Fluval vs. Eheim.

Big Al's Online has the EHEIM 2026 PROFESSIONEL II FILTER WITH MEDIA for $149.99! I have ordered from Big Al's several times and have always been more than pleased with the service.


http://www.bigalsonline.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?inUID=1069824687.1069824687&inCatID=9:Filters&inSub=20

EDIT : I’m not an expert but I have a Eheim 2213 Classic that has been running for over a year with no problems. I also own a Magnum 350 Canister but it is in the attic…. I received the Magnum 350 for free and chose to buy/use an Eheim instead.
 
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Bill, I have that model of Eheim and I can't say enough great things about it...it's just that good. Those flow controls on the hoses are nice and I actually use the detached hoses as a siphon to do my water changes. This filter rarely clogs, even packed with high-density filter floss and months of running without cleaning. Though, I normally try to clean it once a month just to remove the detritus from the water flow.
 
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Looks like you both posted at the same time! Thank's for the "Big AL" tips...I am sooo there!

The people at this forum site are absolutley awesome! What a great place for advice. :D

Late.

Bill in San Diego
 
Originally posted by carpguy
...Doesn't have to work as hard…
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That's a Great answer! Let me get a physics book out and do some research...... LOL
 
just another thing if you havn't already bought it, try and get one with efisubstrat pro, it has a HUGE bacterial area (450m squared/litre) and combined with the slow flow rates of the eheims (designed to make filtration more efficient) you have an unbearably amazing filter.
well, it better be, because one at work is running a 50 gal tank, and it's only rated at 30 odd, but the fish are happy, and breeding, so i guess it must be all right:p
 
Toirtis said:
An excellent review comparing the Fluval FX5 and the Eheim 2080 Pro 3:

http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7080
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Great review but it's too bad they didn't or couldn't take longevity into consideration when discussing price. RTR has Eheims that have been in use over 10 years and are still being used. IMO that more than makes up for the difference in price.

I'll stick with my Eheims because I plan on being in the hobby for at least that amount of time.

Roan
 
Roan Art said:
Great review but it's too bad they didn't or couldn't take longevity into consideration when discussing price. RTR has Eheims that have been in use over 10 years and are still being used. IMO that more than makes up for the difference in price.
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True, but since neither model has been available for more than 8-10 months, that would be rather difficult....and I am not sure how many people will want to wait until 2016 or so to find out. ;)

One thing that was touched upon was price, and the Fluval FX5 can be had for about $250-$260 online, whereas the Eheim 2080 Pro 3 is around $425-$440, which is a pretty big difference for many aquarists.
 
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