Penn-Plax Cascade Aquarium Canister Filter

My only regret is not buying this sooner. It is the quietest most efficient filter I’ve ever had. The adjustable flow and multiple outputs makes it easy to fit your needs. I have an Axolotl that is a poop monster and this filter keeps the water circulating and crystal clear without having too much flow to stress him out. I love that you can add your own filter media to it. I run it with ceramic balls to grow nitrifying bacteria, and Purion instead of carbon as a chemical filter.

Seems great to get a canister filter for under 100 but this one has no bio and the filters inside are worthless, you basically have to replace everything inside the filter for it to work well. I have a fluval on my other tank and it is what ill ve replacing this one with. Would return if I could but its prob too late.

After making a mistake getting an underpower filter for my 55 gallon tank, I decided to go with the 700 model Cascade. Now I feel there is sufficient flow to clean and oxygenate my tank. Love the handle that makes it easier to grab it from underneath my aquarium stand and the built-in primer is awesome. Makes starting up the filter so much easier than my last filter. Easy to change out the filter media from the two trays and customize what I want to use. An amazing bargain for less than $60!

I purchased the 65 gallon filter for my 40 gallon mud turtle tank, and given about a week to clear up the water, it works spectacular. I have one four inch and one 6 inch turtle and they don't have to fight the current, but it also keeps the water clean (I have tried many filters that were a waste of money). The only alteration I made was adding a tube to the output to reduce splashing. For this I used extra hose trimmed when setting up the filter. Great investment, I've been cleaning the filter about once a week and it keeps the water crystal clear and my turtles happy.

The filter more than fit the bill. It came quickly with no delays, and the instructions for a new comer were adequate to the point I had it up and operational in a very short period of time. One thing I see a pattern is: CHEWY is fast.

Well-designed, well-built, well-packaged with very clear and detailed instructions. Really a pleasure to see a first-class piece of gear these days when so much aquarium stuff is distinctly tacky. I got the 700 for my 30-gal tank on the theory that you really can't have too much filtration and anyway there are times when the maintenance isn't as prompt as it should be. It is not entirely silent but it's pretty quiet, and if you wanted to put it in a soundproofed cabinet it would leave nothing but the sound of swirling water. Easy set-up, easy maintain. Just need to see if it keeps it up after a few years.

Mine didn’t come with instructions I watched a simple YouTube video and i had it setup right until I turned it on and it had white powder substance inside the intake and outtake tubing, it messed up my whole tank and i have to restart honestly not going to buy anymore fish products here

I was so pleased when I first got this filter. It wasn't hard to hook up, even for someone like me who is NOT handy. After time, though, there were problems with the impeller. A little rubber part gets stuck inside the filter top, which you can trouble shoot after researching. I emailed the manufacturer and the 2nd time, but it took them 2 days to reply and I had already figured out the problem. After I replaced the 2nd impeller, a few weeks later the filter started making a terrible noise. I unhooked everything to clean and reassemble. After that, it wouldn't work at all. Going back to 2 hang over the back filters. PS. The rubber feet underneath tend to drop off and get lost.

The Penn place cascade aquarium canister filter is a great filter the flow is super good hardly sound and great filtration I really like it alot

I’ve had this filter for a few months, and it has been the answer to my prayers. I have a 45 gallon stock tank that I repurposed to be a patio pond for my full-grown “carnival” goldfish. There is also a large family of Platy fish living with him. Nothing kept that water clean. Goldfish are so dirty. This filter is much larger than I expected, but it is quiet, and I only have to do maintenance once a month. I was having to change filter media frequently, and take filters apart frequently to clean them because they became overwhelmed with grime. This filter made my life soooooo much easier.