The basket takes a little effort to pop loose, it seems they've added tabs to keep it in place. It appears very fragile and parts came broken in the box, though still functional. The AC plastic is chintzy and has cheapened further since I last used them. And I really like the internal basket design, its very easy to lift out of the filter while holding the contents, and the filter top cover doubles as a tray for holding the internal basket so it keeps water spill to a minimum, very cool idea. The plastic is durable with some flexibility, like stiff Rubbermaid material. The Tidal overall looks and feels like quality. I narrowed my choices to the tried and true AC110 and the newcomer, SC Tidal 110 to compare side by side. In the past I have used AquaClears and Fluval canisters, and I seriously considered a canister filter, but there seems to be too much hit and miss in QC and after going through two canister returns with amazon, I decided to go with a simple HOB. I have been using ATI sponge filters, which are superb biological filters, however, they're poor mechanical filters and have no chemical filtration ability whatsoever. And I've been looking for a powered filter to use on my 125 gallon aquarium. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Ībout a year ago I re-entered the aquarium hobby after being "dry" for 15 years. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |