404 Fluval throw it off the balcony party!

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by bulletsworld

Yeah I remember those filters you have Bev, now that you mentioned it. I was just concerned that those filters have to be pulled apart and cleaned every week. Hmm... thanks for the tip though I will go to that store and check em out.

The 802s don't HAVE to be pulled apart every week to be cleaned, but they, like evrything else, work a heck of a lot better when they are cleaned weekly. The Quickfilter attachment comes off easily. This is where the foam media (or the fibre media that comes with the Quickfilter) is located. The media, ime, should be cleaned at least once a week to get rid of the vast amounts of crap and other crud it pulls from the water. If left too long, the media gets too full of crud and reduces water flow.

Hey, I'm wondering why your Fluval overheated. How often did you clean the media in that thing? Could be that sporadic cleaning may have made the thing work harder causing it to heat up and burn out. Just a thought, anyway. Fluvals and their ilk give me the shivers

Anyway, in a 77g, I'd use two 802s. In our 72g, we have two on full throttle. If you'd like to stop by tonight before heading to the store, let me know and you can see how we've set them up for maximum water movement throughout the tank. Better than just looking at boxes and trying to figure out what the heck they do ...