New at this Canister Thing.

[CheeseHead88]

I wanted to 405 and I e-mailed the lady she told me it came with everything except the hosing and fittings! Is that why the price is knocked down so much?

 

[SpeedEuphoria]

must be, you can buy the hose and stuff seperate as replacement parts. I would be curious why they are missing.

Also it comes with ribbed hose and I think some others say it tends to clog easier then regular hose, I think a couple others have replaced the ribbed hose with normal smooth tubing.
Heres some parts:
Aquarium Fluval Canister Parts at Big Al's Online

I guess I'd ask if it comes with the "aquastop" valve that goes on the cannister or what exactly its missing. Prob with all the hassle its not a good deal especially if its used.

Heres the manual and what it should come with:
http://www.hagen.com/pdf/aquatic/Fluval_series5_manual.pdf

 

[CheeseHead88]

Thanks Speed, I was wondering why it was so cheap, and the funny thing is that she said it was all brand new, never opened?

 

[Bert B]

I just bought a Rena XP4 for my 100 Gallon to replace my magnum 350. We just moved to a new home and I have yet to restart my tank but want to be very choosey at what kind of setup I want to run. Any tips you may have about the Rena XP4 filters would be appreciated as I have never owned one of these. is there anything i should know like how to correctly fill the 4 media baskets ? I know the coarse pads go on the bottom and the fine pad goes up on top. My questions are the middle baskets which have a divider in each one. I am thinking the divider is to put on top of the bio-media to keep it in place however, the drawing on the box shows media both on the bottom & on top of the divider but the instructions don't. can you experienced XP filter owners tell me what method works best to fill the center baskets and what kinds of bio-media do you use ? Mine came with some stars. Also, the bio-chem zorb, is that used in place of regular carbon ? My independant fish dealer sells rena filstars but says you CANNOT get parts for them is this true ?
bert

 

[Acer]

check out www.kensfish.com they have some pretty good prices

 

[Bert B]

great site thanks !

 

[Acer]

not a problem.. I've been checking them out and they seem to have pretty low prices, I plan on getting the rock kit that they have.