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canister Filters?????

Discussion in 'Aquarium Equipment & Decor' started by GREENTEAL52, Apr 22, 2010.

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  1. cooltow1

    cooltow1 Member

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    Rena may not be the best filter out there but the better buy, price wise.
    A really good filter cheap when compare to the Fluval and the Eheim
    Rick
     
    cooltow1, Jul 3, 2010
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    I got the rena xp4's and no complaints what-so-ever.
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jul 3, 2010
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    That is what I was thinking of going with. Are there any users out here? I haven't heard bad things about them, but again I haven't heard GREAT things about them either.
     
    jasonG, Jul 5, 2010
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    Talk to Dawn she'll say great thing about Renas.
     
    FishVixen, Jul 5, 2010
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  5. GREENTEAL52

    GREENTEAL52 Thread Starter Member

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    I 've heard the xp4 has propeller issues down the road a bit , they use the same unit in all xp's and the 4 will usually breakdown 2-4 months . One size doesn't fit all in this case
     
    GREENTEAL52, Jul 6, 2010
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    GREENTEAL52 Thread Starter Member

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    I found changing the filter pad every 2 months and unit breakdown every 6 months helps avoid overloading propeller
     
    GREENTEAL52, Jul 6, 2010
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    Mine have been running almost a year and no issues what so ever.

    I do monthly maint --> pulling the propeller cap thingy and making sure to wipe everything down with a toothbrush & filter brush thingy...wringing out the media and replacing the stuff that needs replaced (filter floss on top).
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jul 6, 2010
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