Too much filtration?

[Myarbro]

My gf has always loved my Rift Cichlid tank and now that I am getting the 6-7 ft’r for a Jardini Arowana (have another post about that) she is getting really interested. Her Bday is coming up soon and I want to get her this Aqueon 38-40 gal (can’t remember) setup at the lfs. It comes already with the normal accessories and a Aqueon 30-45 gal 200GPH hang on filter.

She is just as fascinated with filtration as I am so I thought I might take it a step up for her. I have Penn Plax Cascade canister filter laying around that I got a while back and never put to use. It is meant for up to 30 gallons and does 115 GPH. I was thinking about running that along with the hang on that comes with the tank.

Question being, is that too much filtration, or “the more the merrier”?

 

[Toby_H]

You will be fine running the 200 gph HOB and the 115 gph canister both on the 40 gal set up...

 

[Myarbro]

Gracias!

 

[Hot Slime]

Depends on what she keeps in the 40g. Guppies + around 315 gph might be to strong. But yea depedning on what you keep it should be fine, i had a 350gph canister and 330gph HOB on a 30g.

 

[Diskboy12]

Wehn it comes to filtration, the more the better, IMO.

 

[Myarbro]

Depends on what she keeps in the 40g. Guppies + around 315 gph might be to strong. But yea depedning on what you keep it should be fine, i had a 350gph canister and 330gph HOB on a 30g.

A few African Cichlids. She loves 'em.

 

[Hot Slime]

A few African Cichlids. She loves 'em.

Yup sounds good, sould work out fine

 

[Redearsunfish]

Its never about the amount of filtration (more is always better), but rather the flow depending on the fish you keep.

 

[Freezekougra]

when i moved guppies and angels from my 10g growout, both guppies got stressed, stopped eating, and died but angels were and still are fine. so yea make sure u dont get too much flow rate :O

 

[flipstylex]

filteration sounds good, the more the merrier though