Title: There are better filters out there
Product review: I have never had a filter give me so much trouble on start-up. I opened the box and the intake extension tube was missing. OK, I could make do. I put the filter together, put it on the tank and I have to say it started immediately. But then it started to gurgle, lose suction and go dry. I took it apart 5 times trying to find the problem. I checked the impeller, siliconed all the seals and removed and siliconed the intake hose where it meets the canister. Those intake and exhaust tubes are loose and leaky. I wanted to like the bio wheel, but it's just too big for the back of the tank. I don't want to cut out another section on my hood to accomodate it. The filter has been running for the past half hour. I don't know if that will last another minute or another year, but the aggravation experienced in assembling it isn't worth the money spent.
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