The old stuff.. gear you wish they still made

[brewmaster15]

I have a need for a canister filter, something I haven't used in ages. I got to thinking of one of my favorites.. marineland magnum 350. I had a few of these and their smaller sister..


Just for kicks I looked on ebay for a used one and found a brand new one..


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Not every day you see these anymore but wow its appreciated quite a bit! I wish they still made these.






Another one I miss is Bag buddies by Jungle . What an incredible product! I shipped a ton of fish with these. They haven't been made in years.but a few sellers are still selling new old stock. I have one bottle with about 30 tablets in it.. not sure if any good but I sure wish they still made them.

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Any fish keeping gear you wish they still made?

Al

[Vanman]

I wish I could get a System One DE filter. I loved it 30 years ago. It would clear up a tank in no time.

[CliffsDiscus]

I still have some of those Bag Buddies. Someone called me a couple days ago looking for Cloud and Fluke Tab.

[Tshethar]

I use to have one of those Magnums, and a 330 before they came out with the 350! Always ran it with the micron cartridge rather than the one that held carbon. Never did have one of the H.O.T. models...

Here's another thing you might remember. I didn't own one but my boss at the LFS always used some diatom powder in a portable cartridge-style pool pump he used to polish tanks he would service, both in the store and for local clients...

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[brewmaster15]

I use to have one of those Magnums, and a 330 before they came out with the 350! Always ran it with the micron cartridge rather than the one that held carbon. Never did have one of the H.O.T. models...

Here's another thing you might remember. I didn't own one but my boss at the LFS always used some diatom powder in a portable cartridge-style pool pump he used to polish tanks he would service, both in the store and for local clients...

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I had one of those! I was just trying to remember its name after Gary's post. Thanks Bill!

[Iminit]

Vortex were the best for their time. But how many times did you get the de all over the tank. Stuff was as light as air. Polishing water has went out the window. Most never even heard of it. About 10 yrs ago I got a magnum max with a pleated filter for polishing. No de the filter was that good of a weave it would remove everything. Havnt used it in years though.

[brewmaster15]

The vortex were great filters.. but yep could make a mess. They were awesome at removing fine particles and could turn a tank from green to clean overnight.

I think I had a few of those Magnum HOTs that worked well.


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Al

[Tshethar]

I started with an undergravel filter, a penguin powerhead, and a Whisper II hang-on-back for polishing... then got the Magnums...

After doing marine tanks for a while and running wet/dry with sumps, I used those on my first freshwater setups prior to discus. This was a little before people had figured out ways of quieting the drains on them, and later on I was trying to figure out the quietest good filtration I could have in the living/dining room... got into Eheim canisters and one that I picked up used on Ebay is still sitting short of one part in my shed.

Anyone else ever use one of these?

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The Eheim wet/dry canister, 2229, all biological filtration. If I could have found that part I needed I might well have broken it out for the 125 I'm working on...

[brewmaster15]

I started with an undergravel filter, a penguin powerhead, and a Whisper II hang-on-back for polishing... then got the Magnums...

After doing marine tanks for a while and running wet/dry with sumps, I used those on my first freshwater setups prior to discus. This was a little before people had figured out ways of quieting the drains on them, and later on I was trying to figure out the quietest good filtration I could have in the living/dining room... got into Eheim canisters and one that I picked up used on Ebay is still sitting short of one part in my shed.

Anyone else ever use one of these?

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The Eheim wet/dry canister, 2229, all biological filtration. If I could have found that part I needed I might well have broken it out for the 125 I'm working on...

Bill you may want to search for that part now..internet technology being what it is now.. theres 2229 parts on ebay,amazon, and sites like...

https://www.eheim-service.de/epages/...eSize=5&Page=7
Al

[jeep]

This one is the best! I still have one...

I think I had a few of those Magnum HOTs that worked well.


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Al

[LizStreithorst]

I loved those old magnum 250's. Miss the bag buddies, too.

[Tshethar]

Bill you may want to search for that part now..internet technology being what it is now.. theres 2229 parts on ebay,amazon, and sites like...

https://www.eheim-service.de/epages/...eSize=5&Page=7
Al

Thanks, Al! I appreciate you scouring the net for me on this one... I did some of the same in the last month or two and the thing that has kept me from pulling the trigger is mainly the shipping and VAT costs. What I need is part 7344968... it's the upper part of the interval controller and I found it's really easy to crack when disassembling... cracked two of them now in the years I was running it. I might consider pulling the trigger again because it holds a ton of biological material and doesn't collect sediment (no floss, sponges, etc). It's designed to be used with a prefilter on the intake and is good for gas exchange.

Admittedly, it does have a number of o-rings and such so it has leak potential but it was kind of a cool find. Thing is, I originally bought it used for $89 (though without media) and now getting the one part I need delivered from Germany looks like it will cost me $87. I dunno, I'm still tempted... (There's a part of me that likes trying to play with and optimize the gear, even though another part of me knows it's basically a fool's errand.)

[brewmaster15]

Bill do you still have the cracked part? JB weld works wonders. Better than duct tape even.

[brewmaster15]

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Ebay

Will it work?

[Tshethar]

Thanks for the PM on that, Al... I had seen that listing but that is the bottom half and I need the top... however, I do have the top part and it is a hairline crack that is just enough to create a drip... I did not know about JB weld. I can't remember now what I might have tried. Maybe gorilla glue or epoxy... open to ideas for sealing some curved Eheim plastic.