Have fx5 on 150 discus tank it's great clear as could be
Mines on a 150 with discus flow isn't crazy like you would think but clears tank in a few hours
Mines on a 150 with discus flow isn't crazy like you would think but clears tank in a few hours
Flow was my biggest I cut down on pre filter and just use to baskets of bio media now all good service unit once a month
If the fx5 is anything to go on the fx6 must be rubbish to
The fx5 faults
1. It's just a big massive sponge filter
2. It's noisy
3. It need to be cleaned to often
4. It has rubbish ribbed pipe you can't connect a UV or inline heater to
5. It costs to much to run
6. Lots of problems with the motor
7. Which isn't a fault but its cheap compared to a eheim 2080 but the build quality shows that
If fluval have leans from this the the fx6 should be great if not then you may as well buy a ehem pro 3 as they do the job better than a fx5
If the fx5 is as good as everyone says then why the need for the fx6
Lets face it the fluval g models was a total flop
If the fx5 is anything to go on the fx6 must be rubbish to
The fx5 faults
1. It's just a big massive sponge filter
2. It's noisy
3. It need to be cleaned to often
4. It has rubbish ribbed pipe you can't connect a UV or inline heater to
5. It costs to much to run
6. Lots of problems with the motor
7. Which isn't a fault but its cheap compared to a eheim 2080 but the build quality shows that
If fluval have leans from this the the fx6 should be great if not then you may as well buy a ehem pro 3 as they do the job better than a fx5
If the fx5 is as good as everyone says then why the need for the fx6
Lets face it the fluval g models was a total flop
I only cleaned the pre filter and changed the white pad every 6 months I would live to see a fx5 go that long before cleaning my tank was also very heavy stocked
Basing filter recommendations on how long you can go without cleaning them should not even be considered. That is just horrible fish keeping practices, especially with a "heavy stocked" tank.
As far as the need for a FX6, every manufacturer in the world makes new models of their products. No product is perfect, even ehiems.
I have a 406 and I love the new 6 series. I'm curious to see some factual reports on the FX6, not biased opinions based on experiences with the FX5.
That's rubbish the eheim brakes down waste 100 x better than the fx5 which is why it needs less cleaning
As far as I know the fx5 has about 4 cup gulls of bio media the rest is one big sponge filter
The other problem with the fx5 is yes it has good flow but that's about it
I used one for a bit as I feel its not fair to slag something off unless you have used one
I even found the motor on the fx5 was always getting clogged up with gunk as the motor is on the bottom
It's a very bad design the only good thing about it is it cheap
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