Cannister Filter

[KPhilly]

So, I got a job! Yay for me! Thinking about grabbing a canister filter for my tank! Any recommendations? I thought I saw a good one brand new on Ebay for about 100 bucks.

 

[shellieca]

Yay for you! Congrats! I have a Fluval 306 for my 46g & I love it. I have no experience with any other ones so can't compare it.

 

[KPhilly]

Thank you! I'll need to look into them. My tank is 100 gallons.

 

[KPhilly]

This is the one I'm looking at.
http://bit.ly/15Zruv6

 

[ZCNY]

some people swear by the SUNSUN Filters on ebay there are about 100$ but i went with fluval too i got the 406 for my 72g

 

[KPhilly]

I'm not sure what brand that one is.

 

[ZCNY]

I'm not sure what brand that one is.

Thats the SUNSUN also goes under Aquatop i believe

 

[KPhilly]

Is it worth the money and durable?

 

[ZCNY]

they sell it on Amazon too you can read reviews there most are good

 

[KPhilly]

What cannister filter do y'all recommend for my 100 gallon tank?

 

[marshy92]

the one is use is the Eheim 2217 without a doubt any Eheim canister filters are the best on the market IMHO

 

[KPhilly]

This one?

http://bit.ly/1cOuit2

 

[ZCNY]

the one is use is the Eheim 2217 without a doubt any Eheim canister filters are the best on the market IMHO

I agree Eheim or Fluval but they are pricy you might find some used ones Eheim Pros the Maintenance is a little easier then the Eheim Classics bc the classic has no trays for Media that's why I went with Fluval easier Maintenance,if i didnt get the fluval as a gift from my wife i would have went with Eheim

 

[ZCNY]

This one?

http://bit.ly/1cOuit2

thats the one plenty of Videos on youTube on how to clean them too

 

[KPhilly]

I thought you needed at least 4 to 5 times the size of your tank in filtration?

 

[jd99]

I know everyone here recommends eheim but I have one of them and four cascade's I've had to replace the impeller on the eheim twice and the cascades kept running.

The eheim seems to be a good quality filter but since I've had the problem I had I don't think I would buy another one.

But again this is just my experience, yours may vary. (disclamer)

I use the eheim as my spare, I use dual cascades on both aquariums.