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I've finally talked my wife into letting me buy a 4 ft 65 US gal tank which I intend on setting up as a malawi tank,so I'm just doing a little homework before I set it up.I was just wondering if anyone has had any experiences with Jebo canister filters ? I've seen some LFS using them & they are reasonably priced.
Thanks...Ash

"if you're goin swimmin,watch out for the noahs"

D'oh
Just read GT's reply on Jebo filters a little further down
but,if anybody else has had experiences please let me know.
Thanks.

"if you're goin swimmin,watch out for the noahs"

I don't know about Jebco filters I know that most consider the to be cheaply made with inexpensive plastics. However Penn-Plex makes cascade filters, I use these on my tanks and have had no problems. They are quite, the pass by is very little and they come with all the bells and whistles of the expensive filters. They are very affordable as will. If you shop online you can save even more money. The cheapest place I have found them is BigAlsonline.com even with the shipping. Most online store will offer free shipping if you spend 150.00 which is no that hard to do when you are setting up an new tank.

Djrichie
"So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish" Douglas Adams

Mine is still running over a year later. I did have to repair a cracked piece of tubing but that stuff is easily replaced or repaired. The main cannister and motor aren't bad. The design of it filters well, the media baskets make it easy to clean, and the motor is still running despite forgetting to clean it occasionally. Jebo is cheap because they cut corners and on their filters they did it by using cheap tubing for the intake and spraybar. It cracks easy if you aren't careful but the motor and everything around it is quite sturdy. For only paying $50 for it versus over $100 for most cannisters of equivalent size I'd say it's worth it. It does a much better job than when I was running several penguin 330s on the tank and I rarely have to worry about doing any maintenance on it. However if you want something that will last(I believe some people have 10+ year eheims) and have the money to spend your probably better off looking elsewhere. Jebo cannisters are for those of us that really want a cannister instead of HOB filters but only have $100 in their checking account. I doubt this cannister will surpass 5years though without something more serious going wrong.

Thanks for the replies dj & sham...
As this is my second tank I'm not in such a rush,so I'll keep looking at different options. An Eheim is still an option & I've read other threads where people have had very good service from the Eheim classic range,so I'll keep that in mind. I guess we are all looking for value for money so we can actually afford to put some fish in the tank.
Thanks...Ash

"if you're goin swimmin,watch out for the noahs"

heres a canister comparison chart
http://www.petsolutions.com/Info.aspx?id=59

Djrichie
"So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish" Douglas Adams

Thanks DJ..thats great.
I'm still weighing up my options. It might depend on what substrate & rocks I decide to get,then I'll see what's left in the bank......Ash

"if you're goin swimmin,watch out for the noahs"

I have a jebo canister filter and i love it. never had any problems with it and of course very easy to setup.

and its been running for almost 2 years. oh and btw, they go on ebay for between $50-85 and that is including shipping.

Fish tanks are an expensive addiction

Thanks monkeyboy....
The only problem i've found with a lot of the things on ebay is they don't ship internationally & if they do the costs with anything a little weighty are pretty high. I haven't read too many bad reports on the jebo & as the funds are getting a little tight, I think I might go that way. Thanks for your input.

"if you're goin swimmin,watch out for the noahs"

well as you know, everybody item no matter what it is has that risk of being bad, be it a 49cent snack cake pack or that 120,000 sports car. it happens. but all i can say is give it a try if its whats within range.....

or if your talented with your hands, look around here and on other search engines for DIY canister filters and well, just make your own. i've thought about it and still may just to see how it comes out

yea internation shipping is crazy. i'm going to brazil for work soon and have to limit what i buy so i dont have to ship it back

Fish tanks are an expensive addiction