Customer Reviews

I love this filter, I have another one that has worked great since I got it a couple years ago so I decided to get another one for another aquarium,. It works perfectly just like the other one, easy to clean, very quiet and nice looking.

I like this filter a lot. Have it on a 55 gallon tank.

I haven't had it maybe 2 weeks and it started to leak. It was a mess, I have carpet, it was soak and smelly. I will try to return it, I will keep everyone in the know.

The instructions are very unclear and vague. If this is your first time getting a external canister filter this is not for you. Took hours to set up and the hoses are EXTREMELY stiff and hard to work with. I used a blow dryer on the hoses to get them more flexible and that helped. It dose work amazingly as a filter but a lot of frustration setting up. Definitely never going back to hang on or internal filters.

Got back into the hobby about year ago and went with the Marineland 220 cannister just because of my past use and reliability of their products. Read all the bad reviews along with the good ones before making my decision to get my corner 45 gallon up and running. If you take your time with the set up and follow the instructions along with some common sense you will find this filter works really well. I noticed on a couple reviews mentioning the big gasket had been inadvertently left out and of course a big leak. What do you expect, right? The tubing provided for both inflow and outflow is somewhat rigid and I had to cut it to a length that worked easier for me. The big red primer pump Got back into the hobby about year ago and went with the Marineland 220 cannister just because of my past use and reliability of their products. Read all the bad reviews along with the good ones before making my decision to get my corner 45 gallon up and running. If you take your time with the set up and follow the instructions along with some common sense you will find this filter works really well. I noticed on a couple reviews mentioning the big gasket had been inadvertently left out and of course a big leak. What do you expect, right? The tubing provided for both inflow and outflow is somewhat rigid and I had to cut it to a length that worked easier for me. The big red primer pump button was really hard to push in on the first prime but with a tap or two it finally freed up and worked great. Some air in the lines was an issue but an unplug and restart cured this issue. Overall works perfectly. I'm having issues with ordering a gasket set now. Seems no one has them and I want to replace these soon. … more

WOULD'VE BEEN NICE IF I COULD'VE GOT THE ITEM TO FUNCTION. I TRIED MY BEST BUT APPARENTLY MY BEST WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH!

Upgraded to this filter after 1 year with the small filter that came with the aquatic turtle kit. So far so good. Had it a week now and the water is crystal clear. Unit is very quiet. Set up was a bit difficult mostly with the priming and air purging. The directions are a bit vague when it comes time to get it running. My advice is to fill the body of the filter 2/3 full with safe water. Snap on the top and then start priming with the priming button. It took me several tries to finally get it running smooth. I have noticed a small amount of foam clinging to the edges of parts and pieces in the tank. Not sure what this is or why it occurred. Time will tell if this filter makes tank maintenance Upgraded to this filter after 1 year with the small filter that came with the aquatic turtle kit. So far so good. Had it a week now and the water is crystal clear. Unit is very quiet. Set up was a bit difficult mostly with the priming and air purging. The directions are a bit vague when it comes time to get it running. My advice is to fill the body of the filter 2/3 full with safe water. Snap on the top and then start priming with the priming button. It took me several tries to finally get it running smooth. I have noticed a small amount of foam clinging to the edges of parts and pieces in the tank. Not sure what this is or why it occurred. Time will tell if this filter makes tank maintenance easier and less frequent. Please watch videos and follow the directions it will make things easier for set up. … more

I’m very frustrated that I have to take this apart and send it back due to not working like this is unbelievable and upsets me very much like what is going on

I have always made my own canister filters. They have been great. The one draw back was having to have the pump in the tank. I decided to finally get one that had everything within the canister. This one was on sale; so I figured, sure why not? I went from having to service a filter once every few months (two turtles) to weekly. Aside from that, SOOO noisy. You go through all the steps for checking for noise, hoses not tight enough sucking in air, something got near the impeller so on and so forth. It's just noisy. maybe I got a bum device, I can say that it is my first Marineland canister filter and it is my last Marineland canister filter. Rated 55 gal, on a 40 gal tank, this thing is ... yeah I have always made my own canister filters. They have been great. The one draw back was having to have the pump in the tank. I decided to finally get one that had everything within the canister. This one was on sale; so I figured, sure why not? I went from having to service a filter once every few months (two turtles) to weekly. Aside from that, SOOO noisy. You go through all the steps for checking for noise, hoses not tight enough sucking in air, something got near the impeller so on and so forth. It's just noisy. maybe I got a bum device, I can say that it is my first Marineland canister filter and it is my last Marineland canister filter. Rated 55 gal, on a 40 gal tank, this thing is ... yeah just lots of frustration here. Save your money, even if it is on sale just get something else. … more

I have another Marineland 220 and a 360, too! They are great filters. I am hoping this one quits making a funny noise and I have tried priming it again so I will see!