Disclaimer: I'm on vacation so you'll have to excuse the excessive posting.
So my new 125g (african cichlids) is running both an Emporer 400 and an Aquaclear 110. The 400 is maybe a month old and the 110 came with the 125g and is allegedly 6 months old. I've used marineland filters before and they seem to be ok, nice and quiet. After about a day of running the aquaclear it began making a horrible mechanical noise and after some online research I narrowed it down to a worn out impellar and shaft... I think. Anyway the point is which one is actually a better filter? Is the aquaclear worth fixing or should I just buy another emporer. I'm really only familiar with marineland filters so any recos would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading.
So my new 125g (african cichlids) is running both an Emporer 400 and an Aquaclear 110. The 400 is maybe a month old and the 110 came with the 125g and is allegedly 6 months old. I've used marineland filters before and they seem to be ok, nice and quiet. After about a day of running the aquaclear it began making a horrible mechanical noise and after some online research I narrowed it down to a worn out impellar and shaft... I think. Anyway the point is which one is actually a better filter? Is the aquaclear worth fixing or should I just buy another emporer. I'm really only familiar with marineland filters so any recos would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading.
