Just wondering which brand canister filter is recommended by some of you guys

I have a fluval 405 which is good, and also a eheim 2028 which has more capacity.. bith are excellent and very quiet..

the fluval FX5 is supposed to be excellent (upto 400G I believe) and a few of the guys have one called a Sun Sun (i think thats what its called) which is good value..

hope this helps mate

T

In my opinion Eheim manufacture the Rolls-Royce of canister filters. I've used them ever since I first started keeping Oscars and I've never had one go wrong on me.

x2 on that boss, im using one for the first time, yr old 1 i think! got it off tony

thanks

i'm using two fx5. they are great! easy to assemble and maintain, keep the water great...thou yes Eheim is pretty much the best but be ready to put down some cash on the table $_$

I'll second the Eheim recommendation (I have a Eheim Pro III). I like it because it has two intake tubes, it's nearly silent, pretty easy to clean, and rated for 320 gallons (filters 450 gph at only 30 watts) - so it's efficient too. yes, it is pricy, but I see it as an investment - a quality piece of equipment that will last a long, long time.

When picking out a filter for O tanks be sure to have at least double the capacity. i.e. for the Eheim Pro 3; no larger than 160 US gallon tank). more is always better:)

currently I have a fx5, rena xp4, eheim, and sunsun externals running.

The fx5 is great... EXCEPT its very pricey, and larger than average.

The rena xp4 are a real let down campaired to the xp3 and 2. They are noisey, lose water flow within hours of cleaning them, and leak, I have 4, and they are all the same, and at nearly £200 a go, a complete rip off.

I have a large eheim classic which is my second best filter.
Quiet, reliable and not overly large.

My absolute best filter, shockingly, is the 2500 litre sunsun external with built in uv.
First, the price.
£50, yes FIFTY POUNDS for a filter compairable with any premium external, and of compairable capacity with the xp4, fx5 etc.
It is silent.
The water comes out the hose like a firehose!
Its good quality, cheap to run, and comes with plenty free media.

I would buy a sunsun over any other external now, no matter what the price.

Torbayguy,
I couldn't agree more.

I have 3 of the Sunsun filters, 1 with UV and 2 without... They are GREAT! And by far a better price.

I also have an FX5 and it is a good filter but when you compare it to the Sunsun, there is no competition. They work as well as the FX5 and are a HELL of a lot cheaper!

dam i should buy out of the uk lol is that 50 gbp i cant do l symbol lol cause i should order of ebay from uk 50 gbp is like 120 canadian and the fuval here is 300 to but if sunsun better then i may look on ebay even with shipping be alot cheaper

this says for 100g thats my tank should i get it????? can i run it with my aquaclear 110 too or should i try find a sunsun that does larger tank

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Good for up to 100 gallon fish tanks

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always run atleast 2 filters on my tank, that way if 1 dies, I still have the other.
Also I have 1 as a chemical, and the other biological, its easier for cleaning.

Remember you can never over filter a tank.

That sunsun looks fine, although its the smaller model, the next size up are literally a few quid more and thats it!

But yes, it should be fine along side your other one.