Buy Hagen Fluval Canister Filter Fx5 On Sale, Review The fx5 comes with hoses too. You will need to purchase some carbon at least to obtain it up and running. Oh yea, and also the pump is silent. One more thing make shure this large pump fits! This filter functions excellent, would recommend it to anyone having a big tank, ours is 150 gal. It is big but it functions perfect, crystal clear water.

I have the hose coiled around in the bottom of my stand it’s so long. Every night it shuts off to let the air bubbles escape and then turn back on. You don’t have to complete anything to start it. So far their have been no leaks or mechanical failures. It’s very big though, which to me is a good thing. Much more Water volume which is usually a plus with saltwater aquariums. It comes with a DVD that tells you how to set it up. You don’t really require the DVD, because it’s quite easy to set up and get started. It comes with more than enough hose to complete the job.

I’ve been running the FX5 on a 125 gallon turtle setup for about two months now. Setup is really easy, particularly if you have previous experience with canister filters. I saw one more review that stated that the filter was noisy, but mine is pretty quiet even when the tank stand’s door is open and also the filter is exposed to the room. My flowrate has been fairly high, particularly considering that it is packed with biomax and polishing pads. It’s important to note that unlike other Fluval canisters, this beast actually filters water from top down, so you’ll want your finer media like polishing pads within the bottom basket.

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