coospider-repta Aquarium Filter For Large Tanks

I’m setting up a new 40 gallon tank to raise angelfish fry in – this seemed like the perfect filter. I turned it on and couldn’t believe the flow. It makes so much current that it is like having a powerhead installed. Since the tank is just set up, the water was cloudy from the substrate – this had it crystal clear in less than an hour, so it works very well. I like that it has two separate chambers. I took the sponge out of the upper chamber and filled it with filter floss – you could also cut a finer sponge to put in there. Unfortunately, this will be way too powerful for my newborn fry and I will have to go with a sponge filter until they are bigger, but once they are I will definitely be going back to this filter in the tank. This filter seems a great value for it’s size, and I have no doubt it would be sufficient for even a 75 gallon tank, as long as you cleaned the filter weekly.

My son impulsively purchased a 29 gallon fish tank and fish, without really being prepared. While normally i would let him figure it out, I couldn’t stand by and watch the fish perish, so I’ve been adding the necessities for the fish to be happy and healthy.
This filter could work in a much larger tank it’s so strong. I worried at first it would create too much of a current for the fish to continue swimming without fighting against it. Once I adjusted it to the lowest setting, and had it settled down into the water in the direction I felt moat appropriate, I realized I was worried for nothing.
This adds a wonderful amount of aeration and movement to the water. If I hadn’t already purchased and placed an air pump in the tank, I think this could’ve provided double duty and saved me a little money.
As for the actual reason for ordering, the filter, it’s sufficient. The description and pictures make it obvious the cotton filter is cheap and not meant to last a long time. Even with routine maintenance and cleaning. But I recognized this when ordering, so concurrently ordered filter balls to replace the squares.
Before I switched out the filter, I wanted to see how the cotton square performed. It was actually decent, and cleared up his foggy water within an hour. I still chose go replace them, and after checking levels with each, the balls outperformed the squares by a small amount, and I know they’ll last longer.
Overall, this is a great filter for this price point. Hopefully they don’t realize what s gem they have any time soon and make it less budget friendly.

This pump was easy to set up, it’s really powerful & my fish love the current. HOWEVER, the cord is ridiculously short! I didn’t measure it, but it’s only like a 2-3 foot cord. I will have to move some stuff around now to make this work, but overall nice buy.

I dropped this filter inside of my 110 gallon outdoor pond to help keep the water moving, and the fish happy. I have koi and goldfish together who love bubbles and moving water. The pump came on at full force and it was like Niagara Falls, it moved so much water. I was really impressed, but concerned it was churling the debris in the water too much, so I turned the air valve down to the lowest speed and it was still powerful. I’ve decided I’m going to use the pump instead to make a bog filter and pump water through a secondary pot of rocks with plants growing inside of it. This should slow down the water flow a lot and make a very nice fountain that comes from above down into the pond. The filter media inside is good quality and I think I can find replacements for it pretty easily when it comes time to change them. Great pump!