Can we get an update on this please? Thanks.

Many, many thanks. This is the first and only video I have seen that describes this phase of a sea water aquarium in a very understandable manner. Again many, many thanks, is highly appreciated.

nice to have you back, hope your family is ok , hope to the switch over to marine next month , will using 2x 407 fluval 55 uk gal with reef flow pump just to improve flow. did the clown eggs come to any thing ? . i have never really rated hang on back filters even for my tropical tanks unless it is a well planted out tank , look forward to your next post.

I want to get rid of it ;0)

Great instructions! Very clear and concise! Thank you!!! :)

Those waterlilies do not look to good. Have you been using an algeacide? That is what it looks like to me.

Cananybody give me names of the plants he is talking about?😊

Imma feast on your macros

Hello sir! I have a silly-deep tank (about 30 inches), so I am looking for all the lumens I can find... what's weird though is that the box in your video it says 4120 lumens, but on amazon and anywhere else I can find the hg-076, it says 3332 lumens for the 48W/48 inch version of the light... colour me confused! Do you know what is going on there?

I lost the white stick for the propeller. What is that thing call?

I think when you pried the impeller housing cap off the impeller rubber went across the room too?

"For Freshwater and Saltwater Use Only" means you cannot use this filter for any other type of liquids (such as gasoline, etc.). You may use this for brackish water and anything else in between fresh and salt.

I suppose we can't use this for tanks with rims?

I have used wisper hang on back filters for over 30 years. I think they are fantastic and require very little easy maintenance. First you complained about the quality of plastic used. Sure, they could have used a better quality plastic, but that would drive up the price, and the plastic that is used does not affect the longevity or workability of the filter. The filter cartridges you do not like are actually good. Yes, the manufacturer wants you to replace the filter cartridge monthly. Most advanced aquarium hobbiest know the reason the manufacturer wants you to replace the filter cartridge monthly is not only so they can sell you more filter pads but also because the carbon inside will be used up. The amount of carbon in the filter pads is only slightly helpful for reducing oders, clearing out medications, and it helps to clear discolored water. In a proper maintained and tank setup, carbon is really not needed or recommend, and as I had said, the carbon can be useful, but in order to do a complete job, you would actually need more carbon than what the filter pad comes with. So most that use hang on the back filters rarely change the filter pad. Instead of replacing the filter pad monthly, you just rince them out thoroughly and put them back( my Wisper Filter Pad is a little over 3 years old). A typical filter pad can last years that way. The other thing that many aquariest do is not use the filter pads but use filter sponges that are easier to rince out and reuse as well as medua bags for carbon or added biological media You also complained about the propeller being loud. The propeller is only loud during the priming stage. Once all the trapped air is gone from the filter and the filter is only pulling water, you will no longer hear it as they are very quiet filters. I just do not think you let the filter run long enough. Not that it really matters for testing purposes, but you did try it on a saltwater tank. The Wisper Filter you have is designed and works best for freshwater. They do make hang on the back filters with built-in u.v. sterilizer and ptotein skimmer as well as slightly different filter media for saltwater use. I just think you were trying to find every reason so as not to like the filter rather than actually giving it a chance or doing more research on them to know how they are actually used in the hobby. If you go through KZbin, there are hundreds of videos on how good hang on the back filters are and how to modify them for optinal performance and usability. The hang on back filters when setup and used properly are a lot easier to maintain than a canister filter or an internal filter with practically the same filtering results.

I had a seachem tidal for a week and got rid and got a fluval canister in the end after watching your reviews so thank you 👍 , I think hang on backs are a wast of time they hold hardly any media. .

I'm always surprised by how much water hang on backs can actually move, they don't look like they'd be up to much. I love canisters though and can't see myself ever being tempted away from them.

I've had 3 already. They can malfunction sometimes, fragile plastic. Mediocre product imo.

I think the key to why you are so successful with canisters and others fail is because of all the macroalgae. Without it, there is nothing to consume the nitrates. Coral consume a little bit, but a tank has to be absolutely covered in corals to achieve the same effect. Now why isn't a canister filter + algae reactor more popular, I have no idea. This kind of setup gives all the benefits and leaves the display tank available to be filled with whatever you want.

War crime lmao. You definitely wasn’t in the military.

I am surprised at the negative comments you're receiving on this. Thank you for the review.

Some critiques and advises. Firstly, I'd like to differ about absence of hang on the backs in Europe, i think it's just a UK problem. For example, in eastern europe hang on the backs are quite popular. Also I don't like the critique about cartridges - you are not obligated to buy this expensive useless crap, when you can just put sponges inside it like with the canister! I did this with my Tidal 55 hang on the back, and it does great mechanical filtering. Hang on the backs are quite quiet(or quiet quite 🤣) if the motor is placed in the tank(they even can be silent if water level is right, but some models house motor outside and are more noisy, but still can go in the bedroom. The main problem wuth these filters can be a damaged rotor/abcense of rotor parts , like you had. Also even "ultra quiet" ones can rattle a little for a week, but then sound disappears because of biofilms and becomes silent. Overall i recommend hang on the backs as a little "sump" for mechanical filtration to use in fresh and saltwater. Can be used for biological too, but i mainly rely on plants and rocks/sand for it. As for my opinion it is cheaper and easier in maintenance version of a canister.

Tetra has great products, but i dislike every filter i ever used of this brand. All where noisy, inpractical and canisters leaked and had start up problems

You wouldn't look out of place on an Extinction Rebellion march.

I have a Sicce syncra silent return pump in my 100liter AIO tank. It is anything but silent. I'm looking around for a new pump to fit. Sicce pumps vibrate like crazy

I bought an Aqua Clear imported from the US once. Sounded like a helicopter trying to take off whilst stuck in a tree even with a converter. Not sure if it's something to do with them being on a different electrical current system than us?

I think the voltage/frequency differences with the UK vs US power is causing issues with the AC motor. Those things are tuned and made as cheap as possible

You criticized the filter from the very beginning and hadn't even opened it. I've used this brand of filters all my life and they are excellent. The problem here is you !

I've got a 306 I've been using constantly for over 7 years. The aquastop is a bit stiff but apart from that it's faultless.

I can confirm this c10 24/7 light is very good, ive been enjoying it for a few months now.

What about the filters which are the main components ?

Never start the filter while it’s dry. Impeller will break

What fish is the yellow purple?

My fluval lost is power even after clean idk what to do

Not only this gentleman is very well spoken, but he's also most funny. I couldn't stop laughing about his statement that you can't go out shooting you cat, or the previous one, unfortunate and of course the correction [fortunately] you can't kill the suspected predators because they are protected by law 😂

I don’t have access to pond plants. Which garden plants live in water with or without soil?

hi, I recently received this, can you tell me, which spectrum is best for plants? thanks

4 years on and as a new aquarist, this video has given me a lot of peace of mind. Everything you have said feels dead-on, and I think my tank might already be in the stages of regression. Cheers from Canada!

My tank has been running for awhile I had a salinity situation and by that I mean I never knew about it and so I was doing had I finally figured it out and my tank has been strong for 5 months now but this stuff has started taking over all of a sudden very fast in the morning I’ll clean my clean and by 7th hour my glass will be filled of diatoms again I’m so frustrated I’m thinking of selling my tank it’s eating my flower anemones I have 2 but the diatoms are become long and hairy and growing onto my rock flowers and they’re losing their tentacles and I can’t handle watching my wildlife suffer in freaking out and need a fast solution

I just can't get those tiny bubbles for some reason, the bubbles are bigger and uneven.

OHHH MY GOD! That was so helpful. Thankss!

I agree completely, I’ve noticed the tanks where Acropora and all these harder corals to keep do best in a tank with higher biodiversity, as well as the added benefits of being capable to add more challenging fish such as pipefish, nudis & emperor shrimp

lol so I'm not the only one

The update was good!👍👍😎🎲💪

For me is amazing

Wonderful

Forgive the potentially stupid noob question but is the end result ready to go straight into a tropical aquarium or does it need treating? Does the ro filter remove all the chlorine/chloramines etc? I saw a (US) video where the instructions said that chloramines will damage the filter cartridges.

Just for your unorthodox way of doing things, am Subbing!! Your nice big tank reminds me of snorkeling in the shallow rocky areas of Maui. (home)

Hey, what rock do you usev

I have been running a 55 gallon tap water reef for years full of coraline algae and soft corals also zoas it’s a big risk so you are right don’t try it !

I have a really old (20+)canister filter that still works, but I might get this one simply for the QoL upgrade. Looks like a lot of thought was put into designing this device.