Fluval C Series Power Filters - Aquarium Equipment Reviews

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bignellm

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Posts: 2,436
Registered: July 2011
Location: Michigan

Hagen Fluval C Series Power Filters

Reviews	Views	Date of last review
4	13267	Sun June 28, 2015

Recommended By	Average Price	Average Rating
100% of reviewers	$41.66	9.5

Description:

This is a 5 stage filtration hang on back filtration system. It contains: Multi-stage filter boast two mechanical filtration stages; customizable chemical filtration stage and a dual biological filtration system that employs trickle-filter technology. This is fully customizable set up. The C2 has a rated GPH of 119; the C3 has GPH of 153; and the C4 has a rating of 264 GPH.

Maintenance on these filters is made easier with compartments and baskets. These can easily be maintained during different times of the month, so as to maintain a healthy level of beneficial bacteria colony, thereby keeping the Ammonia to Nitrate cycle more intact.

Performance is top quality and overall noise of the pump when installed to instructional specifications is non-existent. This filtration only makes noise in the environment to the extent water falls into tank.

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Hagen Fluval C2 C3 C4 Power Filter HOB

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bignellm

Senior Member

Registered: July 2011
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2436

Review Date: Thu July 28, 2011

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $35.00 | Rating: 10

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Ease of Maintenance, Media Customization, Ability to Use generic Media, Staggered Maintenance Schedule Ability, Pop Up Red Tab to notify of filter blockage, Quiet, Powerful
Cons:

I've had the Fluval C3 HOB Filter for over 3 weeks. This is a top notch system and is Incredibly better than the Tetra Whisper 2 I had started with. I love the Staggered ability to customize maintenance on this product. The price wasn't incredibly high and I would rate as a fair price.

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blueFinShark
Junior Member

Registered: September 2011
Posts: 1

Review Date: Sat September 3, 2011

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	very easy to clean, Sharp looking
Cons:	maybe a lil noisy? (2 HOBs going cant tell which is noisy yet)

Ive had a C4 for about a week and this thing is great, Very sharp looking. Paid 40 bucks off of Amazon so the price was killer

SwornOath
Junior Member

Registered: June 2013
Posts: 13

Review Date: Mon June 3, 2013

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $44.99 | Rating: 10

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Quiet Operation. Modular. Reliable. Attractive Design.
Cons:	Absolutely None!

Excellent filter system! Does a fantastic job! Slick and attractive design as well as quiet operation. Simple disassembly for maintenance and motor/impeller access. I would recommend this to ANYONE with the size appropriate tank.

fishkeeper4

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Registered: August 2012
Location: Louisiana,US
Posts: 203

Review Date: Sun June 28, 2015

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $44.99 | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Good filtration
Cons:	a tad noisy, not really a true five stage filter

Not really five levels of filtration as advertised. Why? Because the bioscreen is basically a mechanical filter for the c-nodes. It is needed because the water that is pumped to the biological part is not filtered first. It is water that is diverted from the main flow before it goes through the other stages. So in effect I would say this filter is a four stage filter. Still like this filter better than aquaclear because it can filter out smaller particles better.

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