RD. Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 An interesting read for anyone considering one of these monster canisters. http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7080 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandopsis Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Cool test. $270 for a FX5 is about what a 2217 is going for. I don't even want to guess what the large Eheim 2080 pro3 costs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 $649.99 http://www.bigalsonline.ca/catalog/product...id1=2885;pcid2= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandopsis Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 $649.99 *choke* :cry: And that is the online price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toirtis Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Great review...the Eheim certainly is the Mercedes of filters, but sure comes with that Mercedes price, too....cannot imagine buying that beastie where they have 8% PST as well....$649+ $97.35 tax....ouchie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandopsis Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I just hooked up my FX5 and i have to say. Negative side: (1)With all the media in the filter it certainly is no 925gph! I would say probably around 400gph. (2)Hoses need to be longer (3)Hoses need to be modified to fit on a large tank. Plus side: (1)It probably is even quieter than my Eheims. (2)Very inexpensive (3)Extremely easy to operate Over all i would buy this filter again, and probably will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Most manufacturers rate the GPH of their filters via testing with zero media. This was mentioned in the link above: FLOW RATE Manufactuers rate their filters by the maximum produced by the pump under ideal conditions without media and things like hoses which isn'tvery helpful in the real world. Most cannisters seem to get less then 50% of their rated flow capacity when used in the real world but both these filters did better then that. The Fluval showed a flowrate of 1991 litres per hour when full of media and connected which is about 57% of its rated pump capacity of 3500 l/ph but the Eheim did even better giving 1207 litres per hour out of its possible 1700 l/ph for a amazing 71% ! This still gives the Fluval a nearly 800 litres per hour flowrate advantage when used in real life situations but filtration is more then flow alone its also about capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanker Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Over all i would buy this filter again, and probably will. I just fell off my bloody couch! THIS coming from the man who swears by Eheim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandopsis Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Yep i have been a Eheim posterboy for 15 years, but when you can get such a large canister for such a low price. then it's a no brainer. And the design of the filter is great. All water must flow through the media. Not like the old Fluval canister where it could bypass the media and get pumped back into the aquarium unfiltered. It's not the best filter, but it's the best for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobby guy Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 (edited) Glad to see your enjoying the filter J .I told you it was quiet. Edited June 18, 2006 by hobby guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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