged to easily and stories of it's motor not restarting 2 out of 3 times after a power outage.
Wondering if anyone owns one of these filters and can confirm or deny the strength and weakness of said filters. Or possibly someone has a suggestion for a different HOB power filter. Sorry for the long winded post. But I am just concerned about the quality of life of my newest family members and thus need a quality filter. Any help is appreciated and thanks for your time.
Apologize in advance if this is in the wrong section of the forums. Now to it, I recently purchased a 14 gallon aquarium kit. Included tank, filter, light bar/hood, net, heater, etc. Got the tank setup and working properly.
After tank was ready for fish I found some peaceful livestock. Everything seemed fine until Murphy and his law decided to strike. The filter stopped functioning and after trying all suggested methods and a few others to get it working it was apparent it was dead. Went out and purchased two 10 gallon filters because it's all that was available that time of night.
Well I would like to replace these filters so that I don't have two running into a tank. Plus the quality of the filters is questionable. Purchased at a major chain store and don't even have an actual brand name printed on them. So shopping for something more reliable and of higher quality.
So I am looking for filter suggestions from the community for Hang On Back power filters. I was looking at the Penn Plax Cascade 100 and also the Tetra Whisper PF 20. Ive read the Cascade 100 has excellent filtration and is quiet enough you barely hear it functioning. Ive also read good things about the Whisper 20, but have also read about it's media getting clogged to easily and stories of it's motor not restarting 2 out of 3 times after a power outage.
Wondering if anyone owns one of these filters and can confirm or deny the strength and weakness of said filters. Or possibly someone has a suggestion for a different HOB power filter. Sorry for the long winded post. But I am just concerned about the quality of life of my newest family members and thus need a quality filter. Any help is appreciated and thanks for your time.
