allpondsolutions EF-150 Aquarium External Fish Tank Water Filter for Coldwater, or Tropical Aquariums, for Tanks Up to 150 Litres – Includes Filter Media, hose and Spray Bar - Full Kit.

At first, I was hesitant to try this because I was on a tight budget, but I gave it a go anyway—and I’m glad I did. I was genuinely surprised at how well it filters my tank, performing almost like some of the more well-known brands. It keeps the water clean and clear and overall does a great job. I now have two of these running on my fish tanks, which says a lot! It also comes with all the filter media needed to grow beneficial bacteria, which is a big plus—especially if you’re on a budget, as you don’t need to buy anything separately. Another great thing is that it runs very quietly, which makes it perfect for home use. The build feels a bit plasticky, but honestly, it doesn’t affect performance at all. For the price, the quality is great. Highly recommended if you’re looking for a reliable, affordable, and silent filter!

After my hob filter failed on my nano betta tank, i wanted something a bit more substantial and ended up ordering the ef-150. Its handy that you can adjust the flow rate as it is too powerful on the max flow, and it is completely silent which is a bonus. It had a slight buzz at first, but this was solved by moving the pump slightly. It seems like great value for money and is very good quality. Additionally the set up was very easy.

This is a nice, quiet and cheap little canister filter that does the job well enough. I bought it to replace an internal filter that died on me and so far so good. The set up is a little bit tricky getting it primed with no air bubbles in the flow, but once you get it going, it's perfect, completely silent and filters well. If you're struggling, this is basically a re-branded filter which sells in the states under the brand name Sunsun, so if you're struggling with the setup, I recommend searching for Sunsun canister filter setup on YouTube and you'll find loads of videos of people walking you through it. This is handy because if it does get trapped air, it's hideously noisy and the flow is awful, but once you get it going well, it's perfect. Mine is set up about a metre below the tank. There's loads of space for media, as well as a couple of little trays and it comes with plastic ball media and three sponges of different coarseness. I removed the balls and replaced them with Seachem Matrix, which has been fuss free and I had plenty of room to put the old sponges from my old filter in for a few weeks to allow the tank to keep stable and bacteria to breed easily from the old media. Honestly, I still feel like the flow is very soft in my 150L tank, but my fish are all low flow lovers anyway, so I'm okay with that, but if you need a rapid flow, i would look elsewhere. Overall, a good filter for a great price, but priming it is a little tricky and the low flow sort of goes against it. Depending on your application, you can decide if this is a heavy count against it or not.

What a beauty of a pump so easy to assemble. works so well. really quiet when running Wish i knew about this ages ago. but well happy now

Great product, filters well, water in tank is crystal clear after a couple of days. Not noisy at all, really quiet. Would highly recommend

So far so good, read conflicting reviews about noise and difficulties priming so here's my experience. It isn't silent bit it's really quiet, we can only here it when everything in the room is off, as for priming issues you must ensure both the inlet and outlet are submerged in the tank, prefill the cannister then power on, open inlet valve for 1-2 seconds then close it, repeat this process until it is primed. If the outlet comes above the water line at any point you will need to restart from the beginning. The flow rate isn't the best so if you have fish that like fast flow this isn't the filter for you. I have it on a 60l aqua scape and it's low to moderate flow at best. All in all for the price you can't complain. I can see cleaning will be messy so I've bought 2 quick connect shut off valves to fit inline so I can shut them both of and remove cannister, the filter only has one shut off on the inlet side

I purchased this as a natural step for a beginner and a desire to not clean a filter every week. I used the guide and bought what is suggested as suitable for 180l tank. Out of the box I knew straight away it was a cheaper option with a fear at first that the lid clips would not last along with some of the fixings. Installing wise it is easy although I got a little confused with the filter media order. It is just a case of connecting up and dropping the tubes into the tank. Something went wrong for me I will warn as my tank went into a cycle and killed half my fish. The pump can be quiet, it has had that moment although fleeting, it can rattle a little too and not as silent as I had hoped leaving you know it is working with its hum. Suction wise I am a little disappointed, confused or just amateur as even though the water is crystal clear I have a great amount of waste on the bottom of the tank and very little flow with no means of adjusting. I have made all attempts to bleed the pipes to a point that I think it is just the pump being too small for my tank possibly and a guide that is wrong. I even removed the fine thin white media that comes in a hope to increase flow to no joy. Cleaning can be easy, or presumably so and I might be doing it all wrong. Turn off power and inlet then unclip the lid, I always have a bowl underneath to catch the inevitable water spill and the clips. If you wish to clean the media that is it take it all out and go wash it. If you wish to clean the container too then you have to disconnect the pump that can be fiddly and difficult whilst trying to avoid dowsing your floor. I also had a huge build up of material lining the pipes from inlet and outlet after my 1st install so had to strip everything after 6 weeks of ownership. I have had some of the plastic fastening screws to hold the inlet and outlet in place snap, the outlet connector for the spray bar is all a bit askew also leaving part in the water and part out due to the angle it was manufactured at. All in all you get a cheap pump that does its job well enough for the price that it is sold for, it is flimsy in areas as you would expect yet I am content knowing that I have my moneys worth.

Works great, simple and straightforward. However they failed to mention how to connect everything together. So you will struggle if you take off the plastic tightener and assume you put the hose through it first then back tighten it. That won't work. You will need to leave everything as it came then connect the hose physically to the plastic connectors THEN loosen the plastic part until it no longer turns. It's somewhat backwards especially if you're used to christmas lights connectors and fasteners but it's connect first then unwind to tighten the hose into the thread. Otherwise everything works great, green hose could be made more pliable as it is rather stiff, I recommend using a hair dryer to heat it up so it straightens up a little. Found that the cage for intake had bits of plastic (presumably from when it was molded) over so had to cut that up with a sharp blade but it was mainly the bottom part. The waterfall like feature is rather inconsistent but that's just physics cause the first outlet closes to the outtake pipe would be strongest and the furthest away would have the weakest so you dont get that even water height/pressure- also sags a little. Otherwise I'm fairly happy with the canister it's perfect for my 60L aquarium because it needs to handle the bioload I add and it means that if it's not working at full capacity I can provide a gentler output. However, I find the residence of the aquarium love playing against the waterflow of it. Overall for the price of it, it's absolutely great. Works and functions pretty well. Messy to clean up though so I recommend having a bowl under when you decided to disconnect or clean the sponges. Otherwise it's really good for what it's worth, it just has a few quirks like making sure the fan/motor is positioned away from objects or else you get that quiet humming side that can be irritating and if you can just get past that initial startup cleaning it doesnt need your attention. I like using the larger output and position it against the glass to make it quiet and my residents love playing against the current of it.

J'ai acheté cette filtration pour un aquarium de 98 litres. Elle fonctionne très bien et fait aucun bruit je la conseille.

Descrizione ingannevole. La portata è al massimo 10/20 lh. Necessita di una pompa aggiuntiva

Purtroppo non ha fatto una bella impressione dal momento che è arrivato con spina ad attacco americano e completamente unto all'interno, estremamente rumoroso, il rumore prodotto può essere paragonato a quello di un vibratore.. Per il resto funziona.

Esta bien en relacion calidad precio, limpia bien y el ruido no es molesto.

J'ai un aquarium de 70l donc ce n'est pas bien grave mais la pompe est plutôt insuffisante et émet un bruit comme des billes qui se cognent. J'ai calfeutre avec une couverture polaire pour l'insonnoriser un peu en attendant de trouver une autre solution. Le bac et ses filtres sont très bien. Attention par contre car ce n'est pas mentionné dans le descriptif mais elle vient avec une prise UK. J'ai dû donc débourser 8€ pour un adaptateur européen.