Okay i've purchased the Fluval 306 filter for my setup. Hope i don't disappoint the EHEIM supporters. I do like EHEIMs but would love to try something different. I bought it for a pretty cheap price of $198. Together with 3 different EHEIM medias, they cost me a total of $328. Photos as shown below:
Above: Contents from the box and the 3 EHEIM media that i bought
Above: The coarse pre filter foam
Above: The canister contains 3 trays of media. Bottom tray contains 2 black foam block. In my opinion, the foam block is not a good choice to use inside the canister because they can clog very easily. Will discuss later. Middle tray contains the ceramic rings. Top tray contains the filter floss and activated carbon.
Above: This section contains the ribbed hose clamp, inflow and outflow sections, as well as the Aquastop assembly.
Above: The ribbed hose
Above: Lastly, the canister itself. I hope the next series can incorporate handle or slots to carry the canister more easily.
Above: EHEIM MechPro mechanical filter media. I'm currently using this in my 2211. From my earlier note, i'm against the use of the foam blocks provided in the canister. Reason being they can clog very easily. I've used foam sponge as pre filter before and debris tends to clog the surface of the sponge and block the flow, severely restricting the flow rate. However as it's a prefilter, its very easy to clean as compared to cleaning the inside of a canister. My experience with the MechPro is pretty good. They trap many particles in the water without actually restricting so much of the flow rate. The only issue: it floats on the water. So gotta be careful when cleaning them.
Above: EHEIM BioMech. Have not used this before, so can't really comment although i've read some pretty good reviews.
Above: EHEIM SubstratPro. I'm using this in my 2211 and Aquacompact 40 and they work flawlessly. I read somewhere that they have the largest surface volume of all bio medias, not exactly sure if that is completely true but i am very happy with these medias.
Above: I've completed the 24hrs running test as of today on the filter to check for any leaks(without any filter media). So far so good! No leaks and running quietly. Noise wise, it's slightly louder than my 2211 with a slightly louder hum. However you need to place your ears 10cm beside the canister to hear the hum. My desktop PC is actually 10 or even 20 times noisier than the canister. First impression: I'm pretty happy with the filter.
So that's about it. This Saturday im heading d
own to
Aqua Fishtanks (http://aquafishtanks.com.sg) to order my custom made aquarium stand.
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