Pinkmummy79
Member
So, I have a Fluval Vicenza 260 bow fronted tank (248 litres), planted and lightly stocked with fish, FE co2 with a JBL reg and solenoid currently being diffused in tank with an Easy Aqua atomiser, dosing EI and daily Neutro+. 50% water changes twice a week at present to keep things fresh and clean until I have sufficient filter, flow and circulation improvements.
I know my current filter isn't enough (Fluval 305). I have a Newave 1600 powerhead to aid flow and distribution of ferts and c02 until I sort out my filters etc..
I know I need to improve my flow and circulation in the tank greatly and as soon as I can.
I would like to buy two new filters, run them both with spray bars, one with a UP inline atomiser and the other with an inline heater (would this be ok?).
After doing much reading of opinions, posts and marketing blurb, I think I have narrowed my choice down to two which fall within my budget....
Either 2 x APS 2000
or
2 x JBL e1501
They both have their plus points and are both within my budget with the JBL at the ceiling.
I know I can get 2 APS 2000 filters for £160 plus postage, the flow rate is good, aftersales service is good, spray bar can be changed for Eheim Installation kit and i'm not blind to the issue of a possible flow drop with using a spray bar, but then this will most likely be the case on most filters to some extent.
The JBL may be a better quality item, they are definately less power hungry which is a plus for me, however the flow rate may not be the same as the APS and if I purchase from zooplus.de/ the cost including delivery is approx £200 so not far off the APS price by too much. If something were to go wrong, I wouldn't have the immediate on hand support as the APS option would give me as purchasing from Germany.
So, I'm undecided, I like the JBL quality as have been through several issues with regulators recently and finally settled for the JBL and iit works! it's solid and does what it's supposed to do with no fuss, if the filter is of a similar high standard then I'd rather have the JBL,would 2 x JBL e1501's give me sufficient flow and circulation? either way i'm going to improve on what I currently have, so my plants tell me anyway
Anyone help me out or even throw some others into the ring to confuse me more, my budget for 2 would be approx £200 so some new ones would be ruled out.
Cheers all
Clive (and Fran the Pinkmummy)
I know my current filter isn't enough (Fluval 305). I have a Newave 1600 powerhead to aid flow and distribution of ferts and c02 until I sort out my filters etc..
I know I need to improve my flow and circulation in the tank greatly and as soon as I can.
I would like to buy two new filters, run them both with spray bars, one with a UP inline atomiser and the other with an inline heater (would this be ok?).
After doing much reading of opinions, posts and marketing blurb, I think I have narrowed my choice down to two which fall within my budget....
Either 2 x APS 2000
or
2 x JBL e1501
They both have their plus points and are both within my budget with the JBL at the ceiling.
I know I can get 2 APS 2000 filters for £160 plus postage, the flow rate is good, aftersales service is good, spray bar can be changed for Eheim Installation kit and i'm not blind to the issue of a possible flow drop with using a spray bar, but then this will most likely be the case on most filters to some extent.
The JBL may be a better quality item, they are definately less power hungry which is a plus for me, however the flow rate may not be the same as the APS and if I purchase from zooplus.de/ the cost including delivery is approx £200 so not far off the APS price by too much. If something were to go wrong, I wouldn't have the immediate on hand support as the APS option would give me as purchasing from Germany.
So, I'm undecided, I like the JBL quality as have been through several issues with regulators recently and finally settled for the JBL and iit works! it's solid and does what it's supposed to do with no fuss, if the filter is of a similar high standard then I'd rather have the JBL,would 2 x JBL e1501's give me sufficient flow and circulation? either way i'm going to improve on what I currently have, so my plants tell me anyway
Anyone help me out or even throw some others into the ring to confuse me more, my budget for 2 would be approx £200 so some new ones would be ruled out.
Cheers all
Clive (and Fran the Pinkmummy)