i think the fx5 is alot harder to clean than that you probably need to dismantle the whole filter thats why the eheim is designed the way it is you dont need to go near the bio media with the pre filter on top
As long as the bio media is wet, you will not need to worry about removing it from the filter. Yes you do have to dismantle the 3 media tray. Its no where near "hard" as your exageration has said it to be. You remove the top lid and remove the media baskets which come out at once due to the handles. You then wash out the spunges put the baskets back in all at once, put the lid on and your done. Hook it up, turn the valves on and gravity fills the filter housing and pushes out all the air.
I find it funny everyone always start to come up with another reason why fluval should be put down. What else? The filter housing going to crack?
the only people who seam to think they have got a great deal hear are people who own fx5s
Why do you think that is?
lets see in a few years how many fx5s are still running lets face it fluwho have had a bad rep in the past why should this filter be any diffrent
The design is completly different than all other
fluval models. Through studing the layout and design, it is a very well designed filter. I personally like the one piece impeller. IF you have no experience with the Fx5, don't talk crap about it. You make your self look like a fool.
cheapest is not always the best thats why i stated at the start it all depends on your budget
if your budget is high then eheim is the better filter like the review states
Cheapest? The Cheapest is using a Rena or Fluval 05 series. Fx5 is not "cheap" and is not built "cheap" like all their other budge filters.
I just want to know how many people who dislike Fluvals have actually owned one?
Obveously we have people talking about them that hav enot used them or have not used the Fx5 and seem to think they know exactly how its designed. How much you want to bet the owners of a few problematic filters are not smart enough to figure out issues and would rather complain about it rather then fix it the issue.
It is a little hard to compare filter quality in their larger units as Fluval simply do not cater for tanks that size with anything but the FX5 while Eheim have an entire range of pro filters intended for larger sized tanks. It's as simple as that, Fluval is intended to give an excellent filter that is quiet, cheap, easy to use and effective for the average sized aquarium. Remember that Hagen make quality products for every aspect of pet keeping (i.e. Fluval, Aquaclear, Nutrience, Nutrafin) While Eheim are primarily a filtration company.
I have to say that my water quality has never been better after hooking up the Fx5 running it at less than half its output. I have to ask though, what sizes are the "average sized aquariums"? There is a guy that is running a Fx5 on a 100 gallon with excellent results.
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