Looking for Advice on Canister Fllters or filters

[jasno999]

Looking for Advice on Canister Fllters or filters in general

I have a 30 gal tank with a bio-wheel on it. But it is just not doign the job. The water is ok but I get a build up of cloudyness all the time. I am nto sure if it is a alge bloom or just cloud water.

I need somehting to help in filtration. I was lookign at the Magnum canister filters and they look good cause they have regular and fine filtrations. THey have the feature where you can get rid of really fine particals so I am guessing it would clear the water up well.

I alos havea 10 gall and the roomate has a 55-gal that we could use it on if need ever be. But for now I want it for my 30 gal. I do not mind it it is a bit oversized.

What I need to knwo is what filter as best to get? Is a canister filter the way to go for me? Which ones are best and which are the eaisest to find parts, filter media, and all that good stuff for? I need advice.

 

[Vip]

You can never go wrong with a canister filter, when i got mine i noticed the change in water over night! it was so clear!
But what i want to know is how many Litres Per Hour does it do?

 

[luxum]

I looooove my canister! Mine is an Eheim ECCO (the smallest one), it came with fine and coarse sponge and their excellent biomedia and i couldn't be happier. I completely unplanted my tank and disturbed the subtrate in preparation for a recent replant. It cleared the water of all the suspended gunk amazingly fast. Also look into the Rena Filstar XPs, they have a great reputation and are supposed to be good quality. The Fluval canisters seem to be hit or miss, some people love them, some people say they leak. Might be luck of the draw with those.

 

[jasno999]

Where did you purchase your EHEIM filter?

 

[luxum]

I got mine at Petsmart but if you go there, make sure you print out the page from their online store and ask them to price match. At the physical store they jack up the price by $10-20. You may want to consider ordering it from an online store, but consider the shipping costs.