Emperor vs. Penguin

Sounds like a good plan. Just one thing: if you plan to add an angel, be careful with the other fish. Many smaller, nippier fish are not good tankmates for angels.

Jim
 
I was using the single wheel Emporer on my 30 gallon, but changed to the 400 (double-wheel) and am so glad I did...... I guess the smaller one was working but my personal opinion is that the bigger one is better.... and not at all noisier.
 
gali said:
I hoped Marineland knew what they say - both the e280 and p200 are listed as good for tanks up to 50 gal (although I can see a clear advantage for the emperor here). I will get a larger one if needed as I'd rather do it now and not in a few months.
Any input on that? What's people's tank/filter sizes?
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If you read my first post you will see the general rule of thumb I learned from this forum: 5 times your water's total volume filtered per hour is minimum. 8-10 times is where most folks want to operate. For you, a filter that pushed 310 gallons to 380 gallons per hour would be in the 8-10 range. The 330 is right in line with that thinking. Also, 2 of the Penguin 200s would work, giving you a little bit of over filtration, which is not a bad thing at all.
 
Dangerdoll said:
I was using the single wheel Emporer on my 30 gallon, but changed to the 400 (double-wheel) and am so glad I did...... I guess the smaller one was working but my personal opinion is that the bigger one is better.... and not at all noisier.
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Holy cow, Doll! An Emp 400 on a 30? When I put my 400 on a 30 long it looked like a riverine tank? The poor fish were tossed assunder by the current. Do you throttle yours back or do something to disperse the current?

Jim
 
yeah Jim, I keep the flow pretty low but not the lowest, and I guess the reason my fish aren't banging across the opposite site of the tank is because they're growing so quickly and are pretty much adapted to it.... I wouldn't think that a 30 gallon full of guppies would be able to handle it I guess..... I forget how big my babies are....... I have 2 oranda goldies in there so the bigger the filtration, the better.... here they are when they were a little smaller...... the panda one (front) is the bigger of the two, is about the size of a small fist :)
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After doing a little more reading I decided to go with the penguin 350. I ordered one online (it's half the price than at my lps. Unbelievable). If anyone's interested, I'll share my thoughts when I get it.
Now I need to be patient. I ordered an ebo a few days ago so hopefully that will also arrive soon. Unless something happens, I will start cycling next week :D :D

Thanks you all for the help. I'll probably be back with more questions once things get going.
 
yeah Jim, I keep the flow pretty low but not the lowest, and I guess the reason my fish aren't banging across the opposite site of the tank is because they're growing so quickly and are pretty much adapted to it.... I wouldn't think that a 30 gallon full of guppies would be able to handle it I guess..... I forget how big my babies are....... I have 2 lion-head goldies in there so the bigger the filtration, the better.... here they are when they were a little smaller...... the panda one (front) is the bigger of the two, is about the size of a small fist
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I guess you NEED an Emperor 400 then... those are some large fishies! Pretty, too.

Jim
 
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