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02-21-2008, 10:46 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 21
Posts: 176
|  Otto Canister Filter?
I bought this canister filter from a LFS that I usually dont go to about 6 months ago. This was our first time using a canister filter and really had no idea. It looked like a great deal, it was fairly cheap. But I honestly think the thing is a piece of crap. It hardly works, the motor sounds like its struggling every minute of the day, and the output barely has any flow coming out. We have tried everything to improve, making sure all the pipes are clean, everything is tight, and nothing. The worst part of all is this piece of crap, doesnt even have a manufacturers address or phone number. I think I got ripped off royally. Anyone have any suggestions on a different, not too expensive canister filter?
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75 gallon: 1 yellow tang,1 cherub pygmy angel, 1 Kole Tang, 1 lawnmower blenny,1 orangespotted goby, 1 small watchman goby, 1 pearly jawfish, 2 cleaner shrimp, 4 peppermint shrimp, 1 pistol shrimp, 1 sally light foot, 1 emrald crab, 20 hermits, 5 turbos, 12 mexican turbos and 1 brittle star. And a ton of sandsifting snails. Leather toadstool, frogspawn, 2 pulsing xenia, bubble coral, brain coral, elkhorn, flavia, anthelia, a colt, a goniopora and a rock full of zoas. | 
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02-21-2008, 11:24 AM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, MI Age: 17
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thats rough dude i always make it a rule not to buy the most expensive thing but also not to buy the cheapest. have you tried going back to the lfs? | |
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02-21-2008, 11:33 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 21
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No, I'm really not a fan of that LFS, the owner of the people that work there, this was definetly my boyfriends mess up! Any advice on a different type of canister | |
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02-22-2008, 02:13 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008
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 |  canister filters
I have a 1 year old fluval 405 and 404 for sale.
they have kept my 100 gallon tank really clean, but I am taking it down. If you are interested let me now.
my email address is brandon.holtzinger@gmail.com | |
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02-22-2008, 02:18 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
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I have a flurval 304 running in my 55 its Quiet .Just for etra flow.
I dont run any media in it just rock and bio balls.
Have you ever contemplated a sump set up? maybee you could do one up for close to a new cannister filter. | |
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02-24-2008, 03:42 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 21
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I have no idea where to begin with a sump or a refugium- really dont know the difference sorry. I heard they were really beneficial though. | |
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02-24-2008, 03:49 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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I really dont like canister filters b/c they are a pain in da azz. But to try and help you, have you tried HOB? _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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02-25-2008, 10:37 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 21
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Originally Posted by lunatik_69  I really dont like canister filters b/c they are a pain in da azz. But to try and help you, have you tried HOB? | Nope I have no idea... | |
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03-25-2008, 09:05 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 21
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UPDATE!
My canister filter is still a piece. We had to change some media in it yesterday. It has shut off valves but it still siphons water so we had to pull the intake tube completely out of the water. Then when we hooked everything all back up we got like 50% less flow. We couldnt figure anything out. We tried taking pretty much everything apart to make sure it was clean and tight and still we got pretty much a trickle for flow. I ADVICE you NEVER buy this piece of crap. Its terrible. Needless to say we are looking at different options for filtration. | |
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03-27-2008, 10:44 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wisconsin Age: 29
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Originally Posted by totter0817 UPDATE!
My canister filter is still a piece. We had to change some media in it yesterday. It has shut off valves but it still siphons water so we had to pull the intake tube completely out of the water. Then when we hooked everything all back up we got like 50% less flow. We couldnt figure anything out. We tried taking pretty much everything apart to make sure it was clean and tight and still we got pretty much a trickle for flow. I ADVICE you NEVER buy this piece of crap. Its terrible. Needless to say we are looking at different options for filtration. | cut your losses and throw it out. I started with FilStar Canister Filters XP2. It worked great. If you are thinking about upgrading...get yourself a sump. You can always expand on it without adding more hoses in and out of your tank. I use my XP2 for cleaning my tank. Hook it up to suck out chunks of algae and clean my gravel.
Zak
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55 Gallon Glass Aquarium; 20L Sump; 1-24W & 18W Turbo Twist UV Sterilizer-(sump); Coralife Super Skimmer 65(sump); 260 W Compact Fluorescent Lighting; 2-Power heads; 41 lbs live rock; 2-Ocellaris Anemonefish; 1-Fire Goby; 1-Pacific Blue Tang; 2-Banggai Cardinalfish; 1-Green Mandarin; 40 Blue Hermit Crabs; 20 stripe/brown Hermit Crabs; +50-Astrea Snails; +30-Black Snails; 2-Bubble Anemones; 1-Yellow Hand Coral; 3- Types of Polyps; (many many)-Green Strip Mushroom; | |
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