[Judazzz]

I'm wondering what everyone's tank size to filtration gph ratio is (powerheads not included!), just to find out what works for all you people...

I have a 80 gallon tank and in total a 330 gph filter throughput...

 

[jdk79]

I have a 180 and have 3 Aqua clear 500's that put out a total of 1500 gph. Just setting up right now, but should be super clean.

 

[MPower]

On my 240g its close to 2000 gph. My 75g is 800 gph.

 

[Grosse Gurke]

My 125 has about 1200 gph, consisting of 3 eheim canasters and a emp400. My 72 gallon has 2 AC500's for about a grand of gph. My 20 has an AC500 for about 500 gph. I like my filtration

 

[piranha 13]

My 37 is 400 gph with an Emperor 400
My 30 is also 400 gph with an Emperor 400

 

[NIKE]

my 125gal has 350gph turnover 77gal has 650gph turnover 33gal 260gph turnover

 

[Raptor]

My 85 gal has 950 gph 1 fluval 404 1 fluval 104 and whisper 5
340 gph 110 gph 500 gph
65 gal has 840 gph 1 fluval 404 and AC500
340 gph 500 gph
Not counting both have powerheads with filter attatchments.
Water is sparkly

 

[Sir Nathan XXI]

I have about 1000-1100 or so estimated on my 125g tank and to be honest its a bit too much

 

[Young Gotti]

55- about 500 gph AC300,Whisper 30-60.
120- going to be 1080 gph wet/dry , AC300.

 

[tyourkie66]

55g with 330gph

 

[giovanni82]

20G w/ 2 AQ 150's, so 300.

I used to only have one 150, and had a piece of driftwood in the tank, and lil particles of it was coming off and crapping up my tank, so I upped the filtration, eventually took out the driftwood, but now my water is crystal clear

 

[piranha45]

300 gph in a 55 gallon, 100 gph in a 10-gallon

 

[SexyAdonis]

75gal with 800gph
10gal with 125gph
29gal with 170gph (soon to be changed to 330gph)
55gal (will have--not set up yet) 400gph

Depending on your tank...it's wise to have (gallons) x 10=necessary GPH...like on a 75gal for example, 750 gallons per hour.

For heavy poopers that's a must but smaller tetras, etc, it's not so neccessary.

 

[Croz]

33g -- 500gph
108g -- 1200gph
15g -- 150gph

 

[klockz]

this may sound like a stupid question but how do you figure out your GPH? i have a 55 gal. with an aquatech 30-60 filter, so what would my gph be?

 

[Judazzz]

this may sound like a stupid question but how do you figure out your GPH? i have a 55 gal. with an aquatech 30-60 filter, so what would my gph be?

I never heard of the brand Aquatech, so I can't help you with that one...
Maybe your filter's gph (gallons per hour) rate is printed on the package or in the handbook of your filter.

 

[klockz]

it says aquatech on the package but on the filter tiself it says regent

 

[Young Gotti]

Regent is the Wal-Mart brand filter it won't be that good though probably around 180-250 gph.

 

[klockz]

so what is a good gph rate for a 55 gallon piranha tank?

 

[Grosse Gurke]

so what is a good gph rate for a 55 gallon piranha tank?

500+ gph depending on what you are keeping. I would toss on a AC500