dont know what canister to go with... rena xp3 or eheim??? advice???

[rxracer]

its just such a choice when it comes to fiters.. i want something good, but i dont want to pay out the nose for it.. so you reccomend the 2217, 2028, 2250, 2260 or the 2080 huh...

well maybe ill check ebay.. do you know of any used ones?
thanks
Rob

 

[Mentzer]

its just such a choice when it comes to fiters.. i want something good, but i dont want to pay out the nose for it.. so you reccomend the 2217, 2028, 2250, 2260 or the 2080 huh...

well maybe ill check ebay.. do you know of any used ones?
thanks
Rob

Hi Rob,
Here are some new UK guideline prices, you can do the conversersion before phoning around...
2217 £75 (inc. sponge media)
2028 £110 (inc. sponge & bio media)
2080 £190 (inc. media)
2260 £160 (excluding media)

I don't think you shall get any great deals on the Pro3 simply because, like Fluval's FX5, it's a relatively new product. 2260 I'm also not sure. EBay regularly has 2217's and 2028's.

 

[rxracer]

seems like i can get a 2217 for about $133 USD...

 

[Mentzer]

seems like i can get a 2217 for about $133 USD...

That seems to be a good price, all things considered I would go for that if I were you. Decent output / media volume, low power comsumption, very quiet and Eheim's reliability compared to anyone else.

 

[rxracer]

well it seems like everywhere i look the rena cant compair to the Eheim... and for the 133 it comes with media..

how many of my HOB filters could i eliminate with the 2217?

 

[Mentzer]

well it seems like everywhere i look the rena cant compair to the Eheim... and for the 133 it comes with media..

how many of my HOB filters could i eliminate with the 2217?

Sorry, I am unfamiliar with HOB filters, can you give me some details...

 

[rxracer]

here are the specs on it. and i am running 2 of these currently....

Certified Flow: 330 gph
Rated for aquariums up to 55 gallons.
UL listed

Size:
14 ¼" long x 5" wide x 7 ½" high

 

[nuth88]

Buy the 2217

If you are worried about bio (you shouldn't be) take 1 of the Penguins and remove the Cartridges, fill the cartridge area with bio media,

Bio Balls

I Use Fluval Biomax

Then you will have a self contained bio filter in HOB form.

a 2217 on a 75 should be fine, but there is not thing as overfilteration.

I Have a 2217 on my 55 with 2 AC 110's

Just MHO........

 

[rxracer]

i was more wirried about not having enought mechanical filtration with just the 2217...

i figured the bio filtration from the 2217 should be plenty... right???

 

[rxracer]

alright well i guess im going to get the ehiem 2217.... hope it works out well.. if anyone knows if i can eliminate 1 or both of my HOB filters please let me know. thanks
Rob