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Fluval G, anyone?
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Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:24 pmby papoopeepoo
Has anyone forked out their pretty penny for a Fluval G filter yet?
Being that the base price is in the mid $400s I don't see one in my near future, but does anyone have an opinion on the filter for use on a turtle tank?
Posted:
Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:23 pmby Diamondbacks4Life
Looks like a really expensive waste!
For that money I can buy myself another pond filter/uv sterilizer, pond pump that throws out over 1500gph, the hoses and clamps for cheaper.
If it can clean 300 stock tank it will clean a much smaller aquarium XD
Posted:
Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:39 pmby MoreBloodWine
I got an email about it, I'm still trying to find its GPH and stuff so I can side by side it with the FX5.
Posted:
Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:34 pmby Daniel3507
G3
40-80 gallon aquariums
185gph filter circulation
365gph pump out put
G6
80-160 gallons
265 filter circulation
665 pump out put
seems like your paying a lot of extra money for some electronics on a filter that isnt as powerful as you would think.
Posted:
Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:36 pmby MoreBloodWine
Daniel3507 wrote:G3
40-80 gallon aquariums
185gph filter circulation
365gph pump out put
G6
80-160 gallons
265 filter circulation
665 pump out put
seems like your paying a lot of extra money for some electronics on a filter that isnt as powerful as you would think.
With that comparison of the G3 & the G6 what would your own opinions be about those compared to the FX5 pricing aside.
Posted:
Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:39 pmby Daniel3507
if price wasnt a factor i would still go with the fx5.
Posted:
Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:40 pmby MoreBloodWine
Daniel3507 wrote:if price wasnt a factor i would still go with the fx5.
Thats what I was thinkin myself just because of how well it does and all the rave it gets. I am curious what others think about the two series pricing aside.
I do like all the nifty new gadgets on the G series though heh
Posted:
Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:46 pmby Daniel3507
The light up screen is pretty cool. although i pretty much think anything that lights up is cool. probably why cujo's new air pump has LED's in it and his new heater as a light up LCD screen
Posted:
Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:24 pmby MoreBloodWine
Daniel3507 wrote:The light up screen is pretty cool. although i pretty much think anything that lights up is cool. probably why cujo's new air pump has LED's in it and his new heater as a light up LCD screen
Ok, it's show n tell time so start showin heh.
Posted:
Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:56 pmby papoopeepoo
For the mechanical filtration power that a turtle tank requires, I'd definitely go for the FX5 for it's sheer power.
For a medium sized saltwater tank or tropical fish tank I'd go with the G series because monitoring water parameters is so much more important. I think that's what Fluval had in mind while developing the G filters.