Re: Good day fellow Fish Geeks

"Gill Passman" <gillnospamat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> Daniel Morrow wrote:
>> Bottom posted.
>> dc wrote:
>>
>>>"WebBoardSurfer" <ChadMarshall666@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>>news:1138764315.374432.18100@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Choices?
>>>>
>>>>1. Ehiem
>>>>       Big Price every store owner always tries to sell these. But I
>>>>know absolutly noone with one.
>>>>       so my question is are they worth their high ticket price. any
>>>>major opinions about these canasters?
>>>
>>>
>>>>2. Fluval FX5
>>>>        New filter design being the Mechanic I am (pumping fluids is
>>>>in my trade) I real like the new design with the pump out of the lid
>>>>and at the bottom. To me this means way less cavitation the killer
>>>>for centrifical pump. Has anyone purchased this filtration system,
>>>>or have an educated opinion on it.
>>>
>>>
>>>Eheim is expensive, but they make good filters.  You can usually get
>>>them much cheaper second hand, btw.  Since there isn't much that ever
>>>breaks on an Eheim, a used one is just as good as new.  The only
>>>thing I've ever broken is an impeller shaft due to mishandling.  I
>>>don't trust their thermo filters though, their just too gimmicky.
>>>
>>>Eheim is especially good because of the kind of hyper-porous rubble
>>>rock like media they use for the bulk of the canister volume.  You
>>>can use Eheim media in other, cheaper filters, but the flow rate is
>>>usually too high for the media to be used optimally.
>>>
>>>My experience with Fluval is that they break a lot.  The pump fails
>>>or it clogs and then the pump fails, etc.  The media for it is second
>>>rate as well.  Their bio-media gives off dust constantly and it traps
>>>large chunks of waste that never really break down any further, plus
>>>sponges will always eventually clog.
>>>
>>>I admit I don't know much about the FX5.  I do know enought that I'd
>>>have to see it in action for a while before I'd trust it completely.
>>
>>
>> How do you feel about the magnum 350? It has it's motor / pump in the 
>> bottom
>> like the fx5 and the magnum 350 is probably the best VALUE out there. I
>> might buy one for myself soon after I get my 3 tanks automated (water 
>> level,
>> feeding) with my project to do so. Gill here will most likely let us all
>> here know about her soon to happen experiences with the fx5 as she is
>> starting a new extra huge tank and will most likely use her fx5 soon if 
>> not
>> yet. Good luck and later!
>>
>>
> Hi All,
>
> I haven't set it up yet...but yes, I went out and bought the FX5...still 
> got to watch the DVD that came with it on setting it all up and it's 
> capabilities....
>
> Once I have it up and running, if you like, I'll post something on my 
> experiences...probably in a couple of weeks...
>
> Gill

I find the Rena XP3 series of cannister filters to be great !
They do a great job, and there is plenty of room for spare media.
No problems priming either.

I have two, an XP3 with a 400ltr and a XP2 with a 240ltr tanks.

Peter 


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