Powerhead?

[williag595]

I am new to the aquarium world and am in the process of cycling (fishless) my 75 gallon tank.  The plan is to stock with African Haps and Peacocks (approximately 20 total) when the tank is established.  Currently I am running 1 Cascade Canister 1000 (265 gph) filter and one Penguin 350 (350 gph) filter, and I appear to be getting good water flow.  I have been reading up on powerheads and have become somewhat familiar with their purpose and advantages, but I have never used one.  My question is do I need to buy one and add to the other two filters I have?  Or is what I currently have sufficient to maintain good water quality and sustain the 20 cichlids I previously mentioned?
 
Thanks in advance for your advice/suggestions.
 

 

[fluttermoth]

Welcome to the forum

You probably don't need a powerhead.

The need for over filtering with most African cichlids is related to the heaviness of the stocking levels, not water movement. I'm not familiar with those particular filters, but you want roughly double the filtration that you'd run on a 'normal' tank. Space for media is more important than flow rates, in this case.

 

[williag595]

Thanks for the quick response.  I was just unfamiliar with that particular piece of equipment and was curious as to whether or not I needed to have one for my particular setup.  Want to make sure I have everything in order by the time the tank is cycled.  Can't wait to add fish.
 
Here is a quick shot of the tank so far about 1 week into the cycling process...

 

[ShinySideUp]

Spectacular tank there.

 

[williag595]

Thanks, I do appreciate it. Let's hope it stays looking nice after I've added fish.