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tortuga

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Posts: 31
Registered: December 2009
Location: Central Indiana

Tetra Whisper EX20

Reviews	Views	Date of last review
3	11318	Thu May 31, 2012

Recommended By	Average Price	Average Rating
100% of reviewers	$29.00	5.7

Description:

EX20 Whisper Filter - up to 20 Gallon

The world famous Whisper power filter updated for the 21st century. The Whisper Ex20 aquarium power filter offers a host of modern conveniences and advanced filtration capabilities to keep your aquarium clean, clear and healthy. Benefits and features include:

* Hands-clean squeeze-to-open filter cartridge design keeps your hands-free of messy carbon pads
* Keep your fish healthier by never forgetting to change your filter cartridge with TimeStrip color tabs included with each filter cartridge
* Extra-quiet, in-tank motor design promotes even quieter Whisper operation, eliminates priming and lowers the filter's profile
* Promote circulation and lessen build-up with rounded filter chamber design
* Enhanced biological grid promotes optimum bacteria growth.

Whisper ex20 Power Filter Specifications

* For Aquariums up to 20 gallons
* 110 gph
* Requires 1 medium size Whisper Filter Cartridge

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tortuga
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Registered: December 2009
Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 31

Review Date: Thu February 4, 2010

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $29.00 | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Great flow rate, quiet, timestrips are handy, biological filter works well
Cons:	Prepackaged filter cartridges, seats crooked easily

I have this filter (EX20 version) in a 10gal tank, with some dirty fish. It does an excellent job keeping the water clear and creates good current. It has a very good flow rate in this size tank. The only thing I wish it could accomodate was biobags so I could fill them with carbon + zeolyte more easily. I do slice open the carbon inserts and refill them with zeolyte+carbon mixture but it would be nice if there were a fill-it-yourself option too.

Overall though, I am extremely pleased with the water quality. The biological media has gathered quite a farm of the helpful bacteria to help remove ammonia, and my levels have never risen above .02 (even with a goldfish). I do 2-3 gallon water changes every 10-14 days or so. Other than that, it's maintenance free!

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tortuga
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Registered: December 2009
Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 31

Review Date: Thu July 22, 2010

Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 1

Positive aspects of the product (pros):
Cons:	Died after 4 months

Can't revise my original review, so here's an update. Died tonight, and of course I don't have a 4 month old receipt... "quality" modern manufacturing like everything else.

Indian Woods Angels

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Registered: May 2012
Posts: 698

Review Date: Thu May 31, 2012

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Easy to set up easy to clean
Cons:	The magnet drives can get gunk in them but that is sort of hard to prevent I suppose.

I like these because they are cheap to run. They use very little power.

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