Craziiininja Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I have 2 aqua clear 110s on my 75g and im gonna stock the tank with 10 juvenile saulosi. I know i have enough filtration but i think its gonna be way too much flow. Should i just use 1 filter to slow the flow down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craziiininja Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 By the way i have the aqua clears flow turned all the way down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 What makes you think this will be to much flow? Assuming you will have rocks/cave some type of aqua scape for the fish to hide? Flow will help prevent dead spots where detritus will lay. Also once those fish put on a little size you won’t notice the current. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craziiininja Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 It visually looks like a good bit of flow. I dont want to tire the little fish out. I'll scape it and see how it is then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJV Aquatics Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 You are over filtering. There is this huge myth that more (filtration) is better. I've lost track of the times that I've seen "there's no such thing as too much filtration"... but there is! Good filtration is about how well we filter water, not how much or how fast we push water through media. The dirty truth about filters is that they help with water clarity, but NOT water purity. Detritus trapped in the filter decomposes and pollutes the water. For a 75g, a single AC110 should be plenty, even set for low flow/max re-filtration. Btw, the quoted statement above might better be "there's no such thing as too much fresh, clean water!" 🙂 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craziiininja Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 I agree I don't typically over filtrate a tank but everything I read said African cichlids are very messy. I bought the 2 filters cause I was gonna get bigger mbuna that get 5 to 7 inches. These that I ended up getting will max out at 3 1/2 inches. My concern is the flow I don't want them to constantly be on the treadmill and never leave their caves. I think I'll start with one then if I ever feel like I need more I can add the second one on. Also if I put the filter on the side of the tank it dissipates the flow and spreads it evenly instead of just being on one side of the tank. Only con is it doesn't look pretty but I'm the only one who ever sees my tanks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurtis Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I did this with my AC 110s and it works great. The video is not me and is a little quirky, but you will get the idea. Obviously with the AC110 you will need a little bigger bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 How do you deal with the water bottle, when you service the filter? Do you have to take it off each time, and re-attach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateGoldfish Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 It actually doesn’t creat as much flow as I would expect, I have fish that hate flow but I do have a planted 75g with two aqua clear 110s but it doesn’t really create a lot, maybe thanks to the heavy plant load but the flow is really mostly only at the top of the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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