SunSun HW-302 3-Stage External Canister Filter, 264 gph

I know that there are a lot of complaints about the setup of this filter, but given the price point I went for it anyway. Let me just say I am super impressed with it. I have it on a fully planted 50 gallon aquarium and it has cut my maintenance of the system down to almost nill beyond water changes.

The canister only comes with filter-floss like pads for the three baskets and you have to provide your own media. I ended up stacking all three pads into one basket and getting ceramic rings, scrubby pads and charcoal for the other two. My tank has never been so clear and I only even check on the canister about once every three to four weeks. Not to mention that the filter is almost dead silent.

As far as the setup goes, sure the hoses are a little stiff, and the directions are general for all of the canisters that this company sells, but honestly this is my first canister filter and it was not that difficult for me to setup.

I have the 302 and 303B, both running for months. They are quiet and efficient. My tanks have never looked better or been healthier. The 302 was my first canister filter, so it did take me some time to figure it out. Instructions could definitely be improved. I had read other reviews that advised to prefill the canister with water to simplify priming, and it worked like a charm. The first cleaning was an adventure trying to figure out how to get the media baskets out and back in correctly, but again, once learned its no big deal. Bottom line, you can't beat these filters for the price.

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when opening this filter the first thing i noticed was the tubes are coiled in the box the big problem with that is they don't uncoil very well so it tends to make a bunch of loops as it makes its way to the tank. also priming is not that easy because the plastic parts that go into the tank like to draw air. i am in the process of glueing them together. also i bought this for a turtle tank this is a filter for a tank that is completely full of water or you might have problems. also this dose come with filter media which was not very clear. also the instructions are the worst i have ever seen. they tell you almost nothing. this one has a hand pump type prime and you can't have both hoses in the water when you prime. but once you figure out everything and with a little modification it seem to work ok.

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Like the 3 stage media holders all with fine filter pad with each one fast and easy assembly and easy priming would buy another one any day of the week

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It came completely as described. Shipping seemed to take forever, but it came in the delivery window. I've had it up and running for months now and have cleaned it 2 or 3 times so far. The white polyester filter pads that come with it wear out quickly. I fixed that issue by buying the cut to size filter media and making my own. I'm a happy customer and I'm blown away with the bang for my buck. I only wish I ordered the UV sterilizer version.

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