Aquarium Canister Filter Fish Tank UV Filter Aquarium Green Water Cleaning Machine Ultra Quiet External Turtle Tank Filter with UV Sterilizer for Crystal Clear Water Up to 30 Gallon (172GPH-UV)

Got this just yesterday, so very early into using it. The instructions were pretty good, and made setup much easier than having to figure it out myself as other people have mentioned there were no instructions. I am not savvy with putting things together, at all, so this did take me about 45 minutes to set up. Anyone with a better ability to build things and have good spatial awareness would likely get this done in 20 minutes or less.Getting the hoses on was quite easy, and I appreciate the screw pieces to make sure they stay put.Unfortunately the hoses are quite stiff and not easy to manipulate, so you do need to work around that a bit when doing setup, especially if your tank is really close to the wall like mine is.I’m using this for a 20 gal I want extra filtration in, and when starting up on full power as suggested, it DEFINITELY is strong. My whole tank was like a whirlpool haha. After water flowed in and out I was easily able to lower the flow to my liking and for my small fish so they’re not knocked around.The amount of space for filer media was fantastic and I’m excited I can use all that space now. The UV light works as well and will hopefully last a bit, but it comes with a replacement and instructions so that’s good.The rain attachment for outflow is great at dissipating the flow of water, and even has a controllable knob so you can have more/less flow! Suction cups for the attachments for inflow and outflow seem to be holding quite well. I wet the suction cups before putting them on, so I think that helps.Overall seems to be great quality, silent (no sounds at all), and my fish seem to like it so I’m a happy camper!

This was my first time buying a canister filter system. I inherited a turtle from my daughter and was unaware of what was needed to properly care for him. After researching YouTube I learned that I needed a bigger filtration system. I have a 55 gallon tank and that’s why I bought this one. After weeks of use, i noticed that it wasn’t keeping up with his messiness and it ended up getting clogged with algae and debris. I had to take it completely apart and clean it after purchasing cleaning brushes to clean the intake and outtake hoses, spray bars and valve area. Later I learned that when caring for turtles I would need to double or triple the filtration. So I ordered from the same company and purchased a bigger canister system rated for 200 gallons. Now I have both filters running filtering 255 gallons.I will give an update later.Cons- the priming isn’t the easiest. It took me several hours of dripping water on the floor through the small priming area, learning how to use the valves correctly and finally I got it working. It came with horrible instructions that doesn’t explain how to properly set it up (especially for beginners). The video was just as bad.Cons- the build up of algae makes me believe that the UV bulb isn’t powerful enough to stop the growth.Cons- the in/out lettering on the canister should be legible. You have to shine a light on it to read it. Need to make it bigger and with brighter colorsCons- the open/close valve on the intake is too small and I can’t read it. Need to make it bigger and brighter.Cons-off/on switch light isn’t bright enough to see if it’s on I would recommend either bright green or red.Pros-The unit is well worth the purchasePros- it’s holding up nicelyPros- I like the fact that when doing a water change you can close the intake valve and the ball valves where you connect to the filter system to keep the prime.Pros-the spray bar can be long or short depending on what your needs are.Pros-came with all parts and an extra UV bulb.

I have this hooked up to my 55 gallon, and there have been no issues. Just make sure you cut the hoses just slightly longer than the distance from the intake/outakes to the filter. That way it will be working in maximum capacity. Another helpful tip, when you have to clean the filter, make sure you turn it off and unhook it in order. First power off, then open the air valve ontop of the intake, then close the valves on the canister after water is drained, then disconnect. This filter works on a siphon to pull water so if you forget to allow air into the intake, the siphon will still be running and can cause one heck of a mess.

Very easy to set up. The instructions were clear, aside from stating you need your own filter media, it came with some plus a little room to add your own too.The only difficult part was getting it started and filled, but we have the pump operating at tank level and didn't make any cuts to the tubing, so we just had to lower it below the tank to get the suction started, and moved it back next to the tank once it got going.I'm very impressed with how efficient it is, and it's very quiet. I have white sand that had a lot of mulm built up, and it cleared so much of it within a day. For the price, this is a great option and excellent filter. The flow is adjustable, and the addition of the rain bar is awesome. It creates gentle but choppy waves at the surface to help with gas exchange.