Since I have a slightly over-sized air pump and a marginal HOB filter, I mail-ordered one of these on eBay for my 29gal. I'd like to have several means of bio filtration in my tank in the event one goes kaput.. someone needs media, etc.. Any experiences with these? Not pretty I know, but I'll take function over form any day.
I got it within a few days of ordering. It's in the tank and running. It came pre-loaded/assembled just as pictured. The top layer is a white filter pad, while the second and third layers are two different types of sponge. In the bottoms are gravel and ceramic rings. It's basically two separate small filters snapped together. With the outlet pipe installed, it's a good foot tall. The plastic seems to be decent quality. Not thin or brittle.
WOW does this thing pump some water! If you lift the outlet/diffuser out of the water, water pumps out of it like a power filter. Then again, I have quite a bit of airflow going through it.
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Air-Driven-Bio-Corner-Filter-Sponge-Fry-Shrimp-Nano-Fish-Tank-Aquarium-40-Gal-/00/s/MTIwMFgxMjAw/$(KGrHqN,!jEE9woHoWe3BPvlF!BVNQ~~60_57.JPG
Joel
I got it within a few days of ordering. It's in the tank and running. It came pre-loaded/assembled just as pictured. The top layer is a white filter pad, while the second and third layers are two different types of sponge. In the bottoms are gravel and ceramic rings. It's basically two separate small filters snapped together. With the outlet pipe installed, it's a good foot tall. The plastic seems to be decent quality. Not thin or brittle.
WOW does this thing pump some water! If you lift the outlet/diffuser out of the water, water pumps out of it like a power filter. Then again, I have quite a bit of airflow going through it.
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Air-Driven-Bio-Corner-Filter-Sponge-Fry-Shrimp-Nano-Fish-Tank-Aquarium-40-Gal-/00/s/MTIwMFgxMjAw/$(KGrHqN,!jEE9woHoWe3BPvlF!BVNQ~~60_57.JPG
Joel
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