cbk.o4
Aquarium Advice Freak
so i got an xp3 for my new 55g (which i just put on a half hour ago) and i had gotten some mixed reviews about it..ie it was TOO loud and things like that
IMO the thing is silent, i have to put my head right next to it to hear a sound at all, it still has some bubbles in the canister but those will work out. the only thing i didnt like (other than trying to get that friggin tubing on the pipes lol) was the color of the intake pipe..seems like it could have been made black too..but i understand why they did it like that (color coding to make it easier for more consumers to set up)
all in all if u need a good cheaper canister filter hit up bigals and get the xp3 for $98
also a question about the filter baskets (no this wasnt just a review on the xp3 lol) what all do you guys use in the baskets it has the black foam in the bottom basket packed in tight, in the middle basket there is nothing and then in the top basket there is 1 piece of white foam. i didnt use the carbon pouch that came with it since im going to be doing a planted tank.
but what all setups do you guys have for filtration media?
TIA
IMO the thing is silent, i have to put my head right next to it to hear a sound at all, it still has some bubbles in the canister but those will work out. the only thing i didnt like (other than trying to get that friggin tubing on the pipes lol) was the color of the intake pipe..seems like it could have been made black too..but i understand why they did it like that (color coding to make it easier for more consumers to set up)
all in all if u need a good cheaper canister filter hit up bigals and get the xp3 for $98
also a question about the filter baskets (no this wasnt just a review on the xp3 lol) what all do you guys use in the baskets it has the black foam in the bottom basket packed in tight, in the middle basket there is nothing and then in the top basket there is 1 piece of white foam. i didnt use the carbon pouch that came with it since im going to be doing a planted tank.
but what all setups do you guys have for filtration media?
TIA