Too much Filtration.

I ask: Why not?

To most people money isent a huge factor when buying equipment. This is because some of us collect it over the years while others are just crazy. (Me). I had a FilStar XP1 on a 5g tank, just to see if there was such a thing as overfiltering, and the fish were fine. Maybe there was a little too much movement but it was still ok.
 
I defenetly fall into this catagory. I run 310gph on a 29gallon tank. I enjoy tinkering and DYI so i built an 11 gallon acrylic wet/dry sump and overflow box. I use a Meg-Drive 500 as my return pump. The strong current is enjoyed by my fish as they endlessly play in it. Darting into the flow and back out. Also the sump keeps all the other equipment out of the tank.
 
I do have a smallish tank room, plus tanks scattered around the house. I've had more tanks/more water volume operating at times - none of the big tanks are running now.

Nobody but me - it does not take that much time.
 
**** I wanted to try my eheim 2260 but it seemed too much for a 90 g so I took off the spraybar ,it seemed ok but in the morning a bamboo shrimp cramed himself underneath it & a frog was 1/2 in a coma.Too much flow I guess.Rel bummer bout the shrimp i don;t think he;le recover.He was my biggest 1 too .I relize it's rated for a 400 but when you have 1 kicking around.It's hard to leave alone. Doesn't seem to be a power adjustment on this model :( . Time 4 a bigger tank I guess.
 
Although this is an old tread revived, I suppose that it worth adding that it is not possible to overfilter, but it is possible to have too much current. Biofiltration is self-limited by unoxidized metabolites in the water - you cannot oxidize ammonia or nitrite which is not present. Mechanical filtration is limited only by the particle capture size of the medium in use. Chemical filtration is limited by the lowest water concentration of the target material that it can capture, and by the available sites of that capture. Oversized filratrion on any of those may not be economically most effective, but cannot in a real-world sense be overdone.

Current is an entirely different matter. It is not hard to have too much current for any given fish, plants, setup. But current can be controlled or modified or baffled if you have any DIY skills at all.
 
sometimes people go over board but theres nothing wrong with a little extra filtration and then why would some people put a chevy small block on a boat ... cause it goes faster rite well a little more filtration helps the water look cleaner
 
Phycha said:
The strong current is enjoyed by my fish as they endlessly play in it. Darting into the flow and back out.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but IMHO, that endless play could be stressfull to the fished since they can't rest. Don't know if you have some calm spots in your tank where thay can relax for a while, or if your whole tank is a strong current.

Maybe thay are not playing: thay might be swimming agains to current to avoid been carried away.

Again, I can be wrong. If so, please, feel free to correct me.
 
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