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[email protected] · March 20th 06, 12:03 AM posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc

dc wrote:
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in the market for a new canister filter. I haven't been keeping up on

Fluval has come out with some new stuff like the FX5, but they are still
using a lot of their old unreliable parts from their pond filters. Plus
they've made the filter itself even more gimmicky--now it has a circut
board in it that switches the pump on and off-- which means yet more
expensive parts to break. After taking a good look at the FXP we decided
not to stock them. We haven't stocked Fluval canisters for years at our
store for a good reason; too many came back.

Eheim's quality hasn't changed, but neither has their price tag. The only
ones I would suggest you avoid are the thermo-filters; they are the only
ones I have ever seen come back.

Rena makes a good canister called the XP. It is still a step down from the
Eheim, but it is well built. If you want to save some cash they are a
great choice, but I would run it as a biofilter using the Eheim line of
filter media in place of the XP media. It's flow rate is a little higher
than the ideal for that, but it will still work.

Right now I am running two magnum 350's on a 75 gallon and it keeps the
tank crystal clear. I have it mostly plumbed with PVC pipe to clean up
the back of the tank.