Easy to use
This filter, suitable for aquariums 90 - 150 litres in size, is relatively quiet and easy-to-use. There are three types of filtration provided - granules in a central compartment give biological filtering, mechanical filtering is carried out by the sponge filters, and carbon cartridges will clarify the water and remove harmful chemicals. Note that the carbon will also remove some medications from the water, so be careful with a sick fish.
The price seems fair, although the recommended replacement rate for parts means buying new carbon cartridges every few weeks, foam pads every few months, and replacing a few of the granules every 6 months. Aquarists may argue over the necessity of such frequent changes, but this schedule is given in the instructions.
I found the filter easy to install on the side of our tank, and it can be set to provide either powerful surface agitation or more gentle flow in a planted tank. The noise level is hardly audible when, for example,...
it cirtainly works
I brought this filter to replace the old eheim external filter that had finally given up. It is a great filter and i have fitted it in my 70L tank and it works a treat, also the fact that it can airate the tank for me is a lot of help rather than having to plug a seperate noisier air pump in the tank. Also it is very quiet and even the the air pump on it is still pretty quiet. Also the filter media is very easy to replace and you can buy it from most pet stores or even amazon! It is plenty powerful enough and it does not really need to be any more powerful if you keep inside the recommended amount of liters of water that it is built to handle. The fish seem to be fine with the suction power and seem to love the force of the water being jetted out! Lastly it can be put on three settings one that blows air into the tank and another which gently keeps the water moving and another for keeping the depths of the tank clean.
Just a note
Came three days earlier than estimated delivery date.Got it up and running straight away,very quiet when operating. Time will tell if it works as well as it is supposed to. NOTE: no other reviewer has mentioned this but just be warned that it has a continental style 2 pin plug so you'll need an adapter to use it. Luckily I've already got one with a rechargeable shaver.
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