Fluval 205 Leaking...now what filter?
 

I currently have a Fluval 205 running my salt water tank. Its about a 30gal tank. When i changed the filter media last time (about a couple months ago) it started to leak and after playing around with it it stopped. Well last night i changed some other filter media and it started leaking again. i played around with it for over 3 hours trying everything, the seal is fine, no nicks or anything.

I am not going through this everytime i want to change the filter media so my fish are happy. I am done with fluval at this point. Can anyone recommend a better filter system to use. One that won't leak when i change the media in it? :( I have seen Eheim is a popular one....

Thanks!

Moving to equipment forum for you.

I have run Eheim, Fluval, and Rena. Eheim is supposed to be a high end cannister filter. I'm using the Rena XP3 on two of my tanks and never have issues with them.

I used marineland canisters on my fw tank no leaks every buy they are no good for salt. I would think about a hang on filter the the aquaclear 70 or 110 maybe. It would allow you to service easier as well as tuck you heater in. Atleast that's what i found on my old nano

I have a Rena that ran on fresh water for 2-3 years then moved to saltwater tank (just holds extra live rock) never ever any problems.

Eheim is top notch, Rena XP series is a close second once you get them primed...I wouldn't consider anythingelse for a canister except an FX5 (which is a beast) if you we're putting it on a larger system.

I'm wondering why you want a canister on a sw tank? what is what are you running in it?
I would ditch it all together, IMHO they do more harm than good in the long run. If you insist on one eheim is the only one i can recommend, I have an old one on my daughters toad tank and it still runs perfectly after a decade of use.

We bought the tank pre-set up off Kijiji and thats what the person was running. We am super new to salt water and havent looked into canister vs not too deeply yet. From what we could tell it seems to be more personal preference depending on the site.

The tank has a couple clownfish, damsels, anda blenny in it right now. Plus some type of coral frag (the boyfriend picked it up and cant remember what it is, just know it is poisonous...).

Long run, we want to move to a sump and better system without the filter (from what we were reading its possible...?) but for the short term this is the route we chose.... :/

If this is a short term thing...dont waste anymore monye on the 205 can, ditch it and get a HOB (hang on back) type filter, you can pick them up used for pretty cheap or if you are stuck, I can lend you one until you figure out which direction you want to take your system.

IMHO, cans are better suited to Fresh Water set-ups.

Well by short term i should say until time, space and money allow. :)
We had a random hanging filter that saved us last night. (Thanks for the offer though!!!) That is on there for now until we decide. Apparently he is leaning towards a MarineLand 220.

Once we decide what to do with our system, would it be better to go the sump route than the filter?