Dawn has done lots of work on filters she might be able to help with some incite if no one at your club knows. I just loved my Rena XP3 It was super easy to use. The XP2 really didn't have enough power for me needs it liked to plug up.
Donna
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> From: Bill Z <devilsadvacat@gmail.com>
>] Re: I bought the a new Marineland Penguin 200 filter
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>I just bought a couple of Marineland Emperor 280 filters
>and was very happy to get a mid level intake strainer with
>each of them. These actually serve 2 purposes because
>they act as connectors to extend a second plastic section
>much deeper into the tank and pick up more from the bottom.
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>I am actually using the mid-level strainers on older
>Emperor 400 filters that are in much deeper tanks and
>were purchased before the filters came with with mid-level
>strainers. I was unable to extend the plastic intake
>deeper into the tank until now. And if I don't want
>to use the mid-level intake it only takes a second to
>close it.
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>The 280's are hanging off the ends of smaller tanks
>and there was not enough room to do this with the 400
>model.
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>We always turn the filters completely off for an hour
>or two when feeding smaller fish and I din't know there
>was a setting to reduce the volume of water for this
>same purpose.
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>I am also annoyed with Marineland support. They didn't
>know anything about the current rebates for the 280
>or 400 and they also told me there is a video on youtube
>that explains how to repair and/or clean the impellors
>on the 400 but I was not able to find anything.
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>4 of the 5 Emperor 400's we own are no longer working
>properly and I have joined a local tropical fish club
>to see if someone there can look at them for me next
>week.
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>Bill Zardus
>Delaware County, PA
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BackYard-Birds/
>I am changing the focus of this group above to people
>who want back-yard bird feeding tips, since no other
>group is doing that.
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>--- In tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com, "Erika" <effervescentbirdsong@...> wrote:
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>> Hi everyone.
>> I just recently purchased a brand new Marineland Penguin 200 filter and I have a few problems with it. I am hoping that someone can shed some light on the new design.
>> My sister had this type of filter so I and heard that they were better then the one I have. I had the Whisper but I had broken the impeller.
>> The main problems are this:
>> One the new model doesn't seem to have the part that you turn to reduce the flow of water coming out of the filter during feedings.
>> The new model doesn't have this. Does this matter?
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>> So far the fish don't seem to notice but I am worried that some food will get away from them more easily because of the swift current.
>> Next problem is the new addition of a Mid level intake strainer.
>> The purpose being to have more water going into the intake but for what purpose? Sorry, if I am asking a silly question. :)
>> Is this redundant and when do I do this? For what possible reason do I need to use this feature?
>> Lastly,I had been finding it extremely difficult to send a message to Marineland with my questions.
>> The other problem I have is the look of the mid level intake strainer switch. They made it a light gray colour against the black background of the filter. We fish hobbyist's would prefer equipment to be as unobtrusive as possible.
>> Thanks to anyone who would like to answer my questions I will be very grateful.
>> Now, when I get my bigger aquarium (one day)(a 50 t0 70gallon)one day I want to get the next size up on filter but I am not sure if they have changed that model as well.
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