External For Small Tank

[Assaye]

Looking for an external filter for my 65 litre tank. Aiming for 10x turnover so around 650 LPH.

I'd like to know what you think is the best, full stop, and what you think is the best value for money if buying new?

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[AdamM]

Looking for an external filter for my 65 litre tank. Aiming for 10x turnover so around 650 GPH.

I'd like to know what you think is the best, full stop, and what you think is the best value for money if buying new?

For my 65L i used a Fluval 105, cant fault it.

 

[always4lora]

Looking for an external filter for my 65 litre tank. Aiming for 10x turnover so around 650 GPH.

I'd like to know what you think is the best, full stop, and what you think is the best value for money if buying new?

Fluval 105 is good, you need to edit your post btw 650GPH would 2400litres or around abouts which you'd need an fx5! you would have good water with one of them filtering your tank every minute or so

 

[bitteraspects]

Looking for an external filter for my 65 litre tank. Aiming for 10x turnover so around 650 GPH.

I'd like to know what you think is the best, full stop, and what you think is the best value for money if buying new?

last i checked, 65L = something like 17G (14imp if you dont use real measurements). so 10x turnover would only be 170gph, not 650.

 

[AdAndrews]

Looking for an external filter for my 65 litre tank. Aiming for 10x turnover so around 650 GPH.

I'd like to know what you think is the best, full stop, and what you think is the best value for money if buying new?

last i checked, 65L = something like 17G (14imp if you dont use real measurements). so 10x turnover would only be 170gph, not 650.

Yea, i think they meant 650lph, i'd go with a tetratec ex700

 

[bitteraspects]

dont waste your money on tetratec.

look at an eheim classic (like the 2217)

 

[Assaye]

Looking for an external filter for my 65 litre tank. Aiming for 10x turnover so around 650 GPH.

I'd like to know what you think is the best, full stop, and what you think is the best value for money if buying new?

last i checked, 65L = something like 17G (14imp if you dont use real measurements). so 10x turnover would only be 170gph, not 650.

Yeah, I meant LPH.

=)

 

[AdAndrews]

dont waste your money on tetratec.

look at an eheim classic (like the 2217)

im unsure how you can say that, they are great filters, and even if you have a problem, tetra will do anything to put it right, loads of members on various forums have proved that.

 

[bitteraspects]

dont waste your money on tetratec.

look at an eheim classic (like the 2217)

im unsure how you can say that, they are great filters, and even if you have a problem, tetra will do anything to put it right, loads of members on various forums have proved that.

google the words tetratec and leak. it will answer all of your questions.
which also explains their "great" customer service. you have to provide such a service when so many of your products are constantly being returned.

 

[Chris001]

I have a 120litre tank. Ive had it for about 5months now, It still has its internal filter. I fed up of doing water changes all the time.


*If I was to get an external filter would this be better?
*which one should I get?
*I was thinking Fluval 305 is this to big?
*Also will this increase the size of my tank by much?
*and could this increase the amount of fish I could put in!?

Any answers would be appreciated.


Thanks

 

[raptorrex]

Looking for an external filter for my 65 litre tank. Aiming for 10x turnover so around 650 GPH.

I'd like to know what you think is the best, full stop, and what you think is the best value for money if buying new?

last i checked, 65L = something like 17G (14imp if you dont use real measurements). so 10x turnover would only be 170gph, not 650.

Yea, i think they meant 650lph, i'd go with a tetratec ex700

you looking for 10x "book/box claim" turnover. or 10 "real turnover"? a tetra ex700 will only push 300-350 (media dependent). so it is in no way big enough.

dont waste your money on tetratec.

look at an eheim classic (like the 2217)

i would be inclined to say the same. but i would stop short of saying the Tetra is a "waste of money". i just feel the Eheim would be money "better spent".

 

[AdamM]

dont waste your money on tetratec.

look at an eheim classic (like the 2217)

im unsure how you can say that, they are great filters, and even if you have a problem, tetra will do anything to put it right, loads of members on various forums have proved that.

google the words tetratec and leak. it will answer all of your questions.
which also explains their "great" customer service. you have to provide such a service when so many of your products are constantly being returned.

Also google the words eheim and leak. You get similar results... the same can be said for anything

 

[OldMan47]

Sorry Chris, bigger filters mean more time between filter cleaning and can help a bit with particulate filtration but they do nothing to add to the number of fish you can keep or the time between water changes. The fish capacity is rarely, I am tempted to say never, limited by the filter capacity. The real limits to water changes is how many fish you have and the number of fish you can keep is determined by how often and how big your water changes are. The build up of poisons in the water, including nitrates, are determined by how many fish you have, not how big the filter is. Particulate in the water column is another matter. Large filters with high flows will make the water look nicer as long as you don't get so much flow that you disturb the substrate. Heavily planted tanks also get a very small improvement in uniform dispersal of the fertilizers in the water column if you have extreme water flows. A healthy tank for fish can be maintained by a sponge filter driven by an air bubbler. The flow ratio in that tank will be less than 1x but the fish will thrive. Even with plants in the tank, you only need extreme flows if you are dosing huge amounts of ferts.