Customer Reviews

I only got two summers out of mine before the motor quit.

I've used filters for yrs and this one I couldn't even get to to run

This filter is IMPOSSIBLE to get primed. I have been trying, literally, for 6 weeks. I have been resorting ot YouTube to try and get it to run. As a school teacher that keeps live animals, this was an expenditure that has not only put me in the red for the classrrom budget, but it has also stolen about 10 hours of time that I simply do not have to devote to an item that should have been simple to use. DO NOT PURCHASE.

This filter is easy to set up, but we have had frequent trouble with leaks; the connection collars for the intake & outtake tubes just don't stay tight enough.

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!