well...FX5 is hooked up

[Mettle]

I mean, there's over filtering...then theres OVER over filtering...

My logic is though... if you can, why not?

[darkdep]

Well, it's a question of wasting your money or not.  If you hook up a filter with 5 times the surface area than is needed already for the fishload, and then you talk about hooking up a second biofilter, it seems like a waste of money and effort and power.

Don't get me wrong; the FX5 is a nice filter.  But talk of hooking up it AND something else? 

[dannypd]

Well, it's a question of wasting your money or not.  If you hook up a filter with 5 times the surface area than is needed already for the fishload, and then you talk about hooking up a second biofilter, it seems like a waste of money and effort and power.

Don't get me wrong; the FX5 is a nice filter.  But talk of hooking up it AND something else? 

What if the filter dies?  The fact there's a backup can save lives!! the humanity if he didn't have a backup!@! 

[darkdep]

I give up   Back to designing my DIY Canister.

[cory]

well i needed to stop it to put in some carbon...that was by far the easiest filter i have fittled with! My hat is off to Fluval for this Canister.

[artw]

When I had my heavy duty african tanks I always tried to filter it at least the tank volume x10 per hour

[artw]

filter rant on.
I have been using a Fluval 304 on my 90 for the last month or so and it is a pathedic excuse for a filter.   I used to use an Eheim 2226 and it was absolutely incredible, a dream to maintain.   I am going to hobble by on my 304 and maybe add a powerhead with a quickfilter on it so the tank can actually have some real mechanical filtration    unlike some folk here i do not have an unlimited supply of money, so eventually down the road I'll get myself set up with some real filters.  like Eheims or whatever Errol uses
filter rant off

[nelson]

My hat is off to Fluval for this Canister.

AGREE!!!!  They finally came up with an absolutely trouble free, no start-up nightmares canister.

[cory]

art, maybe its only pathetic becasue you have a 70g filter on a 90g tank?

[squeeker]

art, maybe its only pathetic becasue you have a 70g filter on a 90g tank?

I agree 100%.

[artw]

well I indicated this fact in my first post of this thread.  I realize I need more filtration but actually the tank doesn't look half bad now.

[lucky777]

I have the 304 on my 48 gallon and it does fine, dont know how well it work work on your 90 gallon.  Like earlier post I think it is rated at 70 Gallon as max tank size.

[darkdep]

Yeah, I actually use a 204 on one of my 30gal tanks and it's wonderful. 

[cory]

i have no complaints except the priming function. I think they should put that smart chip design in the 05 series. But i doubt it will happen.

[Live2Ride]

been running mine since FEB no problem
and for the price i got it from back then it was good
now the market is bringing the price down finally.
love it
maintenance free so far

[cory]

so far nothing but good news from fellow FX5 owners. So what i think anyone with a tank over 100g should invest in one of these wonderful filters. Just makes sense to me.