I just bought myself two new filters, a Fluval C2 and an AquaClear AC 20. It seems that everyone on here is familiar with the AC line of filters. As a "known" commodity, I intend to use it on my 10 gallon invert tank, which will have RCS, MTS, and eventually assassin snails. I may even get crazy, and try to get a group of OEBT at some point. Of course, a prefilter of some sort will be used to minimize the number of shrimplets I find in the filter.
However, the Fluval C2, while not a new filter, doesn't seem to be as widely known. I did a search on AC, and while "Fluval" returns a ton of hits, "C2" was too short to search for, and didn't seem to appear in the many false positives I skimmed. I intend to use this filter as a little bit of extra filtration/flow on my 55, supplementing an AC 70 and AquaTop CF 400 UV, and as my already seeded and ready to go filter for whenever I need to set up a quarantine tank. I'm at work right now, so all I've been able to do so far is look at the components and play with it a bit, but it seems to be more like a canister than a HOB, even more so than the AC line. I like the adjustable intake, so you don't have to look for extensions, you just slide it up or down as needed. It looks like I'll be able to use something, either a cut AC 20 sponge or possibly one of those Fluval prefilters, to prevent shrimp from getting into the filter, with ease. Inside, it looks like the media it comes with can easily be customized to be what you want it to be, as opposed to what it ships with. I'll provide some updates as time passes.
However, the Fluval C2, while not a new filter, doesn't seem to be as widely known. I did a search on AC, and while "Fluval" returns a ton of hits, "C2" was too short to search for, and didn't seem to appear in the many false positives I skimmed. I intend to use this filter as a little bit of extra filtration/flow on my 55, supplementing an AC 70 and AquaTop CF 400 UV, and as my already seeded and ready to go filter for whenever I need to set up a quarantine tank. I'm at work right now, so all I've been able to do so far is look at the components and play with it a bit, but it seems to be more like a canister than a HOB, even more so than the AC line. I like the adjustable intake, so you don't have to look for extensions, you just slide it up or down as needed. It looks like I'll be able to use something, either a cut AC 20 sponge or possibly one of those Fluval prefilters, to prevent shrimp from getting into the filter, with ease. Inside, it looks like the media it comes with can easily be customized to be what you want it to be, as opposed to what it ships with. I'll provide some updates as time passes.
