TOM Aquarium Mini Internal Filter 45gph adjustable flow
- Features adjustable flow control.
- Compact design with suction cups mounts for easy aquarium attachment
- Simple-to-change filter cartridge provides mechanical, chemical and biological filtration
- Ideal for Nano tanks, and other desktop aquariums – up to 10 gallons
- Spray bar and directional flow diffuser are included
Product Description
TOM TM1250 Aquarium Mini Internal Filter 45gph adjustable flow. KollerCraft is highly regarded for supplying superior quality, innovative pet products and reliable service. This submersible mini power filter combines silent, powerful filtration with user-friendly operation…. More >>
TOM Aquarium Mini Internal Filter 45gph adjustable flow
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This filter is great.
Plastic is sturdy construction.
It is dead quiet. The first few days there was a slight rattle with the impeller but that went away and never came back. It is in my bedroom and it is so quiet that I can barely hear the minutest of hums in the dead quiet of the night. Like I have to concentrate to hear it. During the day I literally have to put my ear a few inches from the glass to hear it ticking over.
Adjustment of the water flow is easy and doesn’t cause the unit to make more noise like the Hydor Ekip did. The flow control however is also not continuous, but rather in a 3 discrete levels.
I like the fact that it comes with 3 output attachments; Spray bar, top v-spout, and standard center pipe.
I will say that the cleaning of the filter requires a bit of delicate handy-work as the flow control tab (hard to explain but you will understand when you buy it) is delicately wrapped around the sponge. As long as you are careful you won’t break anything.
The electrical cord is about 1.6 meters long.
The spraybar dampens the current nicely in a small tank. I have a 5.5g nano and it keeps the water moving but does not ‘blow stuff around’. With the spraybar attached the unit is 6 3/4 inches wide and 6 1/4 inches tall.
The suction cups are very strong, in fact, maybe too strong, as I have to really pull them off hard to get them to cooperate.
It has a good quality sponge whose grain is not too fine or too thick. It takes a good couple weeks before I start to notice dirt in the sponge (which you can see because the filter case is clear), and my water stays very clear. When I squeeze out the sponge carefully (in water from the tank so as not to kill the bacteria) I can get it looking brand new again easily. Also, the current around the sponge intake is not too strong, I think baby shrimps would have no trouble steering clear of the being sucked up into the intake. Besides, the sponge grain is too fine to allow them in.
The carbon section of the filter is ridiculously small, maybe 7 cubic centimeters. Instead of bothering with carbon I just leave the original carbon in there as an extra biological filter medium.
This is a great mini filter. I would highly recommend it.t
Rating: 5 / 5