Silly Question

[bluemermaid]

hi
erm can you over filter a tank I am thinking of upgrading my filter but its a powerfull one so will this cause damage??

 

[shelaghfishface]

no not really, but you wouldnt want the flow to be so much that it pins the fish to the glass

 

[bluemermaid]

lol

I have a 320l /90 gallon tank but the fluval 405 doesnt cut it so was going to replace it with eheim pro3 2080 its double my curretn filters output.

 

[shelaghfishface]

ahh right,sorry i cant help then as i know nothing about either of those filters
but i think between 5x and 7x turnover in a hour is good (( but would depend on the fish ie, wont need that for a few neons)).. someone correct me if im wrong

 

[Dan81192]

im running a 2026 on a 47gal (u.k) and its filtering very well and has a very strong output so no dead spots.

 

[blodhi74]

I have a 33GL tank and have 2 HOB bio-wheel filters.
One is enough for that.
As long as the flow is not too powerful, you will be ok.