Filter Help

[philfista]

Hi all , a question for you experts.

I am upgrading my internal filter for a external one . There are so many on the market to choose from so i have deceided on either a Eheim 2028 or a Tetratec ex1200 .

Which one is best? Dont say one because you prefer the look or what someone else has said, i need to know the reasons between them , better media , more reliable , etc.

Any help would be great.

Fogot to say i have a 180 ltr tank with an internal filter which i think is not good enough. I have choosen a larger filter because im going to get a bigger tank in the near future , so i will just turn the flow down .

 

[SJ2K]

Most people will recommend Eheim, if I was to upgrade thats what id choose

 

[mark.w.jones]

Both have a very good name. I've never seen a bad comment about eheims. I also have no experience of either filter which is probably not what you want to hear though.

 

[PENNYWISE]

I run a tetratec ex1200 on my 180 litre and it does a very good job. And with different types of media that it holds then there is plenty of surface area for the bacteria to colonise. And it is very quite