10 gallon filter options?

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Hi,
I think I have a Orando(sp?) fancy goldfish. Anyways...it's about 1 1/2" in a 10 gallon with a small pleco(he may go away though). I just got done treating him in a hospital tank, so now I'm looking on how to setup a new 10 gallon.

Any ideas on what would be good filteration for a 10 gallon?
On hand, I have an undergravel filter available and a AquaClear mini.
One idea was to toss the old filters, and using something like a Penguin Bio Wheel. Is a Penguin 200 too much for the 10 gallon? I mean turbelence wise? the price diffence between the 100,150,200 is like 2 bucks so no big deal, why not go for the larger.

My other idea is to use the undergravel plus mini with bio media. But I keep hearing that UGFs may not be the best route although some swear by them.

Any ideas? btw...i made another goldfish if I can get the right filter setup.
Thanks!!
 
Goldfish are poop machines so the more filtration the better. However, I've had the Penguin 200 in a 10g before; it does move a lot of water around. It's not great for smaller fish but a goldfish may be able to handle that. I currently have a Penguin 100 on the 10g and it's sufficient and doesn't push the fish around. Also, your goldfish will need a much bigger tank than a 10g; maybe a 55g. Orandas get quite big and would be stunted and are likely to die from diseases due to stress in smaller than ideal size tanks.
 
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A young oranda would be fine on its own for around 6 months before needing upgraded. The 100 filter is adequate and dont add any other fish. No to the UG as well.
 
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