I'm going to buy my first canister filter for my new sea star 45 gallon tank. I've never used one before so I dont know which brand to shoot for. All my other's are aquaclear. Which is the best for quality and useability.
2007-11-10 06:17:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
I think marineland are best,its really just an opinion though,everyone is different,so you'll probably get answers with recommendations for all 3.
2007-11-10 07:33:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure that a canister filter is what you want? I've had a few and I've wound up with sponge pre-filters on all of them to eliminate frequent dis-assembly,all canisters are more difficult to maintain,when compared to other types. And this leads to less maintenance,(It's just human nature). If you put a large sponge on the intake and only use them as a bio-filter they work OK,but that leaves you needing a separate system for chemical filtration.
Look around a little more at some of the alternatives. Also if you do really good water changes every week,(at least 20%,aaccompanied by a good gravel cleaning),you won't need an expensive canister.
2007-11-10 06:43:59 · answer #2 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar question a couple days ago, no one had anthing great to say about fluval, I was told that eheim pro series are great, but are also expensive. I have been checking into the new marineland canister filters and they liike like they are real good, and heard they are easy to work with. Sorry I don't have any personal experience with them, I have HOB filters right now and plan on adding a canister here in a little while. Good luck.
2007-11-10 06:30:58 · answer #3 · answered by Goober 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rena Filters
2016-12-28 04:52:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive never had neither brand so i cant say. i have a pennplax cascade 1000, rated for a 100 gal, running a 55 gal. water perameters are perfect, filter is extremely quiet, easy to maintain, set up is simple. about a 100 bucks online and they make other sizes with prices varying. been running about a year now trouble free and if you are having a conversation or watchin tv ya can hardly hear it at all. good filter.
2016-05-29 02:26:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have moved from canister filters to an overflow box and a home made sump. This comes from about 25 years of experience. I would say that I have spent about 150 US dollars on it and I would rate it for about 250 gallons. email me if you have any questions on design. and if you really want a canister I would go with high end fluval.
http://cgi.ebay.com/FLUVAL-FX5-AQUARIUM-FILTER-BRAND-NEW-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ230190545737QQihZ013QQcategoryZ46310QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
2007-11-10 07:45:21 · answer #6 · answered by David 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont like fluval....
i use filstar(rena)
2007-11-10 06:24:42 · answer #7 · answered by Ajaxnl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋