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๐Ÿ  Enhance Your Aquarium: EHEIM Classic External Canister Filter with Media Review

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Revainrating 3.5 out of 5ย ย 
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Description of ๐Ÿ  Enhance Your Aquarium: EHEIM Classic External Canister Filter with Media

Permo-elastic silicon sealing ring fixed on the pump head for easy and safe closing after cleaning. Equipped with filter sponges and/or loose filter media. Accessories included: spray bar, inlet pipe, hose and installation accessories. Comes complete with filter media (EHEIM Mech & Substrat Pro) and valves. Permo-elastic silicon sealing ring fixed on the pump head for easy and safe closing after cleaning. Equipped with filter sponges and/or loose filter media. Accessories included: spray bar, inlet pipe, hose and installation accessories. Comes complete with filter media (EHEIM Mech & Substrat Pro) and valves. Comes complete with filter media (EHEIM Mech & Substrat Pro) and valves.

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

EHEIM to victory. best filter

I've been using EHEIM since the 90s. I took a break from fish farming due to moving and when I started back up I tried the MAGNUM HOB filters and the FLUVAL external filter. But I went back to what I know works best. BENEFITS: - The inlet and outlet are on opposite ends of the canister, ensuring proper water flow through the media. - See-Thru "ish" - canister and pipe tell me when it's time to "go inside" to clean. :) - Quiet - Comes with sprayer adjustment - Easy quick disconnect and shut-offโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Permoelastic silicone O-ring attached to the pump head for easy and secure closure after cleaning
Cons
  • Almost never

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Specification update required

Update: I hate this thing.1. Priming is a pain. sometimes it sometimes doesn't work. There are no baskets so only the materials and filters are there which makes maintenance much more difficult as the filters are down first. The bottom intake pipe is very fragile and mine is already leaking a bit4. The tubes are incredibly stiff and don't flex, I'm not even a fan of the green color they chose, black would have been much more stylish5. for the amount of "features" you get, it's quite expensiveโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Included Accessories: Sprinkler, inlet pipe, hose and plumbing hardware
Cons
  • -

Revainrating 4 out of 5

A few issues but otherwise good.

Two problems with the delivered goods.1. The shipping packaging leaves a lot to be desired. Although it came in a Revain box, due to a lack of padding, a piece of plastic meant to hold one of the clips for the top of the filter penetrated the filter box and broke off.2. The item I received was clearly returned and had no parts. If there weren't an urgent need to get this setup I would return it for a replacement. Aside from those initial hiccups. Setting up this filter is really easy. Theโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Delivery complete with filter material (EHEIM Mech & Substrat Pro) and valves
Cons
  • Doubt

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great filter for turtles! Good price!

UPDATE June 2020: I've had this filter for 2 years and 2 months. what is below. But also with my (same) sea turtle, which is quite big and dirty, it was GREAT. It can take months between filter cleanings. Ideally it seems to be every 3-4, but I usually finish this about every 5-6 months as cleaning takes some effort and I feel a lot of pain bending over the tub to close the media for an hour or so clean and hoses and prepare everything with a brush. It probably would have been easier to shorten

Pros
  • Included Accessories: Sprinkler, inlet pipe, hose and plumbing hardware
Cons
  • Non-Automatic