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Hang-ons vs. Canisters vs. Sumps
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Pros and Cons:
Sumps:
Pros: increased water volume of the system (waste builds up at a slower rate), ease of cleaning mechanical filtration, lots of space for media and customization, as much flow as your overflows/fish can handle depending on your pump, can hide equipment like heaters, lots of oxygenation in the system, can isolate a fish if injured quickly and easily
Cons: must be plumbed yourself (with drilled holes in the tank or HOB overflows), potential for overflow if not set up properly, some can't really be moved without breaking down entire tank, can be very loud without some fancy overflow mods
Canisters:
Pros: plug and play, some models have large media capacity and decent flow rates, takes up minimal room under a stand, can be moved from tank to tank easily, generally quiet
Cons: can be a pain to clean, relatively expensive to run large systems, priming initially or after cleaning on some models is not fun, missing many of the pros that sumps have, can have issues with sand/impeller, some models lose a lot of flow when dirty
HOB:
Pros: cheap, popular models are pretty reliable, very easy to clean and access, easily moved around or broken down, generally plug and play or easier to prime than canisters, does not require any space under stand
Cons: even the largest models are not very big, limited media capacity, some models have a fair amount of bypass, "waterfall" sound, can have issues with sand/impeller
Sponge:
Pros: extremely cheap, safe for fry, lots of oxygenation, easily moved and great for seeding other tanks, beneficial bacteria colony is in tank and can be run with back up battery air pump, relatively large amount of beneficial bacteria capacity
Cons: "ugly", will clog eventually (especially if sole form of filtration on the tank), easier to clean than canister but still takes some effort, not really feasible as the sole form of filtration on monster tanks
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Sumps:
Pros: increased water volume of the system (waste builds up at a slower rate), ease of cleaning mechanical filtration, lots of space for media and customization, as much flow as your overflows/fish can handle depending on your pump, can hide equipment like heaters, lots of oxygenation in the system, can isolate a fish if injured quickly and easily
Cons: must be plumbed yourself (with drilled holes in the tank or HOB overflows), potential for overflow if not set up properly, some can't really be moved without breaking down entire tank, can be very loud without some fancy overflow mods
Canisters:
Pros: plug and play, some models have large media capacity and decent flow rates, takes up minimal room under a stand, can be moved from tank to tank easily, generally quiet
Cons: can be a pain to clean, relatively expensive to run large systems, priming initially or after cleaning on some models is not fun, missing many of the pros that sumps have, can have issues with sand/impeller, some models lose a lot of flow when dirty
HOB:
Pros: cheap, popular models are pretty reliable, very easy to clean and access, easily moved around or broken down, generally plug and play or easier to prime than canisters, does not require any space under stand
Cons: even the largest models are not very big, limited media capacity, some models have a fair amount of bypass, "waterfall" sound, can have issues with sand/impeller
Sponge:
Pros: extremely cheap, safe for fry, lots of oxygenation, easily moved and great for seeding other tanks, beneficial bacteria colony is in tank and can be run with back up battery air pump, relatively large amount of beneficial bacteria capacity
Cons: "ugly", will clog eventually (especially if sole form of filtration on the tank), easier to clean than canister but still takes some effort, not really feasible as the sole form of filtration on monster tanks
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u should go with the fx5. cost/maintenance effective and you can keep it forever and add it to larger tanks in the future.
No, there is really no comparison between fx5 and that eheim. Eheim is made for a much larger system capable of much larger bioload. It is an overkill for a 125 but great for my 300. I have not yet had to service it..and it has been 7 month...FX5 certainly can not claim this.
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Throwing one in for the canister, FX5 to be specific. I run one on my overstocked 125 and only have to clean it every 3 to 4 months.
Not to mention its great for upgrading, you can either add it to a sump on a larger tank, or to another FX5 like I'm doing now.
Not to mention its great for upgrading, you can either add it to a sump on a larger tank, or to another FX5 like I'm doing now.
385 on eBay for the filter then you need to fill up with 15 liters of filter material. I splurged and got 12 liters of eheim bio stuff, and 3 liters of mechanical. Total for me is slightly over 550.
Since your upgrade is later, I suggest you get an fx5 first, then if you upgrade to anything upto 300 you can then decide between an eheim, a sump to complete the solution. I believe there is a couple of threads here about the eheim filter...talk to deeda, a fellow member about the filter. It seems bio capacity of fx5 is not that great, so I don't recommend 2 fx5 on large tanks.
I didn't go to sump route due to the fact that I can't fit it under my stand and I don't/can't take the stand apart to get it in. So on one side I have the 2262 on the other side I have a number of smaller eheim filters that I used in my old tanks before. All of them I service in 6 month intervals...pending your fish, actual milage will vary...
One more thing, on both fx5 and the eheim, there is a back flush valve, all you have to do is attach a tube on the filter and you can drain the tank to the desired level...making water change easier.
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Water change easier?!?!?!?! Sign me up!!! So would I just need the fx5 or a combination of both
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