ducati you're wrong, the eheim pro 3 wins by having a far bigger media capacity, and I'd bet that it clogs less easily and lasts longer. From my experience with eheim and fluval, canisters and internals, eheims are much better quality, and even when the fluval is listed as having a higher output, the eheim seems more powerful.
Fluval fx5
- Thread starter phishypheny
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Yes, made my mind up, thanks you guy's you have just made me spend £130.00
You Won eBay Item: ....NEW FLUVAL FX5 HIGH PERFORMANCE CANISTER FILTER.... (7754637353)
Just purchased one from Aquacadabra (Ebay shop) worth a look too! cheapest i could find anywhere, (they are over £200.00 at my local
)
Should be here soon, Ive got loads of mature efisubstrat to throw in it
I will write a small initial review and take some pics when setting it up!
Thanks Again Folks
You Won eBay Item: ....NEW FLUVAL FX5 HIGH PERFORMANCE CANISTER FILTER.... (7754637353)
Just purchased one from Aquacadabra (Ebay shop) worth a look too! cheapest i could find anywhere, (they are over £200.00 at my local
) Should be here soon, Ive got loads of mature efisubstrat to throw in it
I will write a small initial review and take some pics when setting it up!
Thanks Again Folks
phishypheny said:Yes, made my mind up, thanks you guy's you have just made me spend £130.00
You Won eBay Item: ....NEW FLUVAL FX5 HIGH PERFORMANCE CANISTER FILTER.... (7754637353)
Just purchased one from Aquacadabra (Ebay shop) worth a look too! cheapest i could find anywhere, (they are over £200.00 at my local
Should be here soon, Ive got loads of mature efisubstrat to throw in it
I will write a small initial review and take some pics when setting it up!
Thanks Again Folks
Who did you buy it from on ebay ? was it FISH-4-U ? thats who i got mine from it took ages to get delivered even tho he stated that he used a 48hrs delivery took 8days to get to me.
rumblesushi said:
I agree that Eheim is an exellent quality make and they do deliver top quality goods. Fluval is also equally as good IMO. As for clogging the FX5 has a purge valve which helps with the unclogging of the canister this model is the mutt's nutt's mate you should try one
rumblesushi said:
I would rather have you say you disagree than to tell me that Im wrong - especially when Im not....at least it will give you wiggle room to manuever when you are proved wrong.....
Please see DanDanUK feedback as well as the growing list of others...
but I'm right ducati, the FX5's media capacity doesn't do it's output justice.
I bet the pro 3 does a better job than the FX5.
Just like a 2215 I have did a better job than a fluval 404 I had. And the output is listed at what, half? Fluval tend to exaggerate their specs.
I'm not kidding, the flowrate on the 2215 was at least as much as the fluval 404, but listed as half as much. The water was also better and it has never clogged, the 404 clogged easily and the output dropped.
Maybe I should have prefaced my statement with IMO. In my opinion you are wrong, eheim make better filters than fluval.
I'll assess the feedback once people have been running the FX5 on their tanks for say, a year or more, and see if they do a great job and have no problems. I'd rather spend my money on an eheim. I've tried eheims, fluvals, and some of the chinese made filters, and eheims seem clearly the best.
I bet the pro 3 does a better job than the FX5.
Just like a 2215 I have did a better job than a fluval 404 I had. And the output is listed at what, half? Fluval tend to exaggerate their specs.
I'm not kidding, the flowrate on the 2215 was at least as much as the fluval 404, but listed as half as much. The water was also better and it has never clogged, the 404 clogged easily and the output dropped.
Maybe I should have prefaced my statement with IMO. In my opinion you are wrong, eheim make better filters than fluval.
I'll assess the feedback once people have been running the FX5 on their tanks for say, a year or more, and see if they do a great job and have no problems. I'd rather spend my money on an eheim. I've tried eheims, fluvals, and some of the chinese made filters, and eheims seem clearly the best.
rumblesushi said:
Too bad when faced with actual facts (once again posted below for your benefit only) you choose to be in denial....hey but thats ok
And I dont want to take your bet - because its easy money and I rather have you put it towards a new filter - an FX5 to be exact !
Fluval Fx5
Aquarium Capacity: 400 gallons/ 1,500 litres
Pump output : 925g/h / 3,500l/h
Mechanical Area (Foam): 325.5in.2 / 2,100cm2
Biological volume: 1.5 gallons / 5.9 litres
Filtration volume: 5.28 gallons / 20 Litres
Filter Circulation : 607g/h 2,300l/h
Head Hight (max) :10.8ft / 3.3m
Wattages 120v/60Hz / 50w
Wattages 230-240v/50Hz / 48w
Eheim Pro 3 #2080
High tech XL filtration of the future This new external canister filter generation combines high output (1700l/h) as well as large canister (25l.) and filter volume (13l.) with the unbeatable EHEIM ease of use. Never was a large aquarium up to 1200l (300 Gallons). so easy to keep clean. Large pre-filter for easy intermediate cleaning and extra long service life New priming principle Triple hose connection (2 x intake side, 1 x pressure side) for perfect water circulation around large aquariums Handling features: recessed handles, transport wheels, 4 sturdy clips, multifunction adapter Maintenance and flow rate indicator Adjustable pump output
Media capacity, filtration, GPH, filter volume are all in Fluval Fx5 favor -not even a close horse race.
Eheims specs are weak, so good thing fluval lies.
People need to realize that the filter circulation spec. is the one to look at when figuring the turn over rate for your tank. If you got the Fx5 for your 300g. tank thinking you're gonna filter all the water 3+ times an hour your wrong. The pump alone by itself may indeed pump 925 GPH but when incorporated into the filter it is specified as 607 GPH and that was tested without any media per Fluval's own literature, so with media it's probably more like 500 GPH or so, so your turnover rate is gonna be more like 2 times an hour max. if you don't put any media in, which I don't reccommend. The fact that they advertise it as 925 GPH could be considered false advertising IMO. The relatively small capacity for such a large bucket is also questionable IMO.
as if Eheim dosent offer their own ambiguity?
Its still more than Eheims on both the high and low side of their scale. By no media they mean inside the baskets themselves which come with the pre-filter foam installed. Media by itself can have too many variables and combinations to measure. The lift out baskets are larger than the Eheim 3, so I dont see it being small in capacity....bottom line its a better performer than what Eheim offers as an equivilent.
Its still more than Eheims on both the high and low side of their scale. By no media they mean inside the baskets themselves which come with the pre-filter foam installed. Media by itself can have too many variables and combinations to measure. The lift out baskets are larger than the Eheim 3, so I dont see it being small in capacity....bottom line its a better performer than what Eheim offers as an equivilent.
I understand, and yes accurate specs. are hard to find for Eheim products as well. I was just letting everyone know that what they think they are getting may not be all that realistic when you start factoring in all the other variables. The bottom line is the fact that the Fx5 and the Pro 3 are two different filters with different specs. so they cannot be compared side by side, it's like apples and oranges. If they had equal specs. then a real comparison could be made and we could determine which performs better. We should all do our own homework on the products we buy and then make the decision and if we are satisfied with the product and our fish are healthy then who's to say we made the wrong choice?Ducati996 said:
