brianp;1381787; said:The Eheim prefilter also has a large, central piece missing which further reduces its mechanical filtration capacity. QUOTE]
While the prefilter looks like it is missing a piece, it actually is designed in a manner where there is no bypass.
Just the existence of an easily cleaned prefilter makes Eheim, IMO, the superior mechanical filter too.
turbid;1385039; said:just my 2pence
since the pro 3 and fluval excel in different areas, so not direct competitors, can the fx5 be compared head to head with the 2262. that would be a more equal challenge i think.