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Posted by Jeffrey St. Clair, Ph.D. on September 21, 2007, 11:00 am
Please log in for more thread options I just picked one of these up and noticed a huge design flaw. The intake
partition is supposed to flow underneath to the filter partition and up
through the filter media and out to the tank.
Instead, even on the lowest intake setting, It spills over the top of the
intake partition into the filter partition, bypassing everything and
straight out to the tank. Yes, with overflows you will see some spillage,
but not the majority of the water, lol. Talk about bypass.
The media basket just doesn't stop if from overflowing, regardless of flow
setting.
I called the parent company, Hagen, which also makes Fluvals and they told
me they're aware of this problem and working on a redesign, but I'm not
holding my breath, lol...
With a little plastic work, basically making a better wall between to two
partitions, I could stop the overflow, but what a pain, lol...
I don't recommend any power filters that use the overflow method anymore.
Rena's new Smartfilter design is far superior, water passes through the
filter, not over it.
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Posted by Jesus on September 21, 2007, 11:05 am
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Whaat happened to ther message ...Post date shows it was received and
within minutes it was expired. Sure am nterested in the "design Flaw"
since they have been around virtually forever and in use by lots of
foks especially the ones intto DIY nano and reef tanks...........
How about posting the message one again please.
Bong hits for Jesus
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Posted by Reel McKoi on September 21, 2007, 11:48 am
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> Whaat happened to ther message ...Post date shows it was received and
> within minutes it was expired. Sure am nterested in the "design Flaw"
> since they have been around virtually forever and in use by lots of
> foks especially the ones intto DIY nano and reef tanks...........
>
> How about posting the message one again please.
> Bong hits for Jesus
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I haven't seen any messages about a design flaw in the Aquaclears. I hope
the person reposts it.
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RM....
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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Posted by Jeffrey St. Clair, Ph.D. on September 21, 2007, 11:49 am
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Sure, here goes...
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I just picked one of these up and noticed a huge design flaw. The intake
partition is supposed to flow underneath to the filter partition and up
through the filter media and out to the tank.
Instead, even on the lowest intake setting, It spills over the top of the
intake partition into the filter partition, bypassing everything and
straight out to the tank. Yes, with overflows you will see some spillage,
but not the majority of the water, lol. Talk about bypass.
The media basket just doesn't stop if from overflowing, regardless of flow
setting.
I called the parent company, Hagen, which also makes Fluvals and they told
me they're aware of this problem and working on a redesign, but I'm not
holding my breath, lol...
With a little plastic work, basically making a better wall between to two
partitions, I could stop the overflow, but what a pain, lol...
I don't recommend any power filters that use the overflow method anymore.
Rena's new Smartfilter design is far superior, water passes through the
filter, not over it.
> Whaat happened to ther message ...Post date shows it was received and
> within minutes it was expired. Sure am nterested in the "design Flaw"
> since they have been around virtually forever and in use by lots of
> foks especially the ones intto DIY nano and reef tanks...........
>
> How about posting the message one again please.
> Bong hits for Jesus
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Posted by Reel McKoi on September 21, 2007, 1:50 pm
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(Brevity snips)
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> I don't recommend any power filters that use the overflow method anymore.
> Rena's new Smartfilter design is far superior, water passes through the
> filter, not over it.
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Can't you take it back for a refund since it is useless? Does the Rena have
those expensive-to-replace filter pads or nice thick sponges you can squeeze
out and reuse? I remember my neighbor complaining about the constant cost
of replacements for some filters (she was living on SSD). I don't remember
which filters she was using as that was a few years back.
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RM....
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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> within minutes it was expired. Sure am nterested in the "design Flaw"
> since they have been around virtually forever and in use by lots of
> foks especially the ones intto DIY nano and reef tanks...........
>
> How about posting the message one again please.
> Bong hits for Jesus