Penguin BIO-Wheel Power Filters

any use Penguin BIO-Wheel Power Filters?

I'm using two of the 350's on my 72 bowfront. They seem to work OK. Once I have some more cash, I'm going to upgrade them to a Eheim canister.

I have 2 and I love them!
Of the emperors

i use emps 400 on all my tanks almost.

I like the Emps better. I have 3 400's

vote!!!

no reason to vote IMHO they are essintially the same thing as in they are a biowheel powerfilter. the thing is i know wal mart carried penguin for a time but i dont think they do anymore when they did carry them they were cheap compared to the emperor. i prefer teh emperor but they are essentially the same filter.

Which one is cheaper?

philuponthepho wrote:

Which one is cheaper?

yep, since they are both biowheels they are both effective so just by whichever one is cheaper, around here the penguin brand ones are cheaper than the emperors. so if you want a bio whel filter pic either one of these they are both good, but at the same time save yourself a few buck and get the one that is cheaper.

do you understand my comment about which is cheaper now phil

Yes I do. I have two marineland ones that broke on me whenever the dog chewed on them. . So I'm looking to order a filter right away on the internet while doing daily water changes of 25%.

For now, the fish will be stuck with two 15 gallon filters .

philuponthepho wrote:

Yes I do. I have two marineland ones that broke on me whenever the dog chewed on them. . So I'm looking to order a filter right away on the internet while doing daily water changes of 25%.

For now, the fish will be stuck with two 15 gallon filters .

Talk to tayna she told me about some killer deals online but I lost the PM

philuponthepho wrote:

Which one is cheaper?

Penguin BIO-Wheel Power Filters

I have a few of both and they give me the same results.

nitty wrote:

I have a few of both and they give me the same results.

this is what i was sayin gthey both perform the same so buy whichever one is cheaper (i have seen a few rare instances where the emperors are cheaper when they are on sale but i have not seen this often).

They are BOTH made from the same company (Marineland), the Emperor is the "Better" version of the two. They are supposed to be more powerful and to be the upgraded version. I would buy the Emperor again if I had to. I really like my Emperor.

Plain ole Penguin or "Emperor Penguin"???

CSnyder00 wrote:

They are BOTH made from the same company (Marineland), the Emperor is the "Better" version of the two. They are supposed to be more powerful and to be the upgraded version. I would buy the Emperor again if I had to. I really like my Emperor.

Plain ole Penguin or "Emperor Penguin"???

this is true but if you are on a budget buy the cheaper one

Which one is quieter?

The Marineland Emperor 400 for $47.99 + $5.99 shipping

The penguin bio wheel 350 is $33.59 + $5.99 shipping

Both from www.drsfostersmith.com and sale ends on November 16th.

Petsmart has the Emp.400 on sale for $39.

No Shipping... No waiting...

Link please? I'm getting $74.99

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752378

I was in the store today and the Emp400 was $39.

I'm in Houston, but I'm sure their prices are nation wide.

The only downs side of the emperor is if you have snails they will work their way into the filter and some end up in the spray bars blocking the holes. I just use a toothpick to clear the holes till they don't clear any more than I take them off and rinse them out.

philuponthepho wrote:

Which one is quieter?

The Marineland Emperor 400 for $47.99 + $5.99 shipping

The penguin bio wheel 350 is $33.59 + $5.99 shipping

Both from www.drsfostersmith.com and sale ends on November 16th.

u need Media Basket fits 200 & 350, CD-19580 $3.79 each

$3.79 x2 for model 350 total $41.17 + 5.99 shipping

I know, I was hoping to find one cheaper. I do have snails but the cichlid tear right through them so it would be no problem. I was going to add another sack of carbon in there just to make it work even better.

NEED CHEAP FILTER. ORDERING TONITE!

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philuponthepho wrote:

Which one is quieter?

The Marineland Emperor 400 for $47.99 + $5.99 shipping

The penguin bio wheel 350 is $33.59 + $5.99 shipping

Both from www.drsfostersmith.com and sale ends on November 16th.

u need Media Basket fits 200 & 350, CD-19580 $3.79 each

$3.79 x2 for model 350 total $41.17 + 5.99 shipping

Oh, well I'm ordering one tonight and was trying to get a cheap price.