canister or wet/dry filter?

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I am in process of switching my 125 gal over to a SA/CA tank. i already have 2 Emperor 400 on it which are going to stay but am also going to get another filter.

My question is which would be better to use a canister or a wet/dry filter?

My planned stocking scheme is
3 Uaru
5 Herotilapia multispinosa (Rainbow) Orange
2-3 Severums, Geos or possible others
eventually 1-2 Bichirs
and also my 6-7" albino Chocolate Pleco
 
It all comes down to personal preference. A lot of people prefer canisters, but I like sumps.

There is a lot of things you can do with a sump that you can't do with a canister. I'll take a sump over a canister any day, but both will get the job done.
 
WyldFya;1718528; said:
If the tank is drilled, I'd go with a w/d, if not I'd run a big canister.
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Well since the tank is not drilled and my wife would probably freak out if I took a drill to it then I guess a canister it is.

I already have an XP2 on my 75gal and like how it works. Would an XP4 be enough seeing that it will be supplemented with the two Emp 400's?
 
cichlids4me;1718848;1718848 said:
Well since the tank is not drilled and my wife would probably freak out if I took a drill to it then I guess a canister it is.

I already have an XP2 on my 75gal and like how it works. Would an XP4 be enough seeing that it will be supplemented with the two Emp 400's?
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I'm not a fan of the XP canister. Personally I'd run dual 2217 eheims instead.
 
cichlids4me;1719049; said:
dual 2217 eheims and the dual emperor 400
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the only problem with that is the emerors are going to be working twice as much, if you can you want to get 2 of the same filters so one isn't working harder than the other. for instance i am setting up a 135 right now and put 2 eheim 2028's BUT i am going to have cichlids in it which get a bit messy as they grow.
 
Sic_Maggot13;1719262; said:
the only problem with that is the emerors are going to be working twice as much, if you can you want to get 2 of the same filters so one isn't working harder than the other. for instance i am setting up a 135 right now and put 2 eheim 2028's BUT i am going to have cichlids in it which get a bit messy as they grow.
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up until now I have always kept my mbuna with 2-emperor 400's

my question was if he was suggesting the 2-eheims along with these 2?
 
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