Well I can actually say more then WOW and I will... this is not really a review though, I will do one of those once I have the unit for a longer period of time.
Many years ago, around 20 years ago I got my first canister filter. After the first time trying to clean it water got everywhere. I returned it and swore to never get a canister filter ever again. I stuck to that until I started reading about the Rena XPs, Marineland C series, and the new Ehiems. I was in need of a new filter because I had to set up a fry tank so I was thinking of either a Rena XP2 or a Marineland C220 as a second filter for my main tank (38gal) while moving my AC50 to the fry tank. Well the **** either came early or she swallowed the eggs so that never saw the light of day so I just kept what I have because of no immediate need UNTIL my other filter, the Marineland Millennium (which I really liked) started making a very loud buzzing noise. I took it apart and so on and it still kept buzzing. So here comes my need for a new filter again. I decided on the XP2 for a couple of reasons. 1) the spray bar is very important to me for water movement, 2) Price (thanks to members here I price-matched Kensfish.com to Petsmart) and 3) If I did not like the filter I can return to Petsmart for a refund. So I got home, hooked it up which was very easy and took only around 20 minutes. The only thing I did different is add some off brand ceramic rings for bio. The one problem I had which really is no big deal is that one of the clamps would not close. I jusat left one off of the output. Well I got nervous at first because there was a TON of micro bubbles but that settled down and completely went away in around 10 minutes. So I let the thing run and the next morning when I turned the tank light on I could not believe my eyes. My tank was perfectly clear. In the morning when I first turn the tank on it's usually a bit hazy which I attribute to the algae at night. I do have a UVS which did wonders for the floating greenish haze I had, but still got that initial morning white haze which would go away in a couple of hours. Also the tank was clearer then I ever seen any tank. I did not think it was possible to get clearer. I thought the UVS did wonders which it did, but I did not think it was possible to get clearer. I don't know if it's the Rena XP unit itself or if any other decent canister would do the same but if anyone is thinking of upgrading to a canister filter, DO IT! I just hope I have no problems with leaking water later on. Also the noise factor... the Rena XP2 does hum a little bit, nothing really loud or bad but it does seem to be amplified a little from being inside the cabinet.
Sorry for the novel. I just wanted to let people know how great this thing regarding how clear it makes the tank water.
Jay
Many years ago, around 20 years ago I got my first canister filter. After the first time trying to clean it water got everywhere. I returned it and swore to never get a canister filter ever again. I stuck to that until I started reading about the Rena XPs, Marineland C series, and the new Ehiems. I was in need of a new filter because I had to set up a fry tank so I was thinking of either a Rena XP2 or a Marineland C220 as a second filter for my main tank (38gal) while moving my AC50 to the fry tank. Well the **** either came early or she swallowed the eggs so that never saw the light of day so I just kept what I have because of no immediate need UNTIL my other filter, the Marineland Millennium (which I really liked) started making a very loud buzzing noise. I took it apart and so on and it still kept buzzing. So here comes my need for a new filter again. I decided on the XP2 for a couple of reasons. 1) the spray bar is very important to me for water movement, 2) Price (thanks to members here I price-matched Kensfish.com to Petsmart) and 3) If I did not like the filter I can return to Petsmart for a refund. So I got home, hooked it up which was very easy and took only around 20 minutes. The only thing I did different is add some off brand ceramic rings for bio. The one problem I had which really is no big deal is that one of the clamps would not close. I jusat left one off of the output. Well I got nervous at first because there was a TON of micro bubbles but that settled down and completely went away in around 10 minutes. So I let the thing run and the next morning when I turned the tank light on I could not believe my eyes. My tank was perfectly clear. In the morning when I first turn the tank on it's usually a bit hazy which I attribute to the algae at night. I do have a UVS which did wonders for the floating greenish haze I had, but still got that initial morning white haze which would go away in a couple of hours. Also the tank was clearer then I ever seen any tank. I did not think it was possible to get clearer. I thought the UVS did wonders which it did, but I did not think it was possible to get clearer. I don't know if it's the Rena XP unit itself or if any other decent canister would do the same but if anyone is thinking of upgrading to a canister filter, DO IT! I just hope I have no problems with leaking water later on. Also the noise factor... the Rena XP2 does hum a little bit, nothing really loud or bad but it does seem to be amplified a little from being inside the cabinet.
Sorry for the novel. I just wanted to let people know how great this thing regarding how clear it makes the tank water.
Jay
