Hangon vs canister

Keep the canopy.. Don't cut. In the winter when your heater is working well but not too often you will thank me. Hoods and canopies help to keep a substantial amount of heat in
Canisters are expensive but you will be grateful.

 

Haha! Although I love my fish keeping, I am a one tank kind of guy (and my wife is a no tanks kind of woman)

 

If you add a front to your stand then canister for sure

 

Why not do a sump, there is plenty room under the tank, a 2 foot aquarium sump enough space for plenty media and heater, nothing but your suction and return in the tank and loads cheaper than a canister.

 

I had the same problem and then my wife went to Spain for a week and when she came home I had two more tanks and I said that refund would be impossible because they were filled with substrate and plants already hahaha

 

Sump....so much freedom. I have a HOB,, and with load shedding is a nightmare, as it doesn't flow without priming again. Luckily I run two filters.

 

Sumps are great. But if u can’t do one, and u need quick filter cleaning, I’d go hang on back. I’ve got an Aquaclear 110 and 70 on a 4ft African Cichlid tank and work extremely well - my cichlids are big.

Cleaning takes no more than 15mins and the filter self prime.

 

I spoke to the wife and likes the idea of a HOB filter. She likes the look of a tank, but doesn't like looking at this when sitting on the couch.

 

My vote is a canister without a doubt I personally don’t like sumps but my opinion might change one day. Currently I have my canister and a additional sponge filter just because. A canister also means you can if wanted do really nice lily pipes or similar things if you’re after a really “clean” build. But as always that’s just my opinions.