Upgrading Skimmer For 29 Gallon SH tank. WHICH ONE TO GET!!

whatnot45

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Ok i have a 29 gallon seahorse tank/hair algea facotry XD I have a 440 gph skilter filter on it now, and i dont like it at all. After doing a 50% water change yesterday, I realized what a bad job it has been doing. So i am going to get rid of it, and get a new one. I would like somthing that would be my main filter eg. Mechanical/biological as well as an EFFECTIVE skimmer. I dont exactly have a big budget on this... I would also like it to be hang on and quiet, because I do not have a sump with the tank and its in my bedroom.
I was looking at the Back pack 2 with dual skimmers. I can get it for 60 bucks at aquatraders, and I have been told that it is a good skimmer and is quiet. However as I was reading my aquarium fish magazine last night, i saw an add for the biostar flotor. here is a link with some info on it. http://www.aqua-medic.com/products/products.php?category=Filter Systems&product=Biostar Flotor Im not sure what to think of it..... I also saw an add for the all flo freedom filter.... here is a link for that. http://www.freedomaquarium.com/site/product-features.cfm THey all seem great, and I am debating which one to get the back pack, the biostar or the freedom filter
 
i use a prizm on mine and i guess it skims alright. i haven't been able to grow macro algae or nuiscance algae.
 
I use the Aqua-C Remora, with the hang on overflow attachment ony my 65gal pony tank. It works great..I wet skim and have to empty it every 1-2 days. I keep my media bags inside of it, and it is quiet. I have not heard of the ones that you mentioned.
 
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