off brand canister filters

[Elwood]

Has anyone used the off brand canisters on ebay? For ex.. Odyssea. It looks like Ehiem but obviously isn't.
Also what about Pennplax Cascade? They seem nice for the price.

[luckyc1423]

I originially had a magnum 350 on mine and I hated it...I took it back to petco and got the cascade 1000 yesterday (Have a 90 gallon tank)...so far I really like the cascade it is super quite and it comes with a spray bar that evens out the output flow...the bad thing is it only does like 265 gph's and my magnum did like 350 gph's.....but I am well willing to give up the power as it seems it is a better canister and easier to work with.....what about everyone else?

They are both rated up to 100 gallon tanks

[cogburn]

i have 2 cascade 1500's waiting to go on my new 180 gallon tank... i bought them because all the reviews and advice i got here said they were good i tell you they look real nice but dont know how they work yet

[brutus]

265 gph of clean water is better then 350 gph of dirty water.I say once you try the rest you will eventually buy the best.Ehiem.

[CaptainAhab]

Originally Posted by brutus

I say once you try the rest you will eventually buy the best.Ehiem.

*cough* Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me ? lol