I honestly don't know, I have looked at some online and they were like 120-200 dollars. That's just way to much for me. So I'd say at least under $100 if that is even possible. $50ish would be even better.
I went out and ordered a penn-plax cascade 500 canister filter a few months back for my Christmas present and i love it, it sits in a cabinet under m 20 gallon right beside my bed and it is so quite, it keeps my tank super clean, and it is built like a brick! I would recommend it 100%!
However for the 29 gallon i would get the canister that is stronger then this one i have, so like the 700 or even maybe 1000, i have heard that with the 1000 though, it can be noisy...I don't know if thats true though..
And i payed $100 for my 500 cascade, but in the stats you probably can get it for like $60 or so even though the Canadian $ is worth more now a days...
I've got the sunsun 302 on my 25 gallon and it's perfect. Search canister filter on ebay and it should come up. It might be named "Perfect" or something else, though.
In case you haven't found the HW-302 on ebay, none of the vendor actually use either "SunSun" or "Perfect" or "HW-302" in the title for the filter, so a search returns zero. Try the phase "external canister power filter 100G" and/or "3 stage canister filter". You're looking for a white colored filter, new, with three baskets and a flow of 264 GPH for about $35-40 before shipping.
I have the SunSun/Grech/Perfect H-302 on my 29 gallon and its great. Rated at 264 gph if I remember correctly. When you search Ebay, put in "aquarium canister filter" just as a typed. It is the one that's $35.99 and labeled 3 stage external canister filter. Should be right at $50 including shipping.
Yes you can. It comes with three 1/2" thick floss pads. I added scour pads to the first basket, pot scrubbies to the second and quilt batting to the top basket. All of which can be found locally for under $10 total.
I run the bottom tray with pre filter media ceramic rings, then the next two trays are filled with polyfill material. Works great for me. I don't use carbon as it is a planted tank, plus I'm adding discus soon too so no carbon for them lol
Back when I was doing research on this subject I kept seeing information on how carbon can strip things from the water that the plants use. So I just decided why chance it when I don't NEED it. So I don't use it. There are people who use it in planted tanks though.
There is disagreement over whether nutrients bind to activated carbon or not. There is no sense in chancing it though, as sufficient bio-media can be more than adequate.
You could always keep an eye on craigslist for used Eheim filters. I just picked up an Eheim 2215 (used for 4 months) for $50 with everything. Eheim filters are great. They are nearly silent and replacement parts are readily available for them, unlike the Sun Sun which you may have problems finding parts for. I am not trying to knock the Sun Sun, from everything I have read, they are good filters, especially for the price, but I don't know how easily you could get replacement parts if something should go wrong.
You want to be able to cycle the tank volume about three times per hour I believe. So a 29 gal tank needs at least a 90gph flow rate, but I always think more is better. I use two MarineLand 350 Pro systems rated at 350gph on my 55 and my 75 even though the filters are rated around hundred gallon tank. This filter costs 110 and its A-freaking-mazing in my opinion. I am always recommending it, but it seems the common forum consensus is eheim.
I'm very happy with my Ehiem 2215. I know they are $$$ but they are tried and true. I know my tank is being handled by the best and most reliable.
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