Habitat - Indoor :: Anybody use this Finnex Canister filter?

[Polo]

Does anybody have any experience with this PX 360 canister filter? I've always used a sponge filter and while water conditions are always good, I'd like the bottom of the tank a bit more cleaner looking. I have the opportunity to get one for cheap from a friend, was hoping to get some reviews if any. Many friendly reviews for fish, absolutely nothing for turtle habits. *sigh*

[meltedspork]

Looks like it is only rated for 25 gallons. In that case, no, not good for turtles unless you are using it for a 10 gallon tank. Though getting a canister filter like this is highly recommended, you need one that is rated 3x stronger than the size of your tank. What size tank do you have? Eventually you will need a huge tank for your turtle so better to buy a big filter to being with.

[VeipaCray]

While that canister is really small for a turtle setup, finnex does make quality products. They are based in countryside IL, a suburb of Chicago. I had a problem with a titanium heater from them. I was invited to their office where they work on new ideas. It's a really small shop. After explaining the issues I had with the heater, I ended up spending about 6 hours at finnex talking about aquarium heaters (geeky yes I know). I did walk out of their office with three new custom digital titanium heaters in hand...prototypes you could say. Finnex was very good at customer service and willing to take customer feedback into product design. I have one of those three finnex titanium heaters in my RES tank today. The other two are in my reef setup. A+ to finnex as a vendor.