soumimjp Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I thought since I won this grand product at the xmas lotto that after finally setting it up I'd let people know what comes inside so they can see for themselves. I have to say the flow is very strong on this filter. The box (this filter is not light) The piping and such that comes with it (includes a surface strainer), also good thing to note this filter is not designed for any tanks lower than 18inches in height. There are four baskets with three holding media underneath and the fourth having a white wool matt. (pictures shown in next post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soumimjp Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 The first basket holds some bionoodles The second and third baskets hold some CeramiSub And the fourth basket holds a wool matt which I dont have a picture of. There are two black sponges which are rated at 35ppi, and two blue ones rated at 15ppi. The flow is very strong on this set, and it is a bit of a pain to set up, however, the instructions are good and quite comprehensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 They are Pretty good filters, you can also get the UVC 2700 which obviously includes UV Sterilizer for $300 or so. Great flow rate, i have 1 on my 6ft with a FX5 and some internals, Always crystal Seph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yea I am a big fan of the nautilus 2700. the spare parts are dam cheap too. good buy or win lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottRock Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 They are Pretty good filters, you can also get the UVC 2700 which obviously includes UV Sterilizer for $300 or so. Great flow rate, i have 1 on my 6ft with a FX5 and some internals, Always crystal Seph If you had to choose between the FX5 and the UVC 2700, which would you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 In my opinion. The fx5 hands down. But that's just me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk333 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) If you had to choose between the FX5 and the UVC 2700, which would you get? Mmmm such a hard question to answer. It's not as simple as which filter is better, because the two filters do slightly different jobs. Also depends on peoples opinions of what is good filtering. We used to have this debate when it came to FX5 versus an Eheim Pro. There were two camps. One camp was (mistakenly) hung up on how many litres per hour a filter pumps, i.e turnover. The other camp was hung up on how long water was spending in contact with the filter media. It also depends on how large the tank is, and what you deem as a suitable turn over rate. If you have a filter that can pick up all the detritus from the bottom of your tank with a x3 turnover rate, why bother with x10 or x15 turnover. Personally I don't see the point of blowing fish all around the tank, unless of course they are fish that like high water flows, such as Hill Stream Loaches. And you can always use a power head to achieve extra water flow in a tank. A filters job is to remove the detritus from the tank and provide somewhere for it to break down. People tend to forget that water changes are way, way, way more important than turn over rate. After all, not mater how good the filter is, it's not going to remove nitrates from the whole system. Provided a filter has suitable baskets (something that the FX5 had a question hanging over it), you can put your preferred media in what ever order you like. You don't have to use what comes with a filter. So you could add a couple of bags of purigen to the last basket if want some extra chemical filtration. Or you could use filter wadding instead of noodles, because you may think wadding does a better mechanical job than noodles. (Or you could be some one who is obsessive compulsive and spends an hour laying all the noodles end on end in their basket - oh yes, they're out there). Edited June 18, 2012 by pk333 spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Haha , I'm in the turnover camp. Could be wrong. But my tank has never been clearer since I threw an fx5 on it. But as we have all seen and Bn John pointed out the other day, there are 101 ways to do this in this hobby and we all seem to have our own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 and then theres the eheim 2260......... less features than the A1 or fx5 but then again less things to go wrong have a spare impellor on hand and you are set for a decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beencees Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Apart from the mechanical filtration side of things arguably the most important job of a canister filter is it's biological capabilities. I think alot of people often overlook what media they use in their filter and get hung up on l/h. I have done quite a bit of back to back testing out of curiosity and the difference quality media makes is profound to say the least. Even using cheap filters with substrat pro for instance can give exceptional results. The opposite is also true in that quality filters filled with average media will never perform to their potential. There are many variables to consider when choosing a filter, tank size, planted or non planted, fish stocks etc. but imo there is no substitute for quality media. People sometimes scoff at the price but it virtually lasts forever and more than pays for itself with performance and reliability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayonBox Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 What would be your opinion of good media beencees? i know that i may have just started a whole other debate but i am just interested to hear your thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 In my opinion. Good media is clay balls, ehiem bio balls, matrix and purigen. But that's just me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beencees Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 What would be your opinion of good media beencees? i know that i may have just started a whole other debate but i am just interested to hear your thoughts Well i guess everyone will have their own answer to this. For myself i tend to use Eheim substratpro. I run this in all my canisters along with a course pad/jap mat, noods, purigen and maybe a fine pad. Matrix is also another great product from all i know hear about it. I find with the combination i use i require very little maintainence even on some pretty heavily populated tanks which to me i put down to efficiency. It's nice not having to clean filters all the time I admit from the results i have had long term i can't speak highly enough of the Eheim product but i'm sure others will be able to recommend some other great products also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
