Canister Filters

[piper]

How many of you that have fish only tanks use canister filters.
Would you recommend them yes or no and why?

 

[dreeves]

I used a Filstar 3 for over a year on my FO...only reason I dont use it now is I moved the filtration to the basement...otherwise I would still be using it.

 

[puffygrrl]

I use a canister filter on two of my FO tanks (30 and 125) and have great results. Espcially because they are my aggressive and semi-aggressive so theres a lot of meaty particles to be caught up. just make sure you clean them regularly or you may have nitrate problems. I skipped one month of cleaning the filters and ended up with a small spike for the first time.

 

[col]

I use a Fluval 304.
No problems with it so far, just make sure you clean it regularly.

 

[na827]

How often would you need to clean it?

 

[col]

Rinse out the media when you do a water change or every other water change (in the old tank water).