sonnytree23
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I have a 55 gallon fish tank and I run a aqueon 75 and a marineland 150 is that over doing it???
Okay thanks now having more filteration does that mean the maintenance will possibly go down?
I have a 55 gallon fish tank and I run a aqueon 75 and a marineland 150 is that over doing it???
Can you have too much filtration? ... No .. The more the merrier. As much 100% Poly-fill as you can stuff the better!
Can you have too many filters running?... Yes ... At some point the excess flow becomes a bit much. A 20gal with an AC-50 at full flow ... manageable ... same tank with an AC-110 at full flow? Love to see some fish and inverts navigate that current.
Hello sonny...
Good question. I think there is such a thing as too much filtration. Filtration doesn't do much to keep the tank water clean. All it can do is take in toxic water and replace it with water that's just a bit less toxic.
If you're in the habit of removing and replacing large amounts of tank water, you don't need heavy filtration, the filter is just turning over water that's already clean. Just get a filter that turns over all the tank water about 4 times per hour and do your water changes. You'll save money on all the extra filters and have it for other aquarium stuff.
The moral of this story is don't rely on mechanical filtration to keep the tank water pure. Only large, weekly water changes can do this.
Just a thought.
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Okay thanks guys I still do my weekly water changes every sat-sunday fish are great just thought more filteration would be better for my oscar because there messy fish..
Can you have too much filtration? ... No .. The more the merrier. As much 100% Poly-fill as you can stuff the better!
Can you have too many filters running?... Yes ... At some point the excess flow becomes a bit much. A 20gal with an AC-50 at full flow ... manageable ... same tank with an AC-110 at full flow? Love to see some fish and inverts navigate that current.
More filtration means cleaner water and clearer water BUT nothing replaces a good ole water change IMO. I run 2 AC110's on my 75g and still do weekly water changes.