Best hob filter?

[Hetts]

I have a 10 gallon freshwater tank and I’m trying to find a new hob filter but don’t know what’s best. If anyone could help that’d be great, thanks!

 

[Spare time]

Aquaclear has one for that size. Fluval c2 also works. I would just avoid anything where you have to replace cartridges because I find those to be wasteful.

 

[DaddyFish]

I very much like the Seachem Tidal series.
New Seachem Tidal-35

And they all come with Seachem Matrix biomedia included.

 

[Lizbeli]

+1 on aquaclear. Has a good sized area for a custom media basket. Seachem Tidals are good imo, use one for my quarantine tank. Aquamaxx just came out with a new hob, but I am not sure what the flow rate is.

 

[Hetts]

I very much like the Seachem Tidal series.
New Seachem Tidal-35

And they all come with Seachem Matrix biomedia included.

Would that be too much gph for 10 gallons?

 

[Proteus Meep]

Seachem Tidal 35...best HOB i have used, silent self priming and restarts every time..and you can put any media in you choose unlike many others that dictate to you their own design of filtration options

And adjustable flow to answer your above question

 

[Hetts]

+1 on aquaclear. Has a good sized area for a custom media basket. Seachem Tidals are good imo, use one for my quarantine tank. Aquamaxx just came out with a new hob, but I am not sure what the flow rate is.

Is the smallest Seachem tidal good for a 10 gallon? Like it’s not too high if flow or anything?

 

[Hetts]

Seachem Tidal 35...best HOB i have used, silent self priming and restarts every time..and you can put any media in you choose unlike many others that dictate to you their own design of filtration options

So it’s good for 10 gallon? Not too much flow?

 

[sfin52]

Aquaclear and its customizable if you needed to turn into a refugium.

 

[DaddyFish]

Would that be too much gph for 10 gallons?

I've only used the Tidal-110, but according to Seachem site...
"The flow on the pump is adjustable using the dial on the front "

 

[Proteus Meep]

So it’s good for 10 gallon? Not too much flow?

Yes Perfectly sized for a 10 gallon, i run one on an 8 gallon and 14, you can turn the flow down to near zero if you choose too

 

[Hetts]

Yes Perfectly sized for a 10 gallon, i run one on an 8 gallon and 14, you can turn the flow down to near zero if you choose too

Is the part that sucks water in too big that small fish could possibly be sucked in?

 

[PugsAndFish]

I’ve used both the aqua clear and seachem tidal. Both did the job. Benefit of seachem is it self primes, comes with matrix, and has a clip to hold your heater.

I’d probably go with seachem again but have no complaints with aqua clear too

 

[Hetts]

I’ve used both the aqua clear and seachem tidal. Both did the job. Benefit of seachem is it self primes, comes with matrix, and has a clip to hold your heater.

I’d probably go with seachem again but have no complaints with aqua clear too

Is the thing that sucks water in big enough to possibly suck in small fish? I’ve seen complaints on that

 

[Proteus Meep]

Is the part that sucks water in too big that small fish could possibly be sucked in?

No..the slits are about 3mm wide

 

[Gernader]

I used a seachem tidal when I had a smaller tank. It worked really well and maintenance was easy

 

[Spare time]

The only downside to the tidals is that the sponge ends up not catching anything and the biomedia bag catches it so if you will need to rinse the biomedia with some tank water frequently. However, a better sponge or mechanical filter can't be used without bypass.

 

[Hetts]

The only downside to the tidals is that the sponge ends up not catching anything and the biomedia bag catches it so if you will need to rinse the biomedia with some tank water frequently. However, a better sponge or mechanical filter can't be used without bypass.

What if I throw in some filter floss with the biomedia?

 

[Spare time]

What if I throw in some filter floss with the biomedia?

You just need to change it frequently. However, if you dial the flow down, this tends to lessen the bypass. A tank your size could get away with a dialed down speed.

 

[PugsAndFish]

Is the thing that sucks water in big enough to possibly suck in small fish? I’ve seen complaints on that

Hmm I don’t have the filter with me now so hard to say. The smallest fish I had was a pair of clowns and those were never an issue.