FILTERZ

[GMAN]

What do you have and what do you really want, elaborate a little. I am getting an eheim canister to go with my 2 ac 500's personally.

[Mark Stone]

[quote][i]Originally posted by GMAN [/i]
[b]What do you have and what do you really want, elaborate a little. I am getting an eheim canister to go with my 2 ac 500's personally. [/b][/quote]

I voted Marineland, but I use as much of the less-expensive Aqua Tech equipment as i can get away with!:)

--Mark:cool:

[Fuzzy]

I run two Whispers. 30-60's. I added in a common sponge, in place of the bag on one, the other I added medium into the bag. I have no water clarity, nor nitrate spikes. Pretty sure I maintain a good established bacteria colony. I like the variable water flow adjustment, I used to use (long time back) aquaclear, and also aqua tech's. Found the whispers to be quieter than my older models.

[Barb Okla]

All 11 of my tanks have Emperors, 400 and 280, depending on the size of the tank. Most have 2-400 filters running as I have large American cichlids. I like the flow of the 280 as they don't slow down as fast as the 400.

[GMAN]

Doesnt anyone on this site run ac's or eheims?

[stilllearnin]

[quote]Doesnt anyone on this site run ac's[/quote]
I still run some in emergancies and [u]sometimes[/u] on quaranteen tanks.


Other wise I run:
- a few wet/drys (sumps)
- a couple old whisper hangons (not the new junk they make)
- all of my breeding tanks not on a wet/dry have emp 400's :thumbsup:

[SIMaronde03]

I'm running Aqua-tech's is that a bad thing?

[stilllearnin]

[quote]I'm running Aqua-tech's is that a bad thing?[/quote]
Na,they're basically just a marineland line made for wal-mart and a few other stores.

[samanthia]

Had an AquaClear once, but it died for no apparent reason while i was doing a water change, I was pouring fresh water in and it just stopped.  so I had to go out like right away and I got a penguin BIO-Wheel for that tank and it's still going strong.  I hope  my AquaClear Heaters don't do that, I have two and the tanks are in a chillier, more isolated room!

[altaaffe]

None of the above.

Hve FX5, tetratec of various sizes and trickle filter

[GMAN]

I have about 10 tanks the last time i looked  .. I have alot of different filterz.. I also use some aqua tech from walmart [good filters], have an  emp.400 and 280[work good nice media compartments],  2or3 Ac500/110's [very good filters]keep em clean or you get empellar noise,my fav so far on HOB's={Hang on Back/powerfilters}flexability is key;  2 penguins a 100 and 200w/biowheels[[not a problem out of em]; 1 skilter [interesting features]filters good and has a skimmer built in ;  2- XP3's by rena[best filters i own IMO] very quiet! large media baskets,flexibilityi n media and can go a long time before maintaining them. A+ ;Canisters are nice! But not really needed on smaller tanks IMO, but nice to have along with HOB's with larger oscar tanks 55g and bigger. I have 2 DIY sumps[1- 5 gal. and 1- 20gal. These are also nice for larger tanks with messier fish, also with your choice of HOB's. 
      I think all filters have there strong points as well as week ones, It is up to you to pair em up and/or select rite filter for you. Maitenence is key a feature for me.