hi guys, just wanted to ask, has anyone heard of this brand before chihiros?

they have this filter which looks identical to the one from ADA but half the price.
any experience/reviews/opinions would greatly appreciated




This post has been edited by seand19: Dec 2 2015, 10:10 AM

the es-150 filter goes for 600
the es-300 filter goes for 1100
the es-300 filter goes for 1280

these are the prices quoted to me by a facebook page called Shrimp Friends Malaysian -SFM
but they take rather long to reply and arent that keen to sell, like the customer service is a bit meh
operate out of negeri sembilan if i'm right and will only do cod in KL Sentral if not postage

but another page is called CRS Aquatic and their services are a bit better although also take some time to reply
i suggest you contact whatever the number is given on the page by whatsapp for a slightly faster response
these guys operate in melaka

ordered the es-150 for a new project with a 2 feet tank
hopefully it'll be enough and just as good as ADA

it'll be a long time before i could :/
gotta save up and get part by part of the project
so far just the filter and driftwood
next is lights, any suggestions?
i use a t5 for my 1 foot tank and led for my 1.5 foot tank.
so i'm not sure what to opt for my 2 footer.
i kinda wana go with ADA but if my budget doesnt pan out then at least i have a second option.

where to get?

Alright, will go have a look, thanks seijyuro.

As for food, i looked it up and apparently its because if you feed using your hands, or touching. The oil from your hands will transfer to the food and into the water. Thats why ADA has that glass looking feeder. Could be real, could be a marketing ploy, who knows.

Anither reason as i read somehwhere and backed up by a shop is because you sometimes have to put bacteria in it. Or the shop i grt it from does it every monthly. This being because the bacteria currently in the tank will age and die, becoming a layer of oil on top of the water.

I didnt know what to do so i got OF surface skimmer and it did the trick. But when i switched from a normal HOB on my 1 foot tank to a fluval c2 HOB i found that it was redundant because there was no more oil. Granted the water flow is stronger but not too overpowering and that it had a active carbon and bio ring area, made the oil dissapear i guess. So now i have no use of using my skimmer. So if anyone would like mine, lemme know

I use that famous china brand, ocean free. Got it from aquascape paradise for about 250 ish. But weijie i saw was selling for about the same price and the manual regulator for 100 ish. I think so. Not sure if can get separate parts of if available. Nuce to know can get though.

the chihiros jet filter?
maybe the 600 model since you have a two footer.
met edmund of shrimpoly and he quoted me RM1450 for the 600 model.
got to examine the 300 model and i have to admit, apart from the motor, the whole filter looked identical to ADA.
the build quality was superb and the clips on it were tough so i'd expect no water leakages.
and if you're worried about the motor, because apparently ADA uses Suzuki motor hence its reliability, i have seen other aquascapers change the motor to a Eheim universal pump like this

https://www.eheim.com/en_GB/products/techno.../universal-1200
so if you're worried about the motor replacement, not to worry, a solution is there already.

if not i saw xian long in shah alam had a sale on fluval canister filter and they prices were starting from around 360 for the 106 canister filter like this
http://www.fluvalaquatics.com/us/product/A...r/#.VmP7tCuUcUI



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try contacting edmund from shrimpoly. he can hep you. he has a facebook for the shop so should be easy if not you can try aquascape specialty shops like aquascape paradise in shah alam or natural aquatic world in subang ss19. call ahead and ask just to be sure if they have stock to save you the hassle and the trip