My Fluval 305 died after 3 years in a 65 gal tank with 2 aquatic turtles. The 305 held up well but should I replace with a 306 or upgrade to a 406?
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Honestly I'm impressed with my 306 I have a red ear slider turtle with tons of fish my 30 gal tank has been clean for months I just replace the sponges every now and then
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Nothing beats good circulation for healthy fish and extra cost for s better unit pays off. I have a FX 6, 406 and 206. I also have experience with eheim 2073 and 2075. All these filters are great. The eheim are very quiet but the fluvals may also be just as quite. I really like the FX6 the best especially with the automatic air purge. Eheims occasionally develop some air and the 406/206 will actually cause impeller clatter which resolves be repriming. The FX6 is the most bang for the buck. Easy maintenance and so much mechanical sponge surface area you could go for months. Emperor makes the best UV sterilizers that really kill parasites. Protein skimmer is a must for salt tank.
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The 750 is a good size for your tank. I have the 1150 for a 75. The key is the position. Experiment with a few to see what your fish like.
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I switched from an eheim pro about a year ago. Had the eheim for many years but had a lot of issues including the dreaded intermittent leak. The Fluval is great, simple and does not look like it will ever leak. I have it in a 200 gal tank with 2 mature res turtles.
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They are a little small for a 65 if you are going to be keeping SPS or LPS corals. If just softies, you may be good, but I would go a bit bigger unless you are putting several of the Hydros in there. Say 2 on each side and possibly 2 on the back. I know they are a bit more expressive, but if you are trying to save money go with the jabos, or if you are willing to invest, I cannot stress enough, tons tons tons better, the Vortechs. I use Vortechs 2 MP40 controlled with my apex; I know they are very expressive but they are worth every penny in comparison, especially if you have the apex controller with the wxm. This is how I have mine set up and the difference is night and day. I went from the large jabos to two Vortechs. My corals responded almost instantly. They love them. The Jabos push the water hard while the Vortechs create an undertow and are gentle so you don't blast you corals. This allows for less trash from settling on the sand bed. I can tell the most when feeding; the food never touches the sand bed, it stays floating the whole time and that is without using the feed mode. They all work different and it is to much to get into, but if you are going to build a reef tank you want to go as natural as possible and the Vortechs are the only way to go IMHO. You can sometimes find them for a good price used on ebay, and remember all ecotech equipment are able to be upgraded with a simple plug and play. 1 MP40 should do you for now and just add another later as a slave and run it at a max of 75%. If you need additional info I am happy to help.
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It should fit with no problems. Amazon's add : Hagen Fluval Aquastop For Fluval 104-404, 105-405 Series, the 304 is between 104-404. But you can not go wrong with Amazon if they make a mistake you will get your money back, I never had a problem with them. Just buy it!!!
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It should be fine. If you have a heavily populated tank you might consider a larger unit or be prepared to empty the collection cup more frequently. I ran mine for over a year and a half before I upgraded to a bigger tank and never had a problem with it.
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Depends what you are keeping. For a coral tank with few to none sps, 1 650 should be just fine, I'd start there. If you decide you need more, just add another later on.
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I don't know about the Eheim 2215 but my guess is that a Fluval 306 would be inadequate a 406 would be adequate if the media was regularly maintained.
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Kellie is correct. I have a 40 gal tank for my RES and I try to keep the temp at 76. I bought the 150W model an it just spends 95% of its time shut off. I am planning on downgrading to a 100 W so that it can spend 90% of its time shut off and still hold the right temp. The other benefit is that the lower wattage ones are shorter -- my turtle loves to squeeze in and pry the heater off the wall so a shorter one will be more difficult.
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I would go with the 300 for that application. I have the 300 for my 60gal and it works great.
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yes it's a little confusing the 306 filter is for up to 70 gallons,filter housing size, the 406 is for 100 gallons,filter housing size and internal media but the maint. kit will work OK. Hope this answers your question
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If its a 65gallon long tank then you probably want the 900. If it's a 65gallon tall then you should be OK with the 425 if you place it in the middle
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I only have a 29 gallon and my tank is loving the lights. My personal opinion is that it would be better to run two with a 60 gallon. Current is great though. You will love it!
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I would go with 150 more filtration for your tank, I have regular 29 gallon tank and I have Marineland 200 filter works great. 2 month went by and water still clear and all water tests pass.
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I have Fluval C3 and C4. I used the C3 on a 70 gallon freshwater aquarium and it was okay but I replaced it with the C4 which works much better. I'm using the C3 now with a 20 gallon freshwater. For 56 gallon tank either would be okay, but the C4 filter medium needs less frequent rinsing compared to the C3.
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To answer your question truthfully... it all depends on your tank and what you're trying to do. You may be okay with a 500. This is my experience with the 750 pump on my 75 gallon heavily planted FW tank. I bought it when I had only one 55/75 aqueon filter because I wanted to circulate the water better. I think for my intended purpose, I bought TOO big of a pump because it kept uprooting my live plants despite it being placed close to the top of the tank and aimed up. I felt like the pump size I bought was too big and instead of buying a smaller size circulation pump, I opted to take it out and buy a second 55/75 aqueon filter. With two filters running, my tank has plenty of circulation so I don't feel like I need to add a circulation pump to my tank. Even though I don't use it in my tank(s), I feel it was a good purchase as I felt it was doing a good job of moving the water and it was quiet. Plus, I still use it occasionally to circulate the water in my bathtub while I'm curing big pieces of driftwood that I can't boil.