Recent content by ffmedic2800

Sorry that happened. Will say that's the first I've ever heard of that happening to anyone and I've been doing this a long time. I'd say stick with it, you'd probably have better luck being struck by lightening then having a tank break on you again.

you should have enough established bacteria in your tank susbstrate/water etc that this shouldn't be an issue. Those colonies should reestablish quickly in the new filter. This is strictly my opinion, I'm sure there's going to be lots of folks saying no no no, however filters were meant to...

Currently live in West Allis, WI. Grew up in Brookfield. Always lucky to have an abundant supply of good quality aquarium dealers around.

Couldn't believe it myself, had to triple check...think they're on sale again tomorrow during the day haha...just hope the darned thing doesn't leak even though Eheim supposedly fixed the issue on this newest version..

Day 2, no leaks, no issues. Was at my local shop, he almost slid off the counter when I told him the price I got on the filter. Do believe they sell the same model there for around $250. Anyone have any good advice on insuring that all of the air is out of the filter after a restart?

Aquarium Lighting T5 Fluorescent Light Fixture: AquaticLife T5 HO Dual Lamp Light Fixtures Aquarium Light Fixtures: Coralife Aqualight HO T-5 Dual Lamp Aquarium Light Fixture Aquarium HO T5 Florescent Light Fixtures: WavePoint HO T5 Fluorescent 2 Lamp Lighting System I have a 48" Coralife...

Can't give you the technical definition, however it's something in the light that changes the current from what you get out of the outlet to something that the light fixture can use...dumbs down the current to a usable level. Not sure it's something that you can even replace, however if you...

That's a great product too. (Emperor) KonvictKeep - I was changing cartridges because I had water spilling out over the top of the filters, not because I felt it was 'better' for my tank/fish. If you don't mind the extra cost go with a canister, many folks will swear by them due to less...

not necessarily...most places you can buy filter media bags that will hold the 'stuff' Eheim makes filter pads that are designed for said product, but if you want to add additional things such as peat, or additional chemical filtration, you would probably end up using the media bags.

so many good jokes here...LOL

From what I've read and heard, you have to keep an eye on the canisters water output to see if it's time for a change. My particular filter allows a 'partial' filter change, where you can actually rinse out the pre-filter pad. Long and short of it, you don't have to change filter pads as...

You could already be moving along in the cycle, no nitrites..assuming your biological filtration is probably kicking in.

liked my whisper 60, but I JUST switched to a canister after getting sick of changing out filter pads every 3-4 days. that being said, yeah...i liked my whisper, never gave me problems, has ran forever, never leaked etc. Good luck!