Seachem Laboratories 6502 110 gallon/415 L/120V/60 Hz Tidal Filter

Product is 110 volts only .. even though the box indicated 110 and 220. Factory refused replacement of motor and the motor is not available anywhere !!!

Buen producto justo lo que esperaba

very effective, really good for medium aquarium.

Excellent fiter all round

Most aquarium filters aren't very good. My Tidals (I've had a pair of 110s since 8/20) are an exception, having won me over after my initial annoyance with a rattling noise in one, which I eventually fixed. Water flow is good, the self-priming feature is very welcome, and their reliability has been great. I use a pair of these filters on a 90-gallon planted, CO2-injected aquarium with five large angels, four young keyhole cichlids, five black neon tetras (great fish), seven emperor tetras, five corydoras, and three SAEs--so it's moderately stocked. I also run a pair of Aquarium Co-op's coarse sponge filters with two air pumps. I guess I like my symmetry! I like them better than my two Eheim 2217s. Yes, two again. The Eheims get rattly after about eight years, so I have to periodically replace the shafts and grommets. Canister filters are a PITA to maintain regularly. I've relegated them to my other tank, a 55-gallon with about 20 yellow lab cichlids (Labidochromis caeruleus). Obviously that tank is heavily stocked, but the Eheims and another sponge filter work fine in that setup. I like a lot of Seachem products, but I've found I don't really need anything any more besides Prime and Purigen, since I already have CO2 and my favorite fertilizers are pond tabs (cheap) for plant roots and NilocG for DIY water column fertilization for leaf feeders. Seachem's Tidal filters are a quality product, just like Prime and Purigen.

I have had many hob filters and most are trash. I was a hard-core aquaclear fan until I had the filter get bunged up-and I didn't know it was that bad-so it began to overflow and drain my aquarium onto my carpet! It happened twice in a week and I ordered the Cadillac of filters (tidal) to replace them because I was done! Tidal filters are the first filters I have used that actually work like an aquarist would hope and dream. Things that impressed me greatly: - The lid turn into a tray for maintenance and its do cleverly designed that it actually seats in the lid so it doesn't tip over. - You can remove the entire filter insert so you can load it with floss and biomedia at you leisure, not bending over a giant fishtank. - You can lock that filter insert in so it doesn't fail like the aquaclear that ejects its own media when clogged. - The heater sleeve is smartly placed. - Easy to clean, because of stated reasons above. - variable flow, can be extremely calm or a turbulent depending on how you set it. - The design of the lip of the filter dampens the impact of the water so it doesn't splash. - It's seriously quiet, the waterflow is not noisy** - There is SO MUCH room to put your filter media in this hob. Major opportunities for crystal-clear water. ** The only bad thing I could say about this filter is that it CAN be noisy! If your water level drops past a certain point, it will make a sort of slurping noise that I must admit is unbearable, but I keep my tanks topped up so it's rarely an issue.