AC fans vs. all others

[sushiray]

I use AC's but I'd much prefer to only use canisters...and soon will be.

wondering y ?

 

[mott]

Ac's are the only hob's I buy, even with the impeller spinup problem after cleaning I still think they are the best hob's available.
My big tanks are canister only because I inject co2.

 

[tekonus]

AC50 + Marineland c220 on my 33g long right now.

 

[FISHSHROD]

I finally pulled my last 2 Emperor 400's off my 72 gal shop tank this week. All canisters on all my tanks now. I think I'm going to get one of those SUNSUN 530's soon for the shop tank.

 

[BoredAgain]

wondering y ?

I just prefer canister filters to HOBs. Efficiency, ease of use, less maintenance...

 

[JimL]

I much prefer Marineland, I have a Mag 350 canister that's a work horse on my 80g. I just replaced my Penguin mag 350 bio, on my 80g, it just stood up to high and I couldn't slide my light back far enough to open the tank lid. I replaced it with a Marineland H.O.T. 250. The Penguin has a higher flow rate but I think the 250 will do the job, and now I can open the lid. The Penguin will go well on my 50g that has a UGF, a Whisper 60 and an Emperor 280 bio (talk about over filtration.) Noise has never been an issue. I'll keep all the filters running so I'll have a cycled filter put on the 160g I plan to get soon.

 

[Liz]

Always used AC's... tried a few others, can't name them off the top of my head, and I was spoiled enough to use AC's from the start so I was dissatisfied with others

 

[sushiray]

so ac fans, a ?

I run 2 ac110's on my 72g, doing good but my DIY pvc intake tube extender much improved my tank's filtering,

ac70 on my 20g which is overkill but all are used to the strong waterflow & is crystal clean, fast filtering after feeding frozen food too.

I now have a 10g hospital QT tank, do I need an ac50 or smaller or can I live with a box filter & sponge filter?

also, I guess running just ac110's for s/w may not do, looking some day to set up s/w.

thks all

 

[sushiray]

I much prefer Marineland, I have a Mag 350 canister that's a work horse on my 80g. I just replaced my Penguin mag 350 bio, on my 80g, it just stood up to high and I couldn't slide my light back far enough to open the tank lid. I replaced it with a Marineland H.O.T. 250. The Penguin has a higher flow rate but I think the 250 will do the job, and now I can open the lid. The Penguin will go well on my 50g that has a UGF, a Whisper 60 and an Emperor 280 bio (talk about over filtration.) Noise has never been an issue. I'll keep all the filters running so I'll have a cycled filter put on the 160g I plan to get soon.

petsmart 10% sale on penguins

 

[sushiray]

Ok, I posted another thread asking for pros & cons for filters.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219186