FX5... good or bad?

[MichaelAngelo]

Hey Guys, I'm hearing a lot of mixed opinions about the FX5... what do you guys think?

I'm looking for a very strong filter for my 125G tank that won't clog or require re-setting or anything like that... something that's just 'set-and-forget' so my parents won't have to bother with it much.

If not the FX5, what would be it's counterpart in the other brands like eheim or rena??

Thanks!

Michael

 

[Iffrat]

I use 2 Fx5's one on my 125 and one on my 150 ... cleaned the one on the 150 yest. and it was the first time in a month and it was still clean .. but i run only bio rings and the pads that come with it ...

but i love my 2 Fx5's great filters ..

 

[spyder6005]

I use 2 Fx5's one on my 125 and one on my 150 ... cleaned the one on the 150 yest. and it was the first time in a month and it was still clean .. but i run only bio rings and the pads that come with it ...

but i love my 2 Fx5's great filters ..

Why 2 on the 125 and 1 one the 150?

 

[skeletor121]

I use 2 Fx5's one on my 125 and one on my 150 ...

Spyder: This sentence leads me to believe he runs 2 total Fx5s; one of which is on his 125 and the other one on the 150.

 

[chefrific]

I run a FX5 on a 75 gallon and it rocks it. LOVE this filter. Will use no other.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Love all my FX5s

 

[sick_lid]

If your looking for something to plug in and not worry about, fx5 is the way to go. I absolutely love the one I own, and am planning on switching to them primarily in the future. There's tons of threads on here with opinions on them, and the negatives are like 1%.

 

[justonemoretank]

Well, mine just died for no apparent reason, so I'm not a fan of them.

 

[duke33]

They're the cat's azz.

 

[selki]

Well, mine just died for no apparent reason, so I'm not a fan of them.

Call Hagen customer service...they should be able to help for free..