Question on Canister Filter

[Marshel54]

Tank 55 gallons. Stocking 8 large African Cichlids.
Tank has been up 5 years running 2 power filters and a canister filter. One of the hang on the backs quit and the canister filter has been growling for a month. Today I bought a new canister that is rated for 100 gallons.
I would like to eliminate the remaining power filter.
Will the new canister handle the job by its self? Should I run the remaining power filter until bacteria is established in the new canister? Should the holes in the discharge tubes be pointed up to enhance oxygen exchange?

 

[Hleverett]

I'd run all the filters with the new canister and after a month take one power filter offline and after a few weeks start bring the old canister offline and rework it.

 

[skrapeNKA]

Would re-purposing media (scissors and what have you) from existing filters to stuff into a new unit be effective enough to re-establish the biofilter?

 

[Hleverett]

It would be a good start but the only thing that will help is time.

 

[Hleverett]

Lost of folks run themselves to death on a new tank testing water and trying to keep ammonia levels at zero, but you have to have some ammonia to get the bacteria going in the filter