AQUATOP Canister Filters

Subject: AQUATOP Canister Filters 4/15/2011, 10:28 am

I was wondering if anyone has used Aquatop equipment before? I haven't had much luck finding reviews about their canisters. The cost is cheap and I know there is a saying "You get what you pay for". I was hoping someone had some insight on their products and could share with me the experience they had, good or bad.

I was more interested in their line of canister filters, the have UV filtering in them and that is a feature I have not seen in canister systems.

I found this video about the filters...

Subject: Re: AQUATOP Canister Filters 4/15/2011, 1:20 pm

I have one that I bought off of e-bay, 3 stage, no uv, for about 40.00 + 16 shipping. When I bought mine it was named sunsun.

I love it, it is quiet,, you can put anything you want in it for filter media, it has very little room for water to by-pass. Mine has been running for 4 months this time without any filter maintinance and is still running strong, it is on a tank with about 12 brichardi and 3 groups of fry.

my only complaint is the handles on the baskets are a little flimsy, but for the price I can live with it.

I would buy this before I would buy another HOB.

Subject: Re: AQUATOP Canister Filters 4/15/2011, 9:11 pm

my buddy in new orleans has bought many of them and really likes them.. yes definitely super price on ebay...
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Subject: Re: AQUATOP Canister Filters 4/18/2011, 8:15 am

Wonderful, thanks guys for your replies! I thought this looked good, but I couldn't find any real world reviews.

Subject: Re: AQUATOP Canister Filters 9/22/2011, 12:33 pm

Hey! Any luck with the AquaTop Canister Filters?
The CF Series is a good choice. Quiet and man...... the CF500-UV puts out 525 GPH. That is a serious canister!
People have tried this SunSun canister before but AquaTop has made improvements to the main shell, motor and O-Rings. They even upgraded the Input and Output fittings. I have one running in my office and it kicks butt. Plenty of room for filtration media. Let me know if you got one and what you think.

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Hi - I work for Aquatop and enjoy seeing the positive responses for our canister filters. If anyone has specific technical questions regarding our products please feel free post something.

Subject: Re: AQUATOP Canister Filters 9/22/2011, 1:31 pm

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Subject: Re: AQUATOP Canister Filters 9/22/2011, 3:49 pm

I've been seeing these in eBay and thinking of getting one. They seem to have good reviews

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MAG wrote:

Hi - I work for Aquatop and enjoy seeing the positive responses for our canister filters. If anyone has specific technical questions regarding our products please feel free post something.

I am new to this forum so if I step on any ones toes I am sorry cuz I don't really know how all this works yet and I'm not a whiz at computers so again I am sorry! I wanted to make a comment about the Aqua Top 300 Canister Filter. I have had mine for four months and I have been very happy with it until today and that's when I not only read the fine print but also it stopped working properly. The Canister was so quiet until today when it sounded like the motor was just humming and the water was NOT coming out of the spray bar. To make a long story short I took it completely apart from top to bottom since the warranty is worthless and cleaned it out well though it wasn't dirty and the impeller was making noise. I put the impeller back in and tested it and there was no noise but after awhile some of the noise returned and I also noticed that the flow strength was about half. The spray bar turned into a dribble bar and so far that's the best it will do.
As far as the warranty goes 15 days give me a break and then everything back in the box with original packing with instructions and packing slips as well as a restocking fee of 15% and we get to pay the shipping cost as well with the RA # attached so in my mind what all this means is it gives Aqua Top any excuse to either not take it back or charge the consumer approx 1/2 what he paid for it in the first place just to get another one if it stops working properly in a reasonable amount of time and to me 4 months isn't long for a filter, any filter.
If this person who works for Aqua Top has any insight to why the warranty is so lame I would like to know wh, if Aqua Top Canister is such a great product, which I did like it for 4 months while it was working properly and the other thing I would appreciate an answer to is why did I lose 1/2 my flow through the canister and why is the impeller so noisy all of the sudden and and is the partly the reason for water flow through the canister filter?
Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation in helping me to resolve these issues with Aqua Top.

PS. You must realize that customers do have questions and problems with products on the weekends too and it would be nice to have someone there on the weekends to answer the phone when a customer does call and have an issue especially with a filter like me cause I have a lot of money invested in my fish and I would hate to lose them over a cheap canister filter that the company portrays as a good one and then not being able to talk with someone to help resolve my issues On The Weekend as well.As you know, Problems with fish aren't just for Monday through Friday any more.

Iron Bear

Subject: Re: AQUATOP Canister Filters 1/14/2012, 11:20 pm

thanks iron bear for sharing that info. i have really been thinking bout getting one, and now i think i will hold off and get one that has been around for a while.

Subject: Re: AQUATOP Canister Filters 1/16/2012, 9:43 am

IronBear,

The AquaTop's Canister Filter is warrantied for six months. Did you read your manual by chance. On the back of my manual it explains AquaTop's warranty.

The 'lame' warranty you are discussing here sounds like the vendor's return policy from where you made your original purchase. Did you buy from Amazon.com, PetMountain.com, possible TruAqua.com? Restocking fees are not uncommon, especially with 4 month old used equipment.

In regards to loosing half of your flow rate, is your impeller shaft broken? are the gromits worn out that hold the impeller assembly in place? Your problem seems to be with the impeller. I am pretty handy with aquarium equipment let me know if I can help you.

Subject: Re: AQUATOP Canister Filters 1/16/2012, 1:01 pm

I have bought 2 more of the aquatops and like them much better then my Fluval 305.

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