What Do You Guys Think To This Filter.. Any Good?

[hives]

look down i have a choice of two ;/

might buy it.. not if its poo though thnx

 

[imouse]

I used one of these for a while but found that the supplied sponge is pretty much useless. The unit also has 3 large ridges inside that wont allow a sponge to fit snug unless sliced to match (a pain ) if the sponge is not sliced then the amount of water that bypasses the sponge renders it almost useless.
Mine is now only used when i setup a new tank as a polishing filter, ie. stuffed with filter floss to remove tiny particles. The adjustable flow director on the top is handy if you just want water movement though.
My opinion, leave well alone, it is poo (just my opinion)




mouse

 

[hives]

Well the thing is, my 10g is going through cycling at the moment with one platy and 2 african dwarf frogs.... i only have a underwater gravel tray with a small air pump and was told to get a filter aswell as this, so in a second im going to get

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aqua-Flow-2-Aquarium...1QQcmdZViewItem
, doesnt look amazing to me and i dont know much about them but surely this will do for the next month? with my undergravel as i dont have much money at the moment through spending it all on fish tanks! anyway this one is the next model up from the first post so maybe someone has had some better experiences with this one? anyone used it? thanks for any feedback ! your the shiat peeps!

its either that one or this
http/shopping.com/xPC-Elite_Stingray_Und...ilters_by_Hagen
Help which should i get!!!

 

[imouse]

Go for the Stingray, Far far better build and functionality, worth the extra ££




mouse

 

[yvez9]

i would get the stingray as well

 

[Bloo]

Stingrays are very good. You can adjust the outflow direction and they don't make that huge mess that some of the internal filters make when you remove them from the tank to clean them.

I've found them to be very powerful actually, so make sure that you buy one suitable for your exact tank size.

 

[hives]

i ended up buying a floval 1... quite funny actually the guy in the shop (Pets at home) was telling me to buy the stingray but an older guy walked by and said 'fluval 1 all the way mate' so i got the fluval, seems to be doing well... ive turned the undergravel filter off just for the first few hours of using this new fluval.. looks like its doing the bussiness anyway! thnx you ppl