Biggest and baddest canister filter?

[awhutter]

I have a 220g aquarium and wanted to know what the biggest and baddest canister filter is. Thanks for any help!

 

[Oscar98]

Fx5. But i would go with 2 canisters incase one brakes down. Get a fx5 and another smaller one.

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

You should PM Rivercats... I know she uses multiple Fluval 406's on here 220g... I just can't remember how many.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/rivercats-220g-transformation-journal-248939-39.html

 

[awhutter]

Thanks for the advice. I was hoping there was some beast canister that was made by a company not on the normal aquarium sites. It'd be nice to just have one to maintenance.

 

[Fishhooked]

Yeah i just recently bought a api xp large canister filter for my 180. I tried going cheap but not to cheap and I still paid over 100$. I'm new to the canister game. I hope it has good instructions BUT from my research iv had deff read alot of good things about that fx5.

 

[Cactuspixie]

I got this one a few weeks ago:

http://www.guppysaquariumproducts.c...rs/odyssea-cfs-1000-2600lph-9w/prod_2109.html
My filter:

 

[Fishhooked]

Whaaaaat. I wish u posted this like 3 days ago Ohh well hopefully mine does the trick

 

[Cactuspixie]

Whaaaaat. I wish u posted this like 3 days ago Ohh well hopefully mine does the trick

Sorry I only saw your thread now :-(

 

[Fishhooked]

That's ok. Thats life. Finding something better after the fact

 

[Magickiwi]

If it ain't Eheim you may as well be peeing in your aquarium...

Do I sound biased?

 

[Rare]

The 2262 (what is it with double posting video with only one link?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4rzJema4m4

 

[FishCr8zy]

The fx5 or fx6 are super beasts.

 

[FishCr8zy]

Yeah i just recently bought a api xp large canister filter for my 180. I tried going cheap but not to cheap and I still paid over 100$. I'm new to the canister game. I hope it has good instructions BUT from my research iv had deff read alot of good things about that fx5.

Is the xp l enough for a 180? I would rather get a xp xl ( xp4 ).

 

[awhutter]

The 2262 looks like the perfect candidate. It says no filter media included. So not even a coarse sponge?

 

[Fishhooked]

Is the xp l enough for a 180? I would rather get a xp xl ( xp4 ).

No I'm sure it's not. But i didnt have the money right now to get the fluvals. I got an older emperor 400 but im gonna buy a new more efficient one to run with my lg api.

 

[FishCr8zy]

No I'm sure it's not. But i didnt have the money right now to get the fluvals. I got an older emperor 400 but im gonna buy a new more efficient one to run with my lg api.

Oh. The fluval fx5?

 

[Fishhooked]

Yup. And obviously couldn't afford better then that either

 

[Rare]

The 2262 looks like the perfect candidate. It says no filter media included. So not even a coarse sponge?

You put what you want in there & make it the way you want it. After watching videos & reading of guys who have these filter 10+ 15+ years is telling you something. Ihave the 2080 running

 

[FishCr8zy]

Yup. And obviously couldn't afford better then that either

That beast of an fx5 is pretty expensive but now they have the fx6! Which is $350+!

 

[FishCr8zy]

You put what you want in there & make it the way you want it. After watching videos & reading of guys who have these filter 10+ 15+ years is telling you something. Ihave the 2080 running

I'm not an eheim guy so is the 2262 and the 2080 part of the classic series or a professional?