Best canister filter?

Personally I love the marineland canister. I have two 220 on my75 Gallon. Super quiet and very easy and non messy when changing and cleaning media. Id get two of the largest ones. And 120 gallons of water every week? That's dedication man, keep it up!










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Keister said:

It's 220 gallons. It is a Ray tank so filtration is a huge part of successful keeping. So the more filtration the better!


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Agreed. Most important part to keeping them imo

Brobstfish, being a mason and a carpenter does not make you an engineer. You do what the engineers design. Not knocking your trades. My son is a carpenter.

If you are going to have rays I assume you will have sand? Then you don't want to use FX5 or 6. They have the pump on the bottom. The rays kick up sand and some will end up in the bottom of the filter. It will at the very least ruin impellers if not motors. If you use cannisters, Eheim 2262 are a superior filter plus the pump is on top, where it belongs. There are many threads on here about problems with the FX and zero threads about problems with Eheim classic filters. Also, you would need to run at least 2 of these along with powerheads for current.

I own a couple of these and really like them. Run 4 of these on that 220 and you're solid. Best part is that 4 of these cost about the same as 1 FX
http://www.aquatraders.com/Aquarium-Canister-Filter-Odyssea-CFS-700-p/42051.htm

Brobstfish said:

You could do an overflow without drilling any holes, and a sump wouldn't add much weight. You could get away with a 75 gallon sump which only about half full will weigh about 250 lbs. I am a mason, and a carpenter by trade, and a floor can support more than you think lol.


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rodger said:

Brobstfish, being a mason and a carpenter does not make you an engineer. You do what the engineers design. Not knocking your trades. My son is a carpenter.

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No disrespect either Brobstfish, but I would have to agree with Rodger. You can't really make any sort of call without knowing and/or physically seeing the structure of the OP's house

I agree with both of you, I can't make any structural decisions without seeing the house. However of the houses I have built, and the engineers that I have worked with, 250lbs would not make the difference between that floor failing or not. Most people weigh over 200lbs.


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IMO the FX5 / 6 are the best Can. filters on the market!!! I believe I have used about every filter out there and most of them are in my basement because they no longer work!!! I have 6 FX5's on 4 different tanks, 3 of those tanks have sand for substrate and have NEVER EVER had any kind of problems with any of the filters!!!

I have 2 FX5 on a 240 gallon with 4 large cat fish (2 RTC ) that kick up a lot of sand every time they move, 3 years later and never had a problem with either filter!!!!!!! I do take 1 filter a month out and completely clean it out real good and do find sand in them some times but it don't hurt them at all!!!

Everybody has their own opinion on everything and this is just my 2 cents on what works best for me over the years!!! 2 FX5 would work perfect on that tank with the Rays!!!

A forty gallon sump will work on that tank. I would run a sump and a canister. Plug the canister into a battery backup in case the power goes out. The sump makes maintenance and water changes so easy. If your ever coming up my way stop and check out my setups.

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