Canister Filter?

catfishbum · 02-28-2008, 08:49 PM

i want an eheim, my fluval 305 sux......yur making me sad i have no muhlah!

pwrmacG4 · 02-28-2008, 09:59 PM

hell.. I bought the rena online and got is really cheap compared to petsmart or petco!

catfishbum · 02-28-2008, 10:22 PM

i got my fluval because my cousin had one an he said it was great. stupidly looking back i wish i bought an eheim with internal heater(which will be my next purchase) but i have no clue which one i need for a 90 gal? once i started a planted tank i lloked around and researched only to find out what kind of mistake i made....

EDIT: wow after some research i am sold on the eheim 2126 with internal heater for my 90. If rena had an internal heater ild go with them but ill spend the extra bux for the feature.

pwrmacG4 · 02-29-2008, 04:39 PM

how much is that filter going for?

catfishbum · 02-29-2008, 09:49 PM

well it is $299 but now after further research of it i dont think so..... Ive read a lot of horror stories about the internal heater sticking on so instead im going to go with the eheim 2028 with a hydor ETH 300w inline heater...better flow and cheaper ($239)

pwrmacG4 · 03-01-2008, 04:22 PM

good deal.. i just got another rena xp3 last night (well I ordered it). I will have 2 of them on my 75gal.. paid 124.00 with shipping!

GeraldTheMouse · 03-02-2008, 10:10 PM

I like my Fluval 105 more than my Ehiem ECCO. It seems to pick up more gunk and stuff compared to the Eheim, and is a lot easier to clean.

I like the Ehiem though because of the self priming though, with the Fluval the little key thing is a PITA.

pwrmacG4 · 03-03-2008, 12:24 AM

well.. the priming on the rena is easy.. just take a cap off on top of the intake tube.. and use a little funnel that comes with and pour water in the intake tube until the hose is full and put the cap back on.. then all you do is close the handle for disconnection and it fills up. wait a min and turn on.. simple! I love these filters!

catfishbum · 03-09-2008, 01:03 PM

i just ordered a xp3, you talked me into it. yea i cant ever get my fluval primed either. i thing its going to be demoted to running my reactor in my 90 and releived of filtering duties now.

Aquajake · 03-09-2008, 08:14 PM

I have an Eheim 2028 Pro II, a XP3, and an XP2.

Eheim trumps the Rena XP filters. I've had both for years now and have had to replace some seals on the XP as well as the impeller, but the Eheim is 100% original and I have 0 problems.

Because of CO2 injection I run the spray bars submerged. I had to drill out the XP's spray bar holes bigger because it was making a funny whistle when I did this. No such problem on the Eheim.

I've also had a Via Aqua 750 canister, basically an Eheim 2028 Pro II clone, except that it's $75 brand new and a raging piece of junk.

Marineland just put out a new canister filter which will probably be my next canister purchase. I like their Magnums except for the corny output/intakes but those can be modified anyway. I also dislike bio wheels so I don't use them.
http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS...sterfilterc360

02-28-2008, 08:49 PM	#21
catfishbum Little Fish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: bradford,NH Posts: 161	i want an eheim, my fluval 305 sux......yur making me sad i have no muhlah! __________________ 90 Gal. ~Planted~ 8 Black Neons, 1 Female Blue Ram, 1 Royal Pleco, 8 black skirt tetras, 4 ottos, 8 White/Silver tip Tetras 10 Ga. ~Planted~Crowntail betta, 2 Spotted cories, 3 emerald cories, 1 otto

02-28-2008, 09:59 PM	#22
pwrmacG4 Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My LFS! Posts: 1,086	hell.. I bought the rena online and got is really cheap compared to petsmart or petco! __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank

02-28-2008, 10:22 PM	#23
catfishbum Little Fish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: bradford,NH Posts: 161	i got my fluval because my cousin had one an he said it was great. stupidly looking back i wish i bought an eheim with internal heater(which will be my next purchase) but i have no clue which one i need for a 90 gal? once i started a planted tank i lloked around and researched only to find out what kind of mistake i made.... EDIT: wow after some research i am sold on the eheim 2126 with internal heater for my 90. If rena had an internal heater ild go with them but ill spend the extra bux for the feature. __________________ 90 Gal. ~Planted~ 8 Black Neons, 1 Female Blue Ram, 1 Royal Pleco, 8 black skirt tetras, 4 ottos, 8 White/Silver tip Tetras 10 Ga. ~Planted~Crowntail betta, 2 Spotted cories, 3 emerald cories, 1 otto Last edited by catfishbum; 02-28-2008 at 10:58 PM..

02-29-2008, 04:39 PM	#24
pwrmacG4 Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My LFS! Posts: 1,086	how much is that filter going for? __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank

02-29-2008, 09:49 PM	#25
catfishbum Little Fish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: bradford,NH Posts: 161	well it is $299 but now after further research of it i dont think so..... Ive read a lot of horror stories about the internal heater sticking on so instead im going to go with the eheim 2028 with a hydor ETH 300w inline heater...better flow and cheaper ($239) __________________ 90 Gal. ~Planted~ 8 Black Neons, 1 Female Blue Ram, 1 Royal Pleco, 8 black skirt tetras, 4 ottos, 8 White/Silver tip Tetras 10 Ga. ~Planted~Crowntail betta, 2 Spotted cories, 3 emerald cories, 1 otto

03-01-2008, 04:22 PM	#26
pwrmacG4 Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My LFS! Posts: 1,086	good deal.. i just got another rena xp3 last night (well I ordered it). I will have 2 of them on my 75gal.. paid 124.00 with shipping! __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank

03-02-2008, 10:10 PM	#27
GeraldTheMouse Super Fish Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Homewood, Illinois Posts: 1,508	I like my Fluval 105 more than my Ehiem ECCO. It seems to pick up more gunk and stuff compared to the Eheim, and is a lot easier to clean. I like the Ehiem though because of the self priming though, with the Fluval the little key thing is a PITA.

03-03-2008, 12:24 AM	#28
pwrmacG4 Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My LFS! Posts: 1,086	well.. the priming on the rena is easy.. just take a cap off on top of the intake tube.. and use a little funnel that comes with and pour water in the intake tube until the hose is full and put the cap back on.. then all you do is close the handle for disconnection and it fills up. wait a min and turn on.. simple! I love these filters! __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank

03-09-2008, 01:03 PM	#29
catfishbum Little Fish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: bradford,NH Posts: 161	i just ordered a xp3, you talked me into it. yea i cant ever get my fluval primed either. i thing its going to be demoted to running my reactor in my 90 and releived of filtering duties now. __________________ 90 Gal. ~Planted~ 8 Black Neons, 1 Female Blue Ram, 1 Royal Pleco, 8 black skirt tetras, 4 ottos, 8 White/Silver tip Tetras 10 Ga. ~Planted~Crowntail betta, 2 Spotted cories, 3 emerald cories, 1 otto

03-09-2008, 08:14 PM	#30
Aquajake Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 21	I have an Eheim 2028 Pro II, a XP3, and an XP2. Eheim trumps the Rena XP filters. I've had both for years now and have had to replace some seals on the XP as well as the impeller, but the Eheim is 100% original and I have 0 problems. Because of CO2 injection I run the spray bars submerged. I had to drill out the XP's spray bar holes bigger because it was making a funny whistle when I did this. No such problem on the Eheim. I've also had a Via Aqua 750 canister, basically an Eheim 2028 Pro II clone, except that it's $75 brand new and a raging piece of junk. Marineland just put out a new canister filter which will probably be my next canister purchase. I like their Magnums except for the corny output/intakes but those can be modified anyway. I also dislike bio wheels so I don't use them. http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS...sterfilterc360 __________________ Jake's Planted Aquarium Pages - a work in progress