Marinelands work just fine for most applications. You are just overloading
the 3; not up to the task of mechanical filtration, with out an every other
day rinse of the cartridge. Keep your 3 and add a 350 or other brand
canister for the main mechanical/chemical filtration. You can't beat the
biowheel for bio filtration. Do keep a prefilter (cartridge) in the 3 to
keep junk off the 'wheel.
SamB
"Scott" <scott_newsgroup DeleteThis @yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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> I'm in the market for a new filter for my fancy goldfish tank... It's a
33
> gallon tank, and I do plan to upgrade to a 100 gallon tank in December (so
I
> want a filter that I can swap-out).
>
> I am currently running an Eclipse 3 (Marineland) filter system, and it's
not
> doing a great job. The water is always littered with small particles.
>
> I have heard the Marineland HOT Magnum or the regular Magnum filters are
the
> best. Is this true?
>
> The local FS has a refurbished Magnum 350 Pro on sale for 50% off ($120
> Canadian, or about $95 US). It's a reputable store, and they say they
have
> never been used but were previously missing parts.
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
>
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