Emperor 400

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davidtcb1

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Hi:

Was told today that an Emperor 400 may not be enough/adequate filtration for my new 75 gal freshwater and that I may need to add filtration. Any thoughts, second opinions?

David
 
These types of questions largely depend on fish load and decor, IMO 1 400 wold be small for a 75. If you were lightly stocked did great maintenance, and had something else to help with current it would be OK. otherwise I'd double up a bit. BTW, I am a huge fan of the EMP's and have used them extensively. they are IMO a very good filter as HOB's go.
Dave
 
I've gotta agree with Dave on this. I've never used the Emp 400 but the product literature says for up to 80g, but as stated above (and not on the product literature) this would depend on the the stocking of the tank.
Personally I would probably double up on it and add another. I (and I think a lot of the other folk on here) are the in the school of the more filtration the better.... HTH :D
 
IMO you can't have to much filtration. I would add another, I have an aqua clear 500 and a whisper 60 on my 90 gal. The aqua clear is probably enough but back up and extra is always good. Keeps the tank sparkling clean.
 
I also agree with the guys - I have 2 400's on my 75. I do have several very large fish, but I have always doubled whatever the filters say they can handle. I had a penguin 175 on my 10! It's like impossible to over filter.
 
You want to look for a minimum of 5-6 times turn over rate per hour (so you filtration on a 75 should push a minimum of 375 gph). That is minimum and depending on th efish you have you may wish for more. Adding a second HOB or even a canister is a good idea. 2 filters are always better than 1 on a big tank.
 
Thanks for all the advice...I will certainly check into more filtration.

David
 
I have an emperor 400 , aquaclear 500 and a 402 powerhead with an azoo 6 sponge on my overstocked 50. I like my emperor but it doesn't have the water flow of either the aquaclear or my whisper.
 
These kinds of questions cannot be answered without knowing how the tank will be stocked (how many and what species). In a lightly stocked tank with decent maintenance procedures, the Emp 400 should be sufficient. On a more heavily stocked tank, extra help would be needed.

What fish, and how many, do you plan on keeping?

Jim
 
I plan on keeping the tank quite heavily stocked. Community tank with Angels, Gouramis, Bala, etc. So it sounds as though I should plan on extra filtration in the near future.

Thanks
David
 
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