External Filter

[lisajane1969]

i have a four foot tank,currently has fluval 4+ filter in it,was wondering wether or not it would be better to run a external?all fish fine & happy in tank,do regular water changes,all ph,nitrite,nitrate etc levels are checked weekly,all fine,just wondering if it was worth changing over or not?& if so,whats the best external to look for & fairly cheap,many thanks

 

[kewskills]

It it aint broke why change it?

I much prefer external filters, however as i said why spend money you dont need to?

 

[Rooster]

It it aint broke why change it?

I much prefer external filters, however as i said why spend money you dont need to?

I agree... I ran tanks with internals for decades with little problem, but have to say externals look neater and are a lot easier to maintain.

 

[waterdrop]

Me too, ran internals and HOBs for years. Externals make tanks prettier and the filters are easier to maintain, so will be a good choice at some point, but a bigger, better reason will come along and I wouldn't change until then.

 

[Bloo]

One of the best reasons for an external filter is the added capacity to deal with bioload.
With that you only need to clean it about once every 6 months and it takes about 10 minutes to clean at that.

But, if what you have works well and has been then don't bother.

 

[Dan81192]

im soon to be upgrading to a 4ft tank and i shall be running a Eheim 2217 plus (1000LPH not usualy 600LPH) as im currently using a eheim aquaball and tbh i cannto fault it, but i think anything bigger than 2ft needs a external,