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I have an Eheim 2217 and a Fluval 204 running on my 90g. The fluval alone was taking care of that tank for the past 3 months or so. I find the fluval works great, but I am very impressed with this new eheim. Its an awesome filter. So much media and so much choice. Silent too.
I like both Fluvals and Eheims, but even the Fluval 404 is only good up to 75g tanks, whereas my Eheim 2217 is good up to 165g.
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Chris,

I generally look for no more than a 10X turnover on the tank for my filter. In addition, I want the ability to reduce the flow as low as 5x the tank size.

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i have a 20g and was looking at buying a Filstar XP1 rated 250gph for up to 45g this wouldnt be too much for my tank would it?

Pete,

I have never heard of the problems that you mention with the AquaClears. I run them on all my tanks including two planted discus tanks without any problems. I do use two sponges in each unit without any carbon as I don't see a need for carbon unless you are removing meds.

In addition to the AquaClears, I do run the Eheim Pro II on one discus tank. It is silent, dependable, and has great flow but I consider it a major PIA to clean. On the bright side I clean it religiously only every 6 months. I strongly recommend a "pre-filter" for the unit or any cannister. I use a sponge from Penguin powerhead on my intake.

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Cup of Life....Check on Ebay. I got a brand new Eheim 2217, which are regular 289.00+ 14.5% tax, for 131 bucks, no tax and shipping included, brand new still in the box!!
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Alas, I am too poor to afford a cannister. ;_;

I think for a 10g tank, there is not 1 kind of canister you would want to use. You would be better off with a hang on the back filter. Cascade makes a great filter, so does Marineland in their Penquin Line. I would avoid aquaclears though, they need to be cleaned basically every other day, and their flow through rate is low, while their flow-over (water not being passed through the filter material) rate is high. Whispers are no better.
You could also go for an internal filter. Both Fluval and Eheim make internal filters that are very good. Check on EBAY for Eheim Aquaball Internal Filters. They seem to be the best internal filter.
Also, you dont want one too large, go for the minis, all fish will have a hard time swimming under a higher current that a larger filter puts out.


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Jappy I don't think you really want an Eheim canister for a 10g. They are usually reserved for larger tanks because the flow is so strong. In a 10g with an Eheim canister the fish would be reacting scenes from Twister.

get an eheim

I have an Eheim 2217 and Fluval 404 on my 180g. Although i really like them both but i think im gonna have 2 lead towards the Eheim.

What size Eheim should I be looking at for a 10g tank?

hey i was woundering what kind of cannisters do you guys n gals use cause im gettin an ehiem pro for my 60g for a larger turn over rate.

I run two eheims and they are completely silent. The thing about Eheims is that they have so much pressure inside the canisters that they literally demolish any waste that comes in. Then they provide so much area for bacteria to colonize that the small particles of waste are consumed very very quickly. In my opinion there is nothing that even comes close to competing with them.

by that i gather eheim is good i think im getting an aqua pro 1500 lph for my 60g. its pretty big and also quiet, they have them running at the LFS and theyre very good.

eheim 2028's all the wayfor me ,much better than my old fluvals.

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Eheim definitely is the choice....I have a 2028 running a 55g for my Discus...works very well....except I dunno why the prima doesn't work sometimes....

I use an Eheim 2215 as part of the filtration on my 75G. It's worked well for me so far.

Eheim, that's it.

Get the best and get one that is overated for your tank as all canisters do not give you the flow rate as described on the box.



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I have a Eheim Pro 11 for tanks up 92 gal, whereas the 2028 is for a tank up to 158 gal.

It is the best filter I have ever used. It is the old story quality = $$$ both those models are fully made in Germany.

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