Hose size for these filters?

[James D]

Can anyone tell me what size hoses are on the following filters (12/16 or 16/22)

Aquamanta EFX 300
Tetratec EX 1200
Aqua One aquis 1250

While I'm at it, is the Aqua One any good?

Cheers

James

 

[Wallace]

The Tetratec is 16/22, that's the only one I know.


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[James D]

Cheers Wallace, have you got one of these?

Thinking about it they probably all need that size to accomodate the high LPH?.

I swapped my 16/22 Hydor heater for a 12/16, looks like I'm going to have to do it again.

 

[Wallace]

Hi James, I've got an EX700 running on one of my tanks and have had for a couple of years and it's been brilliant. I'm looking to upgrade to an EX1200 on a different tank at the moment.


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[James D]

Is the JBL Cristal profi e901 any good?, I see it's got the 12/16 hose. My tank's only a 60-P but I need more LPH than my Eheim Ecco200 can deliver.

 

[NC10]

Don't confuse the size of the hose, to how much the pump/filter can kick out. Bigger isn't always better

My 2000lph for example only has 12/16 and isn't far off double the flow rate of a tetratec 1200 which has 16/22. Ok, 400 litres off double lol

I'm pretty sure the hose size is more something to do more with the pressure of the water and the actual design of the pump/impeller etc If I come across the article I was reading about it, I'll post it up.

.....but don't just assume they'll all be 16/22 because of the lph is what I'm getting at really

 

[Andy Thurston]

Aquis 1250 is 16/22 and it doesnt produce as much flow as it did when new, 2 years ago but its still much quieter than the 2217 which is only 1 1/2 years old

 

[Dan Wiggett]

Can anyone tell me what size hoses are on the following filters (12/16 or 16/22)

Aquamanta EFX 300
Tetratec EX 1200
Aqua One aquis 1250

While I'm at it, is the Aqua One any good?

Cheers

James

Pretty certain they are all 16/22

The Aquamanta is made by Aquaone for Maidenhead shops Very good filters too!

 

[tim]

Is the JBL Cristal profi e901 any good?, I see it's got the 12/16 hose. My tank's only a 60-P but I need more LPH than my Eheim Ecco200 can deliver.

I use the jbl's and find them good flow wise the 900 should be fine for a 60p.

 

[James D]

Thanks for the answers, very useful. I was leaning towards the Aquamanta because I'd read good reviews but it's a pain having to buy another heater.

It looks like I'll be getting the JBL at the moment, but before I commit myself I'd like to know if there are any other filters around the 1000lph mark with the 12/16 hosing?

Cheers.

 

[James D]

My 2000lph for example only has 12/16 and isn't far off double the flow rate of a tetratec 1200 which has 16/22. Ok, 400 litres off double lol

What filter is this mate?

 

[NC10]

It isn't actually a filter mate, it's just a D-D pump I use for my sump and spraybar.

Edit: Just thought, I don't know if you've tried or if it's possible with your setup, but can you place the filter higher up, maybe behind the tank for example? I'm assuming you have it in a cupboard underneath. I'm losing nearly 1500 lph on mine just through head height. Also things like shorter pipe runs, less restrictions elbows/media etc. Just thought it could give you the extra boost you were looking for and best of all it's free

 

[James D]

Just got myself a secondhand Cristalprofi 901e for £35 , I would have preferred something bigger but I couldn't be bothered with the hassle of new tubing, heater and lily pipes. Hopefully it'll be adequate for my 60-P. The bidding on my fluval 106 is up to £36 so I'm in profit for a change.

 

[Andy Thurston]

£36 for a 106! thats it i'm selling the heap of crap, someone else can have the headache

 

[James D]

I was surprised to say the least, there's time for a few more bids yet though, it finishes tomorrow. To be fair they aren't bad filters IMO, I prefer it to my eheims, it's just too small for a planted tank.

 

[Andy Thurston]

i really don't see why people rate them, but they do. any one of the three in your original post will blow the fluval away on performance and price. can't comment on the jbl but it seems people rate them quite highly too

 

[James D]

Seems your in the minority Big Clown .

£46.77!

 

[EnderUK]

Haven't had any problems with the tetratec 1200, been running 6 months now. I think the first batch had some issues which have marred the filter.

Pretty quite, slight hum when I sit right next to the filter but you have to strain to hear it. 4 nice wide trays for media though you have to be careful about over filling them as they are bit fiddly to get back in if you get some media under the handles stopping it from dropping. I did change the spray bar to the Fluvual one as I had increased the size of the holes to reduce surface flow so my floating plants didn't get ripped apart. Oh and I did need to put ptfe tape on the end bung to stop it falling out the spray bar.

Overall very happy with it.

 

[James D]

Cheers Ender, I've bought the JBL now though.

 

[James D]

I've got an e900 from eBay but sadly it didn't come with the media baskets apart from the top pre-filter one .

Does any one know where I can get hold of these baskets? I'm a bit gutted as I was thinking about buying a new 901 but saw this one on eBay and thought I'd save a bit of money.