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I use a Fluval 105 on my 20l Arc

Great, thanks for the suggestions people, I'll try those out asap. Tom, are there rubber bits on both ends of the impeller shaft? I only found one on the removable end (if that makes sense), is there one inside also? Ooo, I hope it's that! I wonder how I lost it if it is? Lol. Darrel, is there...

Hi all I've had my Eheim 2126 for about 8 years now, and it's always been great. All of a sudden, about 3 months ago, it suddenly became very noisy, sounding similar to when it's got air moving inside it. I stuck with it for about a month, because I was too busy to do anything about it...

I've got a 105 on the 20l Arc. It's brilliant, and the flow is adjustable so you can always turn it down - I keep mine on about three quarters flow most of the time.

Maybe some clear acrylic tubing with holes drilled in would do the trick?

Hi. I bought an Arcadia Arc 20l and found the internal filter to be woefully inadequate. The flow was non-existant around the tank even in the early days, and when the plant biomass grew it caused problems. I now use a Fluval 105, which is great. I am currently using this filter...

Re: Suggestions for small external filter for 40L tank pleas Hi I use a Fluval 105 on my 20l Arc Tank-the flow is adjustable and I definately don't find it too powerful for such a small tank. It is quite bulky though so not sure if i would be too big?

I made my own from acrylic - I bought a length of acrylic pipe of the correct diameter, placed a spring bender inside the pipe to stop it deforming too much, heated the middle with a garden blow torch and then bended it when the acrylic had melted enough. It dosen't look as good as the glass...

Hi James I use an Eheim 2128 (thermo version) on my 120l and a Fluval 105 on my 25l tank. I love them both and personally have no preference over either, although I love the thermofilters because there is no need for a heater in the tank, which looks much better.

Cool. In that case - watch this space! :D. My plants for the nano also arrived this morning, so I'm going to bend the pipes later, then strip the tank down and replant, so I'll post some pics later.

That's cool, hope it's useful! Btw, instead of putting a stopper on the end, I heat it up and then snip the ends with a pair of scissors, it brings it into a V shape and seals it at the bottom, looks slightly better imo. I also drill slats into it with a small round blade, I personally thing it...

Yup, it's made a huge difference-I just can't take my eyes off it :D. Thanks for all the advice! I 've replaced the pipes flexible pipe with clear stuff from AE (16mm), and I've make my own inlets and spray bars with the 16mm tube from this place http://www.clearplasticsupplies.co.uk/m ...

Hi guys, just thought I'd let you all know that I bought a Fluval 105 on Friday and just set it up - omg, it's amazing! How did I cope before? I can see a massive difference in distribution, and my drop checker is looking happy in all areas so far. :D. So thanks for all the advice!

That's cool, thanks for providing me with the tubing sizes. I'll be ordering it and will hopefully arrive soon after I get the filter, which will hopefully be Friday! Yay! Lol, thanks for the pricing - my LFS has it for £53, so a good price I think. Good customer service from Hagen then - I...

I prefer to buy stuff like that new to be honest, and my LFS is amazing - I buy almost everything off him, so he cuts me a deal on almost everything :D. Have you replaced the tubing on yours? Do you know the internal and external diameter of the tubing? I bought the clear tubing from eBay and...

Ah, I see! Cool idea! I'm definately leaning towards the 105 atm then.

Interesting reading folks. The Ex400 looks cool, and I would have thought the leaking issues would have been resolved since they were released later. I'm leaning towards the Fluval 105 atm I think. Superman, how did you turn the flow rate down? I was checking them out in the shop earlier (just...

Hi Thanks for the info Sam-that's very helpful. And pretty much rules out an Eden. I've also seen some people mentioning some performance issues, and whilst I appreciate that there is always going to be a Friday model, I think I'm going to pass on the Eden. I'd like to stick with an Eheim-I've...

Hi all. I'm looking for a new filter for my nano - I've got a HOB and I find it quite inefficient and it disperses out a lot of co2, so I'm looking for an external filter which will have an inline diffuser, inline heater and spray bar. Thing is, the nano only holds 15l (including displacement)...

Hi. An interesting choice of filter with it being a Wet and Dry Filter. I love the Eheims though, especially the thermofilters - they're great. I've got 4, 2 x 2128, a 2126 and a 2180. The 2128 and 2126 use 22/16mm hoses, and I got clear ones from here http://www.kiowa.co.uk/Products/PVC_Hos ...

I find the same - mine has a TDS of 0-1, so I wouldn't worry about it for freshwater.

Hi. I recently inevsted in an RO unit also - like you say, it's expensive buying it, especially with petrol costs, and it's annoying lugging the vats around all the time. I bought the actual unit from my LFS, it's a 3 stage - I've got 2 fine filters and a carbon filter, and I've found it...

Yes, they do pump uphill. Each pump will tell you the lph and how the maximum height it can pump to. I use a Maxijet which has adjustable flow, although I'm not sure if the Eheims do. I've got mine situated in the water vat which holds my R.O. water. I drilled two hole in the lid, and siliconed...

Hi Terry. viewtopic.php?f=20&t=1167. This article might be helpful?