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Over filtered
Posted: 13 Sep 2006, 06:08
by mortal
Can you over filter your tank?
I just bought this for my 45-50 gal tank:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Penguin-350-BIO-Whe ... dZViewItem
Is this too much, can it harm the fish?
Posted: 13 Sep 2006, 07:13
by Crazie.Eddie
Even though the 350 is not really that big, there's no such thing as overfiltration.
I ran a Eheim Pro II 2128 (rated for a 150 gallon tank) on my 55 gallon tank for several years, with no problems.
Posted: 13 Sep 2006, 10:32
by MatsP
I agree with Eddie... There's no such thing as "overfiltration". That is of course not the same thing as "it's suitable for all fish" - there are many fish that will be unhappy with high levels of water movement (but I've never heard of any fish that was suffering from "too clean water") - most catfish are fine with high levels of current, so that wouldn't be a problem. Neon tetras are one example of "low-current" fish. They will suffer from stress and early death if kept in a high-current environment.
Finally, more filtration doesn't actually replace water changes. Better filtration will just make more efficient work of converting the fish-waste into less harmfull stuff (mainly Nitrate), but the waste-product's end-result is still in the water "forever", so you do need to replace some of the water regularly, whatever filtration you use.
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Mats