Not yet. The canister has been siting on the floor glancing at me and me at it every time I pass by my 80 stand. Im still processing the filter re-arrangements I need to make to fit the SUNSUN into service most effectively.
Also modifications I want for the in-flow and out-flow fittings at the end of the hoses that hang on the tank. I don't like the 3/4" hose to 1/2" neck-down fittings that they use and also that inside the tank they are not water tight.
So I need to get off my butt and into my lawn tubing cabinet and make up some 5/8" replacement fittings that bigger and also water tight so that air will not leak in disrupting siphon during water changes when the water level drops by 1/3.
Im probubly going to place it on my Goldie tank as augmentation to get it established with bacteria and then use it to set my mom up with a large tank and filter that I can service when I visit her as she is 82 but would love to have a Koi tank.
As far as performance the test I posted was really proof enough for me that it will perform. But as soon as I start using it in earnest Ill post my thoughts and opinion. But Im pretty confident by the test I performed, what I see in its large format capacity, simple & tight non-bypass design, and what others who actually use it have posted that this is bargain buy at $43 with comparable performance to similar name brand filters for $$$ more. And its been made clear to me by the sellers that part availability and CS for this model line which has been around for years is not going away anytime soon.
Also modifications I want for the in-flow and out-flow fittings at the end of the hoses that hang on the tank. I don't like the 3/4" hose to 1/2" neck-down fittings that they use and also that inside the tank they are not water tight.
So I need to get off my butt and into my lawn tubing cabinet and make up some 5/8" replacement fittings that bigger and also water tight so that air will not leak in disrupting siphon during water changes when the water level drops by 1/3.
Im probubly going to place it on my Goldie tank as augmentation to get it established with bacteria and then use it to set my mom up with a large tank and filter that I can service when I visit her as she is 82 but would love to have a Koi tank.
As far as performance the test I posted was really proof enough for me that it will perform. But as soon as I start using it in earnest Ill post my thoughts and opinion. But Im pretty confident by the test I performed, what I see in its large format capacity, simple & tight non-bypass design, and what others who actually use it have posted that this is bargain buy at $43 with comparable performance to similar name brand filters for $$$ more. And its been made clear to me by the sellers that part availability and CS for this model line which has been around for years is not going away anytime soon.
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