aquaclear 300

[Acer]

does anyone have any idea what size tank the aquaclear 300 is for?

 

[Xzap]

Up to 70 gals.

Dave

 

[Acer]

ok thank you..

 

[severum mama]

Well, that is the manufacturer's rating, but you can't really count on that for HOBs IMO. It would be different if the rating were for a canister, but for HOBs I like to turn the water over about 10x/hour. I use the AC 300 on my 29 gallon tank and I really like it, but I would probably feel ok about using it on tanks up to 50 gallons. JMO

 

[Acer]

yah the reason i was asking was because i wanted to set up my 55 already and was thinking about using the AquaClear 300 i have on my 29 for the 55.. i know it'll look goofy but i was thinking of running that with the filter from my established 10 gal i took down recently, it has been running since i took it down in the 29 gal.

 

[Xzap]

I run 2 tanks with AC HOB and Fluval canisters.
It gives me 1 filter still running if one breaks down plus I can clean them alternately.

Thx,

dave

 

[marliah]

the 300 works awesome on a 55gal. Its what we had on our first setup and it worked like a charm. On our newer setup we have a biowheel and I hate it. The aquaclear was MUCH better and even after an intense cleaning would have the water sparkling clear in an hour or two. I highly recommend them.

 

[Guest]

I believe the 300 is for 40-70 gal tanks.

 

[jrp1588]

Running a canister and a HOB? What kinda turnover do you get Xzap? I may just do that one of these days when i get a canister.

 

[Guest]

I have an aquaclear 70.. used to be aquaclear 300 right, but i use it on my 55 gallon and i really don't think its adequate... i want to get another one.. LOL.

 

[jrp1588]

wow, I'd say that's a touch underpowered. If you lived in my area, I'd give you a bigger filter...as i have 2 extras just sitting around. lol

 

[Bhunsucker]

I have a aquaclear 110 (old 500 model) on a 55 and it works great.

 

[severum mama]

Acer- if I were you I would go ahead and add the AC 300 from your 29 gallon tank, as well as get another filter. An AC 200 or even another 300 would be fine.

 

[Bhunsucker]

Acer- if I were you I would go ahead and add the AC 300 from your 29 gallon tank, as well as get another filter. An AC 200 or even another 300 would be fine.

I agree with Severum Mama. I would get the AC 300 so that you would have a matching pair and you could use the same type of media between the two of them.

 

[cinciboy]

I use this for my 10Gal.. I tested on my 29gal. IMHO this will work upto 29gal if you are looking for some current in water.

 

[Acer]

im going to look into getting another one, same as mentioned about, i'll probably try to get a matching one, but i dont want to create too much water movement because im going to use my 55 gal for the angelfish..

 

[severum mama]

Oh, good point. Have you thought about getting a canister instead as others suggested? That might help. Or, if you find that the current is too strong for your angels, you could just adjust the flow on the ACs.