Equipment Review and Discussion :: New filter- Eheim vs Rena vs Hydor vs Blumodular

[annie_]

Hi! I'd like to buy a new filter for my 60 litres tank. I went to the shops and I found these filters. Which one should I chose?Have you used any of them or have you heard anything about them?

The filters I found are:
1. Eheim aquaball 2210
2.Rena Filstar iV2 (40-75L)
3.Rena Filstar iV4 (75-200L)
4. Rena SuperClean 60
5. Rena SuperClean 90
6.Blumodular 01
7. Blumodular 02
8. Hydor Crystal filter 1 (40-90 L)
9. Hydor Crystal filter 2 (80-150 L)

Some of the above filters are for more litres than my tank, but i read that for turtles because they're a little messy, there's no problem.(I'm not sure although).
So,any opinions, thoughts or advice are appreciated!Thank you!

[Rubicon]

Do they have any canister filters at the shop? Or are they all internal ones like those?

[annie_]

Yes they have, but I don't have enough space for an external filter..That's why I'm looking for a good internal filter..

[Rubicon]

I tried searching them but most of the sites are in french. Do any of them have a biological load? If so I'd go for the one with the highest flow rate.

[annie_]

Thank you for your time and your responses.
From what I remember all of them say that the have mechanical-biological and chemical water clarification.

So you say that I should chose one with biological load.I'll go and search them again for sure.

As for the flow rate :

1. Eheim aquaball 2210 -> 550 litres per hour

6.Blumodular 01 -> 900 litres per hour
7. Blumodular 02 -> 900 litres per hour
8. Hydor Crystal filter 1 (40-90 L) -> 450 litres per hour
9. Hydor Crystal filter 2 (80-150 L) -> 650 litres per hour

The other ones I think they're about 400-500 litres per hour.

The Blumodular has the highest flow rate, but I haven't heard this brand before..And the prices of the Blumodular are about the same with the Eheim and the Rena (which I think are two very well-known brands).. Have you heard of Blumodular before?

And I have another question. If, for example, I'll decide to buy one of the Hydor filters, which one should I choose? The first one is for a 40-90L tank, and the second is for a 80-150 L tank. And my tank is 60L. Will the second one be too much powerful for my tank and my turtle? Or it'll be ok because the turtles are a little messy?:roll:

[annie_]

To help you for helping me decide ( ) I've found these techical characteristics:

For the blumodular:

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http://www.ferplast.com/blumodular_eng.php

(the Blumodular 01 is too small from what I saw, probably is not right for the job..)
For the Eheim 2210:

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http://www.eheim.de/eheim/inhalte/index.jsp?key=liniendetail_27481_ehen

and

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http://www.eheimasiapacific.com/prod_int_aquaball.html

For the Hydor:

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http://www.hydor.it/prodotti/show/famprod/14/list/4#tabelle

For the Rena Filstar:

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http://www.aquatics-online.co.uk/catalogue/rena-internal-power-filters.asp

For the Rena SuperClean 60:
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_ur ... =Translate

For the Rena SuperClean 90:
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_ur ... =Translate

[mikee]

an-ie The water exchange should be, at least, 5 time the water volumn you have in your tank. The ease of cleaning, noise, space and cost should be secondary.

[annie_]

By the water exchange you mean the flow rate?

[Rubicon]

Yes say you have a 50L tank you want a filter that can do 250L an hour.

[annie_]

Aha..I get it.So, as for the flow rate all of them are ok. My tank is 60L so the flow rate must be at least 300L/h.

As for my other question.. "If, for example, I'll decide to buy one of the Hydor filters, which one should I choose? The first one is for a 40-90L tank, and the second is for a 80-150 L tank. And my tank is 60L. Will the second one be too much powerful for my tank and my turtle? Or it'll be ok because the turtles are a little messy?Rolling Eyes"

Or your answers about the flow rate were about this question?

[annie_]

@Mods you can lock the topic, I chose filter. Finally I bought the Hydor Crystal filter 2.