Madness Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 All for my Bichirs, possibly a smaller stingray or two What type of canister filter would you reccomend to keep it clean... I am thinking either (other suggestions will absolutely be considered) Rena Filstar XP3 - 350gph flow - says its rated for a 175g tank Eheim Professionel II 2028 - 277gph flow - says its rated for 158g Either way... I will also be running a Penguin Bio-Wheel 330 in there as well Right now the Filstar XP3 is on sale for $179.99 at Pisces, and I believe the Eheim is $459.99. Even though there is a huge price difference, and has less flow per hour, I am still leaning towards the Eheim. I have one of the XP3 filters on my 180g turtle tank (about 80-90g of water in it) and I am really not that impressed with its performance. Cost isn't really all that important to me, and I wont settle for "ok" filtration since stingrays like it quite clean. Of course... if you guys think a completely different setup is needed, feel free to let me know. I wont be filling the tank with water until June 24th (was only built on the 10th, silicone needs to cure) so I have a lot of time to decide what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toirtis Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Go with a 'classic canister' Eheim...you will never regret it. As for bichirs with your rays, I would be very cautious, as I have heard of a number of hobbyists that have tried this and ended up with rays missing eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Thanks for the advice, and the warning... I will be sure to keep an eye on them when I get them, I will make sure to keep a tank ready if they need to be seperated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightYourAssOnFire Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 I agree w/ toirtis. Eheim Classics are the way to go. The reduced flow rate is fine, because the bio load of the classics are huge. Which more than makes up for the lack of flow. I Eheim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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