HOB filter recommendation

Hi guys, can anyone recommend a HOB filter for a thirty litre planted tank tank with endlers and shrimp in it? Something reliable and relatively quiet... Any experiences or advice would be great thanks :-D

Whoops! Sorry! Thanks John

Sorry I've no experiences with HOB filters but I did see some for sale in seahorse hlast time I was in there. Might be worth a call.

are you going to run CO² with the tank? HOB filters aren't recommended if you're doing that

No there's no co2, just a low tech planted tank

Eheim and Aquael both make good HOBs. Some PRC copies knocking around too, but
they can be more noisey
Not so popular over this side of the atlantic, but the Yanks seem to love them.

CrustyCrab wrote:

Eheim and Aquael both make good HOBs. Some PRC copies knocking around too, but
they can be more noisey
Not so popular over this side of the atlantic, but the Yanks seem to love them.

That always mystified me! They seem to be their filter of choice for any small tank. It's only one of many differences in attitude to fishkeeping though

They seem easier to maintain, take up less internal space and quieter hopelully

Very true, HOBs are the filter of choice in the USA,and
becoming more popular in Europe too.
In some respects they are like a mini external, and I often wondered why
they were never so popular over here.

And there is a huge difference in regards to many aspects of fishkeeping.
For example, seeing vats of "feeder fish" in many shops in the US, always made me uneasy.

CrustyCrab wrote:

Very true, HOBs are the filter of choice in the USA,and
becoming more popular in Europe too.
In some respects they are like a mini external, and I often wondered why
they were never so popular over here.

And there is a huge difference in regards to many aspects of fishkeeping.
For example, seeing vats of "feeder fish" in many shops in the US, always made me uneasy.

I wonder does part of the difference in attitude come from their hunting culture ie animals are for pets and for eating and also for fun. If you shoot animals for fun it's hard to feel sorry about "lesser" animals suffering. I'm not saying Americans are cruel, that'd be nonsense. But I'd put money on it that most of the ones who see no problem putting a Betta in an old gallon whiskey bottle also probably support hunting or the right to hunt

LemonJelly wrote:

CrustyCrab wrote:

Very true, HOBs are the filter of choice in the USA,and
becoming more popular in Europe too.
In some respects they are like a mini external, and I often wondered why
they were never so popular over here.

And there is a huge difference in regards to many aspects of fishkeeping.
For example, seeing vats of "feeder fish" in many shops in the US, always made me uneasy.

I wonder does part of the difference in attitude come from their hunting culture ie animals are for pets and for eating and also for fun. If you shoot animals for fun it's hard to feel sorry about "lesser" animals suffering. I'm not saying Americans are cruel, that'd be nonsense. But I'd put money on it that most of the ones who see no problem putting a Betta in an old gallon whiskey bottle also probably support hunting or the right to hunt

or their right to bear or carry arms in public..... "Guns don't kill, People do" and all that
But yes, and of course, it is not all Americans who are like that

CrustyCrab wrote:

LemonJelly wrote:

CrustyCrab wrote:

Very true, HOBs are the filter of choice in the USA,and
becoming more popular in Europe too.
In some respects they are like a mini external, and I often wondered why
they were never so popular over here.

And there is a huge difference in regards to many aspects of fishkeeping.
For example, seeing vats of "feeder fish" in many shops in the US, always made me uneasy.

I wonder does part of the difference in attitude come from their hunting culture ie animals are for pets and for eating and also for fun. If you shoot animals for fun it's hard to feel sorry about "lesser" animals suffering. I'm not saying Americans are cruel, that'd be nonsense. But I'd put money on it that most of the ones who see no problem putting a Betta in an old gallon whiskey bottle also probably support hunting or the right to hunt

or their right to bear or carry arms in public..... "Guns don't kill, People do" and all that
But yes, and of course, it is not all Americans who are like that

As Robin Williams put it "You have the right to bear arms and the right to arm bears, whatever the hell you want!"

The only thing I don't understand is the reluctance to deny insane people the right to guns... but I fear we are digressing

I always found HOB Filters to be wonderfully efficient at doing the Job.

H.

The Eheim Aquaboss was a great HOB filter, the only mod I did was to the increase the lenght of the intake pipe.

Thanks lads I've had a look at all of those! anyone know of anywhere stocking any?

Cheers

Phi, I have three eheim libertys and you should be able to order them through any LFS that is supplied by J & K Aquatics. I find them ok but I have had the odd leak if the sponges get clogged.

I tend to place a small sponge around the intake as it stops minnow fry from getting sucked. I have them running in 60l tanks

Dec

The ones that fluval do with the fluval edge are outstanding.If you can get your hands on one of those Id recommend them very highly, they are quite and very reliable.

Gavin

Hi wackoo i have had eheim liberty hob filter and was very good and has adjustable flow rate which is handy.
jim

Fishowner wrote:

The ones that fluval do with the fluval edge are outstanding.If you can get your hands on one of those Id recommend them very highly, they are quite and very reliable.

Gavin

+1

H.

Everything I've read about them seems very positive!

Cheers lads

reviving and old thread. Can someone tell me where i could source some Fluval C2 or C3 HOB filters?
I currently have 3 tanks on a big ledge. The are hooked to external canisters that are basically in plain sight and its very ugly in my living room so i wanted to replace them by HOB's

Thanks

www.adverts.ie/3727750
I have one of these in my Cory tank,
Find it works very well.