Whats The Best, And Cheapest External Filter....

[guppy_man]

In my 39gal at the moment, i have a fluval4 internal filter that i seem to be having problems with.
i clean it out once a week, but still, somewhere its blocked, i can't be bothered to mess with this thing anymore, so i deffinetly want to get an external filter.
I need a filter that isn't too pricey, but does the job.
any suggestions?

thanx

 

[McMurray]

Just like most things Best and cheapest are a contidiction.

Best Eheim

2222 or 2224

Filters



Cheapest . china crap.

 

[jarmado]

i use an aqua-one cf1000 that came with my fish tank..
would probably cost more or less £100 but very reliable.

 

[Bloo]

Eheim 2224 or 2026
I have the 2224 on myh 47 gallon but it's extremely gentle and almost don't even feel the output from the spray-bar, though it does a fantastic job. And that's why I recommend it for a slightly smaller tank.

 

[zedonepilot]

i would use the hydor prime 20
cheap jus under £50 inc media but i would add some bio balls does upto 66gl so would give a good tank turnover force could be lowerd with spraybar if it was a problem
cracking filters

http/www.aquatics-warehouse.co.uk/acatal...ydor_Prime.html


regards
allan

 

[rcww]

I'm looking into etting a Juwel Vision 180 and replace the internal filter with the Eheim 2026 and after a lot of research I found the cheapest from www.1st4aquatics.com £100 inc media + free delivery

 

[Joviella]

You can get a eheim classic 2213 with media for £50. This filter would suit the tank you have. HTH.

 

[Bloo]

I run a 2213 on my 19 gallon and struggle to see how it would efficiently cope with something twice as big.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

Well the Eheim Classic canister series and Filstar Canister Filter are good and not that expensive canister filters(external filters). Well their are cheaper filters but those are power filters.