ehiem vs rena

[expkeeper19]

now i have alays used rena, mostly because i have never seen or heard of a ehiem, but i have started to see the name pop up on MFK, wich is better?

 

[Arowango]

eheim is pretty good imo, havent tried rena

 

[ettfettbranamn]

I use both.. must say the rena xp4 is pretty much crap, the xp3 on the other hand is a BEAST for the money..

but.. eheim just blows rena out of the water all cathegories except for the pricing.. I'd leave my baby with an eheim if necessary.

 

[mkman]

ehhhh, never heard of Eheim? They are top notch, the best!

 

[expkeeper19]

nope no one here at all carries ehiem in any store. ive been looking at ordering one, but yah they are soooooo expensive, so i was curious what the diff is between them and rena. im quit happy with my rena.. and i need another canister filter, so i dont know wich one ill go with, just looking for personal experiance and oppinions

 

[mkman]

its like a Hyundai vs a Mercedes....the Eheim is the mercedes

They are top notch and worth their month. Get the Eheim 2262 if you need a lot of filtration.......check it up and you will see why I recommend it

 

[12 Volt Man]

I have twin XP3's (which I love) but have only used one eheim (2217)

I preferred the rena - more powerful flow, just as much media capacity, self priming and comes with output options (spray bar or powerjet)

however, I think to compare an XP3 to some of the higher level eheims is a bit like comparing apples to oranges - the eheims are better but more expensive.

 

[aquatic_wonders]

I have an Eheim, xp3 and xp4 but I can't say less for the for Rena's .

 

[zerojquan85]

i'm sure both have there goods and bads..

But i'm an eheim guy I own two 2234 and 2213 and i love them.. They are very easy assemble and their great filters...

They carry EHEIM in petco and petsmart.... but prices there are expensive... its cheaper if u order from amazon or ebay... as for top of the line filter.. for big tanks.. I find FX5 to be better than 2260 or 2262..

 

[Bderick67]

I sold all my ehiems (2215,2226 and 2026) and went with rena XP3s only canister I currently use(7 total).