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**carlrs** · September 28th 06, 03:52 PM posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc

wrote:
I found a nice new, old stock Supreme Aquamaster
PMEA power filter on eBay, and won the auction.
I paid about $5.00 more than what I sold them for,
but it will be worth every penny IMO.

So while you guys laugh at me fussing with
bulk filter floss and activated carbon in a nylon bag,
I can laugh at you spending all that money
on those expensive filter cartridges.

I have a great record of success with undergravel filters.
Despite your objections, my next step is to find a nice
Nektonics-style one piece UGF plate and power head.

Which brand and model small power head is quietest?

So here's to happy endings!
And new beginnings...

Cheers,
Chris

I do not think UGF are bad, as I have used them for years, especially
in store set ups, They just have a problem with build up under the
plates, which can be 'blown out". They are also not very good for
planted aquariums which are popular than the were 20 years ago.
As for your Nektonics UGF, They are by far the best, Their design does
not allow as much bio muck and has higher flow rates with the same air
pumps or power heads (I have clocked the flow out of the discharge
using a pitcher and and stop watch).
As for price there are reliable HOB filters available for under $20
usd, but your filter is certainly a good deal!
As for the a good quiet power head, I have gone all the generations of
power heads in our aquarium service business, using many in very harsh
envirements. We went from the Hagen and Marineland in the 80s to the
Rios in the early 90s, to the Via Aquas and now the ReSun. I have found
the Via Aqua and even more so with the new generation ReSun to be the
most reliable and with best designed impellers for quiet operation.

Carl