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Old 01-30-2008, 06:58 AM
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good to know, thats odd I always thought that fluvals were a great canister filter, they've been in use for quite a while have'nt they
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Old 01-30-2008, 10:19 PM
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they have but all sorts of things go wrong with them. An example is that for extra filter parts at the store I work at most of them are fluval. Fluvals work great but are more likely to break than other filters.
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Old 01-30-2008, 11:02 PM
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the main reason i'm rushing to get a canister or skimmer is my diatomes are getting out of control and i need something to help with getting rid of them, and now i'm trying to decide to get a aqua-c skimmer for nutrient export, as i've heard there great for smaller tank set-ups, or whether i should get a quality canister filter and pack it with good phosphate and silicate removal media and carbon, and at the moment i'm stumped as to what to get
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