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No air pump needed for my tank2007-11-24 23:39:36

I have a 29gal. currently I have the filter that comes with the kit. a regular power filter 300gph, with the carbon and fiber.

Soon I will get a 400gph penguin bio-wheel filter and I will probably leave both running.

Someone told me that with those filters I wont need an air pump in my tank to oxigenate the water.

Is this true?

Answers:

Good news, you don't really need air pump at all if you have Penguin bio wheel filter at all because the wheel itself produces about 30,000 more oxgyen than other filters and air pump combinated, according to their website (just click on the link below). I don't think you really need to get the most biggest, baddest size filter.

Just get a penguin power bio-wheel 150 (new product), or Penguin bio-wheel 125, both are design for 30 gallon which is plently for your 29 gallon tank and if you feel that you think you don't have enough circulation, there would be nothing wrong to have either Penguin power bio wheel 200/ penguin bio-wheel 170 (designed for 50 gallon).

The rule is that for Tropical fish you would want to have your filter to circulate the tank water 5 to 6 times per hour. 29 gallon multiply by 6 equals 174 gallon. Try to find a filter that will circulate 175 gallon per hour. You don't need a filter that circulates 400 gallon per hour (it will overkill the tropical fishes unless it's saltwater fish).

I have the feeling that you would be happier with penguin bio-wheel filters that are designed for 50 gallon tank however, the decision is yours. You will not need to run both filters at all the times, however, it won't hurt to use old power filter for polishing the water occasionally (when you clean the gravel, the dirty will raise so it would be useful to use both filter to run to clean your dirty water quickly.