Another filter question for a 55 gal.

[sphenta]

Hi all. Thank you in advance for any advice.

I am planning to get a 55 gal tank. Would like to get the filter and heaters now. My question is, what is a good filter for a 55 gal. tank? I was thinking of running 2 whisper filters. So I can clean one at a time. Any suggestions or comments will be nice. Thank you.

 

[3800rs]

i have an aquaclear, its a very nice unit

 

[sphenta]

I have been reading up on RENA XP3. I am still new with this hobby. And want a filter that I can not screw up when changing media stuff. LOL Thank you for your imput.

 

[TabMorte]

I really like my penguin biowheel now that it's broken in. For a 55G you'd need the 350 which is rated for 350 gph turn over.

 

[MrBungle]

Depends on what you're putting in the tank. In my oscar tank I have 2 Emperor 400's. Plenty of filtration, aeration, and water movement.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

I love Aquaclears. Big square boxes, very easy to clean and maintain, can put just about any media in there or take it out. I'm running just 2 sponges in my Aquaclears and its doing fine. Also Aquaclear filters know how to move some water. I'm happy with them.

Heaters go with Visa-Therm Stealth.

 

[sphenta]

I did more reserch last night and penguin biowheel and emperor 400 is highly recommended from this one site I reserched all my fish. Do you find the emperor 400 to be on the quiet side? I am leaning towards one of these now. Thank you for all your help.

 

[sphenta]

What I want to put in this 55 gal. tank is a nice school of Harlequin Rasboras, three Pearl Gouramis (one male, two female), and some cory's.

We know that the 75 gal. tank is better, but hubby is only going for the 55 gal. LOL

 

[TabMorte]

I don't know what the differance between the Emperior and the penguin is but things I learned from my penguin:

1. Do not use the extention it slows down water flow and makes it more noisy
2. It does have a break in period. After that time it's pretty quiet (mine's like 3 feet from my bed and it doesn't bother me at least but now I do dream about fish a fair bit).

 

[sphenta]

Drumroll please!!!! And the winner is...the Penguin Wheel 350. Yeah!!! Should be just fine. I can always upgrade later if needed. Thank you everyone for your help. Tina

 

[tom91970]

I just set up a 55g tank and am using an Aquaclear 70. I use nothing but that brand.

 

[treyes111]

I just set up a few months ago, and I used 2 Emperor 280's. I wanted 2 filters for safety sake, in case one ever went down. The Penguin 350 or the Emperor 400 was the toss up if I went with 1

The difference between the Penguin and the Emperor is a "spray bar" in the Emperor. It pumps water directly over the wheel which helps them spin