allpondsolutions HOB-500 Aquarium External Fish Tank Water Filter for Coldwater, Tropical or Marine Aquariums, for Tanks Up to 250 Litres – Includes Filter Foams, hose and Spray Bar - Full Kit.

I realy did like this external filter. the problem i had i bought it for a Virvarium with water in the bottom. So this filter had to lift the water from aproximatly 50 to 60 cm which was to far or would have kept it. Thankyou for the refund.

I have 4 fish tanks .And wanted to set my 80 liter up as a planted aquscape .So I wanted the filter on my 110 for that.this filter is now on my 110 I have converted in to a rimless tank.to do a fuel aquscape .But now it's being used to grow out ten blue power parrots.i received this filter yesterday. And filled it with just over a liter of good quality bio gravel wich was seasoned from my 300lt tank .so set it up as the pond guru suggested. More or less.the flow is really good considering all the foam and bio gravel it has to work through. When I set it up I filled it with water then placed it on to my tank .turned the filter on and it took about 30 secs of coughing before full flow.it did have a slight vibration noise from the impeller. Wich was gone this morning.very impressed for £25 .If you need a filter for an open top tank this is the one.best filter I've seen for the money I have a fluval 407 .207 jewel bio xl Interpet cf3 cf2 .this is quite 6watts and holds a decent amount of media.dont take my word for it .pimp my filter u tube he says it better.5 stars.

My current set up is a 30x30 cube, 30cm strip light, and now this filter, all from all pond solutions. I was hesitant after reading the one star reviews but this was replacing an £8 hang on the back and I knew returns would easy with Amazon if it's crap.The good:1. It's quiet once you have primed the filter and got all the air out of it. You will know of there air in the system, it's loud and I will admit it's an arse on. You need to lift one side whilst it's running for best results.2. The multi stage media trays means I could swap out old filter media into two of trays and add some extra ceramic balls.3. The adjustable intake and out take means you can actually fine tune to the flow rate you need.The bad:1. I actually had a leaky outlet pipe where it connects to the main unit. I used some plumbing tape and vaseline and that seems to have done the trick. This would probably be the end of the road for most people and would return it.2. The impeller is not completely silent with my unit. It's either further air or the impeller is imbalanced. However, again I applied a generous bit of vaseline to the impeller and this has done the trick.3. It was genuinely hard to get the flow rate going at first. I would recommend attaching the media baskets to the pump neck, then placing everything in the filter container after filling with water (do it in the sink). This ensures the filter is actually sucking up water from the column.Overall I'm happy with it for the price I paid. This filter is night and day difference to the old one that used to give a noticeable hum through the desk. Obviously if you spend more money you will probably have something perfect from the box, but for a budget filter I would recommend

So far we brought 5 of these as we switched for cannister filter to these things to save space, we had 4 in operation at one time with 2 of then working for just few hours before they stopped pushing water through.the other two have worked fine so no idea whats going on.Cannot return them as brought them a good few months before use so was out of time to return, all I can say is buyer beware.

Excellent value for money. The filter has separate baskets, so you can customise your media, although it does come with different grade sponge filters, from a porous sponge, down to a water polishing wool.The unit is compact, easy to put together, and the size of it looks smart on the side of my 125L tank, although it is rated for a higher volume tank.It comes with a spray bar, which I haven't used, so can't really comment, and a jet. The jet is pushed onto a rotating ball fitting, which is useful for getting the desired surface agitation, and you can adjust the water direction and pressure a good amount as both the inlet and outlet are also adjustable.The filter picks up a good amount of debris from the tank, and the multiple baskets are easily removed, cleaned out and replaced. Remember to prime the filter before turning on initially, and after maintenance as if you get an airlock it is noisy and splutters. Even with it filled, I've experienced this a couple of times, which is my only complaint, but I am also not using the factory filter media which may play a part. Once it has blown it through the system, which usually takes a few hours, it is so quiet that the only way I know it's working is because the vallisneria is dancing along the back of the tank in the flow.The performance is excellent for the price, and it works just as well, if not better than products more than double the price of this.I like the fact that you get the convenience of an external filter, the size of an internal filter, in a compact package that hangs on the back of the tank, allowing you to use the full footprint and volume of the tank for aquascaping and planting.There's bad reviews, but for a medium sized open top tank on top of a reinforced ikea kallax unit, it fits the bill perfectly, as I don't have to have it in a separate cabinet, or elsewhere.For a similar installation as my one, I would definitely recommend this filter.