Brackish tank filtration?

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I just picked up a 55gallon I'm using for a brackish tank. I will be upgrading to a 90 gallon not far down the road though.

I wanted to know a few good filter options for a brackish tank. Something that I can use in this tank and in the 90 gallon, or add on a 2nd filter for the 90 gallon.

I don't really want to spend a lot of money, but it does need to be silent and work good. Are used filters a good idea?

I may decide in the future to use live plants but for now I'm not concerned with that.
 
Same filtration as a FW tank. On my 55g I prefer an Aquaclear 500 & an Eheim 2213. My 90g has 2x AQ 500 & an Eheim 2217.
 
The aquaclears are a very good choice, as are the Marineland HOB's. I personally don't use canister filters anymore, but I used to like Fluval.
 
I read somewhere that biowheels are better for brackish tanks, so I was wondering which would be the better choice,
Aquaclear 110, or the Magnum 350 pro system.

I'm thinking that the magnum would have a better biological filter, but only a couple people recommended them as opposed to the AC110. I don't want to buy a filter that is going to break a year from now and waste more money.
 
350 mag are very reliable and never seem to break,.. they on occasion need a new impeller.. as i have bought them used and didn't recieve one but who knows the abuse others have given them.. but for me they never need anything other than cleaned..
 
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