[dolphinsrok]

hi all, for about 2 yrs had a penguin biowheel 350 (made for up to about 70 gallons) in my 35 gall african cichlid tank. Today I'll need to buy my 4th filter. After a while even after cleaning them really well, the impeller gets all screwed up and they get loud and annoying.

What are some good recommendations for alternatives? cannister filtration? I don;t have live plants, just plain rock and white sand as a substrate, have had great luck as far as fissh, 1 casualty in 2ys but i want a quieter filter

 

[susankat]

You can probably just purchase a replacement impeller. But I do prefer canister filters.

 

[aspects]

AquaClear70 or AquaClear110
AquaClears give you the best of both worlds. theyre basically hang on canisters. the way the media basket is set up is exactly the same as a canister. but with the AquaClear filters you get a higher flow rate than you would get for a comparable canister.

 

[ladyonyx]

AquaClear for sure if you want a HOB. But canisters are a great alternative

 

[dolphinsrok]

AquaClear for sure if you want a HOB. But canisters are a great alternative

after doing more research, decided to go with a canister, rena X2 love the results, it's only been running for a few hrs and the water was really cloudy before i put it in since i didn;t do a change in 5 weeks. After this filter was on for one hr, the water looked really clear and now it looks almost perfectly clear. Im doing a water change first thing in the morning and ill start doing about 30%, every 3 weeks, water changes from now. Loving the filter, the rena x2 is rated for up to 75gal. i might upgrade my 35gal to a 55 or 60 (possibly salt h2o) since the filter should be able to handle that. thanks all!