I have a 44 gallon pentagon which is ~34" Left to Right, and ~26" Front to back. I plan on putting a significant number of plants in there, to add oxygen, and appeal to the tank, but I definatly am going to need additional filtration. Right now I have a Penguin 200 Bio-Wheel. I would like to keep the following in the tank: 6-8 Silver Hatchetfish, 1 African Butterfly, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Gold Ram, 1-2 Angelfish, 11 or 12 Cory Cats, 1 Whiptail Catfish, 1 Redtail Shark or Rainbow Shark, 8-10 Red Eye Tetra, 1 Gold Gourami, 1 Pearl Gourami, 2 Dwarf Gouramis, 1 Sparkling Gourami, 4 Platties, and a school of 6-8 Rummynose Tetras or Boesemani Rainbowfish. That's like ~125" if I get all of them so I need some good filtration. I was looking at either the XP3, or Marineland Magnum 350 Pro, or Eheim Wet/Dry 2229 how would they work on the tank? I'm looking for something that will keep the ammonia down and plan on getting a surface skimmer for whichever filter I get also. Thanks for any help
Advice on new filter
- Thread starter Kobi9019
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For planted tanks it is better to run straight canister filters, as these will maximize the amount of co2 in the water. Ditch the bio-wheel, and just get a 2215, or 2217. The plants will remove much of the ammonia on their own. A wet dry will gas off a very large amount of co2 as will HOB filters.