StiffMeister;847119; said:
well, we do have fish worth thousands of dollars... why not spend some money on filtration too?
Because we could buy more fish with the money saved =) =) =)j/k
but seriously yes this is true that we have spent thousands of $$$ in fish I agree but the effectiveness of the ehiem is better yes, but really not by much IMO. I bought my FX 5 and built a wet/dry of my own loaded with bio media for still less the cost. which in turn would be better than the ehiem.... I know it is a comparison of the 2 filters but economically I saved about 175 dollars just to get going with my fx5 and my DIY wet dry...plus considering the media replacements alone..that's $$$$ IMO.
again that is just my opinon......If you guys have the money to buy an ehiem more power to you; I could buy an ehiem but to me it would be better for my fishes to have my current set up...replacing all my media is still also cheaper.... it's really not the money but I just think that nothing is better than a wet/dry when it comes to bio filteration and the FX5 is a better mechanical...