Fluval FX6 High Performance Canister Filter

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You’ll need to open up the canister and take out all of the media baskets. The ceramic biomedia and the activated carbon are in plastic bags that will need to be removed. This initial travel will trap all particulate substrate, food and waste in the large sponges to prevent it from clogging the finer media inside the media trays. This also means that when you pull your canister apart to clean it, most of the nasty build up will be centralized in the sponges and other mechanical filter media and not in your biological and chemical media. This makes routine maintenance a breeze!

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You can also use both the FX4 and FX6 on fish tanks that can hold less than 100 gallons. With that said, you most likely have to reduce the water flow significantly if you are keeping fish that prefer a low flow rate. OK, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it is a pretty darn big instruction manual. I HIGHLY recommend that you read the ENTIRE manual before you start trying to do the actual installation. Apparently, the FX5 has an issue where a buildup of wastes will slow down the pump. The FX6 also has other improvements that you will find out later on in this comparison guide: Fish Tank Capacity

Sounds can still be amplified if placed on, say, a wooden stand with a raised floor. But this is still one of the quietest high-capacity canister filters on the market right now.

Fluval has been churning out high-quality products for a very long time now, and the FX6 canister filter is no exception. Denitrifying bacteria are especially important and something few aquarists consider. These bacteria are anaerobic, meaning they find oxygen poisonous. The larger pores most biological filtration media contain provide too much flow and don’t allow anaerobes to colonize. You have to force the hose to fit the curve of the bottom piece of the holder and then clamp the top onto it. Let’s just say that I said some VERY unladylike words while I was trying to wrestle the hoses into these things.

As well as the smart system it also has handy maintenance reminders on the top of the filter to remind you when it’s time to clean it. However, the only time these reminders are helpful is when you’re looking directly at them.

All the Fluval FX range of external filters come supplied with media and you should not discount this. The media that comes with the filter is of a high standard and totally suitable for fresh water or saltwater tanks. (Do not be fooled into buying medias such as Biohome trust us and Fluval the original media is better) The Fluval FX series Filter comes with a unique feature of ‘Purge valve‘ also called as the ‘ Utility valve‘ which comes in handy to avoid a mess. The Fluval FX4, FX5 and FX6 also use the same media basket type, which makes it easy to lift out of the canister, dissemble and re-assemble again. Anti-Clog Intake Consequential Loss or Damage: The store cannot take responsibility for any consequential loss or damage that arises directly or indirectly from the goods supplied.