Your Dream Filter system

[emergent]

Ok heres the scenario.

You have a 55g tank and only $500 to spend on any filter system you want. What would it be. List any brands and types of filtering systems. List your reasons why.

Remember, you can only spend the money on a filtering system.

;)

[MidnightPyro]

Eheim 2026 Professional II ($169.99)
-> 1 Liter Seachem Purigen ($35.99)
Vortex D1 Diatom Filter ($79.99)
-- Total: $285.97 :p:

[TipStylez]

I would get 4 50gal HOB filters muahahaha

And a life time supply of sponges and filter floss.

[w6wat]

I would get a Jebo Odyssea CSF4. Shipped, would only set me back $50-70. Then, I'd have a lot of money left for other things.

[TipStylez]

then your jebo would blow up a few months later.

[Aqualung]

Pentair Aquatics setup with double mechanical and heater modules. And maybe a fluidized bed just for the heck of it.

[vaderbanger]

an instant flushable kind :dance:

on my 55 i have a filstar xp3 cost me 89 bucks

[rrkss]

I'd probably get something that works like a reverse osmosis system. The water goes through the filter, has everything stripped from it and then the minerals I want get selectively added back to the tank. Never have to worry about water quality again :D

[imhandy2]

Assuming that this filter isn't for a planted tank then Eheim 2227 Wet/Dry (http://eheim.com/) Is a nice way to go. Next to a sump, this is an excellent filter. It breaks down the ammonium and nitrite much faster then the conventional canister or hob filter.


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[Flowerhorn916]

I would use 2 Eheim 2026 Professional II. I always use 2 cans on my 55's but not eheims I can find better bang for the buck in other systems.

[wesleydnunder]

I want a denitrifier so powerful it can suck the nitrates out of an unopened pack of cheap hot dogs from across the kitchen.

Mark

[abraham]

Exactly what I have now. A refugium. Cheap and works like a dream!


Abraham

[wwildcats04]

then your jebo would blow up a few months later.


LoL thats hillarious
I would get an eheim 2217 with a UV steralizer in the tubing or somewhere else. I also would purchase a diatom filter for those special days when you want to polish the water and make it look real nice. I than would add an AC 110 so that you easily can put things in such as carbon and what not. What are you planning on putting in the tank that would create so much nitrates?

[emergent]

I am just looking to buy a really great filtration system. I have set a budget for $500 and I am curious as to see what everyone else would want to use if they had the money. I am currently trying to decide between the Marineland Bio-Pro 350 (http://marineland.com/products/consumer/con_magnum.asp) and the Eheim 2227 (http://eheim.com/Zubehoer.cgi?Mode=zeige&welches=2227&Filter=Gesamtliste) or even the Eheim 2229 (really expensive)

[Sully]

Pentair Lifegard system. Mechanical, Chemical/Bio, Heater, and UV chambers. So easy to maintain. Do an incredible job. I would think that way (maybe it is because i have a lifegard filter and have no Eheims), www.drsfosterSmith.com has the system. you can look at photos.

[Aqualung]

Yup, that's definitely a setup I want to have some day Sully. They don't seem to be very popular, but I have only heard good things about the system from the people that do use them.

[pbecot01]

With 500 bucks to spend to filter a 55 gallon tank I would probably install a continious (sp?) drip system with an overflow and a sump.

[wesleydnunder]

Quote: " Exactly what I have now..."
Abraham


Hey Abraham, I'm planning a 'fuge for my upcoming reef tank but I haven't seen one used for FW. Could you describe your setup? I assume you have plants in your refugium for nitrate removal, or do you use an anaerobic bed, or both?

Mark

[gagaliya]

With 500 bucks to spend to filter a 55 gallon tank I would probably install a continious (sp?) drip system with an overflow and a sump.

can you actually buy this as some kind of package / set? or is it all do it yourself type deal?

but i agree the pentair lifegard inline filter looks stunning! the fludized bed filter bio module alone is worth it, no other bio filter is as efficient! the added external heater and easy to use uv module would beat any canister imo.

As a programmer by day, I like how they modularized the whole setup as oppose to a canister where you jam everything into a big bucket. Much easier to maintain, debug and upgrade/replace.

so yeah this is my dream filter:)

[w6wat]

then your jebo would blow up a few months later.

Interesting comment. What do you base this on? Since most reviews globally are favorable, and mine works equally as well or better than any others I have or have owned including Eheim, Fluval and others. I would also be willing to bet that you don't own one, and have never owned one.

[imhandy2]

Just so you know, the wet/dry cycles. That means that the canister fills up and then empties out the spray bar, while it is filling it dosn't pump out the spray bar. It's like a wave action every minute or so. My 2227 was tricky to prime and the manual isn't the clearest but once it was it was great. This is thew best price around, Canada that is, J & L Aquatics (http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/store_pages/details/filters.php?product_ID=em-canw2229) .
Keep us informed as to what you get.

Terry.

[emergent]

Ok I am now down to just two filters to decide between. The 2227/29 or the Magnum Bio Pro. Has anyone used the Marineland Magnum? Clearly plenty of people have used to 2227 and many people use the Penguin. Has anyone used the canister filters by Marineland. Surely someone has.

[cedwards]

I have the Magnum 350 Pro on my 55 gallon tank. I've used this for years and have been very happy with it. The bio-wheel works great. I've been in the habit of using the micron water-polishing filter for 24 hours after every water change. Otherwise I have the media container filled with activated carbon, which I've been reading a lot about and it may not be necessary. I also have a bag of aragonite in there since my tap water has next to no Kh. People seem to complain a lot about priming canisters after cleaning them, but this one is great, I've never had any problems. It is often a bit noisy after cleaning and reassembling it, but that usually settles down after a day or so. I just set this tank up in my new house and ran the hoses through the wall into a utility room so the canister isn't in the room with the aquarium. Now the only thing I hear is the water dripping from the biowheel. All in all, I like this filter.

[mox]

pbecot01 knows whats up. He's probably refering to a DIY situation? You can buy all that stuff of course, nice acrylic sump tanks and such. But I would get the tank drilled, spend the money on making the cabnet to sit it on with doors underneath and go nuts with a sump and homebrew filtration underneath... wait, what I would do? What I did so I should say :)

[emergent]

I have been leaning towards the Magnum Pro 350 just because it also has the bio wheel feature. Perhaps that is the one I'll get but I am going to physically llok at both of them in person so I can visualize how they each work.