filters which one is best guys

[dizcus]

which one is best for a 150g? fluval 405 or fluval 305?

i do not which to get the fluval fx5 i dont trust that chip stuff lol

thanks pros and cons on both

asap thanks

 

[aclockworkorange]

FX5 is far better than either of those. What "chip" stuff?

 

[dizcus]

my brother has it and wanted to give it to me.. its run by a chip board. and i knw its self prime but for something that expensive should not have air in it.

 

[nigaharu]

I really don't believe that a 405 will keep you 150 clean.. I would most definitely go with an fx5.

 

[aclockworkorange]

my brother has it and wanted to give it to me.. its run by a chip board. and i knw its self prime but for something that expensive should not have air in it.

ALL canisters need to be primed. It's a sealed pressurized unit that sits outside the tank... What do you mean it "shouldn't" have air in it? Any canister can get air trapped in it, and every single canister I've ever used (Eheim, Rena, Marineland) is harder to prime than an FX5 (which is literally self priming).

 

[mshill90]

If you are worried about your electric bill, spend the extra money for an eheim, and skip the FX5..

Good filter, yes.. but uses 50 watts of electric!

 

[muffywrx]

x2 Fx5 or Eheim.

 

[aclockworkorange]

If you are worried about your electric bill, spend the extra money for an eheim, and skip the FX5..

Good filter, yes.. but uses 50 watts of electric!

Um, for a comparable eheim flow rated filter you're going to have to go for a 2262, which uses 80 watts. And the 2262 has less flow than the FX5 in the real world from the tests Harley K has done. Nothing wrong with Eheim, but your argument doesn't "hold water."

 

[Chizzle]

fx5 ftw

 

[jvai]

lol tetra HOB....

lol jk, I really like ehiem.. however Im not a big fan of the ecco series. Eheim will last you forever... last filter you'll buy