what filter for a 75 gal?

Yeah that was probably a wet/dry sump setup rather than a canister.
 
so i guess i will get a canister filter and an HOB filter? rena xp3 sounds good, but it is really expensive. is there anything a little less expensive that will do as good a job? or should i just stick with it? also, what kind of HOB filter should i get?
 
I've got 2 eheims 2026's, 2 penguin 350s + a couple power heads in my 75g ...
 
Derringer said:
I've got 2 eheims 2026's, 2 penguin 350s + a couple power heads in my 75g ...
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that seems like a lot of stuff......am i able to just have 2 HOB filters instead of 1 canister + 1 HOB? and what is a power head?
 
I would recommend reading the product reviews on cichlidforum.com. Fastest way to cut through the opinion and just get to the general consensus of each model.
 
AquariumNoob13 said:
so i guess i will get a canister filter and an HOB filter? rena xp3 sounds good, but it is really expensive. is there anything a little less expensive that will do as good a job? or should i just stick with it? also, what kind of HOB filter should i get?
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The best price I've seen for a XP 3 is at Big Al's online. It's quite a bargain.
 
AquariumNoob13 said:
that seems like a lot of stuff......am i able to just have 2 HOB filters instead of 1 canister + 1 HOB? and what is a power head?
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Depending on what and how much you stock you should shoot for around 10x turnover of the water every hour ... I get close to 20x, but with media it prolly actually falls back down to 12-15x per hour.
 
won't all that suction be too much for my plants to handle though?
 
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