2 x 2200 lph canister filters

[ethana123]

would having two 2200 litres per hour canister filters with uv be too much for a 55 gallon tank ? oh and i think 2200 litres is about 581 gallons

 

[SaltwaterNuB]

Wow, that's crazy. I mean the 581 gallons. Where did you get those filters. I'm curious to see what others recommend. I'm new to the scene so don't know what you should do. I wouldn't think too much filter would hurt...

 

[Elude82]

Wow! How powerful is the intake? I was imagining a tank imploding!!! Lol I would think as long as fish don't get stuck to the intake you'd be ok. Why not just use one of those filters?

 

[crister13]

Yeah two would be fine. That would only be about 24x overturn. Some reefs go as high as 60x so your fine.

 

[SaltwaterNuB]

Yeah use one and sell the other to me... Haha

 

[ethana123]

well they are actually rated to 713 gallons per hour but i figure since its under the tank and stuff that the rate would probably be closer to 581 ... they each hold almost 6 gallons lol so that would be helpful too

 

[phishfriend]

You can't over filter IMO. As long as the intake and return arn't to powerful. I'd say go for it. This is as extreme but I just build a DIY canister that should have a 150g tank rating. For a 40 breeder and I'm thinking of adding a hob rated for a 70g.

 

[phishfriend]

You can't over filter IMO. As long as the intake and return arn't to powerful. I'd say go for it. This is as extreme but I just build a DIY canister that should have a 150g tank rating. For a 40 breeder and I'm thinking of adding a hob rated for a 70g.

Isn't as extreme. No edit on phone app sry