I started fish keeping when I was 18, I'm now 34. I've used many different filters, lights and heater combinations just like every other fish enthusiast. For years I stuck to using Fluval filter products. Recently I set up a 2ft tank for two albino Oscars. This tank was purchased as a complete unit. Including heater, light and an Elite Stingray Filter. The heater works fine and has done from day one, the light was replaced about a month after purchase. The bulb never fit the attachments properly and this caused the bulb to give up way sooner than expected. The replacement bulb, bought from a local reputable supplier, has lasted ever since it was installed and gives a better light over the inside of the tank.
The worst part of the set up though has got to be the Elite Stingray Filter. I'd never used a filter from this company before and after using this filter I never will again. Not only does this filter, in my opinion look down right ugly, but every write up I've seen for this filter says exactly the same thing: "provides silent performance" and "effective mechanical, chemical and biological filtration". I couldn't disagree more with these comments. The noise this makes is, for a tank filter, horrendous. The length of time this will keep the water clean and clear is nothing compared to other makes of filter on the market. I just can not see why every write up praises this make of filter. The Oscars I have in their 2ft tank are soon to be moved to a tank twice the size so they can grow and mature, I will certainly not be using a Stingray filter in the new tank.
