Emperor 400 on 20 gallon.
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fats71
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The bio-wheel does not put out enough surface movement picture spitting really hard then back that down a bit and you have a bio-wheel 400. I have one I removed it last night it is a month and a half old wanna buy it ") I went with the fluval fx5 for a 75 gal also running a wet/dry using four different types of media. black diamond carbon, chemi pure elite, live rubble rock in two trays and bio-balls.
The emperor works fine but for a 75 it is not enough. I would suggest a koralia as opposed to a maxi jet but thats just me.
The emperor works fine but for a 75 it is not enough. I would suggest a koralia as opposed to a maxi jet but thats just me.
sooner_reefer
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I had an Emperor 400 on my 10g which provided great flow but the 10g was a shallow tank. I had an Emperor on my 20g and it provided great surface flow, but I would suggest getting a powerhead to provide the water movement lower down in the aquarium.
fats71
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Originally Posted by Sooner_Reefer
http:///forum/post/2562141
I had an Emperor 400 on my 10g which provided great flow but the 10g was a shallow tank. I had an Emperor on my 20g and it provided great surface flow, but I would suggest getting a powerhead to provide the water movement lower down in the aquarium.
How many times a week did you poke toothpicks into the water bar to have great flow ? I have to do mine at least twice a week and it still clogs.
The emperor is not really a swf filter sure it can be used as one but eventually you get enough bio-load on the wheel and it comes tumbling off and wham-0 your up a creek s#!^ creek literally. My buddy have one and it happened to him more than once up in Kansas city years ago lost everything that swam
Short run they work fine keep them super clean and they work fine let them go a month and ya just never know. In your small tank though it should be super so disregard everything I just said lol.
http:///forum/post/2562141
I had an Emperor 400 on my 10g which provided great flow but the 10g was a shallow tank. I had an Emperor on my 20g and it provided great surface flow, but I would suggest getting a powerhead to provide the water movement lower down in the aquarium.
How many times a week did you poke toothpicks into the water bar to have great flow ? I have to do mine at least twice a week and it still clogs.
The emperor is not really a swf filter sure it can be used as one but eventually you get enough bio-load on the wheel and it comes tumbling off and wham-0 your up a creek s#!^ creek literally. My buddy have one and it happened to him more than once up in Kansas city years ago lost everything that swam
Short run they work fine keep them super clean and they work fine let them go a month and ya just never know. In your small tank though it should be super so disregard everything I just said lol.
