Eheim Classic 2217 Vs. Rena Filstar XP3

I work at a fish retail store and deal with canisters on a daily basis at the store,my customers homes, and also at my house. I would advise u to go with the XP. They are a very easy to mantain and very easy to operate filter. They are much more powerful than ehiems and fluvals and are even cheaper. Or at least at my store. Just my first hand experince though. I have two XP's and they are awsome.

i have both the xp3 and eheim, and id go for the eheim. though a little less powerful, its dead silent and is a breeze to maintain.

yeah.. i think ehiem has more life to it.. the rena is like ... honda while ehiem is like nissan? .......

I also work in a fish store and I would recommend the eheim any day over other canister filters hands down with no argument. They are top of the line filters and thier quality and performance is outstanding. Looks like your poll is running neck in neck with each other but I still think that the eheim is a better filter.

Marinemom

I have an Eheim Pro2 now.. they're not the same filters but because of the build quality of this thing, I'd have to say Eheim.. evne if the classic is only half as good as the Pro2.

Bells and whistles are not all they are cracked up to be. The more gadgets, the more gaskets there are, and more there is to go wrong. I have the 2217. It is simple and reliable. I love it. I wouldn't buy anything else. The selling point for me was maintenance. Not only is it easier to maintain, but I have to do it less often. (It also helps for me that I have the 2217 on my 38g. I can't use the spray bar because it provides too much current )

Doc Fosters has some good articles that helped me decide:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?dept_id=&aid=426