I was surprised at the quality for the price. It is a good working filter, it works well in half filled aquarium. The one thing that it lacks is carbon which is easy enough to fix. I bought a 2 pk of "S" carbon, cut the coarsest filter in half and replaced it with the carbon. ONE THING OF NOTE IS THE FILTER COMES WITH THE FILTER MEDIA STACKED EXACTLY BACKWARDS OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE. Water enters the top then should go to the coarsest pad, then descending order of coarseness, otherwise the filter is not going to be working at its greatest efficiency. In the configuration I used I put the bio-balls on the top and the carbon at the bottom with the pump. Carbon works best as a polishing filter.
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The pump is too weak to circulate the water up through the outlet line, so it does not work at all! so disappointing, I paid 45 CAN and it would cost me 20 to ship it back so im stuck with it. .NOT HAPPY :(
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The only reason I did not give this filter five stars is because I had to bend one of the metal clamps with a pair of pliers so the lid would seal properly. Other than that the filter has worked quietly and efficiently for several months now. Considering the fact that it is five time cheaper than any other canister filter I consider it to be a GREAT bargain. Frankly, the one arriving today will be the third one I have purchased. I highly recommend this filter because of the price and because so far it has performed 24 hours a day non-stop without any problems. As far as the clamps, simply pay attention to whether they snap into place securely. If not, just bend them ever so slightly with a pair of needle-nose pliers so they don't unsnap easily.. Ogle
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Really love the versatility of this filter! Great water flow for my 20 gal. long planted aquarium using the spray bar and it is extremely quiet. Bought this to replace my AC50 because I didn't like the waterfall effect and the noise it would make if the water got just a little low from evaporation. There are only a couple of things that could be improved / included that would have given this 5 stars instead of 4: 1) Better locking clips - they fall off when you open them - not a big deal so far but may be in the future. 2) An adjustable flow valve that connects to the spray bar would have been a huge plus if included.
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Moves a good bit of water, works great for nano setups. Only thing I dislike about it is when taking the media out the water line comes off rather easy. It also ships with Bioballs (the plastic ones) I'm not a fan of these, the ceramic ones are better, so I'd replace those unless you're running this on freshwater.
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I put two of these on my 75g after moving the tank to a new home. Within a couple hours the water was quite clear. Multiple layers of media and the optional outlet fittings are cool. Water on day two after major move and water change is crystal clear. So far, so good. I will probably be purchasing a couple more. Pics are after a couple hours and they are rainbow cichlids.
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