Big G
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Only run this for about an hour so far and it can’t stay where it is so I’ll have to wait until I can set up a test tank. Didn’t use the included Matrix just the sponge.
The good;
It filled up well enough and I couldn’t see any bypass.
The bad;
It rattles. It’s not the plastics in the lid or where its touching the tank. Get’s worse with increased flow. In a longer test and following an inspection of the impeller & housing, this may resolve itself …..we’ll see at some point. It’s a huge disappointment.
It gurgles. From the chute that directs flow down to the base of the basket. Through the basket plastics I can actually see a trapped bubble area beyond the flow control. Again, I might expect this to settle. Another huge disappointment.
The blue tank rest. Doesn’t quite extend far enough to allow the assembly to rest quite plumb on a 5mm glass thickness. Easily resolved but shouldn’t need to be.
Shrimp proofing. Having looked at more solutions than is probably healthy I can’t see one that won’t require either major amounts of silicone sealant or a frequent full removal to clean whatever piece of steel, foam, denier etc. inserted which would then dump some of its capture back in the tank upon removal as its effectively a prefilter. Leaving the impeller housing open at the bottom rather than include at least a inflow pipe like the other versions seems….shortsighted.
Matrix. I seriously doubt that even if were to lay each crouton of it side to side it would cover the surface of the sponge to one crouton thick.
Not being shrimp safe I can forgive and find a passable way to live with eventually. Its my problem, not theirs.
The Matrix bothers me not but is penny pinching.
The other issues- not so much.
It’ll probably be a fair while before I circle back to this. Will update as,when and if I do.
My Oase Filtosmart 60, which is itself a re-jig of the Eden 501, is relatively quiet compared to this although I couldn’t suggest it for a bedroom tank either.
It wasn’t cheap.
It’s meant to be a Fluval/Hagan Aquaclear-beater.
Your mileage may vary.
I’m genuinely surprised and crestfallen how far short of my expectations this is so far.
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The good;
It filled up well enough and I couldn’t see any bypass.
The bad;
It rattles. It’s not the plastics in the lid or where its touching the tank. Get’s worse with increased flow. In a longer test and following an inspection of the impeller & housing, this may resolve itself …..we’ll see at some point. It’s a huge disappointment.
It gurgles. From the chute that directs flow down to the base of the basket. Through the basket plastics I can actually see a trapped bubble area beyond the flow control. Again, I might expect this to settle. Another huge disappointment.
The blue tank rest. Doesn’t quite extend far enough to allow the assembly to rest quite plumb on a 5mm glass thickness. Easily resolved but shouldn’t need to be.
Shrimp proofing. Having looked at more solutions than is probably healthy I can’t see one that won’t require either major amounts of silicone sealant or a frequent full removal to clean whatever piece of steel, foam, denier etc. inserted which would then dump some of its capture back in the tank upon removal as its effectively a prefilter. Leaving the impeller housing open at the bottom rather than include at least a inflow pipe like the other versions seems….shortsighted.
Matrix. I seriously doubt that even if were to lay each crouton of it side to side it would cover the surface of the sponge to one crouton thick.
Not being shrimp safe I can forgive and find a passable way to live with eventually. Its my problem, not theirs.
The Matrix bothers me not but is penny pinching.
The other issues- not so much.
It’ll probably be a fair while before I circle back to this. Will update as,when and if I do.
My Oase Filtosmart 60, which is itself a re-jig of the Eden 501, is relatively quiet compared to this although I couldn’t suggest it for a bedroom tank either.
It wasn’t cheap.
It’s meant to be a Fluval/Hagan Aquaclear-beater.
Your mileage may vary.
I’m genuinely surprised and crestfallen how far short of my expectations this is so far.
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