Canister filter - Reef-Geeks

icsd71 · Reef-Geek

Does anyone on this list use the AQUATOP CF-300 Canister Filter? I have been wanting to go to a canister filter for some time. Cost was the biggest issue for me. I came across this above filter and read reviews a watched videos on the product. It has good reviews. Also right now the price is awesome. Wanted to check with the site before I order.

rgrking · Spawning

the only issue with them is that you need to clean them every week. There's so much crud that gets trapped in canister filters. I don't use one anymore, so I'm not much help.

Pat B · Geektacular

I still have mine, a Fluval FX5. I only use it when I'm rescaping to grab all the small floating gunk. It also makes a good large scale carbon reactor.

For regular use it is a PITA. The weekly tear-down and cleaning takes a long time and if skipped it will screw up your tank chemistry.

They have their place, but you have to use them correctly.

[1 (permalink)] Posted by icsd71 01-18-2012, 12:46 PM	Reef-Geek
Canister filter Does anyone on this list use the AQUATOP CF-300 Canister Filter? I have been wanting to go to a canister filter for some time. Cost was the biggest issue for me. I came across this above filter and read reviews a watched videos on the product. It has good reviews. Also right now the price is awesome. Wanted to check with the site before I order.	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bethany,IL Posts: 465 Gameroom cash: $150315 Rep Power: 16
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 01-18-2012, 12:56 PM	Spawning
the only issue with them is that you need to clean them every week. There's so much crud that gets trapped in canister filters. I don't use one anymore, so I'm not much help. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by Pat B 01-18-2012, 01:30 PM	Geektacular
I still have mine, a Fluval FX5. I only use it when I'm rescaping to grab all the small floating gunk. It also makes a good large scale carbon reactor. For regular use it is a PITA. The weekly tear-down and cleaning takes a long time and if skipped it will screw up your tank chemistry. They have their place, but you have to use them correctly. __________________ "But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15b "HIS word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot." Jeremiah 20:9b *Click on the ticker for the build thread.*	Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Camden, De Posts: 2,560 Gameroom cash: $1240165 Rep Power: 65
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