I bought a filtration product today and set it up in my wifes 55 gallon tank today. Im going to give my "personal" thoughts on what i think of this product. I will be judging it on 3 basic criteria, Quality/Workmanship, Price, and Ease of use/setup.
I just want to let everyone know, up front, that these are my thoughts on the product itself. If you own this product, please dont take this personally.
The filter that I bought is a MARINELAND MAGNUM 350. This is a canister style filter that is rated to filter a 100 gallon tank.
Right out of the box, i was dissappointed. The quality of the parts are clearly cheap. the intake and outlet tubes are made of a molded brittle plastic that could easily crack. There are so many seals and washers that itll make your head spin.
there is a rubber ring that seals the top of the pump to the canister that DOESNT SIT IN A GROOVE. so when you take it off, it falls in the canister or flings somewhere. Also, you have to perfectly line up the top, media storage, and 3 washers inside the canister. If you dont, either the top will leak all over the floor, or the inlet tube leaks inside the canister. So when you pull the lid back off, your filter media spills all over, the ring that is in a groove on the lid flings, and the washers fall on the floor or in the canister....all the while your dripping water everywhere.
I almost forgot to mention how cheaply the lid fasteners are. the first attempt at closing the lid yielded a lost fastener. The thin just fell out. I dont want to go into detail about it but trust me.....ITS CRAP!!
The thing that p***** me off the worst about this product is that unless you buy the "pro" version....YOU DONT GET AN BIO-FILTRATION!! WTH
That problem brings me to pricing. With a price tag 20 bucks shy of a fluval 405, i thought i was gettin a deal. WRONG!! If i knew what this thing was gonna be like before i bought it, i wouldnt have given more that 25 bucks for the whole system. The whole whole set-up is just plain kitty whompas.
Maybe I might be spoiled by the supperior quality that I've been happy to have with my fluval. Its genius how simply the baskets make adding media. Maintainance is a cinch.
All in all, this product is GARBAGE.
PRICE...At a mere 20 bucks shy of the Fluval = RIPOFF
QUALITY...or should i say, LACK THERE OF!!
EASE OF USE...sorry, i dont have the time to line uo six friggin things to make sure the lid is on right and nothing leaks!!
I just want to let everyone know, up front, that these are my thoughts on the product itself. If you own this product, please dont take this personally.
The filter that I bought is a MARINELAND MAGNUM 350. This is a canister style filter that is rated to filter a 100 gallon tank.
Right out of the box, i was dissappointed. The quality of the parts are clearly cheap. the intake and outlet tubes are made of a molded brittle plastic that could easily crack. There are so many seals and washers that itll make your head spin.
there is a rubber ring that seals the top of the pump to the canister that DOESNT SIT IN A GROOVE. so when you take it off, it falls in the canister or flings somewhere. Also, you have to perfectly line up the top, media storage, and 3 washers inside the canister. If you dont, either the top will leak all over the floor, or the inlet tube leaks inside the canister. So when you pull the lid back off, your filter media spills all over, the ring that is in a groove on the lid flings, and the washers fall on the floor or in the canister....all the while your dripping water everywhere.
I almost forgot to mention how cheaply the lid fasteners are. the first attempt at closing the lid yielded a lost fastener. The thin just fell out. I dont want to go into detail about it but trust me.....ITS CRAP!!
The thing that p***** me off the worst about this product is that unless you buy the "pro" version....YOU DONT GET AN BIO-FILTRATION!! WTH
That problem brings me to pricing. With a price tag 20 bucks shy of a fluval 405, i thought i was gettin a deal. WRONG!! If i knew what this thing was gonna be like before i bought it, i wouldnt have given more that 25 bucks for the whole system. The whole whole set-up is just plain kitty whompas.
Maybe I might be spoiled by the supperior quality that I've been happy to have with my fluval. Its genius how simply the baskets make adding media. Maintainance is a cinch.
All in all, this product is GARBAGE.
PRICE...At a mere 20 bucks shy of the Fluval = RIPOFF
QUALITY...or should i say, LACK THERE OF!!
EASE OF USE...sorry, i dont have the time to line uo six friggin things to make sure the lid is on right and nothing leaks!!
