I currently have two 75 gallon and one 30 gallon tanks in operation. Over the last 35 years I've used many different tank and filter configurations. I have an Eheim 2026 Canister and Aquaclear 110 HOB filter in my older 75 gallon tank. I bought the Eheim mainly because of the marketing and positive reviews found on the forums. During the first three months of use one of the plastic pipes on the intake-outake assembly cracked spilling out a lot of water and severely warping our wood aquarium stand. Eheim was quick to replace the defective part but the damage to house and tank was significant. Definitely not worth twice the price of the Rena XP3.

Installation of the XP3 was simple. Product documentation was excellent. For those of you concerned about the difficulty with placing the hoses on the intake and out take tubes I suggest the following. Apply just a tiny drop of vegetable oil to the tubes then push on the hoses up about two inches. Makes the job very simple. Clamp securely and they will not come off. Priming was a breeze compared to the Eheim where I spend my life pumping away. Priming took about 3 minutes, plugged it in and away she went. No leaks, no mess, no fuss. Just the way I like it. Nice sized trays with lots of options for bio media. I use nylon pot scrubbers for the bio media and they work great. All in all a nice canister filter for the $100 price tag. The Eheim cost me more that twice that amount and as things stand right now the XP3 seems to be the easier product to setup and work with.
I currently have two 75 gallon and one 30 gallon tanks in operation. Over the last 35 years I've used many different tank and filter configurations. I have an Eheim 2026 Canister and Aquaclear 110 HOB filter in my older 75 gallon tank. I bought the Eheim mainly because of the marketing and positive reviews found on the forums. During the first three months of use one of the plastic pipes on the intake-outake assembly cracked spilling out a lot of water and severely warping our wood aquarium stand. Eheim was quick to replace the defective part but the damage to house and tank was significant. Definitely not worth twice the price of the Rena XP3. Installation of the XP3 was simple. Product documentation was excellent. For those of you concerned about the difficulty with placing the hoses on the intake and out take tubes I suggest the following. Apply just a tiny drop of vegetable oil to the tubes then push on the hoses up about two inches. Makes the job very simple. Clamp securely and they will not come off. Priming was a breeze compared to the Eheim where I spend my life pumping away. Priming took about 3 minutes, plugged it in and away she went. No leaks, no mess, no fuss. Just the way I like it. Nice sized trays with lots of options for bio media. I use nylon pot scrubbers for the bio media and they work great. All in all a nice canister filter for the $100 price tag. The Eheim cost me more that twice that amount and as things stand right now the XP3 seems to be the easier product to setup and work with.