Am just about to take delivery of a 200 ltr tank from Aquariums Ltd. Have had a break from fishkeeping so am catching up by reading a lot of good stuff on here (e.g. great posting on Akadama). Have got most things sorted now but cannot seem to decide which external filter/s to go for. The tank will be quite heavily planted with pressurised Co2 and have taken note of the 10x turnover target - may not go quite that far but however my shortlist is as follows:
I have a maximum height in my cabinet of 533mm so some of the larger (taller) filters are non starters
1. Like the look of the JBL cristalprofi E1500 at around £140
2. Could go for two Eheim Classics 2217+ - ok a bit steam-age, but had one previously and it was faultless. Would also give backup if one failed - however, perhaps I could do better than these?
3. Could go for two Eheim Professional III 2073 at about £125 each incl media ( and incl 10% discount from Zooplus)
4 Finally could go for a Eheim Professional 3e 2076 at around £275 (ish) incl media, but perhaps overly complex and have seen a few negative comments about these.
If I don't go for the JBL it will be Eheim - but which one/s???
Any comments/suggestions gratefully received - thanks
I have a maximum height in my cabinet of 533mm so some of the larger (taller) filters are non starters
1. Like the look of the JBL cristalprofi E1500 at around £140
2. Could go for two Eheim Classics 2217+ - ok a bit steam-age, but had one previously and it was faultless. Would also give backup if one failed - however, perhaps I could do better than these?
3. Could go for two Eheim Professional III 2073 at about £125 each incl media ( and incl 10% discount from Zooplus)
4 Finally could go for a Eheim Professional 3e 2076 at around £275 (ish) incl media, but perhaps overly complex and have seen a few negative comments about these.
If I don't go for the JBL it will be Eheim - but which one/s???
Any comments/suggestions gratefully received - thanks