Sean my friend. That's what you got to do. Always have ceramic to spare... Makes it so much easier. Ilike Aquel. They are always trying different stuff. Som bad som good. But atleast they are trying new things. Thanks for the video buddy 👊
Your the second professional that says its junk. Ive got one on the way and the written reviews on amazon were all good and i took the bait. Now its all ready shipped and i decided to watch videos and u and prime time aquatics are the only 2 i have watched and u both said its trash. Should i even get it out the box? I have a brand new aquatech with the self priming motor and its the exact same filter as the newer penguin pro 125 without the bio wheel on the tank now. I filled it clear full of sponge and trimmed the impeller fins down so i have no idea what the gallons per hour are but there is zero blow by. Im ocd so i am constantly upgrading and i cant stop. Im curious to know what u think of the new self priming aquatech filters . I know your a die hard aquaclear man but if u fancy any hob filter other than aqua clear what would it be?
I don’t know that I called it trash. It seems almost purposely built for special scenarios though. if your going to be in and out of it all the time this one may frustrate you. I had some issue or another with almost every HOB filter I tried. I liked the seachem one probably the most but it has its issues too. lol there is a new aqua clear coming out. 😂 that being said I’d rather use this than a hob. If you don’t have something like Malaysian Driftwood clogging the filters up then this may be a set it up and rarely open it scenario.
It’s the same at petco now too. The 10 gallon tanks end up closer to $1/gal but everything else is more. Everyone still calls it the $1/gal sale though…
That's a bit harsh dude. He maybe struggled a bit while trying to explain the BCB baskets since it's something many people don't understand but otherwise it was a useful video. Also, the filter is very different to standard canister filters so explaining the concept of a modular canister filter is not straightforward. Believe it or not modular canister filters will be the future of aquarium filtration and Aquael have been very speculative putting out this version since there is nothing else currently available to compare it to. I'd set it up very differently and I will certainly do that on my other channel (PondGuru) since I was sent the same package by Aquael but whenever anyone makes a video to help viewers I will never complain about it since people generally do bugger all to help people and only want to leech off their viewers for income. Whatever the end result of the filter set up and logic (or lack thereof) behind it the intention to help viewers is there and I applaud that. Unfortunately most of the aquatic filtration videos on RUclips are useless crap from people who have no idea about filtration so I'm glad Pecktec has taken the time to make this video on the Aquael filter and share his version of setting it up. Admittedly I don't agree with the set up since it could be made very efficient with a few simple changes but that doesn't matter since the world would be a very boring place if we all agreed on everything.
Can you tell me how water flows? So I can arrange the media correctly? Does the flow from bottom to top or top to bottom? How would you order -sponge -ceramic rings -zeolite -carbon -purigen Thanks
Loved the multikani song at the end there 😂😂😂
Very helpful and most appreciated....
Sean, too difficult to setup, I can imagine how maintenance would be, thank you from NYC
LOL..."Click like please" as you start the siphon with your mouth 🤣 Like... Like... Like!!!
This was very informative, thank you!!
For sure a like for su king on the hose :) LOL
Sean my friend. That's what you got to do. Always have ceramic to spare... Makes it so much easier. Ilike Aquel. They are always trying different stuff. Som bad som good. But atleast they are trying new things. Thanks for the video buddy 👊
Your the second professional that says its junk. Ive got one on the way and the written reviews on amazon were all good and i took the bait. Now its all ready shipped and i decided to watch videos and u and prime time aquatics are the only 2 i have watched and u both said its trash. Should i even get it out the box? I have a brand new aquatech with the self priming motor and its the exact same filter as the newer penguin pro 125 without the bio wheel on the tank now. I filled it clear full of sponge and trimmed the impeller fins down so i have no idea what the gallons per hour are but there is zero blow by. Im ocd so i am constantly upgrading and i cant stop. Im curious to know what u think of the new self priming aquatech filters . I know your a die hard aquaclear man but if u fancy any hob filter other than aqua clear what would it be?
I don’t know that I called it trash. It seems almost purposely built for special scenarios though. if your going to be in and out of it all the time this one may frustrate you. I had some issue or another with almost every HOB filter I tried. I liked the seachem one probably the most but it has its issues too. lol there is a new aqua clear coming out. 😂 that being said I’d rather use this than a hob. If you don’t have something like Malaysian Driftwood clogging the filters up then this may be a set it up and rarely open it scenario.
It does seem a bit fiddly, but I can see uses some might have.
Yeah I feel like this is perfect for some use cases and experiments, but not so useful for casuals.
I just went yesterday 9/9. no longer $1/gallon. now it's 50% off. But it's closer to $4/gallon at petfart
It’s the same at petco now too. The 10 gallon tanks end up closer to $1/gal but everything else is more. Everyone still calls it the $1/gal sale though…
Do u feel that its kinda to much of a mess or hassle compared to a regular canister filter ?
How many gallons is it rated for how did you like it
Time for some truth-- are you ok? - it's like you've never made a video before.
What are you talking about?
That's a bit harsh dude. He maybe struggled a bit while trying to explain the BCB baskets since it's something many people don't understand but otherwise it was a useful video. Also, the filter is very different to standard canister filters so explaining the concept of a modular canister filter is not straightforward.
Believe it or not modular canister filters will be the future of aquarium filtration and Aquael have been very speculative putting out this version since there is nothing else currently available to compare it to.
I'd set it up very differently and I will certainly do that on my other channel (PondGuru) since I was sent the same package by Aquael but whenever anyone makes a video to help viewers I will never complain about it since people generally do bugger all to help people and only want to leech off their viewers for income.
Whatever the end result of the filter set up and logic (or lack thereof) behind it the intention to help viewers is there and I applaud that.
Unfortunately most of the aquatic filtration videos on RUclips are useless crap from people who have no idea about filtration so I'm glad Pecktec has taken the time to make this video on the Aquael filter and share his version of setting it up.
Admittedly I don't agree with the set up since it could be made very efficient with a few simple changes but that doesn't matter since the world would be a very boring place if we all agreed on everything.
BTW, I am working on a modular canister filter - it's very different to the Aquael version.
And still. I told you that the 1080 made me watched your videos. O think you are still the best photographer. Even in the garage 😂
Seems so finicky. I would imagine it works fine but I would be so concerned about cross threading.
That’s fair the screw in aspect is my least favorite.
Can you tell me how water flows? So I can arrange the media correctly?
Does the flow from bottom to top or top to bottom?
How would you order
-sponge
-ceramic rings
-zeolite
-carbon
-purigen
Thanks
Hard pass
Just shows what a lot of faffing about we do with some filters😂
True dat
The perfect filter for the aquarist who loves a challenge. ;-)
That 3rd way you can hide it behind a pile of rocks or plants 👍👍✌️✌️😉