Random Branded Filter

skinz180189 · 11-01-2009, 08:57 PM

Anybody seen/heard of or even used one of these?

Trying to do my latest tank on a budget but want to go external this time, and require at least 1200lph flow rate.

Ebay link - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXTERNAL-FILTE...#ht_1607wt_941

SearunSimpson · 11-02-2009, 02:22 AM

It looks pretty decent. I'd check the seller feed/back rating though. Also, take note that it ships to mainland UK only, so I'm not sure where N. Yorks is in the UK.

skinz180189 · 11-02-2009, 04:59 PM

Lol we're mainland. It's only the little islands that don't get counted as mainland. The seller's feedback is good, but I can't find any feedback relating to the filters in their history.

Wasserpest · 11-02-2009, 05:35 PM

These are copies of brand name filters. You can find very similar ones under different brands, like Jebo or Jebao or ViaAqua/Commodity Axis or Catalina or Odyssea. There are many discussions, questions, and even reviews on this site.

Their flow is most likely way overstated (measured with an empty filter and then generously rounded up).

Besides that, you can get lucky and get a well functioning filter for very little money, or you can be not so lucky and it will start leaking or rattling in no time. A bit of a gamble.

skinz180189 · 11-02-2009, 09:04 PM

Hmmm that's not very good then. Just really struggling to keep the budget down, and this is one area where the budget is hit hard if you stick with the likes of Eheim/Fluval etc.

leviathan0 · 11-02-2009, 09:11 PM

I can't tell exactly, but it looks like a Jebo/Odyssea. Definitely not a brand you want to go with.

skinz180189 · 11-04-2009, 06:14 PM

Has anybody got any budget filter recommendations?

11-01-2009, 08:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
skinz180189 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Selby, N.Yorks, U.K. Posts: 172	Random Branded Filter Anybody seen/heard of or even used one of these? Trying to do my latest tank on a budget but want to go external this time, and require at least 1200lph flow rate. Ebay link - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXTERNAL-FILTE...#ht_1607wt_941 __________________ Gareth Roberts My 60L/15G Budget Tropical Tank Thread - Now with Plants, Low Light, Low Tech My 40L/10G Planted Breeder Nano Tank Thread

11-02-2009, 02:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
SearunSimpson Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tsawwassen, BC, Canada Posts: 960	It looks pretty decent. I'd check the seller feed/back rating though. Also, take note that it ships to mainland UK only, so I'm not sure where N. Yorks is in the UK. __________________ "You think you have tomorrow, but when tomorrow comes it's not tomorrow; it's now- and that's all you have" - Marc Johnson Ehei-Pimpfen 276 yo!

11-02-2009, 04:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
skinz180189 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Selby, N.Yorks, U.K. Posts: 172	Lol we're mainland. It's only the little islands that don't get counted as mainland. The seller's feedback is good, but I can't find any feedback relating to the filters in their history. __________________ Gareth Roberts My 60L/15G Budget Tropical Tank Thread - Now with Plants, Low Light, Low Tech My 40L/10G Planted Breeder Nano Tank Thread

11-02-2009, 05:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wasserpest Born to be mild (View User Tanks) PTrader: (72/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 10,578	These are copies of brand name filters. You can find very similar ones under different brands, like Jebo or Jebao or ViaAqua/Commodity Axis or Catalina or Odyssea. There are many discussions, questions, and even reviews on this site. Their flow is most likely way overstated (measured with an empty filter and then generously rounded up). Besides that, you can get lucky and get a well functioning filter for very little money, or you can be not so lucky and it will start leaking or rattling in no time. A bit of a gamble. __________________ All my tanks Cheap Autodosing Cheap Water Change Cheap Filter Acrylic Filter Pipes The Wasser-Controller

11-02-2009, 09:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
skinz180189 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Selby, N.Yorks, U.K. Posts: 172	Hmmm that's not very good then. Just really struggling to keep the budget down, and this is one area where the budget is hit hard if you stick with the likes of Eheim/Fluval etc. __________________ Gareth Roberts My 60L/15G Budget Tropical Tank Thread - Now with Plants, Low Light, Low Tech My 40L/10G Planted Breeder Nano Tank Thread

11-02-2009, 09:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
leviathan0 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 189	I can't tell exactly, but it looks like a Jebo/Odyssea. Definitely not a brand you want to go with.

11-04-2009, 06:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
skinz180189 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Selby, N.Yorks, U.K. Posts: 172	Has anybody got any budget filter recommendations? __________________ Gareth Roberts My 60L/15G Budget Tropical Tank Thread - Now with Plants, Low Light, Low Tech My 40L/10G Planted Breeder Nano Tank Thread

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