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Hagen Fluval Canister Filter Review |
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Desctiption
 Hagen Fluval Canister Filter
Specifications:
Fluval 104 - Output: 125 U.S.g. (480 l). Recommended Maximum Aquarium: 25 U.S.g. (100 l).
Fluval 204 - Output: 180 U.S.g. (684 l). Recommended Maximum Aquarium: 50 U.S.g. (200 l).
Fluval 304 - Output: 260 U.S.g. (988 l). Recommended Maximum Aquarium: 75 U.S.g. (300 l).
Fluval 404 - Output: 340 U.S.g. (1300 l). Recommended Maximum Aquarium: 100 U.S.g. (400 l)
Review:
Pros:
- Does a decent filtration job. The biological filtration is good as well.
- Good water flow.
- The filter motor is reliable.
- The quality is solid other than the hosing and attachments.
- Flexible media loading with the baskets.
- Pre-media foam block traps a lot of debris before it gets to the actual media. There is a ball between the strainer and the intake tube that helps strain out larger particles.
- water shutoff works well.
Cons:
- The hoses are thin, ribbed, and brittle. The ribs catch a lot of the junk from the aquarium. When you clean the filter and restart the siphon, it the gunk dislodges and fills your fish tank.
- The hoses are also quite difficult to adjust/remove/install.
- The output is a spray head instead of a spray bar.
- Not the quietest canister filter available.
- Sometimes it takes a while to get the siphon started after servicing
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