Maybe 2 weeks ago I posted a thread about micro bubbles in my tank. I thought I remembered reading this could be a result of the reduced circulation flow in my FX5.It had been 2 months since I had cleaned it.I first checked all fittings and hoses and they were fine; I then cleaned it and ???? no more bubbles. I checked my owners manual and it mentioned this as a problem when the filter gets very dirty. Not earth shattering news I know but my tank looks better.

Maybe that is a good thing then, tells u when it needs cleaned. The FX5 is the filter that I am going for. I know that a lot of people swear by the ehiem's. Does anybody know the Ehiem equivilant to the FX5? Maybe give their pro's and cons. One of them I think has two pipes going into the filter. .... Cheers.

The FX5 Has 2 pipes, one in and one out

But they are wonderful BIG filters!

Cheers Knicki. I knew you had one of them.
Like the new avatar photo hunni.

What is the Ehiem equivilant of the Fluval FX5? A pro 3 or something.....

jamesmillar wrote:


in gph or recomended tank size eheim does not have a equivilant to an fx5. actually no one has.

As necromancer has pointed out fluval and ethiem don't have a model in the same litre range, but the nearest you will get is the Ethiem Pro 3 2075. it caters for 600L where the fx5 caters for 1500L. you need 3 ethiems to match the fx5.
www.eheim.de/eheim/inhalte/index.jsp?key...iendetail_32319_ehen

Tank size Necro is 5x2x2. My aim is for an FX5. Was possibly looking for an Ehiem that turns over the same equivilant of g'sp/h as the FX. I know this is a big filter, better a bit big than too small.
I am sure I read that one of the big filters (maybe an Eheim) has two pipes going into the filter from the tank and the one out. Sounds a good idea to me.

U beat me to it there Marcus... Lol.
Looks like it is the FX5 then. I saw on Ebay that there is one for £145 all in with free delivery (except the Bio media). It comes with a very user friendly dvd showing you how to set the whole thing up from start to finish.

an fx5 is enough fitration for a 150 gallon tank. actually i have one fx5 on my 180 and it has no problem coping with the bio load i have in that tank.
eheim makes excellent filters but for shear volume an fx5 is second to none. for what its worth i would endorse it for anyone looking for a large canister filter.