Has anyone used this thing? Opinions? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3654
HOB Fluidized Bed Filter?!!
- Thread starter JakeH
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Be real gentle with them just about everyone I have seen have some epoxy or silicone on them from breaking something…. also you will want to do something for power outages…
Fludized beds are easy enough to make without buying one.
These are ok, not bad but not great.
Fludized beds are easy enough to make without buying one.
These are ok, not bad but not great.
Edit: to my buddy Swede-
Not really... Its a fluidized bed, not an HOT magnum canister. Thats like saying an Ultima is just a big FX5. They are completely different designs...
Not really... Its a fluidized bed, not an HOT magnum canister. Thats like saying an Ultima is just a big FX5. They are completely different designs...
swede;3301381; said:
There is no way you can support as much bio bacteria in any canister made as you can in a fluidized bed filter.
Bed filters are purely bio filters thats it.
People do swear by them, but I've only heard from people with big ones. I've never heard anyone mention a HOB version. I'm also kinda skeptical that the smallest one is rated for a 300g tank... The price isnt too outrageous either. I might try it when I get my next tank, but I'd love to hear a review from somebody who has used this bad boy & what powerhead they ran it with.
JakeH;3301878; said:
Manufacturer ratings are worthless and should be ignored...
I'm sure it would do fine on a 300 gal with one guppy in it... "300 Gal" could describe numerous different situations with numerous different needs...
But if you have a 300 gal and you buy one... like it but it's not quite big enough... you'll buy another one... which is why they drastically overrate things...