Moving to the Fluval 404

[gjw9]

After my last post, I am serious thinking of moving up to the Fluval 404, but it only has a 340 gph rate, is that going to be enough for my 75g tank. Also, by moving everything except the foam from the 304 to the 404 do you think I will be keeping enough bacteria intact.

 

[powderbluetang]

use ehime canisters they are gods to fresh water

 

[TankGirl]

I think a 404 would be adequate for a 75, but barely so, and a very nice complement to it would be a larger HOB, like a Penguin 330 or Emperor 400. For larger tanks I like to have dual filtration, and a canister with a HOB does the job very nicely.

As far as your bacterial colony (forgive me as I don't think I have read the previous post) if it is an established tank, putting a brand spanking new filter on it should not start a cycle at all. There should be tons of bacteria in the tank itself on all of the surfaces. I have never had a problem putting a new filter with 100% new media on an established tank. It does not hurt to transfer media to the new filter, certainly, but it is not required unless the tank is a relatively new setup.

 

[BrianNY]

or you can run the 304 and 404 at the same time. That's plenty of filtration for a 75 gallon,

 

[TankGirl]

Brian, we think alike- I told gjw9 in a pm to just get another Fluval and run in together with the current one, assuming there was not another plan for the 304.

 

[gjw9]

Thank you all

Since I do plan on increasing my fish load I am taking the advice an running both the 304 and the 404. Again, thank you all for your replies.