What's The Best Power Filter?

[Scott]

I'm in the market for a new filter for my fancy goldfish tank... It's a 33
gallon tank, and I do plan to upgrade to a 100 gallon tank in December (so I
want a filter that I can swap-out).

I am currently running an Eclipse 3 (Marineland) filter system, and it's not
doing a great job. The water is always littered with small particles.

I have heard the Marineland HOT Magnum or the regular Magnum filters are the
best. Is this true?

The local FS has a refurbished Magnum 350 Pro on sale for 50% off ($120
Canadian, or about $95 US). It's a reputable store, and they say they have
never been used but were previously missing parts.

Thanks for any help!

[SamB]

Marinelands work just fine for most applications. You are just overloading
the 3; not up to the task of mechanical filtration, with out an every other
day rinse of the cartridge. Keep your 3 and add a 350 or other brand
canister for the main mechanical/chemical filtration. You can't beat the
biowheel for bio filtration. Do keep a prefilter (cartridge) in the 3 to
keep junk off the 'wheel.
SamB

"Scott" > wrote in message
...
> I'm in the market for a new filter for my fancy goldfish tank... It's a
33
> gallon tank, and I do plan to upgrade to a 100 gallon tank in December (so
I
> want a filter that I can swap-out).
>
> I am currently running an Eclipse 3 (Marineland) filter system, and it's
not
> doing a great job. The water is always littered with small particles.
>
> I have heard the Marineland HOT Magnum or the regular Magnum filters are
the
> best. Is this true?
>
> The local FS has a refurbished Magnum 350 Pro on sale for 50% off ($120
> Canadian, or about $95 US). It's a reputable store, and they say they
have
> never been used but were previously missing parts.
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
>

[GoldfishPanda]

I prefer the Emporer 400s. I bought them online for $36.99 each. I have 2 on
my 75 gallon. They are great filters...