405 Fluval Aquarium Canister Filter – up to 100 Gallon

5 Reviews

1. The Fluval fllter’s original container box has no protection for the plastic tank.

   Amazon’s rep sales store installed the same box in another cardboard box with no protection.

   Consequently, I received a damaged product, most likely from rough handling by the shipper.

   The lack of attention by everyone wasted my time. Fluval should be notified and Amazon’s dealer should be informed of the lack of attention to the protection of the product, especially when shipping a fragile item cross country via ground mail.

   I appreciate Amazon’s return of funds, but imo, the situation will reoccur unless everyone executes proper care. The shipping container MUST be packaged properly AND marked FRAGILE.

   Amazon’s marketing does not provide for an immediate replacement. It only provides for a return and refund, and later, a re-ordering of the same item. So I decided not to wait (three weeks) and purchased another filter from another seller.

2. Upgraded from my Emperor power filter to the 405 canister filter and am pretty happy with it so far. I have a 75 gallon fresh water tank with around 10 fish between 3″ – 6″ inches each. I’m still experimenting with media and think this filter would work much better if it had a secondary water polishing media as a final stage. As it’s shipped it has a sponge type physical media, bio-media and carbon. The sponge seems to let some of the smaller particles through. I’ve since added a layer of fine mesh fiber between the carbon and bio-media and it seems to be an improvement. Time will tell if it shortens my time between cleanings.

   1. Installation – Very easy to install, the video supplied with the filter is very easy to follow and the printed directions are also very good. Just be sure you have a place below your tank to place the filter since it needs to be placed below the water level to operate.

   2. Construction- All the molded plastic parts seem well made and work very well. Especially the clamps for the hoses. The unit is pretty easy to remove and disassemble for cleaning also due to it’s good design.

   3. Maintenance – So far with this unit I’m only cleaning it every 3-4 weeks, I was cleaning every two weeks with my old filter. Cleaning is much easier since you basically take the whole filter to the sink with you vs. just pulling the filter cartridges in my old filter. As I said before the supplied physical media is a sponge type material which seems to let some of the smaller stuff through so I’d recommend experimenting with some additional media.

   4. Filtration – Compared to my old power filter there is no comparison. This unit keeps the water much cleaner for much longer. With 4 bays for media you can alter your setup as you see fit and the volume of media is much greater. For comparison, my power filter cartridge held I think about 50oz. of carbon, this unit holds up to 400oz. The pump is also very quiet and since it’s tucked away under my tank I can’t hear it at all.

   I’d have to say after using this filter for a few months I would recommend it to anyone.

3. I have had the Fluval 405 set up in my turtle tank for about a month now and it has worked wonderfully! It was a huge step up from the hang on the back filter I had before. I would highly recommend it to anyone with turtles.

4. I’ve had Fluval filters for years and only bought a new one because I could no loger get parts and accessories for my old ones. The siphon feature on this one is a real advance, but all ofthe plastic scares me. My experience is that plastic deteriorates and breaks with age. I suspect that the life expectancy othis fliter will be less than my old ones For the price, I would expect something more solidly constructed. IT’s easy to hook up and has a great flow rate. More useful for fish than for aquatice reptiles though–The tank attachments are flimsy and I doubt they will last long. Not sure if I would buy this knowing what I know now!

5. Extremely pleased with the FLUVAL 405,,, very easy to set up, powerful yet quiet. I currently have it hooked up to a 50 gal fresh water tank and my water is spotless also my fish are very active and appear to be extremely healthy/bright, colorful & mating. Would highly recommend this filter. Cons,, none yet. GOOD LUCK!!!

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