looking for a good filter

[Dahammer]

I would get a Eheim 2262.

The difference between a XP3 and a XP4 is a extra media tray in the XP4. The extra tray isn't worth the extra money.

If that is true, then why is it rated at 450gph where the XP3 is rated at 350gph?

 

[rudy1964]

You won't regret geting the 2262, or get the 2260 witch its the same filter except for the pump. Now I don't recomend the fx5, its a total crap and I'm saying that because i bought a new fx5 on the basis of people telling me how great the fx5 it is. I can say that I was very dissapointed and started to have problems with a relativily new filter, so I sold the crap, that was a bad buy. Don't have to go any further, read in this forum all the people with fx5 problems. I own 2262 and 2260 great filters, it will cost you more money in the begining but in the long run it will be cheaper. Also i see you live in Montreal, I'm from Toronto and I have a friend who its selling a 2260 completed with quick disconect valves and media for $300.

 

[aclockworkorange]

I currently have an fx5, an eheim, and two Rena xp3s running on different tanks and I much prefer the fx5... It's a beast and I've found it 100% reliable as has anyone I know locally that uses them.
Eheims are quality filters, I just think they are over priced and over hyped and a PIA to get parts for.
I really dislike both my Renas. They seem to always have air purging issues and the pump seems pretty weak. On the plus side they are very easy to use.

I think a sump would be a great choice as well.

 

[Burto]

If the price of an Eheim 2262 doesn't put you off then by all means get one, but I personally couldn't justify the much greater initial cost and greater ongoing cost of a 2262 over a slightly more powerful more efficient FX5. The Eheim 2262 uses 80 watts an hour to pump 3400lph, whereas the Fluval FX5 uses 48 watts an hour to pump 3500lph.

If there are more people complaining about problems with FX5s it's hardly surprising given how common they are. It seems every second MFKer owns or has owned an FX5, whereas I've seen very few people with 2262s. Hypothetically speaking, if there are 2 comparable products of equal reliability, but one has 10 times as many units in circulation as the other, you're going to get 10 times as many reports of issues in spite of the comparable reliability.

 

[K626]

If the price of an Eheim 2262 doesn't put you off then by all means get one, but I personally couldn't justify the much greater initial cost and greater ongoing cost of a 2262 over a slightly more powerful more efficient FX5. The Eheim 2262 uses 80 watts an hour to pump 3400lph, whereas the Fluval FX5 uses 48 watts an hour to pump 3500lph.

If there are more people complaining about problems with FX5s it's hardly surprising given how common they are. It seems every second MFKer owns or has owned an FX5, whereas I've seen very few people with 2262s. Hypothetically speaking, if there are 2 comparable products of equal reliability, but one has 10 times as many units in circulation as the other, you're going to get 10 times as many reports of issues in spite of the comparable reliability.

Couldn't have said that better myself. I just bought an fx5 and am getting ready to set it up for my 125. I've heard nothing but good things about these filters.

 

[ar0wan]

...The difference between a XP3 and a XP4 is a extra media tray in the XP4. The extra tray isn't worth the extra money.

If that is true, then why is it rated at 450gph where the XP3 is rated at 350gph?

OH SNAP

first choice would be a 55gal sump
second choice would be Fluval FX5
third would be a pair of XP4s