Replacing a marinland eclipse 3 on a 37g

[diogenes]

Hello all,

I am going to toss my eclipse 3 hood so I can upgrade to better lights for a planted tank. I was curious what kind of filtration system you guys would recommend. I was thinking about a HOB filter, but I'm worried that the inflow tube won't reach the deeper parts of my tank. I am also considering an eheim canister. Can you adjust the depth on a canister? Are there extension pipes that fit on to the inflow? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

-C

 

[severum mama]

If the canister is in your budget, I'd say go for it. If you don't want to spend that kind of money, I'd suggest an Aquaclear 70. It comes with 2 intake tubes; you can either just use one, or add both (they fit together) for a deep tank.

*edit* Rather than toss the Eclipse hood, I think you should list it on Craigslist. Someone that doesn't have a planted tank would probably be willing to pay for it.