Emperor 280 BIO-Wheel Questions - Aquarium Advice

Blizzard · 07-29-2005, 01:39 PM

I'm just wondering will an Emperor 280 BIO-Wheel, be enough filtration for a 20 [acronym:94f46e85d6="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:94f46e85d6]?
Thanks,
Blizzard

greenmaji · 07-30-2005, 09:22 PM

it is pretty much overfiltration for a 20 gallon tank.. the Emperor 280 can do anything from a 35 to a 55 gallon tank..

a 20 gallon that is a heavily stocked fish-only tank would need about a 200gph filter..
a normaly stocked fish-only 20 gallon tank would need about a 150gph filter..
a 20 gallon planted tank would need a 100gph filter..

Blizzard · 08-04-2005, 02:06 PM

Would it work though? IS overfiltration a bad thing?
-Blizzard

aqh88 · 08-04-2005, 10:43 PM

If you want your fish plastered against the side of the tank and the substrate or plants blown around

Maybe not that bad but I really wouldn't use that much filtration unless you have river fish and a place for them to get out of the current as well as some hardy plants and definitely don't attempt co2. The amount of surface movement will allow all the co2 to escape.

greenmaji · 08-07-2005, 06:49 AM

The [acronym:d2527266d5="Gallons per hour"]gph[/acronym:d2527266d5] numbers I gave you were considering over-filtration.. [acronym:d2527266d5="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:d2527266d5]
personally I would almost never put more then a 160gph filter on a 20 gallon tank.. that would be considering messy fish that wouldnt fit in the tank and river fish..

If your concerned about getting a emperor.. I have had one the 400 model.. It didnt do any better then my big wispier 5... and the [acronym:d2527266d5="Gallons per hour"]GPH[/acronym:d2527266d5] is considerably lower on the Whisper 5 + no biowheel or spraybar.. experiance has made me see that the biowheel really isnt helpful you can get far more bio-filtration in an aquaclear with added bio-media..

07-29-2005, 01:39 PM	#1
Blizzard Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SC Posts: 135	Emperor 280 BIO-Wheel Questions I'm just wondering will an Emperor 280 BIO-Wheel, be enough filtration for a 20 [acronym:94f46e85d6="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:94f46e85d6]? Thanks, Blizzard

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07-30-2005, 09:22 PM	#2
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	it is pretty much overfiltration for a 20 gallon tank.. the Emperor 280 can do anything from a 35 to a 55 gallon tank.. a 20 gallon that is a heavily stocked fish-only tank would need about a 200gph filter.. a normaly stocked fish-only 20 gallon tank would need about a 150gph filter.. a 20 gallon planted tank would need a 100gph filter..

08-04-2005, 02:06 PM	#3
Blizzard Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SC Posts: 135	Would it work though? IS overfiltration a bad thing? -Blizzard

08-04-2005, 10:43 PM	#4
aqh88 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 114	If you want your fish plastered against the side of the tank and the substrate or plants blown around Maybe not that bad but I really wouldn't use that much filtration unless you have river fish and a place for them to get out of the current as well as some hardy plants and definitely don't attempt co2. The amount of surface movement will allow all the co2 to escape.

08-07-2005, 06:49 AM	#5
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	The [acronym:d2527266d5="Gallons per hour"]gph[/acronym:d2527266d5] numbers I gave you were considering over-filtration.. [acronym:d2527266d5="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:d2527266d5] personally I would almost never put more then a 160gph filter on a 20 gallon tank.. that would be considering messy fish that wouldnt fit in the tank and river fish.. If your concerned about getting a emperor.. I have had one the 400 model.. It didnt do any better then my big wispier 5... and the [acronym:d2527266d5="Gallons per hour"]GPH[/acronym:d2527266d5] is considerably lower on the Whisper 5 + no biowheel or spraybar.. experiance has made me see that the biowheel really isnt helpful you can get far more bio-filtration in an aquaclear with added bio-media..