External Filter?

[grass569]

Hi everyone after a bit of advice ive got a juwel rio 180 and im not happy with the filteration (standard internal) i was thinking about an external filter but not sure which one or whether to remove the internal one ( a bit worried about doing this) or whether to run 2 filters would this be a problem any advice would be welcome, thanks in advance

 

[KimA]

Hi,

I've got Juwel Vision 180's and felt the same after not too long, so went with Eheim 2026's which are great - however, there are lots of different ones out there so in the end it's personal choice, recommendations, pros/cons etc.

It is possible to run 2 filters alongside each other, and you may want to do this initially for a couple of weeks until the new filter has established, or you can put the sponges from the old into the new straight away and it's done.

I did remove my internal filters - there are posts on the forum on how to do this safely - it's pretty easy (done it twice now, lol).

 

[Chri$]

I can highly reccomend the Eheim Classic range of external filters. Or if your looking to spend a little more money then i would take a look at the professional series.

 

[cardinal sinner]

I took the filter out of my vision 260 & use a Ehiem pro 2 2026.
Perfect clear water. Does'nt need cleaning much either.
Well worth doing.