Whisper 30 for my 30 gal?
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I have Pengiun Bio Wheels on both my 10 and 55 gallon and they work well. Whatever you decide to get, if you have a Petsmart near you, go to Petsmart online and print out the pricing for the filter and take it in. Petsmart price matches to its own website and you will save a lot of money.
I have a Whisper 30-60 on my 38 gallon aquarium. I have been very happy with its performance. I also have a EMP 400 on my 55 gallon. EMP also makes a 280 (I belive) which is more your size. That is the one with the bio-wheel. I do like the bio-wheel better than the Whisper's bio thing (for lack of a better word). The Whisper is quieter, that's what it has going for it. It is in the bedroom so I appreciate that at night.
I don't go with this rule I usaly look at 4 depending on the type of filter. I always recomend 10 though becouse you may not maintain like I do. I make my own filters that work awsome. They are not always cheaper but they seem to work better. Give it a try go DIY and don't stock to heavy tell you get it done. Right now I am building my filter for my 45 and am running a filter made for a 5-10gal. I have perfect water and very little deb. even when vacuming. I off course added extra material that helps.
DIY'ing is realy easy and will give you a greater sence of accomplishment.
Go with the filter you have and see how it handels after a few months? Might save yourself an unnecessary expense.