Well I've calmed down from my recent upset with CF500 Aquatop filter disaster .  I've ordered me a Fluval 405 canister that should be here in a few days or so .  I'm going to miss the UV sterilizer feature that came with Aquatop's filter ,  but I will at the time I can afford a good sterilizer get one .  I think they are a very good item to use in aquariums .  I have a Fluval 305 already on my 55 gal.…

Well I raved on and on about how good this filter was . And now I'm eating it .  A couple of weeks ago it started loosing it's prime . I would get it set back up and it would run for a day or so . And loose it's prime again .  Well this is about the fourth time I got it restarted and pumping water! Well this time it went for a few days and I noticed that the water level in the aquarium had dropped about maybe two…

CF-500 aqua-top 9v UV Sterilizer  This is an inexpensive canister filter that I use . It moves 525 gallons per hour and has a 9 volt Ultra Violet Sterilizer for the eradication of green water algae .  I also have a Fluval 305 that I also use .  I have a 55 gallon freshwater tank . Jack Dempsey Cichlid and a Rainbow Cichlid .  Very little maintenance on my part ..  I think that the CF-500 canister filter alone would be sufficient by it's self .…