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I have a 30 gallon planted tank that I want to set up with a new filter. The tank is pretty heavily planted and is stocked fairly high also. I was thinking a fluval 205 or maybe an eheim classic. In your experience what do you think would be best?
Thanks for the advice.
Luke.
eheim classic 2215, or 2217, which will still work if ever you upgrade to 50gal (no such thig as overfiltration)
Eheim 2215, 2217 if you are going to stock the tank heavily
Do you think a 130 litre tank needs that much filtration? It's not completely chockers with fish, it's about moderately stocked.
Yes I do .... 2215 at minimum.Quote:
Originally Posted by JamezMan
Fair enough. Can you explain to me why it needs the extra filtration?
Thankyou.
a 2217 is only good for a 200L tank, a 300 if you do waterchanges after every feed (to get the gunk out).
more filtration = more biomedia = more filter bacteria = better decomposition of waste, less water changes, happier and helthier fish!
if your goin to watse $150 on a little filter, spend the extra $50-$100 and get a filter that will last you 20+ years and still give you room to upgrade later on.
Ok thankyou for the information. Why do the filters say they are suitable for a certain tank size yet they aren't? Also, are the eheim classics still a good filter or are the eccos better?
Thanks.
Classics are far better then Ecco's.Quote:
Originally Posted by JamezMan
You can't believe the hype.....
classics have more media capacity, and the power consumption is still low (15w for a 2215 or 20w for a 2217), also as the classics now ship with doubletaps, and media they're better value for money. I'd go classics