To much filtration?

[Orion]

Is it possible to put to much filtration onto a tank? I was thinking about getting a marinland penguin 330 for a 20 gallon tank. Would this be overkill?

 

[SoulFish]

there is no thing as too much filtration, there is too much water movement depending on teh species of fish, thats a bit much for your average community fish

 

[Orion]

At the moment there is 1 5in Pl*co, 1 4inOranda, 1 4inButterly Goldfish, And 1 2inBlackmoore. They are extreamly messy eaters. Right now I have a Penguin 170 and an Aquatech that does about 120 gph. In the past 4 months I have probably spent more on filters for this tank than anything else. What other filter would do what I need?

 

[AmazonTankz]

I had a lot of filtration(water movement) in my ten gallon awhile ago when I had a juv. lace angel in it. The Angel became depressed, couldn't move much and almost died until I put a small corner filter in.

 

[Orion]

When you talk about water movement, do you meen the surface movement, or the curent inside the tank as well?

 

[fishaddict]

Im getting a Eheim 2026 rated for 90 gallons for my 55 gallon tank. That may be overkill but i really dont mind. I think my shark and other fish may like playing in the movement of the water. If its to much ill think about that later.

 

[catfishmike]

the only time it seems there is too much filtration is when the fish are from very still or slow moving enviroments.

 

[AmazonTankz]

I think its surface movement. In my case it was all of that b/c it was such a small tank.

 

[Orion]

If the 330 is like the emperor 400, then it has an adjustment where you can lower the water flow. If worse comes to worse and the filter is two much for them, I can always put it in the closet and use it for amunition for getting a bigger tank! ( ME- But honey, we already have a filter that would be perfect for that tank.)

 

[TaffyFish]

Originally posted by fishaddict
Im getting a Eheim 2026 rated for 90 gallons for my 55 gallon tank. That may be overkill but i really dont mind. I think my shark and other fish may like playing in the movement of the water. If its to much ill think about that later.

Those Eheims are spot on pieces of kit. I have a 2026 on a coldwater tank 36x15x15, but with the flow rate throttled back and a second spray bar added so the outlet flows across two thirds of the tank. Very flexible.

 

[adamj]

Originally posted by Orion
If the 330 is like the emperor 400, then it has an adjustment where you can lower the water flow. If worse comes to worse and the filter is two much for them, I can always put it in the closet and use it for amunition for getting a bigger tank! ( ME- But honey, we already have a filter that would be perfect for that tank.)

HAHA!!!!! THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!

 

[cholula]

I have an extra emp400 too and I say the same
thing to my wife..... but then she poses the question,
'where we going to put it'? <arrrg>

 

[Orion]

Hey, we never eat at the kitchen table anyway. And we have two bedrooms that have no tanks in them what so ever! But it never fails, she always has some pittiful excuse for not getting one like 'We need food' or 'We have to pay the electric bill' !

hehe, I say for electricity that we just get a bunch of hamsters and hook some of there running wheels to some generators!!!

 

[wayne at home]

For a bunch of fancy goldfish, that lot might end up giving you a heck of a lot of water movement. Why don't you make your life easier and get a bigger tank

 

[Orion]

hehe, trust me, Im doing my best! I was able to get my wife to agree to getting a 125 gal long, and we would put her goldfish in the 45. Now all I have to come up with is about $600.

 

[adamj]

haha, how about you setup a huge river system tank and put in little turbines in each section generating electricity

OR

just tell your wife to let you have a tank or your not cutting the grass this summer haha

 

[silversp0rt]

where can i get a spray bar?

 

[adamj]

petshop

 

[silversp0rt]

what do they look like? and what do i attach it to etc? because im tryin gto make a diy co2. and the guidelines im following through, he talks about a spray bar. just curious.

 

[redbellypiranha]

Get it from

AdamJ he has everything.