Recommend Me A Filter?

[bmonki]

Maybe it's just me but with something as integral to the tank such as a filter I always buy brand new.

that was my thought too... i looked at used fluval ones on ebay but tbh would rather have a warranty there just incase iykwim

 

[tribalbrit]

Well I have had one for about 8yrs and the second for 6 months If I where to sell the newer one it would be as good as new and have at least another 7 years use left in it.
But its up to you,

 

[Aquascaper]

My Eheim is 9+ years old and still as good as they day it was bought and I'd happily sell it knowing it's reliable.....but I wouldn't buy it.

Surely if you were to sell your 6mth old one that's as good as new you'd be wanting close to brand new price anyway so paying the difference to get a brand new one would be negligible. When talking about 2nd hand equipment most people think along the lines of 2+ years or so and I certainly wouldn't be happy buying something that's well out of warranty. Plus the fact people lie when selling used equipment, that 1 year old filter could be 4 years old, the reason for selling may be that it's on its way out but it's described as in perfect working order, etc. Just not worth it with a filter IMO

 

[basboi85]

I had a rather nasty nitrite spike yesterday which some very helpful members in here helped me work out its probably because my filter can't cope, so they recommended I got a much bigger one.

Currently I have a 170 litre 4 foot tank with a filter rated at 500 lph. We have a lot of neons and cories which I'm led to believe are low waste fish, however we also have two clown pleco. The other members suggested a 1500 lph filter.

I'm wondering if anyone knows of an internal that could cope with that kind of flow? I found a 1200 all pond solutions one on Ebay, would that be ok? The only other option seems to be an external, which depending on size I could probably fit underneath however I have a few reservations about external filters. Firstly are they noisy? I love the fact our internal is silent If submerged and really would rather avoid having any annoying humming noises. Secondly the pipes used on them - can they be hidden? Are they noticeable?. Thirdly some of our fish like the current provided by the spray bar of or internal, can the same be achieved with an external?. Lastly how reliable are they and how likely to break?

The most important factor is price, ill admit I have absolutely no idea about picking a filter, I searched google and literally had a mini panic attack at the amount of options. I need something cheap that can cope. Help!

They also do a 2200 LPH internal filter on eBay that are going for £20 each with media included. I'm looking at buying 2 of them for my tank as I'm finding it a issue to find another eheim 2217 in my price range

http/item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=170809508443&index=2&nav=SEARCH&nid=44678460662

 

[bmonki]

Well I have had one for about 8yrs and the second for 6 months If I where to sell the newer one it would be as good as new and have at least another 7 years use left in it.
But its up to you,

oh i didnt mean it ;like that! i have very very bad luck usually buying anything second hand and if it broke hubby would be even less happy! at least buying the new APS eternal if anything goes wrong i can claim on the warranty lol