Great filters. I like them better than penguins because their drip tray is longer and therefore causes less splashing.
Marineland Emperor BIO-Wheel?
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I've had 3 of the 400's and never had a problem with them, the only reason i've been through 3 is because i sold the other 2 i had with a old 55 i was running, and then bought the 3rd as soon as i had the cash for another one.. But just like anything, you'll find your people that like them and hate them..
yes I agree that the biowheel is the key feature about the filter. Although I have never once in my hobby career lost a fish due to Ammonia and Nitrite with my Aqua Clears. Therefore they do the job perfect. Adding a biowheel is obvioulsy not necessary since I have never had a cyclce in a set up tank. So the ability to remove media a lot easier and pack what I want rather then those inserts, still makes me believe the Aqua Clear is a better unit.
Great filters from my experience, even better when you get ride of the crappy inserts and get the SC6.
i like both bio-wheel and aqua clear yes aqua clear is much easyier for matinance and the bio-wheels are nice but the filte pads are a waste of money because you dont get alot of carbon and it will only last for about 3 to 4 weeks but with the aqua clear the filter media can last for a year, maybenot the carbon i replace that every month or so but they are both good filter, and for the bio-wheel yes it is good and i have had no problems with it but the bacteria also needs surface area that the bio wheel doesnt have but like i said they still work good and as for aqua clear if you get the 110 wow you can put so much it there, and if you get to aqua clears one can be just for bio and the other for carbon and mechanical media and the aqua is not as lowd it has a water fall effect but its very quiet comparded to the bio-wheel that throws water out of the filter but like i said they both work very well and i good idea is to get both the bio-wheel and the aqua clear for the same tank and use them for a week or 2 and if you dont like one then just return to the store and get another of the one you do like but thats if you have money for 2
I ordered the filter on Friday morning and it arrived Saturday afternoon. It so fun opening a box of supplies for the fish. The only problem is there is not enough space on the back of my 75 for the filter to fit. I may have to set up my extra 55 i have in storage
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