Too Much Filtration?

[Fishy_7]

I have a 175 litre tank and run a Fluval 404.  Having recently moved house, in process of unpacking and came across a Fluval 104, which I used to run on a small tank and subesquently got rid off.
 
I know people say you cannot have enough filtration but is there a point where it reaps no benefits? I plan to stock the tank with a few medium/small Chichlids (Firemouths, Sajicas and something else), a shoal of maybe Tiger barbs, Plec and some Corys.
 
Is it worth plumbing the Fluval 104 in as well?? 

 

[star4]

Where I can I run two filters on my tanks for a simple back up just in case one stops working for any reason. I also keep spare filters to swap over in an emergency, one thing you should never be without is spare filtration. The only thing to watch out for is too much flow, making the fish struggle to swim in too much current.

 

[KirkyArcher]

As both yourself and star4 have suggested you can't have too much filtration especially with dirty fish/well stocked tanks, but you can have too much flow, you could use one filter to be essentially biological media (will still need some mechanical media to keep ceramics clear) and the other filter totally mechanical, obviously the mechanical applied filter will require more attention than the bio set up filter.

 

[ShinySideUp]

I run a Fluval FX5 loaded with medium and coarse foam for bacterialogical growth and a Fluval U4 that is filled with fine filter foam to take out the fine particles. I clean the U4 every week and the FX5 every month or even less often if flow is ok as it is much less likely to block up. The U4 will block up after about ten days if I don't clean it. If you do have a high flow rate and the fish struggle with it you can always divert the flow round the edge of the tank so there will be relatively quiet spots in the middle. Despite my flow rate I have cory's that potter around at the bottom seemingly unaffected by current.

 

[baker360360]

As both yourself and star4 have suggested you can't have too much filtration especially with dirty fish/well stocked tanks, but you can have too much flow, you could use one filter to be essentially biological media (will still need some mechanical media to keep ceramics clear) and the other filter totally mechanical, obviously the mechanical applied filter will require more attention than the bio set up filter.

As Kirky said no such thing as too much filtration. Bit watch the flow. I have an internal and external filter that could filter 4/5 of my tanks and I had too drill a few more holes in my spray bar to reduce the flow on the outlet.