Djm9288 Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 OK i know this isnt a nano, but which power filter(HOB) for my 46g?? Either the Emperor 400 removed biowheel, or The highest rated Proquatics filter at www.petsmart.com Link to comment
Salim Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 My vote goes to Aquaclear. They're inexpensive, reliable, and the filter media is cheap. my .02 Salim Link to comment
ricknbecky Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 We have penguin 125 hob. and ti woks great for our 20h. We keep a poly pad, phosgaurd (cuz we live in fla.) and carbon. We havent removed the biowheel as it doesn't seem to be causing any problems, for us but I think that the use of a bio wheel is sort of mixed. Link to comment
gobies Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 I have an Emperor 400 on one of my fw tanks. There's gonna be a bit of a problem if you remove the biowheel on the Emperor 400: water noise. The way the Emperor works, there are two spray bars that hit the biowheels. Remove the biowheels, and those spray bars make quite a bit of noise as they spray into the filter. Remove the spray bars, and the water still goes to supply the spray bars, and splashes back into the filter. It's surprisingly noisy. Link to comment
Djm9288 Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 I HATE AQUACLEAR!!!!!! Link to comment
Metznreef Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 what's wrong with aquaclear? use um on my freshwater tanks and i love them. Link to comment
Djm9288 Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 i had one on my 10g, and i just didt like it, i like the filters u insert a cartirdge in, JMO. its personal preferance Link to comment
luv2jeep Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 I second the AquaClear. You don't use the filter cartridges anyway! I run 2 AquaClear Mini's on my 10-gallon. One is empty, one has a bag of ChemiPure. The large "filter media" area is great for emergency bags'o'stuff! Link to comment
edying Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 If you get one of the Marineland products, get the Penguin 330 (basically a little lower flow than the emperor and without the spray bar). If you want to get it even cheaper... head on over to Wally World. They have Walmart branded stuff thats made by Marineland. I think they have one called the 30-60 or something similar that should be the same as the Penguin w/o the biowheel. -Ed Link to comment
BCOrchidGuy Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Aquaclear love em, love em lots, cheap, reliable, parts are cheap if you break em.... Aquaclear Link to comment
Mnesarchus Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 I love the aquaclear filters on my freshwater tanks. Nice and cheap to run, and they work like a charm. I paid a very small price and mine is still running well a year later. Link to comment
loganj Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 IMO, the Emperor is a superior filtration system for FRESHwater because of the bio wheels. For the uses you have outlined, I think you'd be better off with the Aquaclear. Like the previous post said, the Emperor is going to be loud without the wheels because of it's pump design. The only advantage the Emperor has is the media containers that allow you to use whatever media you want. Of course, most if not all of the time, all you're going to want is carbon and the Aquaclear carbon bags are very convenient to use. JMHO. Logan J Link to comment
cmoreash Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 They are reliable, I've never hard a burn out with them. I HATE MARINELAND FILTERS. i've got a penguin on a 20g tank, this thing clogs sooo much. Aquaclear are great, NO CARTRIDGE IS THE IDEA. you can CUSTOMIZE WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO DO. stupid Link to comment
luv2jeep Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Originally posted by loganj IMO, the Emperor is a superior filtration system for FRESHwater because of the bio wheels. For the uses you have outlined, I think you'd be better off with the Aquaclear. Like the previous post said, the Emperor is going to be loud without the wheels because of it's pump design. The only advantage the Emperor has is the media containers that allow you to use whatever media you want. Of course, most if not all of the time, all you're going to want is carbon and the Aquaclear carbon bags are very convenient to use. JMHO. Logan J FYI, I would NOT run the AquaClear carbon! Throw that out and get yourself a good reef carbon. There is a HUGE difference in carbons! Cheaper carbons tend to be high in phosphate and other undesireables. You can get a tub'o'carbon for $10 and a small filter bag for $2. Link to comment
Djm9288 Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 I said, NO AQUACLEARS!!!!!!! Link to comment
MrGuyPerson Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 I don't see why one bad experience you had would make you want to disregard every other person's good experience. You did, after all, put "other" in your poll. AC filters are cheap, not too noisy and, in my experience, reliable. While I haven't started saltwater yet, I have done freshwater for the better part of five years (nine if you count my stumbling around in the dark newbie years), and my vote would go with the AC as well. It makes far less noise than my Emperor and, as already mentioned, once you take out the wheels, the Emperor is going to be REALLY noisy. Atleast that's my opinion.. Link to comment
Salim Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 I said, NO AQUACLEARS!!!!!!! Actually you said "I HATE AQUACLEAR!!!!!!" Followed by "i had one on my 10g, and i just didt like it, i like the filters u insert a cartirdge in, JMO. its personal preferance" As was already mentioned by luv2jeep, not all carbon is the created equal. Are you willing to risk introducing phosphates into your system by using those cheap cartridges because your resistant to change? On my system I'll run an empty Aquaclear and put good carbon in it when I need it. But hey it's your set up. Maybe you can just keep asking until you get the answer you want to hear, or maybe not. I'm not saying Aquaclear is the only way to go but it's a damn good way. Good luck with whatever you choose Bro. Salim Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 well...go with marineland.....or the bigger one from walmart...i dont like aquaclears either...i dont really have a specific reason but they bother me. but i agree about the emperer not being a good chouice. if you dont like what you hear though...dont ask for suggestions. Link to comment
Djm9288 Posted December 19, 2002 Author Share Posted December 19, 2002 i think ill go with proquatics, b/c u ca nput yur own carbon is them, they seem reasonable, sorry to be a jack ass Link to comment
loganj Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Well, I said the Aquaclear carbon bags were convenient...not that they were the best way to go. Sorry if that was misleading. As far as the Marineland filters go, the Penguins and Emperors are totally different. I have never had any trouble from an Emperor. I have two that have been running trouble free for over 4 years. I also had a Penguin 125 once...damn thing was the worst filter I ever saw...stayed messed up. But, like the man said, it's your system and you're free to run whatever you want. Let us know how it turns out...the one you go with might be so good we'll all want one Logan J Link to comment
Djm9288 Posted December 20, 2002 Author Share Posted December 20, 2002 lol, ill try the proqautics Link to comment
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