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Got a 402B for for my 12g long iwagumi. Hope it's not too much flow...
Got a 402B for for my 12g long iwagumi. Hope it's not too much flow...
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#103! Got the HW505a.
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I've had mine for few months and aside from cleaning (probably not the filters fault anyway) it has been super reliable.
I've had mine for few months and aside from cleaning (probably not the filters fault anyway) it has been super reliable.
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404b & 603b, both have been in operation for well over a year and I cleaned them out about 3 times the first year and that seems about good enough.. There both easily overfiltering the tanks, and the water is always what I expect it to be when testing it.
404 has just a sponge prefilter in the bottom and various bio-media, one rack of bio balls, one of ceramic, and one of hydroton, sometimes a couple packets purigen in the top rack.. I take those in and out more often than I clean it.. I only clean the sponge, flush one rack of bio media with hot tap water and leave the rest intact and drain/scrub the bottom of poop then put it back together full of dechlorinator and water for maintenance.. no mini cycles have been detected and ive been looking.
the 603b has one of the finer sponges at the inlet and the rest is full of hydroton with a few bioballs for good measure.. i dump all the hydroton and balls into a bucket of dechlorinated water, clean the inside of the housing, blast the sponge and put them back in after lightly agitating the hydroton to knock off debris.
both filters are vastly superior to the ones they replaced, a marineland magnum for the 55g and a stock chi filter for the 5.5g.. both sucked, they were loud, took effort to prime, made a mess and needed constant maintenance.. the exact opposite experience of the SunSun filters.
404b & 603b, both have been in operation for well over a year and I cleaned them out about 3 times the first year and that seems about good enough.. There both easily overfiltering the tanks, and the water is always what I expect it to be when testing it.
404 has just a sponge prefilter in the bottom and various bio-media, one rack of bio balls, one of ceramic, and one of hydroton, sometimes a couple packets purigen in the top rack.. I take those in and out more often than I clean it.. I only clean the sponge, flush one rack of bio media with hot tap water and leave the rest intact and drain/scrub the bottom of poop then put it back together full of dechlorinator and water for maintenance.. no mini cycles have been detected and ive been looking.
the 603b has one of the finer sponges at the inlet and the rest is full of hydroton with a few bioballs for good measure.. i dump all the hydroton and balls into a bucket of dechlorinated water, clean the inside of the housing, blast the sponge and put them back in after lightly agitating the hydroton to knock off debris.
both filters are vastly superior to the ones they replaced, a marineland magnum for the 55g and a stock chi filter for the 5.5g.. both sucked, they were loud, took effort to prime, made a mess and needed constant maintenance.. the exact opposite experience of the SunSun filters.
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Wow that brings back memories. As a kid we had a 10 Gallon on top of one.
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quick look for a sunsun hw402b on amazon brings up a zenblue hw402b and a superaquatic 402b.same thing,different names.Think I'm going to try one of these for my 55.
American aquarium products charges a bit more,but they add volcanic rock media,a better uv bulb,strengthening for the elbows,and they seem to have the parts as well.
American aquarium products charges a bit more,but they add volcanic rock media,a better uv bulb,strengthening for the elbows,and they seem to have the parts as well.
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hey guys
i have a rebranded hw-302 and it isn't silent like so many testimonials suggest, it sits in an open stand and definitely produces an audible hum that can be heard throughout the room and even over my computer fans.
Any suggestions? ive cleared it of air as far as i can tell
i have a rebranded hw-302 and it isn't silent like so many testimonials suggest, it sits in an open stand and definitely produces an audible hum that can be heard throughout the room and even over my computer fans.
Any suggestions? ive cleared it of air as far as i can tell
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