Eheim Professionel 3e Electronic External Filter

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Average

Poor Turnover Made Well by NOEL GAUNTLETT

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 3/21/2009 from WEST HAVEN, UT UNITED STATES

Comments: I can not in all honestly rate this filter anything more than average, because it simply does not perform as claimed. It is well constucted and the features such as, self primer and adjustable flow rate etc do all work. It is also very queit which is nice. However I was very disappointed with the flow rate. I put this filter on a tank with just water. No fish, no substrate, just pure clean water, and measured the flow rate at just about 180 gallons per hour. The manufacturer claims 435 gallons per hour! Can you imagine what the flow rate will be after say two months on an established tank? Probably half that. So if you have a tank around 55 gallons or smaller this filter should work great. Anything bigger and you need to look elsewhere. The eheim is overpriced for the performance. I haven't decided if I'm going to keep it. As I'll need supplemantal filtration to get the turnover rate I need. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

EHEIM PROFF 3E FILTER by SAL LORETTA

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 1/18/2009 from MILLER PLACE, NY UNITED STATES

Comments: GREAT FILTER EASY TO USE AND EASY TO CLEAN... Keeps tank crystal clear.... a++++ Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Worth the money! by VANYA PARALANOV

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 1/9/2009 from JEFFERSON, MD UNITED STATES

Comments: I have a turtle tank w/ 2 10yrs opl red eared turtles,75gal tank,filled up with about 55-60gal.I had two Hagen AquaClear Powerfilters each 70gal hanging on both sides of the tank.Those had Biofilters and ammonia filters… worked ok if I bought the filters for the 110gal filter instead the 70gal filter. This worked for a while and then the water started getting green in 2 weeks.Every 2 weeks we had to dump all the water, clean everything, fill it up & do the whole thing again in 2 weeks. We moved and the new place for the turtle tank is getting a lot of sunlight.Sure enough,the water got green in less than 4 days.That was it! I decided to invest in a canister filter and researched what’s out there.Eheim Prof.3e had the answer to most problems people shared to have with older models canister filters,that would include priming,when to clean,noise and other small things that can get to be a hassle.I decided to spend the extra money and get the 3e! I installed it easily but it couldn’t prime because as I said earlier I have turtles and the water level is much lower than what Eheim needs to prime.I have one of those tank bottom cleaners (a hose with a hand pump on one side).I plugged in one end on the cleaner into the suction tube of the filer, and pumped water up, while my husband was priming.Finally it started.However if I turn it off to clean it,since there is still water in the hoses it starts without any such troubles!!! The water turned green at the end of the first week of use,and then miraculously became crystal clear at the end of the second week(I guess that was the time needed for the bacterial cultures to colonize the biofilter).It has stayed clear ever since, now about 2 months.I only have to add water to the tank.Hooray! Turtles are dirty animals!They need a filter for a volume 3 times their tank!So after 2 months I only have 1 more left according to the indicator until I have to clean it! But 3 months is great compared to 1-2 weeks :D Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

greeat pump by MICHAEL WIGGINS

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 7/1/2008 from ROSHARON, TX UNITED STATES

Comments: purchased this pump for $355.00 I think it was a great purchase real quiet. put on a 75 gal tk.crystal clear in 3 days. I love it. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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11 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

Average

You will need substrat by JOSH BLANCETT

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 5/21/2008 from MEMPHIS, TN UNITED STATES

Comments: You will need substrat. The product only gets 3 stars because it did not come with substrat. It does work good. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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