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Hey guys the wife and i decided to get the Adult RES a bigger tank, we already got one set aside, a steal for a complete perfecto 135 gallon stand,hood, tank $300 just have to find a large enough truck and find a spare weekend to pick it up...

now in the 80 gallon i use just an older magnum 350 it works fine with the assistance of a power head, without it its a nightmare hard to prime not the easiest to take apart, although i have gotten the nack for it now...

after looking at things like the XP4 and so on i think it would be smarter to do a combo of 2 350gph units and it would get me to the 5 times circulation ratio... The magnum is cheeper and i do know how to work it fine replacements are cheep but being an older model im kinda affraid if i get 2 more i might end up with 3 obsolete filters here in a couple years...

should i look at other filters? or stay with the magnum 350 and just stock up?

i am gonna use the filters in combo sucking through an undergravel filter in both tanks when its done...

if there is a nice single unit i could use to handle two adult turtles in a 135 let me know about that aswell... the only thing i could find that even came close was the pondmaster filters.
Most others were 500gph or less, and I'm looking for 5x water to filter per hour... so atleast 675gph when done

Give me your input, thanks

I had used an Aquaclear 110 and a XP3 in a 125 gallon tank. Worked pretty well... but I think 2 XP3s would be my personal choice down the line.

Thats the way i was leaning... XP3's instead most the local pet stores seem to keep XP3 products in stock and its popular enough to stick around for a while...

XP3 prices are great online. Big Al's online seems to have the best offers and prices for it.

wezel -- If I got a 135-gallon, I would get an FX5. It would be a little overkill but you can turn the filter down. It also cuts itself off every 24 hours to let any gases rise to the top and then is pumped out when it cuts back on. I am at the end of my small aquariums and will have to up size to a big one for some of my buddies. It has a large filter area and does pump a lot of water.

Thanks not a bad idea, so far found one for 275 with shipping... how easy is it to find the supplies for this filter though? or should i just stock up online?