Recent content by YoungOne

What I was referring to was more of staying away from a canister filter that required the use of branded filter packs. I don't want to again be locked into something that gets discontinued and am no longer able to find the specialized filter packs. For example, with the Marineland Eclipse3...

Do either of those use loose media? My current problem is that they have discontinued the Eclipse3 hoods and the LFS have also stopped carrying the filters. I am looking to break out from having to use a specific "bag" of this or that and am looking for a canister filter that I can, for...

I have a 38 gallon Eclipse 3 tank with the built in filter system. I am looking to convert to the external canister type. Any recommendations? I am looking for one I can use loose media (not in bags or pouches and I can buy in bulk). There are so many out there, it is difficult to narrow...