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Permalink Reply by Kyle (ThatFishTankMan63) on July 31, 2011 at 10:46am

What do you guys think about this filter - http://www.amazon.com/Hagen-14002-Fluval-Power-Filter/dp/B003SJQJ46...

Permalink Reply by Robert kohut on July 31, 2011 at 4:05pm

definitely an aqua clear in my opinion.They work great and have an amazing rate of water flow and are super quiet.They are very reliable filters.Will last for years.

 

The next best is a marine land penguin or any marine land filter.Super puiet and good water flow.It has a never need replacing bio wheel filter.

Permalink Reply by Graeme Murray on August 3, 2011 at 11:23am

Well i have only ever had fluval and the reason for that i have always been happy with them. At the moment i have the fluval 305 canister in my 240 litre tank and its perfect up to now crystal clear water and very quiet , all i have in it is wool and three trays of bio max .

Permalink Reply by Ben on August 6, 2011 at 8:17pm

I used to be an eheim fanboy as well but found the recommended cannister for my 6ft tank wasn't enough and so when shopping for an additional filter I picked up a Fluval cannister. I since replaced the eheim with a second fluval (redundancy!) and they've been kicking along for years keeping hte tank VERY clean.

 

Since moving to my bigger tank I've invested in an FX5 and it seems to do the job quite well. I haven't had it long enough to rave about it but I've been happy with Fluval's simple yet effective and reliable mechanics.

Permalink Reply by joe on August 6, 2011 at 10:15pm

aqua clear

 

Permalink Reply by Cody on August 15, 2011 at 12:46pm

aqueons the way to go...cheap great flow 4 stage filtration...and cheap to maintain....i have an aquaclear 30-60 on my 55 it costs like 15 bucks a month to put the 2 new cartidges in it...with aqueon you pay the same price but you get 3 cartridges.

Permalink Reply by 2apes2gp667wr on August 15, 2011 at 1:08pm

What are you changing in your Aquaclear?  I only change a sponge out when it is pretty much falling apart.  Usually takes about 6 months.

Permalink Reply by PaducahFishFan on August 15, 2011 at 1:14pm

I was thinking the same thing.  :-)  In my FX5 I just clean the sponges and I only did it after the first month because I wanted to remove the carbon tray.  I had that to help with the dirt that was initial floating.  Carbon needed to go because it pulls some liquid fert items out of the water like iron for example.

 

I don't see me needing to break that filter down until early next year.  Then it will not need anything new.  Just rinsing of the sponges.

Permalink Reply by Christian on August 16, 2011 at 3:12am

I run eheim all the way, they'll keep kickin for years and years, as long as you maintain them correctly, i had an old 2250 once, wich was 15 years old, never had anything replaced, ran like brand new, and very quiet too, now i run a 2028 canister, great filter, but it's critical that this filter is maintained correctly, otherwise it will leak, it's just a matter of time. I plan on replacing this with a 2080, since i'm going to need something more powerfull to run the co2 reactor i plan on putting on the tank. I also run an old 2224 on my 45 gal, it's been running for years now, makes no noise at all, great little filter, and very effective too.

 

Iv'e tried others like fluval, tetratech, atman and so on, but their power usage is much more than eheim in comparison to their flow rate, also, depending on the filter media you use, other pumps also gets much more restricted than eheim, using the same materials as in my eheims, i also found them much less effective at keeping the water clean and clear, and finally, they all seem to make much more noise too.
In short: Eheim all the way. :) 

Permalink Reply by Evan R on August 19, 2011 at 9:43pm

I used to have aquaclears...then I bought an eheim now aqueons and any other HOB (except penguins) seen like a joke

Permalink Reply by Greg on August 21, 2011 at 8:56am

I am a big fan of Aqueon especially for smaller tanks. AquaClear I think is right up there again with smaller tanks.

 

Canister wise I am a big big big fan of Fluval. I have owned the 304, 404 and the fx5. I have owned the first two for like 6 years and they are still going strong. The fx5 for 2 years and the filter is a beast (in a good way)

 

Filters I hate: The Magnum 350.

Permalink Reply by Mike The Aquarium Guy on August 24, 2011 at 7:47pm

aqua clear 3 stage

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