Improving a Penguin 350/375
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On my 75g I actually have both a penguin and an AC110 and the penguin is such a better filter, the AC rattles at times and has bad flow adjustment but the triple filtration system is far superior than the penguins filters but then the penguin os really quiet has really nice flow and is easier to install than the other (to me atleast, for some reason I cannot get the lid ontop of my AC110) sorry for the rambling but your idea is honestly really really good but what if instead of just the sponges you laid the sponges with carbon ontop and then bio rings.
I got a couple free marineland filters and just put poret foam in them and they work great, I wouldnt buy brand specific pre-cut foam (expensive), just order a sheet of poret and cut to fit. Swiss Tropicana is the dealer for poret. He will cut to specs for you as well.
I have penguin filters on all my tanks and they all work great. I use 30 ppm sponges in them opposed to the gimmik of buying new filters every month and throwing out your beneficial bacteria.
The only con about them is the impeller can be noisy, but I have my tanks in my basement, so noise isn't a concern.
The only con about them is the impeller can be noisy, but I have my tanks in my basement, so noise isn't a concern.
I still have two Penguin 350's in use. One came with a used tank purchased in mid 2017, the other I bought new same year. Both work well. Since the beginning, I modified the media in, so that it is washable and non-disposable (see attached image). I have never bought cartridges and don't plan on doing so.
Currently I have 7 AC 110 (=500) in use, and a bunch of smaller ones (AC 50 = 200), and one AC 70 (=300).
I like both of these filters (AC and Penguin), more than any other HOB filters, and use them for different purposes. They deliver their flow in different manners, the Penguin does so on a mostly flat-along-the-surface manner, the Aquaclear throws the water deeper into the water column. Of course one can modify the manner either delivers its flow.
Currently I have 7 AC 110 (=500) in use, and a bunch of smaller ones (AC 50 = 200), and one AC 70 (=300).
I like both of these filters (AC and Penguin), more than any other HOB filters, and use them for different purposes. They deliver their flow in different manners, the Penguin does so on a mostly flat-along-the-surface manner, the Aquaclear throws the water deeper into the water column. Of course one can modify the manner either delivers its flow.