225GPH Canister Filter, External Aquarium Filter Ultra-Quiet Water Circulation Cleaning Machine with Media for Fish Tanks and Aquariums Up to 55 Gallons (225GPH)

I purchased this canister filter because I was fed up with all of the filters that we had tried before. There were internal filters which clogged quickly and were a pain to remove for cleaning, poor quality hang on back filters which broke the first time I cleaned them, and giant hand on back filters which filtered great but were an eyesore.This filter is the bomb. It has worked very well to improve the water quality in our 10 gallon tank. It wasn't the easiest to set up because we wanted lilly tubes rather than using the provided inlet/outflow tubes. It was worth the trouble though because the tank looks amazing. There hasn't been any trouble with leaking. Setup took a bit of planning to find tubing and connectors that would connect the lilly tube to the canister connectors. Of course they weren't the same size... The pump is pretty quiet once air worked out of the canister. The flow is adjustable to a level that works with the shrimp. We used the UV light for the first few days to clear up the water, but now we don't use it every day.This aquarium canister filter has worked great for us. It cost far less than some of the more well known brands, but has performed very well. We are happy with the result and the aquarium looks great.

The setup was simple when following directions. Up and running in maybe ten minutes. This unit is replacing an over the back filter that is on its last leg. I’ve noticed an increased water flow, clarity and works well in my 55gl tank. I’m looking forward to the long term benefits of this feature packed, economical filter. No leaks, less noise than previous, smaller filter. Thank you.

For this review I'm going to cover some quick facts.1. Not easy to set up.2. Randomly stops pumping.3. VERY cheap quality materials used.4. Doesn't clean effectively as mentioned.Now just to highlight these more.Set up is mentioned to be easy but there are no instructions given. I ended up following the video on here but they don't yell you a VERY important detail first which is you have to cut the tubing to make it straight. I didn't see that part until we already had it hooked up. We actually did cut the tubing prior but it wasn't enough when I thought it would be. This thing is very finicky when it comes to that.So about fifteen days in the water looked terrible and that's when I realized it had stopped pumping. I luckily still had both filters running.Now fast forward to this week..we lost power for four days. I had a battery backup so it's fine. We get power back on it takes forever to get it going again (see other notes about this) but we get it going. Now I thought we were fine so I turned off the battery pump. Woke up this morning and one of my 5yo cichlids is dead the other two are at the top of the tank struggling to breathe. Somehow in that time the pump stopped again. This time I hadn't had my additional pump because this one we thought was good but apparently not. Got it started again but this doesn't take away the issues.Tubing is clear and no clogs because I checked.When we looked inside we did discover how terrible the quality is on the motor and all that.So honestly I get wanting to save money .but I really can't stop crying over this because my saving money killed my fish. And sadly this happened before too with another product.We are out of the return window too so just overall terrible

This is my first canister filter and I chose this because of the price point just to get my feet wet on canister filter. I have kept fish for more than 40 years.Overall, everything which is advertised worked as they should. It is very quiet. If yours is not quite enough, stop it and open it up. May sure that all of your trays are correctly installed. If you still feel that the impeller is making too much noise, get a small can of Trident Silicone food-grade grease and apply some on the surface of the impeller be unscrewing the plastic holder. It should cut down the sound by more than 70%. If everything is running correctly (trays seated right), you should wondering if it's ON because it's that quiet. If yours is noisy, something is not seated right or your connection are not securely installed. Applying some silicone on all of the connection point is also a good thing to create a good seal.How effective is the filter?I added SeaChem Purigen and Matrix to the tray. By the second day, the clarity is 90% there. By 4th day, the water is crystal clear like a new swimming pool.If there is one thing which they can improve on, it will be the blue pilot light to indicate the ON status of the UV light. That light could be brighter. The current one used in their product (as of March 2025) is very dim. You cannot see it during day time.Overall, I think this is a good product considering the price. As for durability, I will report back after a few months to see how it stood up in time.

This is a preliminary review. I got the filter a day ago. I'll update my review after I've used it for a while.It's tiny compared to other big brands like marine land and fluval but.... This tiny filter is powerful!!! I love the flow adjustment, a simple adjustment. The intake tube has a flow rate adjustment as well, that's quite neat and, the intake tube has a cap to unscrew and fill with water so no pumping or priming needed. It came with an extra uv light too. The uv light has its own on off switch and an "indicator light" tells you if the uv light is functioning. At first I thought a light to show the light switch is on but when I looked at it it's not a light indicator, it's a tiny window to the UV light and yes, it's working. The suction cups have some mega suck, they're great! I set it all up easily, the intake and output hoses cut easily with hefty kitchen shears. The hoses fit very tight - a tip, dip the end of the hose in hot water for 5-10 seconds to soften and help attach to the filter. No leaks anywhere.I'm impressed with this filter so far.