Product Review: Fluval 205
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I’ve been using the Fluval 205 for a little over a year now, and I love it. I have it installed on my 26 gallon planted aquarium . I use the Fluval foam sponges, Fluval Pre-Filter and the Fluval Bio-Max. This cannister filter is for aquariums up to 200 litres (40 US gallons), and pumps a hearty 180 gph. It has a total of 3 media baskets, and holds 4 foam sponges. I also have a pre-filter sponge on the intake to protect my small fish from accidentally getting stuck to the intake.
Maintenance is a snap. All you have to do is close the suction/discharge valve, unplug the filter, and disconnect the Aqua-Stop Valve. I only clean my filter once a month, and I don’t clean the whole thing. I clean 2 sponges, and one media basket, and I always rotate which baskets and sponges I clean. That way, I’m not destroying all of the beneficial bacteria that lives in the filter media. After I clean the filter, I reconnect the Aqua-Stop Valve, open the suction/discharge valve, and the filter automatically fills itself with tank water. Once all the air is out of the filter, I plug it back in and I’m done. Very simple.
Each filter comes with: Instant-prime system; single-motion lift-lock clamps; clog-proof intake strainer; dual-layer foam screen; and instructional DVD to ease set-up and use.
Fluval has plenty of other filter media available, including carbon, peat, Zeo-Carb, ammonia remover, nitrate remover, and water polishing pads. For my planted aquarium, I do just fine with the foam sponges, Pre-Filter, and Bio-Max.
I definitely recommend this product. Lots of flow, great media, and easy maintenance.
Disclosure : I did not get paid to review this product. However, the image above does link to my Amazon Affiliate account.
Eheim Pro II Canister Filter Carbon Pad?
I bought an Eheim Pro II Canister Filter that has always worked really well, but I would like to put a carbon filter pad in it. I have a carbon pad that is especially made for the Eheim filters, but I have no instructions whatsoever on where I should put it within the filter! Below is a pic of a normal Eheim setup, but my filter has an extra gray media bucket in between the top media bucket with a white pad and the bottom media bucket with the blue pad (on top):
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So I just want to see if I put the pad in place of something, or between the white and blue pad, or what?
Thanks for any help!
You can replace the blue pad with it, as the blue pad is just a bag of carbon. Unless you want to try slipping it between other pads, the above option is best.
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