Aleas Super Canister Filter 530 GPH

[CWO4GUNNER]

Anyone have any good or bad reviews on this filter (Left in pic)? Looks like a monster with a footprint that is finally bigger then the magnum and for $100 and free shipping seems like a great deal, maybe too great.
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[RodInCALIFORNIA]

never heard of it and getting replacment parts could be a real nightmare. looks like thin cheap plastic pieces. i wouldnt spend 100.00 for it

[SMinNC]

Yea, the replacement parts would be a concern.

How many GPH does it move?
All of that media area and 150 gph, wouldn't be any better than a magnum moving twice as much, through half the media.

[Star_Rider]

Aleas Super Canister Filter 530 GPH


if true flow rate is not a big issue.

I have not heard of this brand but
I am testing the catalina canister with good results. and I have not heard of it either.


give it a go and keep us informed. :thm:

[TwoTankAmin]

A couple of things:


How many GPH does it move?
All of that media area and 150 gph, wouldn't be any better than a magnum moving twice as much, through half the media.
This is flat out incorrect. In general, media volume is much more critical in filtration than flow rate.

Testing a filter, imo, means determining how well it works over years. Eheims are considered to be the best for a number of reasons, most notably is how well they work for decades. There is now way to do this for a brand new product.

[SMinNC]

A couple of things:


This is flat out incorrect. In general, media volume is much more critical in filtration than flow rate.



I see now that the GPH was in the Subject Line. I haven't trained myself to check that part yet.

so with a guesstimation of possible 250 gph out of a slightly dirty magnum, compared to maybe 500 out of this new one. That makes it twice as effective.
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Back on the quoted comment...


Lets say were talking soley about bio-filtration. Sense thats what most people(not I) use canisters for.

For your comment to be correct. The 350 would have to be allowing ammonia/nitrite to pass all the way through. And being re-introduced into the tank.

I don't have any information or self testing to go with the idea, that filters do or do not biologically filter everything comming through.

I guess on a given tank with a given bio-load, you'd be correct in saying that what I said is flat out incorrect.

While on the subject. Do you have somewhere that you can't point me to, to read about efficency of media.

I've never had any problems with, not enough filtration. And would find articals on this good reading.

[SMinNC]

Testing a filter, imo, means determining how well it works over years. Eheims are considered to be the best for a number of reasons, most notably is how well they work for decades. There is now way to do this for a brand new product.

Yea, thats all nice. For giving a good review on.
But I've used(tested, if you will) some HOB's that, with in a few months. That I can give some major thumbs down too.



There is now way to do this for a brand new product.

Would that... make that, flat out incorrect?

[CWO4GUNNER]

I just thought it looked like such a monster in the comparison photo that you all would get a kick out of it so I just had to post it, especially for the ridiculously low price and high GPH claim. I also never seen a canister with its own set of airport luggage wheels lol.

For me the two most important aspects of any water filter is its GPH minimum matched rate for volume of water about 3 GPH to 1 gallon, and the filter media's surface area. A well designed filter can have high surface area with relatively low filter volume, but a filter design that has high media volume but low surface area is a poorly designed filter IMO. This filter looks like it has about the same surface are as the Magnum 350 so I was interested in the larger volume, but like most of you pointed out who wants to risk a Ben Franklin on an unknown filter system.

[SMinNC]

... I also never seen a canister with its own set of airport luggage wheels lol.


That is funny! I didn't notice thats what they were.

I don't see an extendable handle though? :headshake2:

Nothing like having a carry-on canister and nano tank for the road. :dance:

[hostilegiraffe]

Did you come across this canister when you were sorting through the hundreds of "sunsun" canisters? That's how I came across it. I'm most likely going to be purchasing the Perfect aka Sunsun 303b (with the 9w UV).

[CWO4GUNNER]

Wow that an old post and cant believe I said the footprint was bigger then the Magnum, must of meant Magnum 250 becasue 1 basket would have to be more then 18 inches wide. Anyway there was even a larger basket canister I found that was so tall it had built in wheels. But all of these type were pricey for odd-ball brand canisters. The reason why I liked and still like the Sunsun HW 302 is becasue for being a popular "inline stacked basket canister" the low price, and availability, make it a very good deal over Name brand designs costing hundreds more, 3 dots easy to connect.

But when we are discussing circumference design we are taking a whole different class of filter not based on user friendliness but effectiveness. That all changed when I found the CFS500 becasue for the first time a circumference filter could also be user friendly requiring no complicated basket disassembly, just 1 sponge to squeeze out and 1 blanket filter to toss out. But with far more capability, effectiveness and endurance then the Sunsun for only $7 more, like comparing a well made Ice Chest to a side by side Refrigerator (CFS) and the FX5 being a walk in Frig/freezer IMO.