Wonderful tank filter product
583189
Wonderful tank filter product. As you can see in the pics the clarity of water using this filter material is tremendous.
3945609
This filter is great! I currently use it for a 40 gallon tank with two RES turtles, and it has keep the tank nice and clear since day 1.

WARNING: THIS FILTER DOES NOT COME WITH BIO MEDIA!

Bio media is important to have, as that is what removes the harmful chemicals from your tank from your pet waste.

Aside from that, the filter is quiet (a low pitch drone is all you hear), it works great, and depending on how dirty your tank gets, doesn't require constant cleaning. The base is rubber and keeps it nice and stiff. Hoses are a little stiff, but not too hard to work with. I recommend lubing up the hoses when pressing them onto the plastic hardware, either with water or saliva, as it makes it much easier to work with.

Cons: The very long intake tube, which would work great for taller tanks, but for shorter ones, you will need to use several of the included suction cups to secure it at the appropriate height, or, risk modifying the length yourself to better suite your tank.

The outake spray bar (or large spout that is also included) also sits quite high, so if you are like me and have a turtle tank, it will most likely be spraying quite a lot of water, and thus making a lot of noise if the water level sits below the spray bar.

What you could do is buy some hose at your local fish store that will fit as an extension between the outake tube and spray bar. Then, you can lower the spray bar to your tank's setup.

I highly recommend this filter.
1597012
Great product. Easy to set up with little problem. Took me longer to cut the right sized tubes to my tank then to put it together. It came with a nice set of sponges, and space to put carbon into it. About a cup and a half can fit within the space given. Easy to clean, turn the valve off let excess drain out to the tank, unplug and clean. Super quite, haven't heard one mumble of noise from it. Running on a 30 gallon column tank, the filter it came with was rated for a 20 gallon and clogged up in a matter of days. Replaced it with this, and i haven't had to touch it aside from every month of rinsing the sponges off. Which is a great improvement for me. Would recommend buying this filter, works fantastically.
1326192
Before this I used HOB filters for each of my tanks. I always thought canisters were finicky, but the API filter is not only a breeze to clean, but my numbers have never been better. I am currently running a pair of these filters on my 150g tank because the tank is over-stocked. They have handled the load better than I could imagine. They sit in the cabinet under the tank and even with the TV only six yards away we have not have noise issues.

Easy to clean, solid construction, quiet - I would recommend these filters to others.
321479
Excellent for filtration a plus to any aquarium best product on the market
664201
This is an amazing little filter.  I use it in a 10 gallon tank with a beta fish because there's nothing for him to get caught up on and the flow is very mild.  It does the trick keeping the tank clean and keeping my fish safe.  I will be ordering another one soon to use in another tank with fry because there's no place for them to get sucked in.
3864511
I run 2 of these on my 55 gallon and they keep the water crystal clear. I like being able to rinse the sponge rather than replace cartridges. I would recommend to anyone looking for a quality HOB filter
3024547
Have been very happy with the filter cartridge. The fish tank is kept cleaner longer and the cartridges are easy to change.
1227396
These pre filter sponges work great to put onto the end of the spout from your hang on back filter to keep sand out of propellor and to keep small fish from being sucked into the strainer bought several of these and they work great on Betta aquariums too Love Them

Mike and Tina
853466
Throw those useless filters away and get a couple bags of this. My tank was shot when someone told me about purigen. I ordered 4 bags, two for the filter and 2 for standby ( you never have to buy any more after that ). I fought for almost a month doing the water changes and everything else you're supposed to do but after I put the purigen in my filter it took only 3 days and my tank was clear, ammonia free, nitrite and nitrates are at perfect levels. This stuff saved my beautiful tank. I will NEVER use anything other than Purigen in my tanks.
952218
Excellent product .  I used pellets with filter bags and my 3 tanks have been crystal clear for over 3 months!  I'm saving money and aggravation trying to find discontinued filters.  Easy to change.
1000214
These work great for my 20 gallon filter I have inside of my 10 gallon tank. Awesome price too. The Petsmarts around me never have this size in stock. Will definitely be buying again.
3749389
Product works perfect and just as described. I highly recomend this product for any fish tank along with some purigen.
4145095
I love AquaClear products. I have a fresh water tank, 40 gallons, and this portion of the overall filtration system works better than any other filtration system i've used. I highly recommend the 3 pack.
2718509
Not much to say here except that these filters do a solid job of catching the junk from your aquarium and keeping the water in the tank clean. I use them in a Fluval View Aquarium and change them out about once a month. These filters contain both charcoal as well as Zeolite media which helps to reduce ammonia buildup. The water in my aquarium stays clean and balanced and my fish (a female betta and 3 neons) are happy and thriving.
1208782
These sponges work great as pre-filters on pump intakes.  They not only prevent small fish from getting hurt and killed, but they also prevent muck from clogging up the tank's other biofiltration media.  Whenever the sponge gets clogged with algae and muck, they are easy to slip off and rinse, which lets your other filter media remain un-clogged and full of beneficial microbes.  I find them equally great for large tanks with a 100 tetras, barbs, and danios, a medium sized tank of freshwater shrimp, or a large tank of big goldfish.
2056424
This filter is great !  quiet and it keeps our 60 gal tank with 7 red eared sliders crystal clear.  Everything we had hoped it would be