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	Fluval 204
cory dawg Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Jun-2006	Since fluval discontinued the 104 204 304 and so on, I picked up 1 of each at my LFS for the total combined price of $150!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to set them up. I always wanted to use canister filters. Real ones that is. I made some (home made) that have been great. If it holds water and it's glass I want it!
Posted 04-Jul-2006 22:48
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	I hope you have made a wise choice if they have been discontinued you might find it hard to get any spare parts and the necessary bits in the future. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 05-Jul-2006 05:55
cory dawg Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Jun-2006	not a prob. I got all that taken care of. plus since they updated the models to 105 205 and 305 the parts are interchangeable. If it holds water and it's glass I want it!
Posted 05-Jul-2006 13:24
Sideburns Dave Enthusiast Posts: 168 Kudos: 105 Votes: 21 Registered: 29-Aug-2003	Hagen still has some parts for the 03 series of Fluval anyways so spare parts for the 04 series is no problem. Cory Dawg is right though, all 05 parts will fit the 04 series as far as I know at least, except filter cases. Retail stores everywhere will be blowing out Fluvals so if you've wanted one GO GO GO. the official launch for the 05 series has been pushed back to the fall but you may have noticed some stores already have them as Hagen Montreal is ready to ship and they have plenty of them!
Posted 12-Jul-2006 03:35
bagoegg Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 16 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jul-2006	Congrats! I went on a spree awhile ago and bought 3 404's from Petsmart.com. THey were about $60 cheaper on the website then in the store. I have never had a problem with them. You might wanna think about changing the hoses before you set them up. I found that with the ribbed fluval hoses after about 6 months, if you jiggled them a little a whole bunch of brown muck comes out. I recently changed the hoses out for some vinyl tubing from home depot.
Posted 20-Jul-2006 00:51
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	the handles on the old fluvals were horrible. now they have better ones on the updated ones. i myself have an old style 404 and besides the poor handle design there really isn't anything else to complain about. sounds like a good deal.
Posted 20-Jul-2006 01:07


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