craigwalsh
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi. We have a salt water tank with three fish --- a clown fish, a small puffer fish, and a little blue fish. The tank has been maintained for us by the local aquarium store, but their prices for doing so have steadily increased. When we got to £90 a month (circa $160) we decided we'd best do it ourselves.
Our tank is built into a wooden stand. The tank itself is 25 inches tall, and each of the six sides is 9 inches wide. My guessimate is that it holds about 125 liters of water.
There are no other aquarium stores in our immediate area, so we must travel about 35 miles to a larger store in a near-by city. We've purchased RO water, and my wife and I have managed not to spill too much of it. And (fingers crossed) the fish are still alive.
In trying to change the water, clean the filter, etc. last night, we managed to break a pin off of the filter (an Eheim Ecco). So now the top won't stay shut. And, naturally, the people who serviced our aquarium for many years did not leave the instruction manual for the filter --- or for anything else.
Off we drove, and the folks in the distant shop sold us a Fluval 204 MSF filter to replace the broken Eheim Ecco.
Back we've come to home, and part of the Fluval is missing (the "O" ring and other parts). The box was open in the store, and I guess I should have known better. So we need to head back again tomorrow.
Before doing so, I was hoping folks could let me know about Fluval filters vs. Eheim filters. The store seemed to sell both. Are they both of equal quality, or is there something to recommend one over the other?
If the Eheim filters are superior, I'm sure the store would take back the Fluval and sell me an Eheim. Or are they pretty much the same?
Thanks for your advice and suggestions.
Craig
Our tank is built into a wooden stand. The tank itself is 25 inches tall, and each of the six sides is 9 inches wide. My guessimate is that it holds about 125 liters of water.
There are no other aquarium stores in our immediate area, so we must travel about 35 miles to a larger store in a near-by city. We've purchased RO water, and my wife and I have managed not to spill too much of it. And (fingers crossed) the fish are still alive.
In trying to change the water, clean the filter, etc. last night, we managed to break a pin off of the filter (an Eheim Ecco). So now the top won't stay shut. And, naturally, the people who serviced our aquarium for many years did not leave the instruction manual for the filter --- or for anything else.
Off we drove, and the folks in the distant shop sold us a Fluval 204 MSF filter to replace the broken Eheim Ecco.
Back we've come to home, and part of the Fluval is missing (the "O" ring and other parts). The box was open in the store, and I guess I should have known better. So we need to head back again tomorrow.
Before doing so, I was hoping folks could let me know about Fluval filters vs. Eheim filters. The store seemed to sell both. Are they both of equal quality, or is there something to recommend one over the other?
If the Eheim filters are superior, I'm sure the store would take back the Fluval and sell me an Eheim. Or are they pretty much the same?
Thanks for your advice and suggestions.
Craig