Looking For A Cheap External Filter

[pippoodle]

are the generic ones on ebay much good , you know the weird chinese branded ones , they say they still do the 1000-1500 lph but does anyone know wether they are actually any good ?
i dont want to be paying £100+ for a filter

advice please

yes i know about second hand ones but these keep going upto £70+

 

[JA5ON]

i have a aqua-pro 1 have not used it yet so cant say about it but some one said to me they were gd so a went and got one
http/www.cdaquatics.co.uk/catalog/superf...ter-p-1349.html
have a look under 70 pound

 

[bae1994]

i got a serrifill 1300 which are still 100-120 new for 12 pounds and collected 5 miles away

 

[shelaghfishface]

depending on what size tank you want it for, you can get one very cheap .. id go with tetratec everytime, i paid £70 inc p and p for the ex1200
so as you can imagine the lower rates, eg, ex600,ex700.. are going to be a lot cheaper , have a look on ebay thats where i got both of mine

 

[pippoodle]

depending on what size tank you want it for, you can get one very cheap .. id go with tetratec everytime, i paid £70 inc p and p for the ex1200
so as you can imagine the lower rates, eg, ex600,ex700.. are going to be a lot cheaper , have a look on ebay thats where i got both of mine

you know i like to over filter my tanks lol
but just looking for an extra one for the 125 lol

 

[rabbut]

If you want to "overfilter" that, look at the EX1200 Tetratec. There has been a price hike on them recently, and the RRP is now above £170. Mind, they give an RRP of £199-99 for the Fluval 405, and you can get them for under £100 new. Retail in brick and mortar shops up my way for the Tetratec EX1200 is about £140 though...

 

[-SPB-]

ex1200 £84.95 here:

http/www.aquariumsuperstore.co.uk/just4/...p?productid=262

 

[shelaghfishface]

If you want to "overfilter" that, look at the EX1200 Tetratec. There has been a price hike on them recently, and the RRP is now above £170. Mind, they give an RRP of £199-99 for the Fluval 405, and you can get them for under £100 new. Retail in brick and mortar shops up my way for the Tetratec EX1200 is about £140 though...

flippin eck thats a hell of a hike, any idea why?

 

[pippoodle]

what about a pond filter ?

 

[Jdubz]

I've just bought my bro an aquapro1 for his birthday.. looks nice but haven't had it working yet.

there is a filter on ebay that does up to 600L and built in UV light its about £54 inc p+p

filter

 

[-SPB-]

If you want to "overfilter" that, look at the EX1200 Tetratec. There has been a price hike on them recently, and the RRP is now above £170. Mind, they give an RRP of £199-99 for the Fluval 405, and you can get them for under £100 new. Retail in brick and mortar shops up my way for the Tetratec EX1200 is about £140 though...

flippin eck thats a hell of a hike, any idea why?

I'd say because it's a very popular filter now, if it's been proven to work and work well and people are recommending it, then they hike the price.

I think I got mine on a special offer from thelivingseas website when it was still going for about £50 I think, they had an offer running for ages.

 

[rabbut]

If you want to "overfilter" that, look at the EX1200 Tetratec. There has been a price hike on them recently, and the RRP is now above £170. Mind, they give an RRP of £199-99 for the Fluval 405, and you can get them for under £100 new. Retail in brick and mortar shops up my way for the Tetratec EX1200 is about £140 though...

flippin eck thats a hell of a hike, any idea why?

I'd say because it's a very popular filter now, if it's been proven to work and work well and people are recommending it, then they hike the price.

I think I got mine on a special offer from thelivingseas website when it was still going for about £50 I think, they had an offer running for ages.

Agreed. It's what business people call Penetration pricing. Start selling cheap, making like no margins, get a good following for your product and more demand with said following, then you gradually increase the price so you can actually start making money. Give it a few more years, and I wouldn't be too surprised if they are priced equivalently to Eheims... IMO, they certainly have the quality to compete with them for the top quality filter spot in the market.

All the best
Rabbut

 

[mixmaster jay]

i had a odd branded external filter 1200 lph and it was fantastic no 1 problem at all with it and it only cost £40 and i got it 2 days later too here it is on my old tank

 

[flynn_boy]

Have a look at this link....its zooplus.co.uk........you can get a tetratec ex1200 for £96 with free delivery. Sometimes they even give discount if its your first order. They seem to be a cheap place, ive had a few problems with their after sales service but having dug my heels in they delivered in the end !

http/www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/fish/filters...ers/tetra/19461