How Long Has Your Equipment Lasted?

[bigcichntwisted]

I have the following & all are still in use "as noted" w/ no break's except maint. of course, only part's replaced a few hose's & their connector's:
Hagen Fluval 402 approx. 19 yr's., had another 402 lasted for approx. 18 yrs.
Hagen Fluval 302 approx. 18 yr's
Hagen Fluval 102 approx. 20 yr's.
2 Hagen AQ 500 approx. 16-17 yr's.
2 Top Fin 60's approx. 15-16 yr's.
6 Hagen AQ pwrhd's approx 16-17 yr's.
Ok, so this is not "Equip." per say, but still impress's me
3 Oceanic tank's between 25-28 yr's., all soon to be replaced w/ new 180 gal perfecto
which almost brings tear's to my eye's but not enough to stop from getting our new 180
Wow, I don't like this, I think I may actually feel a bit old looking at all that nahhhhhhh,
cause I know the BEST is yet to come & why you might ask, our 4 yr. old princess
& she LIKES helping daddy w/ the fish, yeah baby, the future look's bright
Thank you, that's all

 

[sprwoman1]

When I was 14 I got my first tank a 20g Tall at a swap meet. 14 years later it's chipped, bit scratched and still going. It's filter I got in a box of fish stuff at a yard sell about 2 years later, an old penguin that's a bit noisy but still runs. Sometimes after it gets unplugged it don't start unless you pull up then drop the uplift tube back down.

 

[chip]

The longest lasting equipment is you yourself. If you stop maintaining the tank, whatever other equipments you have will fail.

haha that is soo true!

i like eheim, not sure how that is spelled, but anyway, they make good filters!

 

[ewurm]

True. Be sure to maintain your equipment, it could save your fish.

 

[shiv]

Eheim 2217--------------8yrs.

 

[loach43]

Anyone out there have any opinions about what they think the longest lasting air pump is? (particularly larger ones for fish rooms).
MFK vendors please tell!

 

[TAT2DRAGON]

Going on 21 years with an eheim 2052. that old big grey bucket with the pump on top!!. still pumping away on my main arowana tank

 

[malawi haps]

I have a aquaclear 500 that's been running strong since 91 constantly ,just change the carbon and cleaned the sponge.

 

[Black_Ghost]

The best filters on the market are eheims..ive got 2 of them one of em 2213 the other one is 2217 i got a 55 gal tank and the water never gets dirty and the filters are very quite and very easy to use trust me ull be very happy with these german make eheims...

 

[Oscarboyz]

emporor 400 10 years ac 110 10 years.