canisters?

[Daddys1jenn]

So I am looking at a 120 gallon .. I am thinking about cichlids... what kind of canister would you suggest?

[Squawkbert]

Eheim classic 2117.

[Daddys1jenn]

I was also looking on EBAY and there are soo many kinds on there

[PDX-PLT]

There's alot of off-brand junk on EBay, too; e.g., off-brand Chinese stuff that takes Eheim media and pads, and looks like Eheim, but is no where near the same quality.

I'd get two Eheim 2026's.

[Daddys1jenn]

I think I saw that 1 on there but I didnt see the 2117... I was also looking at petsmart at the xp3 since I heard such good stuff about the xp2

[Mgamer20o0]

yea a couple of xp3 would be nice. more so if you priced matched petsmart.com and got it cheaper in store.

[Marinemom]

I like the eheim canister filters. I have a 125 gallon tank that housed some big South American cichlids for close to five years. For filteration I have two eheim classic 2215 running on this tank as well as an HOB aquaclear filter 110/500. I really like the eheim canisters filters. They are very quiet, and I mean super silent, extremely reliable in thier performance, and really can last years without a single problem. They do tend to be a bit pricey so if you can afford it I would go with the eheim filters.

Marinemom

[JohnGivens]

Check out bigalsonline for canister prices. Plus if you're a regular customer you earn VIP points good for merchandise. I have never had any issues with them.:headbang2:

[Squawkbert]

Check out bigalsonline for canister prices. Plus if you're a regular customer you earn VIP points good for merchandise. I have never had any issues with them.:headbang2:

Also - they tend to sell kits w/ media. Saves $$ over sep. purchases.

[Rbishop]

Mag 350's, all the way.

[Weezer]

Has anyone bought any of the new Marine Land canisters, just wondering what you think...:)

[Rbishop]

Have one now. Videotaping the assembly and disassembly.

[Weezer]

Have one now. Videotaping the assembly and disassembly.

I thought you had mentioned getting one but wasn't sure, I'll be looking forward to your opinions good or bad.....:)

[JohnGivens]

Mag 350's, all the way.
Yeah, I've got a 350 pro on my 37 gallon tank. It stay spotless and only needs a little maintainence from time to time. It's been going for 4 years now without a hitch

[Rbishop]

My oldest Mag is one I bought in '78 or 79.

[Weezer]

I bought our mag for about 80 dollars, do those 120-200 dollar filters do anything that a mag cant, i can put whatever media i want in it, has high flow, simple to operate, i haven't seen any real tests on filters to compare them, but i just don't see how spending more is going to filter so much better thats its worth it.....:)

[aardvark1]

Running XP3's on the 55's, HOT Magnums on the 20/29.

I'm happy, fishies are happy!

[sirasoni]

loving the 74.99 XP3s so far..

[chris331]

i'm partial to rena XP's... though i've heard great things about eheims...

stay away from older fluvals... they are not very user friendly.