HOB filters.

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aegall03

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When i first set up my 75 gal. I used sand as substrate. I had two HOB filters at the time. An aqueon 55 and Marineland pengion 300. I made sure the filter tubes were a good distance from the sand but they both died, first the marineland after just a couple of days and the aqueon followed a couple days later. I bought a cascade 700 canister filter with filters up to 65 gallons, and decided to switch to gravel. I then purchased another marineland 300 for extra filtration and aeration. a couple months later the canister is running like a champ but I noticed my tank getting dirty within a shorter period of time. I then discovered my marineland burnt out. I am not sure how long it had been out but I am sure I burned out the motor...
I now have 3 filters that don't work and have no good luck with trying to fix them...
I am looking to buy another filter... I just dont want them to keep dieing on me!!
any ideas? brands? should i just invest in another canisteR?

Thanks
-Ashley
 
It looks like you have an Oscar in your av, is this by chance the tenant of your 75? if so might I suggest two filters

1) the Aquaclear AC110. This seems to be a favorite of HOB's it dose a great job of filtering the water and it moves a LOT of water for a HOB filter 500 gallons per hour and is really easy/convienient to clean. Also if you just run the sponge/bio media then you wont have to replace any media, just clean the sponge/bio in a bucket of old tank water, pop it back in and turn it on. You may only need to replace the sponge once a year at most.

2) marineland emperor 400, this filter moves a claimed 400 gallons per hour but the bio wheels are a great compact wet/dry system. The downside to the emp400 is the spray bars will get clogged up from time to time which means you have to pull it all apart and clean it. Also you have to buy replacement cartreges to the tune of 15 USD a pair unless you make your own. Wich if you are DIY kinda person the emp400 is great b/c you can do all kinds of stuff with it. Like turn your bio wheels into rolling algae scrubbers for example.

Both HOB's are known to be reliable, the AC has more replacement parts than the emp but the emp is built like a tank. You will get your moneys worth out of either one imo. Hope this helped and if you have any questions feel free.
 
If you think the sand is the problem, you can try putting a sponge block over the intake to keep the sand out.
 
I have an aquaclear 70 and it gets the job done, Im thinking about the 110 myself, great filters.
 
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