Hello. What would be the best and easiest canister filter for a 125 gallon Oscar tank? I have Never used them before. Thank you.
Easy To Use Canister Filter
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Dawn trust you will pay more upfront but they will not nickel and dime you. As for durability mine have been going trouble free for 20 years. I also never had to replace the media. Just rinse and reuse.
I hope you dont mind me asking you here, I dont mean to hijack the thread, but thought it may be helpful knowledge to the OP as well so thought Id ask here. I have seen some people talk about running multiple canister filters on the same tank, one canister filled with bio filter and another with mechanical. I have also seen people talk about using HOB for mechanical and bio on their canister. I was wondering if something like this is what you recommend, or if for a 125g you would just go with one of the canisters and have mechanical and bio in the one canister? thanks so much
If easy to use means easy to clean, then no canister is easy. Sponge, HOB and sump can be cleaned in place in minutes. Cleaning a canister takes 30 min or more and a lot more effort.
I agree with Viejafish, if you want to keep it simple you don't want canisters. Their main design is not so much for better filtration but rather aesthetics. With canisters, fish tanks can be put much closer to a wall, and since its only a couple of tubes that are visible, it gives a tidier look to the overall tank set up.
If you want easy maintenance then either build a sump filter, using filter socks or just buy hang-on-back (HOB). So, if aesthetics isn't an issue and you don't want to build a sump, then for your 125 Oscar tank, I would recommend two AquaClear 110. AC110 are excellent HOB filters since they have a ton of flow and can hold a large amount of bio- media. Pop 2 of these on your 125 and call it a day, you'll appreciate these filters on maintenance days.
I'm not bashing canisters by any means, since I'm running 6 at the moment, but I don't mind cleaning them and I run larger tanks with heavier stocks. If you still plan to try out canisters, you can go research within this forum and you will get plenty of endorsements for many brands, but the 2 that will come up the most will be Fluval and Eheim. They've been around the longest and are good filters, but just keep in mind that things now a days are not built with the same quality as they were 20 years ago.
If you want easy maintenance then either build a sump filter, using filter socks or just buy hang-on-back (HOB). So, if aesthetics isn't an issue and you don't want to build a sump, then for your 125 Oscar tank, I would recommend two AquaClear 110. AC110 are excellent HOB filters since they have a ton of flow and can hold a large amount of bio- media. Pop 2 of these on your 125 and call it a day, you'll appreciate these filters on maintenance days.
I'm not bashing canisters by any means, since I'm running 6 at the moment, but I don't mind cleaning them and I run larger tanks with heavier stocks. If you still plan to try out canisters, you can go research within this forum and you will get plenty of endorsements for many brands, but the 2 that will come up the most will be Fluval and Eheim. They've been around the longest and are good filters, but just keep in mind that things now a days are not built with the same quality as they were 20 years ago.
I had a Fluval 405, and while it hid all pipes etc; I used to hate having to clean it, unavoidable water splashing out when you disconnect the pipes etc.
HOB, internal or sponge (or combo) will do the job, unless you are drastically overstocked or lax on cleaning imo
HOB, internal or sponge (or combo) will do the job, unless you are drastically overstocked or lax on cleaning imo
Everybody has their own preference to what is clean/clean-enough. Kinda like vacuum the carpets, some will just run the vacuum cleaner over the entire area a few times and are done with it, while there are those who run the vacuum cleaner 15-20 times and then break out the crevice tool and work the edges at every cleaning. Then there's also the pace at which a person works at, not everybody prefers to do things at warp speed.