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can't keep fish alive
Posts: 11,861
Registered: October 2007
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Reviews
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Date of last review
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7
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12168
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Wed October 23, 2013
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100% of reviewers
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$45.00
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6.3
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Description:
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"Sleek and silent as a jungle cat, the HOT Magnum is a compact canister filter of ferocious efficiency and sheer performance power. It's lightweight enough to hang directly on the back of your aquarium, yet it does the heavy work of two complete filtration systems. And it's simple to set up, easy to maintain, and readily portable. The HOT Magnum is actually two filters in one--perfect for everyday mechanical/chemical filtration and quick-clean water polishing. Its powerful self-starting pump silently directs a certified 250 gallons per hour through the advanced dual-flow core and sealed media--delivering total contact, total filtration, without bypass. HOT Magnum installs in minutes--a feature which makes it ideal for multiple aquarium water polishing. Snap lock, leak-proof connectors eliminate the need for hoses and tubes. HOT Mangums U/L listed synchronous motor and epoxy-encapsulated electrical components are your assurance of safe operation. Superior design and highest quality materials ensure unit strength, silent durability and trouble-free performance."
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Keywords:
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canister hob
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smaug
can't keep fish alive
Registered: October 2007
Posts: 11861
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Review Date: Sat October 3, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $50.00
| Rating: 4
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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It works great as a pollisher
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Cons:
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noisy,too big for a hob.
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Quiet as a cat!?What?This things is very noisy.It did work great as an occasional water pollisher if I used the paper pleated filter cart.The basket also contains lots of room for carbon to use for med removal.No way would I want one of these in constant use.
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dragoonwoman
Rev War History Lady
Registered: September 2009
Location: Colchester, CT
Posts: 771
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Review Date: Fri October 16, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Powerful, solid construction
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Cons:
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Noisy at times, inside basket hard to re-assemble
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I've had this filter for 7 months. For the most part it does its job, and does it well. It has become noisy on occasion, mostly from trapped air. Turning the unit off then back on will sometimes clear the air out, sometimes I need to take the cover off and shake the media container inside.
I don't like the inside basket, as it is very difficult for me to get it back together again after cleaning. That is the biggest fault I have with this unit.
It is very powerful, and the output can blow the fish around in the tank unless you point the output diffuser toward the tank wall. I put a DIY spray bar on it which helped a lot.
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Dragoon Woman
46 bowfront: Planted, Angelfish, Rasboras, Cories, Tetras, Otos
25g: Planted, cherry shrimp, otos
5g: Planted, Betta
4g: Planted, betta
5 horses, 7 cats, all rescued animals
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paulmac
Junior Member
Registered: January 2010
Posts: 5
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Review Date: Tue February 23, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Quiet, powerful, water flow control
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Cons:
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Hard to clean
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Pros - powerful, quiet, adjustable water return in both direction and volume.
Cons - as with any other canister filter a little difficult to change media.
Overall this has been agreat filter, and probably over kill for my 27gallon hex. Changing the filter as is somewhat a pain, but due to the volume it holds not something you need to do often.
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jimw/oscar
Member
Registered: March 2010
Location: Ames Iowa U.S.A.
Posts: 363
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Review Date: Sun April 4, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 0
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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moves a lot of water through my media
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Cons:
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it is a tad difficult to clean but not the worst I've seen.
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I used to keep carbon in it back when I used to use it but now I just have bio-media in it and I put a pre-filter sponge over the intake.
I don't think it's too loud.
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"In order to punish me for my contempt of authority the authorities have made me an authority myself" - Albert Einstein.
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fishguy66
Member
Registered: March 2011
Posts: 246
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Review Date: Wed March 16, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Can be used w/different types of media;good flow rate
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Cons:
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Difficult to fill up basket w/ carbon
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I have had a HOT magnum as my carbon filter on my 180 for about 10 years; the only small compliant I have is that it is difficult(& messy) when you put fresh carbon into the basket. I do find it to be a reliable filter & the only canister I will use.
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Water changes are the lifeblood of this hobby.
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musket3
Junior Member
Registered: January 2009
Location: NJ
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Sat March 17, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 3
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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filters water
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takes up too much space, hard to clean- too many parts
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Started to get noisy, too many parts to assemble. Aquaclear and Eheim are much better.
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DKRST
Banned
Registered: October 2013
Location: Moore, SC
Posts: 61
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Review Date: Wed October 23, 2013
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $40.00
| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Easy service, great flow rate, compact, quiet
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Cons:
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Gravel washing "pro" feature not great, short intake tube
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Bought this as a discontinued item and love it! I have the "pro" model with bio wheel and gravel washing adapter. Not too much suction on the gravel washing (connector restricts the intake opening too much). Love the ability to add biomedia or us the micron filter. Excellent flow rate and a great filter to add onto any tank as an additional filter system. Only complaint is the intake tube is fairly short and not optimal for deeper tanks. Does tend to add small air bubbles to the tank water due to the biowheel and other outflow being so vigorous, but it certainly oxygenates the tank! Super quiet.
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David
Tanks: too darn many, but almost enough....
8 species of fish, 27 species/varieties of plants. I think the plants are winning 
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