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questions regarding the marineland c series canister filters

Discussion in 'Aquarium Equipment & Decor' started by Anonymous, Feb 4, 2009.

  1. Anonymous

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    Marineland Canisters C360/C530
    I am looking to invest in my first canister filter. I have been looking for awhile and doing my homework. I really like the idea of the marineland being user friendly and it looks easy enough to operator, as I am super intimidated by canister filters.

    I have a 75 gallon aquarium with 2 gold severums, 1 small parrot fish, and 1 rainbow shark and about 12 cory cats ranging from small to large. I know eventually I will be changing things up and not sure what I will be looking to get myself into, possibly angels or discus.

    I am not sure if I should just settle for the C360 or go for the gusto and spend the extra and go with the new C530. I have heard the more filtration the better but is the C530 just out of line?

    Thanks in advance, looking forward to hearing opinions from others...
     
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  2. Anthony

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    Personally I'd go with the C530. I have the C220 on my 30 gallon long and wish I had spent extra for the C360.
     
    Anthony, Feb 4, 2009
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  3. LemonDiscus

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    You can NEVER over filter :) Well, you can make too much current in some situations but you cannot over filter.

    I would go up to the C530 if I were you... I circulate my tank 10x per hour and still would not mind adding another filter :)
     
    LemonDiscus, Feb 4, 2009
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  4. Anonymous

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    Does anyone on the forum have a marineland c series canister. I am starting to read reviews and seems like there are alot of complains.... What is the best canister filter within a reasonable price I could get for my 75 gal?
     
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  5. Anthony

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    Anthony, Feb 4, 2009
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  6. Anonymous

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    I would look on ebay for canister filters, you can get them at discounted rates. With that said what are you looking to spend?
     
    Anonymous, Feb 4, 2009
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  7. GOT MTS?

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    I did a little looking into canister filters awhile back and the general consensus was that fluvul sucks, marineland was ok, rena was good, and ehiem was great.

    I haven't tested all of these so I am only telling you what my conclusion was after a few hours of reading canister filter reviews.
     
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  8. Anthony

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    That's generally what I've heard as well, in that order. From using the Marineland C220 I would rank it about equal to the Rena's though.
     
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  9. Anonymous

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    Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:07 pm
    I have to say that the fluval 5 series is top of the line.
     
    Anonymous, Dec 9, 2009
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  10. Anthony

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    Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:10 pm
    Yeah that model is the exception for Fluval
     
    Anthony, Dec 9, 2009
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  11. irresistaple_kai

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    Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:23 am
    I love my C360 and since I got refillable media bags for the carbon portion - I have better control over the flow rate.
     
    irresistaple_kai, Dec 9, 2009
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  12. HBIC

    HBIC Need help??? That's what we're here for :)

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    Don't like that the marineland doesn't come with a spray bar, HATE my Eheim it filters ok but the output stinks.
     
    HBIC, Dec 9, 2009
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