Power Filter Survey
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I've had nothing but success with aquaclear products ( I believe they are now a fluval brand) and fluval c4. The fluval c4 is a very well designed and adaptable filter. All of space to put extra media and things of that nature. The aquaclear line ( 30, 50, 70, 110) are extremely adaptable. You can make a refugium, and ALOT of different media. Some of the pumps are interchangeable ( I believe the pumps from the 30 and 50 can be used on either). Both awesome.
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Aquaclears are the only ones worth getting.
all other are by design (cartridges) inferior.
no filter with a cartridge can touch an AC with all that media room.
all other are by design (cartridges) inferior.
no filter with a cartridge can touch an AC with all that media room.
PS from what I have read, the AC line is being rebranded as Fluval Aquaclear at Petsmart ONLY.
as a result of a promo agreement between Hagen and Petsmart.
as a result of a promo agreement between Hagen and Petsmart.
I had emp 400's for years. The bio wheels get clogged and stop moving on a regular basis. Not sure if id recommend them. I don't have experience with AC filters, but like the idea of no moving bio wheels. I have since moved to canisters (only) and have no complaints.
I like cartridge based filters. The whole point of a HOB filter for me is something that moves alot of oxygenated water, is very easy to clean, and filters out particulate matter. An Ac110 is better for bio media, but it's just about as much hassle as cleaning my fluval or sunsun canisters.
I liked the aqueon quietflow 75s for years. The blue bio holster held squares of poly pads just fine.
inecpensive unit and 400gph to boot
recently i went back to using whisper 60s for my mechanical filtering. I like the sponge inserts. The factory cartridges are super cheap but Its easy to wrap poly padding (quit store stuff) around the black inserts and make filter pads for pennies. They are quiet and parts are cheap. Did I mention the whole filter is cheap?
If you spend money for store bought filter cartridges for your HOB filters, then thats your problem
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I liked the aqueon quietflow 75s for years. The blue bio holster held squares of poly pads just fine.
inecpensive unit and 400gph to bootrecently i went back to using whisper 60s for my mechanical filtering. I like the sponge inserts. The factory cartridges are super cheap but Its easy to wrap poly padding (quit store stuff) around the black inserts and make filter pads for pennies. They are quiet and parts are cheap. Did I mention the whole filter is cheap?
If you spend money for store bought filter cartridges for your HOB filters, then thats your problem
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Back in the late 80s, I read the first version of the rec.aquaria FAQ an they couldn't praise the Aquaclear more. So I bought, what was at the time, an Aquaclear 150, to replace a Whisper 1 power filter. I loved it. My tank has an Aquaclear 300 on it now (now called a 70) and I think I've had the same sponge since the day I bought it. I've given older Aquaclears I have had to people (had a mini and a 200 at one point), and they come back to be months later telling me how much they love them, and they'll never buy brand xxx again.
I realized I never posted my results on this. So here goes:
Fluval Aquaclear: 28
Aqueon Quietflow: 7
Tetra Whisper: 5
Marineland Penguin: 1
Marineland Emperor: 2
Walmart Aqua-Tech: 1
Fluval C Series: 1
Fluval Aquaclear: 28
Aqueon Quietflow: 7
Tetra Whisper: 5
Marineland Penguin: 1
Marineland Emperor: 2
Walmart Aqua-Tech: 1
Fluval C Series: 1