hasu12 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 i got good deal for fx5 and so i am just wondering should i get it or not ? your thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noyakfat Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 if you think it is a fair price and it will handle the volume of water you have, i don't see any drama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 What kind of fish do you plan on/currently keep in the tank? That's going to be a lot of turnover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 If you're keeping Malawi's maybe you could but i think it may be a bit of overkill. I have an FX5 on my 150G (560L)tank and it pushes a heap of water around, I'd say its borderline too much flow. Cheers Goat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasu12 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 oh ok thx for the comments i was worry about the flow rate as well hmm i got bala / oscar / jardi / firemouth/ clown loaches / yoyo loaches / mollies / pelco / cat fish / still babies ( i am getting 6 footer soon) i got 205/cf-1000/1800L/H internal not sure of the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 If you're definitely getting a 6 foot setup soon then you could buy it for the future, as it will do nicely on that system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasu12 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 sweet i get it tmw thx again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattstevens Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I ran an fx5 on a 4 x 18 x 18 no problems with too much flow. You'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy111 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I got a Eheim classic 2217 waiting to be ran on my 125gal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noyakfat Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 the reason for my original post = I have a 2217 EHEIM on my 6ft. During a house move once, I had it on a VERY small holding tank and the spray bar setup was placed in such a way as to control the water re-entering the tank. The move took longer than anticipated and the fish ended up staying in the smaller tank for over a month with no problems. Just be thoughtful when planning on your sprayer bar set-up and your 'scaping of the tank. As others have mentioned, your suggested filter would be great for a future upsize. If the water flow can be controlled in such a way as to cause no problems, IMO there is no such thing as overkill when it comes to filtration. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasu12 Posted January 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 thx for advice boys i got it yesterday and set it up 2 day ... took me a while to set it up. I thought it goona strong flow but its not 2 fast at all just right.. one complain is that u got to spend another 60 bux on media again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
