Need New Filter

[fifefish]

I have a Juwel Rio 180 with a Fluvel 205 external filter,
but the filter is on its last legs. So i am taking a proactive decision to buy a new filter before its too late,
im looking for a filter that can be easily cleaned and regulated. Does anyone have any recommendations to which i should buy?

 

[smegforbrains]

You could try upgrading to a 305

 

[JenCliBee]

You could try upgrading to a 305

yep i agree i run a 305 on my 180 and works perfect and stays spotless

 

[Truck]

go with an eheim best filters you can get IMO avoid ecco range, my mate had a 305 and it had leaked within a year and the taps were broken in 2 years

 

[rabbut]

I have a Juwel Rio 180 with a Fluvel 205 external filter,
but the filter is on its last legs. So i am taking a proactive decision to buy a new filter before its too late,
im looking for a filter that can be easily cleaned and regulated. Does anyone have any recommendations to which i should buy?

A Fluval 05 series failure, supprise Sorry op, but I find it quite ammusing, all week the Fluval fan boys have been telling my how reliable they are..... For a relatively quiet forum, we see posts about failures relatively regularly, but any big forum will have threads about Fluvals failing 1-2 times a week....

I assume you may want to switch brands? If so, look at;

Rena XP2 or XP3, depending on the flow you want in the tank
Eheim Pro2 2028
Tetratec EX1200

Eheim have the best Rep, but the Tetratec are very comparable to Eheim and at just over half the price... Rena are good also, if you care for the seal ring and keep a replacement handy. They never seem to fail completely, but after a while, they start to seap a small ammount IME, but otherwise are very reliable Personally, I'd have the Tetratec, and join the "Anti-Fluval cause it failed on me far sooner than it should have" group

To be frank, the 05 series is just getting old enough to leave it's warrenty period, so you deffinately can't say yours was good at long-term reliability....

All the best
Rabbut

 

[JenCliBee]

I have a Juwel Rio 180 with a Fluvel 205 external filter,
but the filter is on its last legs. So i am taking a proactive decision to buy a new filter before its too late,
im looking for a filter that can be easily cleaned and regulated. Does anyone have any recommendations to which i should buy?

A Fluval 05 series failure, supprise Sorry op, but I find it quite ammusing, all week the Fluval fan boys have been telling my how reliable they are..... For a relatively quiet forum, we see posts about failures relatively regularly, but any big forum will have threads about Fluvals failing 1-2 times a week....

I assume you may want to switch brands? If so, look at;

Rena XP2 or XP3, depending on the flow you want in the tank
Eheim Pro2 2028
Tetratec EX1200

Eheim have the best Rep, but the Tetratec are very comparable to Eheim and at just over half the price... Rena are good also, if you care for the seal ring and keep a replacement handy. They never seem to fail completely, but after a while, they start to seap a small ammount IME, but otherwise are very reliable Personally, I'd have the Tetratec, and join the "Anti-Fluval cause it failed on me far sooner than it should have" group

To be frank, the 05 series is just getting old enough to leave it's warrenty period, so you deffinately can't say yours was good at long-term reliability....

All the best
Rabbut

LOL fan boy i think not and i dont think smeg prasied them 2 high heaven neither it was simpley becasue he already used a fluval so recommeneded same brand if i had a choice of filter would be the eheim everytime but when u get filters free then brand isnt a concern if u have a problrm with fluval filters then thats ur concern but dont slag off the ppl that do use them and never had problems .....im new 2 external fluvals and so far the 2 ive got work fine and have done for mnths when and if they fail i will go back 2 the eheim or tetratec brand but becasue u and another few ppl have had problems with fluval doesnt mean every 1 will ive had leaks from 2 tetratec filters that 1 u have recommeneded so where does that leave that brand now ?

rant over lol

2 the OP i personanlly would by eheim but thats just becasue of reviews and ppl rave on about them but you also pay for the brand name so tbh its completely upto which u chose dependant on how much u wanna spend

jen

 

[rabbut]

Sorry jen, but the last half of that rant diden't make much sence, could you try to re-phrase? I got your point that not everyone has issues with Fluvals, and that I shouldn't assume that everyone will run into difficulty with them at some point, but the last sentence.... well it just lost me

Interestingly, all Eheim users claim perfect reliability, but they all know that parts are easily available.... How strange? When me Ecco bust, parts were very hard to find under warrenty, but granted, off the shelf they were easy to get... As truckasauras123 said, Eheim Eccos are no good, but the Pro's and Classics have many users giving good reports

All the best
Rabbut

 

[fifefish]

thanks for the replies,
im thinking of going with either an eheim,rena or tetratec depending on the price.
is there anyone on the forum currently selling a filter?

 

[rabbut]

Take a look in Buy, Sell, Swap. Buying new is always preferable to 2nd hand, as life-time depends upon maintanance, especially from the filter's early life. If you do get 2nd hand, it's best to buy from someone whom you know maintains their gear well

All the best
Rabbut

 

[raptorrex]

would it not be better to find the kind of flow you need before you decide on the make? none of these filters, on their own, are remotely capable of giving 5x turnover on a 180ltr tank.

the FX5, the classic 2250 and pro3 2080 are all up to the job.