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meegosh
Aquarium Advice Addict
Registered: October 2006
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1259
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Review Date: 9/18/2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $24.99
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Pros:
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Fairly cheap, reliable, cheap replacement parts, adjustable flow rate
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Cons:
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None so far.
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I have been running one of these for approx 5 months now and it is by far my favorite filter. It runs very quiet and does its job well. The adjustable flow rate is a nice touch also. Replacement parts are easy to come by if needed. You can just use some polyfiber instead of buying their expensive replacement foam inserts.
Overall a great product and would buy again.
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-Steve
My Tanks
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plecoperson
Aquarium Advice Addict
Registered: April 2006
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Posts: 1165
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Review Date: 9/19/2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $43.00
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Pros:
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Quiet, good water turnover, flexible media options, CHEAP!
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I get quite a lot of bypass, even with just-cleaned media, wish it were more adjustable.
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As above. I find the "adjustment" for the water flow to be pretty limited. The water bypassing the media irritating, but it churns enough H20 that it still does what I need it to do.
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-Lisa
Remember that Darwin was mostly right!
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gheitman
Aquarium Advice Addict
Registered: October 2004
Location: Champaign, Illinois
Posts: 1225
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Review Date: 10/4/2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $39.89
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Pros:
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simple, flexible media options, reliable, easy to use
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Cons:
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none
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I have one of these on a 29 gallon tank as well as an AC 20 on a 10 gallon tank. With each I replaced the carbon insert with another sponge since the tanks are planted. I rinse the filter media in tank water once a month and they have been very reliable so far.
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Gene Heitman - 10 tanks, 178 gallons, 20+ species of fish/shrimp/snails, 52+ species of plants ... 8 years ago I just wanted 1 tank with some fish - what was I thinking 
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ElvisMinnow
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Registered: October 2008
Posts: 18
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Review Date: 12/4/2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
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Pros:
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Quiet, powerful, by design lots of filtration, various media used(and more options)
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Cons:
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Have not found any...
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I don't have much to add to the other positive reviews. I like HOB filters, I don't know why, and this is a quality HOB unit. My water is fantastic compared to how it has been with the vertical media bag units that I have used. You should rinse off/out all of the media every couple of weeks, as this thing really filters a lot of stuff out. A lot.
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nanoluvr
Aquarium Advice Freak
Registered: January 2009
Location: Coldspring, TX
Posts: 441
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Review Date: 1/28/2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $35.00
| Rating: 0
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Pros:
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Ease of use. Longlasting
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I have 2 of the 50's . Very reliable. just rinse filter midia avery 2 weeks, and change carbon once a month
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Jeff
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