My Penguin 200 filter on my 20 long ran dry somehow. The impeller stopped turning and the wet/dry bio-wheel dried out totally before i noticed. The tank started looking cloudy and my pleco were acting a bit odd. Fortunately I had an AquaClear 30 and some ceramic media from another tank to fill the filter up with. Things would have been a lot better if I had two filters running.
Always have two filters on a tank
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LOL, im noob but its common sense to have 2 filter equal or one is lesser running the same time as an insurance, but if you have black out for hours u still done for LOL
yup, having two filter can only protect that much, If you have a blackout = GG. Get those small generators.
I only have 1 FX5 in my tank. If it fails, ill put all the bio media directly into the tank and purchase another one.
I only have 1 FX5 in my tank. If it fails, ill put all the bio media directly into the tank and purchase another one.
I have three systems running. i have two of the penguin bio wheel filters going and a canister running and i still manage to get cloudy water. some people are just lucky with crystal clear water i guess.lol
I have 4 filters on one tank, two of them are canisters, and the water still isn't perfect...
Then again oscars are messy fish. 
Then again oscars are messy fish. 
Besides the obvious benefit of course of just having two for more filtration I like to have two so I can totally clean one out spotless without having to worry about wiping out my bio-filter since I can leave the other running. Alot of times one just isn't enough with hungry fish. 
i all ways have two coz i like things sermetrical and if one gose faulty i have the over as a bk up lol.