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Posted 29 August 2015 - 11:07 AM
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#27
Posted 02 September 2015 - 09:46 PM
Both made in China make your own choice
#28
Posted 03 September 2015 - 12:26 AM
talking cannisters - bought astro 2212 from aquotix when they first came out... never had a problem with it...maintainence is a breeze - so easy to use - has a fill up bung on top of the cannister for super easy fill up so no bleeding hoses and cannister to get the air out... quiet and does its job... talking to olley at aquotix and he says hes sold heaps and heaps of them and none have come back... which leads you to believe they havent broken down and failed yet... cheap as chips too compared to other name brands...
only prob i had was the joiners supplied are such a tight fit when putting spray bar together... but have been advised since to just cut a small part off the hoses provided and use that....
overall cant fault it for the price....
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#29
Posted 03 September 2015 - 06:42 AM
#30
Posted 03 September 2015 - 07:24 AM
talking cannisters - bought astro 2212 from aquotix when they first came out... never had a problem with it...maintainence is a breeze - so easy to use - has a fill up bung on top of the cannister for super easy fill up so no bleeding hoses and cannister to get the air out... quiet and does its job... talking to olley at aquotix and he says hes sold heaps and heaps of them and none have come back... which leads you to believe they havent broken down and failed yet... cheap as chips too compared to other name brands...
only prob i had was the joiners supplied are such a tight fit when putting spray bar together... but have been advised since to just cut a small part off the hoses provided and use that....
overall cant fault it for the price....
This is exactly right.....got the 2212 also. Thing is bullet proof. Cheap spares, great flow (even with media in), minimal power consumption, easy maintenance, and local support from LFS is something goes wrong.
You get Ehiem performance at Aqua One price.
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Posted 03 September 2015 - 07:46 AM
#32
Posted 03 September 2015 - 07:56 AM
And I don't want to buy two Astros!
#33
Posted 03 September 2015 - 07:15 PM
get the Astro they are awesome filters!!!! Better than Aqua oneI just want a super filter like the Aqua one 2700l/ph but are they really that bad? The one in the video seems like a monster! Are you sure they are crap? I want to turn the tank over around 10 times per hour it's about 265L!
And I don't want to buy two Astros!
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#35
Posted 03 September 2015 - 09:11 PM
2 filters are better than one and if you choose the right type you can often get more flow rate, more media volume for less or similar price with less power consumption, than one big massive mother f...er.
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....and a spare if one crashes or leaks
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#36
Posted 03 September 2015 - 09:23 PM
plus when you clean one the other is still running fine in case you over clean the filter
#37
Posted 04 September 2015 - 01:00 AM
I just want a super filter like the Aqua one 2700l/ph but are they really that bad? The one in the video seems like a monster! Are you sure they are crap? I want to turn the tank over around 10 times per hour it's about 265L!
And I don't want to buy two Astros!
just a word of warning 10 times tank volume turnover per hour is totally unproductive... all the pros that have been around for years and years will tell you to aim for 2-3 times total tank volume turnover per hour... if you do the calculations and aim for 3 times turnover you'll prob end up with something from 2.5 - 3 times turnover...
you get the best conversion of ammonia/nitrite from your tank at this rate...
i would personally run 2 astro cannisters on your tank and they would still be cheaper than one big ass name brand cannister... and gives you some margin of safety if 1 filter dies your cactus... but if you have 2 and 1 dies the other will prevent a major catastrophy and give you time to sort the other cannister....
#38
Posted 04 September 2015 - 12:08 PM
I might get 2 as2210 astro's they are around 1300l/ph, is that good? or the 700l/ph? each? Cheers!
#39
Posted 04 September 2015 - 03:54 PM
I might get 2 as2210 astro's they are around 1300l/ph, is that good? or the 700l/ph? each? Cheers!
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Posted 04 September 2015 - 05:17 PM
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