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Question: Filter and chiller suggestions?

Minniechild

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After the kerfuffle with pH going left right and centre, finally some good stuff on the horizon! I've finally secured funding for my chiller and a new filter to replace my AquaOne F103 (Curse its existence if it doesn't get through the night without committing suicide once again!), and I'd be grateful for any suggestions:happy:...

Tank: 200L/4ft
Tank pop: 3 axies (Will go up to six with summer/next freakout statistics), Red cherry shrimp and guppies.

In other news, in around a month, anyone want to buy an AquaOne filter off me? (works fine without the pantyhose bag, but I like my shrimp)
 
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From my personal experience, I've never had any issues with aqua one filters. I have a 6 foot tank at my dads place running 2 aqua one canisters, they've been running without any hitches for well over 4 years.

My axie tank has a bult in wet/dry trickle filter, and it's fantastic, easily the best filter I've ever used.

I've heard that the ehiem canisters are very good, I've never used one before though.
 
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I am a HUGE fluval fan. I have a fluval 205, 305, and soon to get a 405...they are incredibly well made and do an amazing job at keeping tanks pristine.
 
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Ooh, thanks for all the advice so far! Anyone know about hooking these filters into a chiller? This summer it was up to 46c here in Sydney, so a chiller is the non-negotiable part of the set up...
 
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You run your chiller off your filter; tank - filter - chiller - tank, all connected by hoses which you can purchase per length at your local aquarium.
I found a relatively cheap chiller on Guppy’s Aquarium Products Online , living in qld it was given I had one.
 
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shells said:
You run your chiller off your filter; tank - filter - chiller - tank, all connected by hoses which you can purchase per length at your local aquarium.
I found a relatively cheap chiller on Guppy’s Aquarium Products Online , living in qld it was given I had one.
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Sweet, but what type of filters work best for that kind of set up (And hopefully don't chop up innocent shrimp and baby guppies)? I really want to get this right so that in fifty years when I'm on the twentieth generation of axies (I hope I'll be able to keep a line going that long!) the system's still working relatively well...
Oh! And found this Hailea http://www.guppysaquariumproducts.com.au/chilling-heating/hailea-chillers/hailea-hc-150a-1/10hp-chiller-marine-aquarium-to-400l/prod_38.html which looks like the best bet (my LFS doesn't carry anything close to my tank's capacity under $600....) So this is what I'd be feeding into (Not sure if it makes a difference, but thought it'd be best to link it through regardless :) )
 
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Rightio, had a look through, and narrowed it down to two possible filters:
Internal & External Filters - Eheim Canister Filter - Eheim Ecco Filter 2036 Pro 300 - Guppy’s Aquarium Products Online - Eheim Ecco Filter 2036 Pro 300 The Eheim ecco,
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Internal & External Filters - Pro-Aqua Canister Filters - 1500L/H With UV CANISTER FILTER WITH ALL FILTER MEDIA NEW - Guppy’s Aquarium Products Online - 1500L/H With UV CANISTER FILTER WITH ALL FILTER MEDIA NEW
This aquapro which has a UV sterilizer (and is nearly $100 cheaper).
Any thoughts?
 
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I bought a Hailea HC150 from Guppys online last April for my 3ft tank. It hasn't skipped a beat since. A chiller is a great investment to take all the worry away for your beloved axies for the 3 summer months. I've hooked it inline with an external eheim cannister filter. Good luck.
 
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Ooh! What model Eheim do you have? How is it in terms of general maintenance? (Btw, thanks for the feedback on the Hailea-I'm pretty certain it's the one I'm going to get :D!)
Also, to anyone who might know, what are the advantages of UV light in the filtration process?
 
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