Canister filter for my new 40b?

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SnakesnFoxes

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Hello all, I am starting up a 40b and was going to use two 35 aquaclear hang on filters I already have, but it looks like one is broken. Any recommendations for a canister filter? I figure if I am buying something, I might as well do it right. I am trying to stay low budget (hence the reuse of old filters)

Thanks for you advice!
 
I have 2 Sunsun 302's on my 40b and I love them. More than the eheim classic that was on there before.

I paid like $45 each for them on amazon.

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Awesome, thanks! You say you have two. Is this for high excess filtration? Or do you need two to keep clean water? It say you can go "up to 75g", but I have always preferred excess filtration, myself. But in this case, $90 on two filters is probably not in my budget. One would be though!
 
I run an Eheim 2217 on my 40 gal with great success and long service intervals.


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SnakesnFoxes said:
Awesome, thanks! You say you have two. Is this for high excess filtration? Or do you need two to keep clean water? It say you can go "up to 75g", but I have always preferred excess filtration, myself. But in this case, $90 on two filters is probably not in my budget. One would be though!
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I definitely do not need two. I just have two for the sake of redundancy. It makes everything easier with cleaning them. I can rotate which one I clean and not worry about killing off too much beneficial bacteria.

They do an excellent job of mech filtration for a canister, especially with filter floss in the bottom.

I run them on a planted tank and there's alot of debris to suck up. This is one of the main reasons I doubled up on filtration.

Paired with a hob filter you should be more than fine with one

I did a review a few months back.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?598775-Done-with-Eheim-sunsun-review
Starts a few pages in

I'm more than happy with mine. I don't think I'll ever buy another brand

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I have an eheim 2076 on my 40b and a 2217 on my 36, either would be great with the 2217 being more economical.
 
Thank you for all of the advice! These filters are the real deal. I may have to stick with the cheaper Sunsun 302 for now. The college budget is tighter than I would like. I will keep these other filters in mind for an upgrade though.
 
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