Thoughts on fluval fx6

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mudbuttjones said:
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On my 302b I slid a piece of supplied green tubing over the intake tube where it telescopes. Mine didnt seem very water tight upon first impression and it was close to the rim of the tank so I did that before I ever set it up. I also never used the the surface skimmer.

I never had an issue, and im happy to say I replaced the plumbing with painted 1/2" pvc and everything is great. I always loved sunsun filters but hated the plumbing

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great mod Mud!
 
nossalucard said:
great mod Mud!
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Thanks.

Here's the custom plumbing I made. http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=601937
I'm working on a similar set for my fluval 406.

I hate the supplied plumbing on canisters.

Dunno how the fx plumbing is, but id bet I would change it if I bought one lol

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mudbuttjones said:
Thanks.

Here's the custom plumbing I made. http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=601937
I'm working on a similar set for my fluval 406.

I hate the supplied plumbing on canisters.

Dunno how the fx plumbing is, but id bet I would change it if I bought one lol

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The fx's plumbing isnt bad. the hoses remind me of corrugated drain pipe lol tank mounted hose clamps are strong (withstood me applying 230 pounds of pure man strength down on them to get them to snap over my old school 150 tank lip).
 
nossalucard said:
I don't understand why you're having this problem, but I do 50%-75% weekly and never lose prime, with it running OR unplugged (depends on mymood). I will admit however that adding some teflon tape between the intake tubes coupling areas (where the intake pipes/extension-meet/join) was second nature to me when i installed it. Maybe everyone does'nt think the way I do...dunno?

Also, I have 5 of these (3 Aquatops/2 sunsun) as well as 1-FX5 and 1-FX6, never a problem with any of them. I think some perople make things harder than they have to be, for instance cleaning a canister filter by weekly/ monthly is rediculous to me. Even Eheim does'nt recommend that often!

In MY opinion, If you are losing that much flow you are either using those fine polishing pads, or are SERIOUSLY OVERSTOCKED. I NEVER open my can(setup as BIO ONLY) more than every 90 days, and I've never lost more than 25-30% flow I estimate. I do however use prefilter sponges on ALL my intakes, as well as using HOB's for mechanical because they are easier to clean monthly. Nitrates hover at 20-40ppm with 50% waterchanges weekly...

This has just been MY experiences the last 28 years(I still have my first canister - Magnum 330), yours may vary....
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Yea this is my first canister filter so I'm learning. Ill definitely be looking into the teflon tape, thanks for the advice. Any particular brand you prefer?

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I think fluval probably has the best hoses and plumbing. My eheim hoses and suction cups got rock hard and useless after a couplr years. I've got an ancient fluval 104 from sometime in the 90s. Thr tubing is still flexible and isn't brittle.

I'm just OCD and only trust pvc and professional grade plumbing. I also hate suction cups with a passion. so that means every canister gets a long set of black pvc plumbing that gets bolted to the stand.

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mudbuttjones said:
I think fluval probably has the best hoses and plumbing. My eheim hoses and suction cups got rock hard and useless after a couplr years. I've got an ancient fluval 104 from sometime in the 90s. Thr tubing is still flexible and isn't brittle.

I'm just OCD and only trust pvc and professional grade plumbing. I also hate suction cups with a passion. so that means every canister gets a long set of black pvc plumbing that gets bolted to the stand.

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ya not a fan of sunction cups either, but the ones holding the intake inside my tank so far are pretty good.

Thats the other nice thing about the brackets on the outside, they have 3 clips that snap down over the hoses so if the sunction cups do let go the hoses should only be able to sway an inch or so to either side.
 
predatorkeeper87 said:
ya not a fan of sunction cups either, but the ones holding the intake inside my tank so far are pretty good.

Thats the other nice thing about the brackets on the outside, they have 3 clips that snap down over the hoses so if the sunction cups do let go the hoses should only be able to sway an inch or so to either side.
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That's what I really liked about my 406, it's actually attached to the rim of the tank. Is just cant imagine why they put white bushings and a clear intake/strainer on there. Its hiddeous. This is the main reason I'm gonna scrap the plumbing

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mudbuttjones said:
That's what I really liked about my 406, it's actually attached to the rim of the tank. Is just cant imagine why they put white bushings and a clear intake/strainer on there. Its hiddeous. This is the main reason I'm gonna scrap the plumbing

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haha ya that'd look pretty bad. They've learned since then
 
Black Tuna said:
Yea this is my first canister filter so I'm learning. Ill definitely be looking into the teflon tape, thanks for the advice. Any particular brand you prefer?

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For teflon tape, whatever is cheapest at Lowe's or Home Depot...LOL :headbang2I always buy a few rolls extra also... That Reminds me I'm getting low...
 
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