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03-21-2008, 10:09 AM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgia
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|  RENA XP3 at ebay Saw this and thought wow XP3 Canister filter for aquariums - eBay (item 190208373414 end time Mar-28-08 05:42:54 PDT)
__________________ 75 G Lightly Planted, 5 Adult Otos, 5 baby Otos 55 G planted w/ 5 Glofish, 3 Black Mollies, 1 Dwarf Gourami, 3 Silver Dollars, 1 Striped Rafeal, 5 Otos 20 G Planted no fish  |
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03-21-2008, 07:12 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania
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| Well I will have to keep an eye on that one. Its about time for me to start picking up parts for my 75g. Thanks for the link!
__________________  10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) Plants: Wisteria, anacharis, java fern, java moss, cryptocoryne lutea and red wendtii Fish: 2 German Blue Rams, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Cardinal Tetras, and 2 Otocinclus Vittatus 10g Native (click for journal) 1 Baby Sunfish (unknown species), 1 Johnny Darter, 1 Blacknose Dace, 1 Yellow Bullhead Catfish 75 gal native tank coming soon |
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03-21-2008, 08:55 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgia
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| no prob. I put a bid down, but if I am out bid I will take it as a sign..have spent way too much on the tanks lately...hubby making noise
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03-21-2008, 10:05 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My LFS!
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| you can get one on aquariumguys.com for 123.00 with shipping after you apply our 8% discount.. that is dirt cheap compared to eheim and most fluval filters. petsmart carries rena canisters in their stores... but they are 190.00 for the xp3. get it from aquariumguys.. I bought 2 of them from there!
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03-21-2008, 11:12 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgia
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| I just got an XP4 for $165, but figured I could always use an XP3 for the 55G.
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03-22-2008, 11:47 PM
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| Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My LFS!
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| do you like the rena filter? I love them.. I also just bought the rena smart heaters for my xp3's. it replaces the intake tubes with the heater tubes.. they are nice
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03-23-2008, 05:25 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgia
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| I don't know whether I like them or not...haven't recieved it yet. But I have done alot of research and most of the news with the RENA's has een positive. this will be my first canister filter, and I wanted simple and easy. Most reviews said these filters are simple, effective and eay. I like easy ;-) Guess that sounds bad...hee hee hee
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03-24-2008, 10:38 PM
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| Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My LFS!
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| extremely easy to set up! you're easy..lmao! priming this filter is easy too! after you get the tubes set up.. which only takes a few minutes, you take the cap off the intake tube on the top and fill the tube with water until it gets to the top.. then close the shutoff handle and it will start sucking water from the tank to fill it up..takes almost 2.5 gallons to fill it.. so be prepared to top off the tank because it will drop some. you wait about 2 minutes.. and plug it in. it might be a little loud for a day.. but it quiets down considerably. Keep us updated!
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04-03-2008, 03:59 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgia
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| I sent up the Rena XP4 last night...other than having to really work at getting the tubes all the way on (rather tight fit than loose fit), it went perfectly. I hear NO noise from the tank now. I can't say anything on how well it worksyet, but from the water movement that I saw in the first couple of minutes, I think it will be fantastic! Very happy!
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05-05-2008, 12:28 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wenatchee, WA
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| You are going to be really happy with the XP's. I have an XP3 on my 75g, and XP3 on my 55G, and an XP2 on my 29G, and all have been great. Have had almost no problems other than getting plugged up when I don't do maintenance on a regular basis, lol. As for the heaters, I use the Hydor ETH 300 heaters. They work awsome.
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