Fluval 205 Or Tetratec Ex 700

[sjolliff]

iv bought a fluval 205, but alot of people tell me bad things with 205 and tetratec been good
any help, as i can return item and exchange
pro and cons,

one thing i do like with the ex700 is the spray bar, not seen the 205 inaction

 

[alchemist]

You are going to hear good and bad things about both filters and drive yourself crazy

Plus points for Fluval is spares etc. are readily available off the shelf.
Plus points for Tetratec - More media flexibility - Fantastic customer support - I read a post recently where Tetratec sent the guy a brand new motorhead because it was leaking. (note - all filters could possibly leak)

I chose my filter (an Aqua One) based on the media flexibility, it having shut off valves on the pipework and a push button to prime it. Now it turns out spares might be hard for me to get hold of - but still happy with that filter.

 

[afishdude]

I have top fin and tetra filters. One of my LFS is a tetra rep and has every spare part of tetra filters that you can imagine.

By the way, tetra makes top fin A lot of the tetra parts fit on the top fin.

 

[sjolliff]

Thanks for your advice, iv just fitted the 205, seems ok but time will tell