Would this be enough filtration?

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NotReallyCatfishGuy

NotReallyCatfishGuy

Jack Dempsey
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So I'm thinking of getting either one of these filters: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009IODZG/ref=twister_B0090E26ZO?_encoding=UTF8&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009IMDQM/ref=twister_B0090E26ZO?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

I'm gonna have 2 on a 55. I want to have 5 firemouth cichlids and some sort of pleco.

I also want one on a 29 that'll have a paradise fish, 10 zebra danios, and a bristlenose pleco.

So would that be adequate filtration? Are the filters giving me the most bang for my buck? Please let me know, because $60 or so is hard to come across in my case and I don't wanna choose wrong and lose it.
 
I think those filters are sufficient for your tanks :)
 
Hello; I have run tanks with only air bubble operated filters. Back decades ago air operated filters were about all I had. These were the sponge filters and air bubble hang on back type filters. All of these filters were extremely weak in term of flow compared to even the most modest power filter of today. I ran tanks this way for many years.
I made up the difference with tank procedures such as WC. I say all this to make the point that pretty much any decent power filter can run a tank. I run a 55 gallon with a HOB from the local Wal-Mart and two air operated UGF's. Not much money spent.
Power filtration is good to have and I use them on tanks. At some point enough power filtration is enough and more is just added operational expense. Many of us do run tanks with only sponge filters today for long periods of time.

I do not have an opinion about the particular filters you mention but if money is tight you could try only one on a tank for a time. Get the other later if money is available.
 
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