Tank remodel-Penguin 350 vs Bio wheel 400

Dempsey

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Resealing/refurbishing tank interior of 60 frshw. In the past had UGF 550 pwrhd & magnum 360 in lift tubes. If I go with HOB, I'm trying to decide between the Penguin 350 and the Emperor 400. Noise factor, filter costs, as well as protecting my hard wood floors from splatter. Just have not had a HOB for a long time. I still want the UGF and like the idea of adding two Penguin 660's, and making it RUGF. That might be overkill, but I'm trying to look ahead. Right now all I have is a 30 with 3 clown & 2 Pakistani loaches, each about 2.5", and a 4' pleco. I need to "fleshout" the tank a little bit. I would like to add a couple African acei, but with my loaches I better stick with community...gouramies... rainbows? Any comments?
 
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I don't know much between the two but I do know that Emperor 400's are really aggravating to prime, also they seem to get stuck a lot easier, if anything gets in the filter it causes a lot of noise and slows down quite a bit.

I want another HOB for my 55, I have an Emperor 400 but I'm thinking about an AC 110, I just don't know if I want a wheel type or not.
 
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