ehiem vs rena

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expkeeper19

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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?
 
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.
 
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
 
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 :)
 
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.
 
I have an Eheim, xp3 and xp4 but I can't say less for the for Rena's .
 
i'm sure both have there goods and bads..

But i'm an eheim guy :D 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..
 
I sold all my ehiems (2215,2226 and 2026) and went with rena XP3s only canister I currently use(7 total).
 
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