I have tried multiple types and brands but never got the type of crisp clean aquarium for my fish I’ve always sought, requiring me to get water clarifying additives which didn’t help much. I then ran this filter system and was literally shocked at how efficient, quiet not to mention super easy to clean it was. And reusable filtering system which beats the useless padding inserts that come with other systems made my tank sparkling clean & really caught me by surprise. I ran two store bought brand name traditional filters for 30gal + 10-20gal on one tank for a while, the gave them a rest and ran AquaClear by itself and it beat their performance hands down. My fish are much happier and healthier I have tried multiple types and brands but never got the type of crisp clean aquarium for my fish I’ve always sought, requiring me to get water clarifying additives which didn’t help much. I then ran this filter system and was literally shocked at how efficient, quiet not to mention super easy to clean it was. And reusable filtering system which beats the useless padding inserts that come with other systems made my tank sparkling clean & really caught me by surprise. I ran two store bought brand name traditional filters for 30gal + 10-20gal on one tank for a while, the gave them a rest and ran AquaClear by itself and it beat their performance hands down. My fish are much happier and healthier, and the transparent casing shows me the condition of the filters without even having to pull them out. I’m now reinstalling my other tanks and replacing their filtering system with AquaClear. 1000% recommended. Also Chewy’s pricing on the item and the filters keeps me happy :D … more