Which Filter? - Advice Please

[I Love my fishies]

I am getting a new 3 foot tank on the weekend.... now I will only have the tank and the stand so what filter/pump would you guys suggest I get?

I am thinking of buying one of ebay seems to be cheaper than the LFS.

Your advice would be much appreciated

 

[jakeroberts]

hi how many litres is the tank also how much are you willing to spend on a filter

 

[Spooky76]

I have been messing around with my filters for weeks in my 4ft tank.

There are a few things I would think about. First is what fish are going in. I had an eheim 2324 Pro 3 which was really my biological tank, only had biological media in it, I used a spray bar on the surface for my o2 exchange. These have a heater built in, so no heater in the tank and no filter, its an external cannister filter.

My fluval 3+ was the mechanical and it did a great job, but it was massive, however the smaller fish like guppies, danios, red eyes, rummy nose love the underwater current from the output and spend hours swimming against it. The larger fish, basically ones with big fins, hate the fast moving water.

If it were me, I would have an oversized external cannister, as they are easy to maintain and clean etc, and one with built in heater.

If you need more fine filtering, buy a smaller internal filter, like a fluval 2 and your water should be spot on

 

[DevUK]

If you can afford, I would whole heartedly recommend the Tetratec EX600 external canister filter. I have the EX700 and its fantastic. EX600 can be found for as little as £45

Great external filter

 

[SouthernCross]

I run an Aquaclear 50/200 HOB filter on my 3 footer. I've had no problems with it yet. I think it really depends on how much you want to spend - canisters seem to be the best things to get these days, but they're more expensive in comparison to something like a HOB, which still does a good job.

I see you're an Australian too... fishkeeping things are quite expensive for us aren't they! I see you're gonna attempt the ebay option. Good luck! If you're not having much luck I've found the online stores can save you money, as opposed to buying in your LFS.

 

[pandacichlid]

Fluval plus 4 is what I have and that's been wonderful so far, and it does upto a four foot tank so it'd be perfect cus I'd suggest a filter that does more cus mine's only a three and a half foot tank