loach43 said:
mine too mines not heated wish it were
great for distibuting the heatid water through the tank dont have to worry about it breaking and dont look ugly
Your opinion on canisters??
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mine too mines not heated wish it were
great for distibuting the heatid water through the tank dont have to worry about it breaking and dont look ugly
I have a XP3 and I hooked up a Lifegard AF-94 mechanical module before it as I prefilter.
The XP3 is purely biological with ceramic rings and balls , and the foam pads that came with the filter.
I switch the micron cartridge once a week to a clean one , and rince and bleach the dirty one. Works great , I dont have to clean the XP3 hardly at all. Last I checked the was a little bit of sludge in it , after 3 months. This requires some plumbing ofcourse.
The XP3 is purely biological with ceramic rings and balls , and the foam pads that came with the filter.
I switch the micron cartridge once a week to a clean one , and rince and bleach the dirty one. Works great , I dont have to clean the XP3 hardly at all. Last I checked the was a little bit of sludge in it , after 3 months. This requires some plumbing ofcourse.
Its only my opinion,
But ive had nothing but trouble with fluvols ( only had the 404 ,403 ) Much prefer ehiems
issues :
1. hosing coming off causing flooding
2. constant cleaning needed
3. pressure loss
ehiem
1. no issues to date.
But ive had nothing but trouble with fluvols ( only had the 404 ,403 ) Much prefer ehiems
issues :
1. hosing coming off causing flooding
2. constant cleaning needed
3. pressure loss
ehiem
1. no issues to date.
I dont like canister filters they are such a pain in the butt to clean and they arent much for biological filtration I much prefer a big filter that hangs off of the back where you just pull the cartridges.
