cheap and reliable canister for 4ft tank

[Vil]

not looking into eheim becos of budget constraints.... can anyone recommend any cheaper but reliable alternative??

[leafhorn]

Hydor Prime from Italy, Rena from France, Fluval(Hagen) from USA, Via Aqua (USA I think) but take note that all these no spare parts nor warranty, so if spoilt or broke means money fly fly. Price wise, maybe 25 to 50% cheaper than Eheim.

[Vil]

anything within the 100 to 150 bucks range?

[art]

Probably Atman then....but quality wise...try to find out :D

Try getting it at the Yishun LFS some people toking abt...supposed to be cheap...maybe can pm AMF , he knows where it is :)

[Vil]

thanks!!

[kevinlaikf]

Originally posted by art
Probably Atman then....but quality wise...try to find out :D

Try getting it at the Yishun LFS some people toking abt...supposed to be cheap...maybe can pm AMF , he knows where it is :)

Yup.. my 3ft is using a 3336. Quite good.
But for your 4ft tank, you probably need a 3337 minimum but i strongly recommend 3338 if you like to use densed filter media.

My 3ft is filtered with a sponge sandwiched bio-balls (3-tray).
Aro tank is not really very dirty, thus I can maintain a very efficient biological mechanism filter with quick flowrate.

If you are willing to spend more.. Try Dolphin 700/900/1200, it is a full-priming external canister filter..

[Shirley]

Originally posted by kevinlaikf
Yup.. my 3ft is using a 3336. Quite good.
But for your 4ft tank, you probably need a 3337 minimum but i strongly recommend 3338 if you like to use densed filter media.

My 3ft is filtered with a sponge sandwiched bio-balls (3-tray).
Aro tank is not really very dirty, thus I can maintain a very efficient biological mechanism filter with quick flowrate.

If you are willing to spend more.. Try Dolphin 700/900/1200, it is a full-priming external canister filter.. dolphin good?

better then atman?

[leafhorn]

dolphin, astro, atman, hiyah, all taiwan/china made stuff.

If its not Eheim, then get European brands like Hydor, Rena, etc, or US brands like Fluval, Aquaclear, Via Aqua, etc, sub brands of Hagen or Tetra. Or get Japanese brands, got a few around, Jaqna or something.

[kevinlaikf]

Originally posted by leafhorn
dolphin, astro, atman, hiyah, all taiwan/china made stuff.

If its not Eheim, then get European brands like Hydor, Rena, etc, or US brands like Fluval, Aquaclear, Via Aqua, etc, sub brands of Hagen or Tetra. Or get Japanese brands, got a few around, Jaqna or something.

If you don't like China-made, but still prefer cheaper model.

My recommendation is Fluval.
Very reliable and long lasting.. my 2ft tank still using Fluval 103, which is almost 6 years old.

Older fluval parts are hard to find if you really need replacement.

[fishgeek]

I would suggest u try Atman cos it is compatible wif EHEIM parts which is quite common. If u want self priming then can consider PRIME

[art]

Originally posted by fishgeek
I would suggest u try Atman cos it is compatible wif EHEIM parts which is quite common. If u want self priming then can consider PRIME

Didnt know that :)
Thanks for the info bro , at least those with spoilt Atman got a way of reviving them LOL :D

[Shirley]

Originally posted by leafhorn
dolphin, astro, atman, hiyah, all taiwan/china made stuff.

If its not Eheim, then get European brands like Hydor, Rena, etc, or US brands like Fluval, Aquaclear, Via Aqua, etc, sub brands of Hagen or Tetra. Or get Japanese brands, got a few around, Jaqna or something. i heard some bad comments abt the euro and us brand le....

[route]

Originally posted by art
Didnt know that :)
Thanks for the info bro , at least those with spoilt Atman got a way of reviving them LOL :D soon heng at hougang st21 got sell atman parts :) good news for me as i've one at home. lol

[Shirley]

Originally posted by route
soon heng at hougang st21 got sell atman parts :) good news for me as i've one at home. lol oh.... then i confirm can buy atman liao!

[art]

If you're going to get Atman , try to get the biggest model...think its 3338 if not mistaken.
And try to get better filter medium

[Shirley]

yeap will buy 3338....

[art]

Haha another african cichlid kaki laio ! :D

[zmzfam]

soon heng at hougang st21 got sell atman parts good news for me as i've one at home. lol

If not mistaken NA also sell Atman parts

[S|aO_|aNG]

Bought 1 Atman 1 recently from NA.
I asked the lady if they sell spareparts if the taps are spoiled for example. She replied saying if anything wrong juz brnig it back. Maybe she mean they sell the spareparts? Hehe! ;)