Advantages: Kept my water in excellent condtion clean and smelling fresh Disadvantages: Only disadvantage is cleaning the foam filtration pads,it's disgusting.
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emmamanchy 17.05.2002 (25.05.2002)
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Advantages: efficient and quiet Disadvantages: none except the dirt
So having this week moved the old school tank in to my house there is now plenty of scope for another round of aquarium equipment reviews, the first of the new items under the spotlight is the Fluvial 3 (plus) internal filter - this replaced the Fluvial 3 several years ago.
Being as it is a plain black cubiod shape there is little about it that will spoil the look of your aquascape, mine is hidden behind a few plastic aquagarden plants, which being ... ...gently constantly. It has a blue water flow adjuster, which will cause the flow to vary between the 540 ltr/hr stated above and 700 ltr/hr which in a tank which has a volume of just under 140 litres means that the water is flitered 4.5 times every hour! But importantly this doesnt seem to create too strong a current within the aquarium so the fish arent constantly swimming against a current.
The outlet can be moved through around 80degrees so that ...
scuba_angel 23.07.2007 (16.08.2007)
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Advantages: fresh clean water Disadvantages: cleaning pads!
I had started off with an undergravel filtration system. It annoyed me a lot as i had got gravel stuck in the pipe that rattled all night and day. So i had decided to follow my dad on his route down the Fluval path. My dad has always had tanks and has always used fluval filters. I began about 1 and a half years ago with the Fluval 3 plus and has never been let down by the cleanliness of my water.
I suppose having several algae-eating fish also helps ... ...i am able to tell the difference when it comes to cleaning day for the foam pads.
The two pads are a wash with algae and old fish food. It cleans off easily but it is easier to buy a set of new pads. They arent expensive at only about £1.50 a time, but cleaning is highly recommended as after only 5 minutes of cleaning you have good as new pads again.
The Fluval filter cost £25 from Pets At Home and had a 1 year guarantee. Very quiet it is a tank ...
Nadeboll61 24.01.2005 (10.12.2009)
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