External filtration for ACFs

[deranged chipmunk]

I've had both eheim and fluvial. never had problems with either. the downside to the fluval is their hoses and their intake and outputs are HUGE!! the hose is no biggie, you can always replace it with vinyl tubing and custom output and intakes can be made cheaply out of PVC. the eheim I didn't really like, but they did the job. self priming doesn't exist, as was stated above. I just feel they are over priced and over rated. personally, I prefer fluvial canisters. I have used them for a long,LONG time without any problems. I've used their nano filters all the way up to the fx5. quietest filters I have owned actually. oh, and I have never had a fluval leak. eheims have leaked on me.

[Jenste]

I have two Fluval 405s, a few Fluval U3s, U2s and a U4 and a U1 - - I love Fluvals. I use both external and internal filters and I would never switch to another brand.

[Gemma]

I've had both eheim and fluvial. never had problems with either. the downside to the fluval is their hoses and their intake and outputs are HUGE!! the hose is no biggie, you can always replace it with vinyl tubing and custom output and intakes can be made cheaply out of PVC. the eheim I didn't really like, but they did the job. self priming doesn't exist, as was stated above. I just feel they are over priced and over rated. personally, I prefer fluvial canisters. I have used them for a long,LONG time without any problems. I've used their nano filters all the way up to the fx5. quietest filters I have owned actually. oh, and I have never had a fluval leak. eheims have leaked on me.

Thanks for your reply, Bill! I'm really swaying towards the Fluval now. Like Michael said, both sound like they get the job done pretty well. I don't think I'll regret my decision either way since I won't have the other filter to compare it to, so it probably makes more sense to go for the one that's cheaper and has the longest warranty, which is the Fluval.

Edit: Thanks for your input too, Jen! I hadn't seen your post when I wrote this. Sounds like Fluval is the way to go

[deranged chipmunk]

np i'm not sure if they are available in your locale, but another good option is the rena filstar series of filters. although, i am not sure about their quality now that they were taken over by API. then of course, there's always a d.i.y. canister