Just got my Fluval FX-5

[PatrickTheArowana]

Just got the FX-5 in the mail today from an ebay dealer for $193 shipped,wow what deal huh.I already hooked it up and evreything is working very well.This filter pump shames the hell out of my old POS $89 cannister.

Now time to do some serious stocking of the 125 gal.

 

[Danger_Chicken]

I got one shipped for $230 from a vendor on this site. It's suppose to be delivered tomorrow...and I thought I got a good deal.

 

[Guerillah]

I got one shipped for $230 from a vendor on this site. It's suppose to be delivered tomorrow...and I thought I got a good deal.

I got mine from a vendor on here too for the same price, and it gets delivered tomorrow too

 

[dirtyblacksocks]

FYI the round regular filter pads clog up easily and will become a problem - do yourself a favor and don't even put em' in, use just one blue pad at the top, the surrounding sponges, and whatever media you're putting in.

Mine started losing any output power every 24 hours after bieng up for about a week with all the provided pads in it.

 

[Guerillah]

Thanks for the tip.

 

[Trucker84]

just got two for 400

 

[Issack]

You lucky bastards.. I have to pay 100 plus dollars for shipping to Hawaii..

 

[Kevaldo]

ive got 3 of them, they are great filters

 

[PatrickTheArowana]

FYI the round regular filter pads clog up easily and will become a problem - do yourself a favor and don't even put em' in, use just one blue pad at the top, the surrounding sponges, and whatever media you're putting in.

Mine started losing any output power every 24 hours after bieng up for about a week with all the provided pads in it.

I didn't use any round pads at all,just the media and the white filter it came with...Did I do something wrong??

 

[PatrickTheArowana]

Do I still have to change my water twice week with this new FX-5 filter??

I noticed when I changed my water this week after having my filter on for only 4 days,that my water was hardly dirty at all.Is this cause of my new filter,or am I just imagining things??

I have a 125gal tank BTW.