NEW w/ POLL canister vs. wet/dry

[rumblesushi]

but ducati, eheims are the best, it's beyond dispute.

When was the last time you heard of an eheim classic doing what Oddball's FX5 did?

 

[Ducati996]

Don't know what metal clamp you're talking about. There are none on the FX5. The edge mounting brackets utilize 3 plastic sawtooth snap-on hose bands that grab 1/32" of another sawtooth edge. That's what popped off. But, with the wide zip-ties in place, that will no longer be a problem. Might be a good deal if Fluval included 6 of these 3 cent bands with their new top-of-the-line canister filter.

Im looking at 3 metal bands (hose clamps) that fasten around at the ball valve that snaps on the filter itself. The extra ball valve and clamp is for the water changing process and is extra by all accounts. As for the exhaust manifold and the clamps that are press fitted for around the hose, if anyone of them popped off in my case the glass from the tank cover keeps the nozzle in place regardless. Besides you have 3 of them, and if anyone fails you still have 2 more holding the hose in place.
However it happened on your end, it happened. I will say it will be difficult (and rare) to repeat in a large scale fashion because of what I described above. It dosent minimize the damage that happened to you, but with 3 clamps that eliminates the problem significantly.
If the clamp was broken, then it needed to be replaced...

 

[Ducati996]

but ducati, eheims are the best, it's beyond dispute.

When was the last time you heard of an eheim classic doing what Oddball's FX5 did?

LOL !! if I want to be part of the collective I would get an Eheim.....

As for Eheim breaking - i posted a reference in this thread from another thread but you missed that part


But really wasnt this thread supposed to be about the pros and cons of wet/dry Vs canister?

Who brought up Eheim? who brough up Fluval FX5 ? I know I didnt.....

 

[unknownuza13]

Dont bet money on it - Hobbiest only

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no foul language, please
HarleyK

Well then you are the most passionate person I have ever seen to back a product with no monetary interest involved I still award the crown to Eheim and I don't think people buy eheim to follow the flock or whatever you said. I think people buy them simply because they are the best...

 

[HarleyK]

Hey Harley how come when making your comparisons you keep saying the newer more efficient media that you put in canisters should match up well with bio balls(a more numerous amount) used in a wet dry. I know I don't have to tell you but you can put anything you want in your wet dry.

Right, but the most common media used in wet/drys are bioballs or pot scrubbers. Filling a wet/dry with modern biomedia would be extremely expensive ... and low costs are a main factor for a wet/dry

I see more complaints about Eheim than I care to read about - good news about them they have 25 years worth.

MFK has 12,163 members and an archive of 451,072 posts. To be honest, reports of problems with Eheims due to equipment failure or faulty materials are rare here. And MFK is my standard.
25 years is just my own, personal experience. Eheim has been around for 57 years and producing aquarium filters for 43 years...my dad actually had an Eheim before I did.

But really wasnt this thread supposed to be about the pros and cons of wet/dry Vs canister?
Who brought up Eheim? who brough up Fluval FX5 ?

That was me. I wanted to compare wet/drys with big canisters. In anticipation of wet/dry advocates using leakage as an argument against canisters (due to recent posts), I stated my personal experience and set it apart from those posts.

But really wasnt this thread supposed to be about the pros and cons of wet/dry Vs canister?

Then please stick to it Thanks for your cooperation.

HarleyK

 

[rallysman]

Well, after I read this entire thread 4 times, I dont want to change my mind.

 

[DeLgAdO]

Well, after I read this entire thread 4 times, I dont want to change my mind.

thats ok

your choice.

 

[HarleyK]

Well, after I read this entire thread 4 times, I dont want to change my mind.

Yeah. There seems to be not enough of a difference filtration-wise to tip the balance one way or the other if you already have a personal preference. Looks like MONSTER tanks can be run well either way

I am wondering what's more common, though. Dang it, I should have made this a poll. Let me set one up right now.

HarleyK

 

[HarleyK]

Okay, here we go. After the discussion on which filtration might be better, I think it's time to see what set-ups our members use more often. To keep the playing field level, I cut off the low and high end of tank sizes. Please only vote for 50-600 gal tanks

Thanks,
HarleyK

 

[redtailfool]

What about choices for combos? A lot of wet dry users do it in conjunction with other filters..
Some have a school of thought that we let wet dry do biological and then we have separate filters that do more mechanical .