

Floating inside a magnetic field, the magnetic impeller produced less heat, friction and wear. refiltration, and CycleGuardthat have made AquaClear a perennial leader in the aquarium filtration market. It has the water clean and crystal clear in about an hour after setup. Roll over image to zoom in Click on image to zoom / Aquaclear Hang On Filters. But it is a functioning power head/filter that does work.

Overall, I gave this 3 stars because the design can be improved to alleviate a lot of the issues. The suction selection could be better developed. If they were to create some kind of rubber gasket or boot that would help it slide better than plastic on plastic this would greatly improve the suction as well as the movement. The issue is it sticks sometimes or catches as you adjust. It is just the bottom of the intake pipe sliding across the hole. The other notable issue is the suction control. The sound of the water coming through will mask it after the Vaseline is applied. Apparently, it's just the brand and if that's something you can't live with don't purchase it.

With the lid off its almost whisper quiet. After some online research and a little Vaseline on the magnet the noise was reduced. I received the replacement and this one was noisy. Chewy resolved that issue quickly with no worries. It was great for the first 2wks then I came home to it sounding like a box of rocks. I bought this because I was sick of using the canister filter and I had downgraded from a 55gal to a 36gal and this provided more than enough gph for that size of tank.
