molliwopp
Aquarium Advice Addict
I got a fluval 406 today. It looks nice and i really like the prefilter, but im less impressed with the bundled media. Running this filter without buying extra media would be useless. Also the media space in the filter is also small in comparison to the 2217 or even the 2215!!!
Biologically, it even looks to me that the eheim 2215 will fit more media in it! And that pumps half the water of a 406.
Dont be taken in by all the 'extras' the 406 has like the self priming because its not enough to make it the better filter. Mechanically i can see that the fluval will be quite good at this.
Another negative is its operation is too complicated. Something is bound to go wrong with one of the many seals the filter has. The 406 has been made to look like the badgers nadgers but im just not convinced
If it isnt broke, dont fix it.
Id buy the eheim 2217 everytime.
Biologically, it even looks to me that the eheim 2215 will fit more media in it! And that pumps half the water of a 406.
Dont be taken in by all the 'extras' the 406 has like the self priming because its not enough to make it the better filter. Mechanically i can see that the fluval will be quite good at this.
Another negative is its operation is too complicated. Something is bound to go wrong with one of the many seals the filter has. The 406 has been made to look like the badgers nadgers but im just not convinced
If it isnt broke, dont fix it.
Id buy the eheim 2217 everytime.