Which Of These Two Filters?

[MikeO]

What would people recommend as the best out of the following filters:

Teratec EX1200

OR

Fluval 405

And why?

I can't decide which one to go for!

 

[jacko32]

What would people recommend as the best out of the following filters:

Teratec EX1200

OR

Fluval 405

And why?

I can't decide which one to go for!

i have the same dilema i think im going for the fluval because i have more experiance with fluvel only know i cant decide on the 405 or the fx5

 

[MikeO]

Haha - I was thinking the same about the 405 and FX5, but decided on the 405, then thought about the EX1200. I dont think the FX5 offers enough more for the extra cash.

I have a fluval U4 in at the moment which I will keep in and have either the 405 or EX1200 running as well. I am leaning toward the 405 but the reviews I have read of the EX1200 all seem so good and I cant find many on the 405

 

[jacko32]

Haha - I was thinking the same about the 405 and FX5, but decided on the 405, then thought about the EX1200. I dont think the FX5 offers enough more for the extra cash.

I have a fluval U4 in at the moment which I will keep in and have either the 405 or EX1200 running as well. I am leaning toward the 405 but the reviews I have read of the EX1200 all seem so good and I cant find many on the 405

the fx5 can filter tanks up to 400us gallons the 405 filters tanks up to 100us gallons so i gess thats why its more but i dont know if its worth £60 more or not

 

[T1KARMANN]

forget both and spend the extra $$$ and buy eheim

 

[bitteraspects]

forget both and spend the extra $$$ and buy eheim

I'm gonna have to agree. Its absolutely worth the extra money.
Between the 2 listed I'd go with the 405 purely because tetratec filters are garbage.

 

[jacko32]

forget both and spend the extra $$$ and buy eheim

what model eheim though for 75 uk gallons

 

[bitteraspects]

it really depends on how much extra you want to pay.

you can get an eheim classic (2217) for $100 - $150
or pay a bit more and go with an eheim pro like the 2026 or 2073

or if you really want the bells and whistles, you can go all out and buy an eheim wet/dry filter (2227/2229)

 

[jacko32]

it really depends on how much extra you want to pay.

you can get an eheim classic (2217) for $100 - $150
or pay a bit more and go with an eheim pro like the 2026 or 2073

or if you really want the bells and whistles, you can go all out and buy an eheim wet/dry filter (2227/2229)

yeah i was just looking on ebay at those wet/dry £250+ bit steep for me im only looking to pay £100 at the most i can get the fluval 405 for £87 new

 

[bitteraspects]

yeah, theyre a bit expensive, but i wouldnt trade mine for the world.

its just so darn sexxxy.

for the price, you cant beat an eheim classic. id suggest looking into the 2217. its a very basic filter, but a workhorse. and the build quality is amazing.

 

[jacko32]

yeah, theyre a bit expensive, but i wouldnt trade mine for the world.

its just so darn sexxxy.

for the price, you cant beat an eheim classic. id suggest looking into the 2217. its a very basic filter, but a workhorse. and the build quality is amazing.

yeah i think im going for the eheim 2217 its the same price as the 405 but it filters 160g compaired to the 405 which filters up to 100g theres no competition really it has to be the eheim
cheers guys

 

[danb]

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yeah i think im going for the eheim 2217 its the same price as the 405 but it filters 160g compaired to the 405 which filters up to 100g theres no competition really it has to be the eheim
cheers guys
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eheim 2217 is seriously under filtering your tank. Your tank is say 340-350 litres? You would need 2 eheim 2217. I have a 240 litre tank an im using 2 x tetratec ex1200 and they are great.

You need atleast 4 times your tank size filtration per hour. So you'd be look at something with atleast 1400lph turnover. What are you keeping in the tank?

 

[Truck]

I would go for a Tetratec, don't touch fluval externals, except the FX5.

 

[jacko32]

yeah i think im going for the eheim 2217 its the same price as the 405 but it filters 160g compaired to the 405 which filters up to 100g theres no competition really it has to be the eheim
cheers guys
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eheim 2217 is seriously under filtering your tank. Your tank is say 340-350 litres? You would need 2 eheim 2217. I have a 240 litre tank an im using 2 x tetratec ex1200 and they are great.

You need atleast 4 times your tank size filtration per hour. So you'd be look at something with atleast 1400lph turnover. What are you keeping in the tank?
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6 black widdow tetra and 4 apisto the 2217 is way big enough

 

[danb]

imo you should be looking at atleast 3 x filtration on your tank regardless what the stocking is; which the 2217 just doesnt do...