How Long Has Your Equipment Lasted?

**bigcichntwisted** · 06-02-2007, 12:44 AM

I have the following & all are still in use "as noted" w/ no break's except maint. of course, only part's replaced a few hose's & their connector's:

Hagen Fluval 402 approx. 19 yr's., had another 402 lasted for approx. 18 yrs.
Hagen Fluval 302 approx. 18 yr's
Hagen Fluval 102 approx. 20 yr's.
2 Hagen AQ 500 approx. 16-17 yr's.
2 Top Fin 60's approx. 15-16 yr's.
6 Hagen AQ pwrhd's approx 16-17 yr's.
Ok, so this is not "Equip." per say, but still impress's me

3 Oceanic tank's between 25-28 yr's., all soon to be replaced w/ new 180 gal perfecto

which almost brings tear's to my eye's

but not enough to stop from getting our new 180

Wow, I don't like this, I think I may actually feel a bit old looking at all that

nahhhhhhh,
cause I know the BEST is yet to come & why you might ask, our 4 yr. old princess
& she LIKES helping daddy w/ the fish, yeah baby, the future look's bright

Thank you, that's all

**sprwoman1** · 06-04-2007, 6:54 PM

When I was 14 I got my first tank a 20g Tall at a swap meet. 14 years later it's chipped, bit scratched and still going. It's filter I got in a box of fish stuff at a yard sell about 2 years later, an old penguin that's a bit noisy but still runs. Sometimes after it gets unplugged it don't start unless you pull up then drop the uplift tube back down.

**chip** · 07-17-2007, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by Scorponok;844998;

The longest lasting equipment is you yourself. If you stop maintaining the tank, whatever other equipments you have will fail.

haha that is soo true!

i like eheim, not sure how that is spelled, but anyway, they make good filters!

**ewurm** · 07-17-2007, 12:24 AM

True. Be sure to maintain your equipment, it could save your fish.

**shiv** · 07-22-2007, 11:35 PM

Eheim 2217--------------8yrs.

**loach43** · 07-23-2007, 4:09 AM

Anyone out there have any opinions about what they think the longest lasting air pump is? (particularly larger ones for fish rooms).
MFK vendors please tell!

**TAT2DRAGON** · 09-03-2007, 1:20 PM

Going on 21 years with an eheim 2052. that old big grey bucket with the pump on top!!. still pumping away on my main arowana tank

**malawi haps** · 09-07-2007, 2:11 PM

I have a aquaclear 500 that's been running strong since 91 constantly ,just change the carbon and cleaned the sponge.

**Black_Ghost** · 09-24-2007, 1:00 AM

The best filters on the market are eheims..ive got 2 of them one of em 2213 the other one is 2217 i got a 55 gal tank and the water never gets dirty and the filters are very quite and very easy to use trust me ull be very happy with these german make eheims...