They want $400 USD for the Fluva FX5! What are some sites some of you have bought from where maybe I could save a few bucks.

Got mine off of Ebay for 200 and that included shipping.

I was looking at possibly getting a small canister and adding a penguin 350 for the extra bio. Thoughts?

Good God all Friday and I thought my LFS was outlandish! They only want $339 for an FX5. I ordered mine from Big Al's for $299 with free shipping.

www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS/ctl3684/cp...valfx5canisterfilter

SO I am going to get the FX5 on eBay (Thanks Nickisue) How much media should I get and how often do you changes the pads?

get the filter, and we will set you up, CHEAPLY on media!

I know. I always try to give the buisness to the little guy but i dont wanna go broke doin it lol. I second big als he is the the most affordable thet ive found.

I didn`t see if you live in the US but a site I use alot is petsolutions.com(sorry not computer savy enough to put the link up) they are cheaper than any site I know. They also have very fast shipping and a great selection. I paid $229.99 for my fx5 which is good but not as good as E-Bay(I should have asked OFL crew like you did).

The LFS here: AU$675.00.

Ebay here I come...

somthing tells me were all going to be bidding against eachother for fx5's lol

shannon wrote:


hell yeah, petsolutions.com is the best! i buy all my online shopping from them, they really are about the cheapest online source i know of for good stuff!!!!! ive delt with them many times, with 100% satisfaction. when i redid my 8 foot tank, i ordered my silicone, bulkheads, suctionscreens, and a couple misc plumbing parts from them, and they all arrive 3 days later. my LFS wanted like 22 dollars a piece of my bulkheads, i bought them from petsolutions for 3 dollars each, i mean u cant beat that with a stick!!! i highly reccomend them!

Thats good to know...thanks