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Canister filters seem to be the way to go, so the question is: Eheim or Marineland?

In my opinion all of marinelands magnum line are pathetic. I will never touch another one of their cannisters in my life. I've never had so much trouble with a filter or so much water on the floor and it didn't filter that well. An hob would have done a better job and had more media options for alot less effort. Marineland has some of the best powerfilters on the market but they should have stuck with those and left the cannisters to others. Eheim concentrates on only cannisters and has arguably the best quality out there but the price definitely isn't the best.

Eheim are the best, their reliability makes the price worth it, but yeah, it does hurt a little handing over anything up to £250 for a filter!

indeed, eheim's are nice and pricy, but if its worth it, then its worth it.

Eheim is certainly in the upper market but you are paying for quality and that is exactly what you get. You also can get excellent service as well as the spares are easy to get. One word of warning make sure that the box is unopened as some LFS have been known to take parts out for spare parts and forgetting to replace them. Finally get them to show you how to set it up this will make the setting up process a lot easer.

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Eheim without a doubt. If your talking about Marineland's new canister C series, its seems overpriced. Though it may be a good filter, an Eheim Ecco can do as well if not better for a lot less if your on a budget.

thank you Keith and Baz, budget is most certany in the picture, i want something that is worth the money i spend. Eheim seems the way to go!

Canister filters seem to be the way to go, so the question is: Eheim or Marineland?

Jakob,

Your post was a statement and a question but you gave no indication of the tank that you would be using the filter on nor did you indicate if you were looking at a particular Eheim or Marineland unit.

If you would like an Eheim Thermofilter, I can give you a great price. It worked marvelously for two years. After two years, the head seal had deteriorated and began to leak during a power outage. Thankfully, my wife came home and felt the 35 gallons of my 125 gallon tank that had been siphoned to the floor by the unit. The damage was not covered by Eheim although I was able to use my Home Owner's insurance for the carpet and underlayment replacement.

I now use AquaClear filters exclusively for my discus tanks. There is no danger of inadvertent siphoning from the tank. It is easier to clean. I never had to buy inserts or cartridges or overpriced pads or cut material to create a pad. The units are indestructible and less than half the price of an Eheim.

Remember, I can sell you a quality Eheim at a great price with a brand new head gasket. Email me at RAWesolowski@Yahoo.com, I ship!



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why thank you bob, i was trying to figure out what filter company was better than the other.
they dont have to be large ones being i dont have a large tank. im looking at ones that filter around 30-55 gallons(ish) my largest tank atm is a 29 gallon, and i have two 20 gallons that need new filters, i have hob's on all of them right now, and i would like to convert over to canister. one of the hobs is fairly new, so i would be keeping that one for misc. use (marineland, penguin Bio-Wheel 200). And i would like to keep my older Bio-wheel as well for random use's (Bio-Wheel 150). Im looking for something that is affordable, and can filter my tanks properly (im not a huge fan of hob filters). My 29 gallon tank will need very good filtering when my clown pleco's (I only have two) get bigger, being that they produce large amounts of waste. As for the two 20 gallon tanks, one is in the process of cycling, and the other just has guppies and an over-sized (for the 20 gallon) gibby pleco. I would like to keep the filters the same for the two 20 gallons. As for the 29 i would want a bigger filter, but not by much.

Bob
With the head seal did you use a silicone lubricant jel at every cleaning (as recommended) mine is working perfectly now for 4 years and never a problem. They can dry out if no silicone lube is used.

Keith

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If your looking for affordable but still good quality cannisters then your looking at the wrong companies. You need to look into rena or fluvals. Those are generally considered the common midrange cannisters that still filter better than an hob, have a good lifespan, but don't cost a fortune. Maybe fluval's latest line is better but otherwise I'd pick rena over fluvals and definitely a better choice than marineland's magnums. Eheims are great if you've got cash to burn but not when your on a budget and especially if you want new cannisters for multiple tanks they aren't such a good option.

ahhh sham, there we go. alrighty thank you for that, now i just have to see what the lfs around here has in stock...

You may want to look at getting a canister online as LFS can significantly mark up the price due to overhead costs and limited inventory. Even with shipping it can be a lot cheaper.

Eheim eccos, Rena xps, & Fluvals are about the same price online.

baz Wrote:
You may want to look at getting a canister online as LFS can significantly mark up the price due to overhead costs and limited inventory. Even with shipping it can be a lot cheaper.

Eheim eccos, Rena xps, & Fluvals are about the same price online.

Thats hardly an option for me at the moment being i have no way to pay for anything over the internet. But if i could i would buy everything online being its got alot better of a selection than any lfs...