I also think you should run 2 filters on the 100.eheims are great,but you can get great deals online for other brands that work well.biowheel,fluval c4...maybe downsize to ac70 or c4, then add a canister
from cel
from cel
Filtration for a 100 gallon tank?
- Thread starter BCherdingthefish
- Start date
I agree, I use the cascade 1500 on my 72 gal and it works great.
Sent from my iPad using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
I had 2 emperor 300 and. an eheim 2028 on my old 110...
Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
Hey guys, sorry, I had a rough past couple days and forgot to respond to this.
Let me elaborate a bit...I don't want to keep the AC110 for a couple of reasons. One, if the tank is anything less than 99% full, the filter makes noise when the water it's putting out spashes the surface. Normally I don't mind that, but this tank is in my room, and it really irritates me at night when I'm trying to sleep.
Two, the only place that this filter is able to hang on the tank (without having the intake be in a horribly obvious place) is right by a power outlet. That makes me nervous.
Also, whoever suggest sponge filter/sponge on a power head...Not a big fan of sponge filters because I don't like the look of bubbles in my tank, and I really don't want to have a sponge on a powerhead because it's just so ugly..This tank is in my room, so I want it to be as pretty as possible!
I plan on making this tank moderately to heavily planted. I have a powerhead aimed at the plants, so even if the canister did fail, chances of that doing any harm are minimal. Water circulation via the powerhead through lots of plants would keep the fishies just fine until I could get the AC110 back on there.
I would really like to do just a single canister filter(+the powerhead for circulation). I'll still keep the AC110 in case something happens and I need it to use it temporarily.
Let me elaborate a bit...I don't want to keep the AC110 for a couple of reasons. One, if the tank is anything less than 99% full, the filter makes noise when the water it's putting out spashes the surface. Normally I don't mind that, but this tank is in my room, and it really irritates me at night when I'm trying to sleep.
Two, the only place that this filter is able to hang on the tank (without having the intake be in a horribly obvious place) is right by a power outlet. That makes me nervous.
Also, whoever suggest sponge filter/sponge on a power head...Not a big fan of sponge filters because I don't like the look of bubbles in my tank, and I really don't want to have a sponge on a powerhead because it's just so ugly..This tank is in my room, so I want it to be as pretty as possible!
I plan on making this tank moderately to heavily planted. I have a powerhead aimed at the plants, so even if the canister did fail, chances of that doing any harm are minimal. Water circulation via the powerhead through lots of plants would keep the fishies just fine until I could get the AC110 back on there.
I would really like to do just a single canister filter(+the powerhead for circulation). I'll still keep the AC110 in case something happens and I need it to use it temporarily.
I have a Marineland C360 Canister & DIY Wet/Dry Trickle Filter on my 100 with about 22 cichlid (not including catfish/plecos)
