SeaChem Large Aquarium Fish Tank Filter, Tidal 55 Gallon (200 Liters) by Sicce

These filters are top of the line. I have a 75 gallon tank with a Tidal 55 and a Tidal 75. The filters are virtually silent compared to most HOB filters. It glides effortlessly over the back and comes with an adjustable pin to ensure its level against many types of tank brands and sizes. The media capacity is like nothing else with plenty of room for multiple sponges and matrix to fit. It has an adjustable intake to virtually almost any level. For what you spend on this product you will get what you pay for. This blows tetra brand out if the water (no pun intended). The Tidals are reliable and long lasting products. The next step up would be canister filters in my opinion.

Powerful filter for my 29 gallon and quiet too! It has this low buzzing at higher levels but you can lower it so that goes away. The build could be better quality though, the emperor pro 450 which is my old filter has a thicker and stronger plastic and this one feels softer so it may not necessarily last as long. The durability in that way seems rather low and prone to scratching although I think that this piece is more function and customization over form, it is simple in a good way and not over-engineered. The size is excellent! Far smaller and fits the same needs in power to my old emperor pro 450, I highly recommend for a 29 gallon over the tidal 35 since it is adjustable. Ease of cleaning? This is the easiest filter to clean! It has a clip you push away and you can take the whole media basket out and click it into the filter top so water does not go everywhere when you are moving it to a bucket with tank water. Great filter! I highly recommend.

Ordered the Tidal 55 to replace an AC 50 on my 29 gallon planted tank. It is fairly heavily stocked and has a good bit of mopani wood. My water had looked very hazy and full of small floating debris lately with the AC. I ordered the bonded blue white bulk poly sheet with this filter and cut it to fit the basket. I placed one sheet of it on top of the sponge that came with the filter. On top of that I placed the bag of seachem bio media that came with it. Last I placed the bag of bio media that came out of my AC 50. This filed the basket pretty full. It's been running on my tank for 4 days now and my water is crystal clear. After 2 days the little blue maintenance peg popped up. I simply lifted the lid, lifted out the media basket and placed it on the inverted lid(it's made for that to catch dripping water), took it to the sink and rinsed out the sponge and poly pad. I left the file running while I did this. That took care off the clogging. This thing had trapped a lot of debris from my water. Very pleased with the performance and ease of maintenence. Also I'm only running it on about 50% on the easily adjustable dial. The surface skimmer keeps the top layer of water clean also. The cons I see with it are that it's rather large and definitely stands out on back of tank(however I kind of like the way it looks), also the skimmer can't be turned completely off so you have to be careful when feeding flakes and floating food. I think the positives of this filter definitely override these small cons and in the short amount of time I've had it I will definitely give it 5 stars. It's very quiet also. I hope it continues to perform this well and I've found my new go to line of hob filters.

8/19/2021: I've had this filter for a few months now for a 40-gallon and it's doing a great job of keeping the water clean. I test the water every now and then and it's doing great against nitrites and nitrates. The Seachem matrix combined with the sponge is doing a great job, and there's extra room so I added a carbon pad. It's also super convenient when it comes to cleaning. Maintenance is such a breeze with this. I clean the media basket once a week with a water change, and clean the impeller if the water in the filter basket looks dirty. The filter is extremely quiet. When I first started using it there was a buzz from the motor, but it gradually disappeared and now I cannot hear it unless I lean in. I had the same experience with the Seachem 35 so I'd say not to worry if the filter is a little noisy at first. This one has a waterfall sound when the water flowing out hits the aquarium water. Not super loud because there is a flat surface that breaks the speed of the water before it enters the aquarium. It's just like a trickling kind of sound. I find this sound relaxing. I work from home and the aquarium is close by so I enjoy hearing it in the background. The Seachem 35 does not have the trickling sound, maybe because the water force is not strong enough to start with. I originally bought this as a backup to an Oasi canister filter, but now I realize I should never have gotten the canister filter. The canister filter was a nightmare to maintain. Weekly water changes were OK because Oasi makes it easy to clean the pre-filter, but further maintenance was such a pain. You have to clean the tubes with a super long brush and clean all the sponges in the canister. I usually did this with a bucket of filter water in the bathroom and usually it was a mess and a lot of hard work. Those days are so over. Listen, I took have watched a lot of Youtube videos of people taking about what a breeze it is to maintain a canister filter. Well, it's not a breeze. One day I hope to upgrade to an 80 gallon, and if and when I do, I plan to get two of these going instead of a canister. I highly recommend this filter.

Ótimo Filtro. Pena que é muito caro os custos indiretos atrelados ao produto. Impostos e fretes e taxas.

الفلتر ممتاز ولاكن تعطل معي وقمت بتواصل مع البائع وتم تعويضي وارجاع المبلغ ولم استبدله فضلت اذهب لمنتج اخر القابس الكهربائي ليس على الموصفات والمقاييس السعودي

Silencioso, tiene buen espacio para material filtrante. Los materiales son de buena calidad, tengo con el ya casi un año y no ha fallado.

One of my local pet shops just replaced all of their AquaClear filters with these. So I decided to try out a 55 tidal just to see for myself. I'm running one Tidal 55, Aquaclear 50, and an Aquaclear 20, on my 75gal aquarium. Definitely a large improvement compared to the Aquaclear 50. A larger media compartment without larger outer dimensions. Greater water flow, and a lot quieter pump. The water outflow is lower in the tank too. Allowing you to have lower tank water levels. The intake is variable in length, and can be removed if you only want to surface skim. The filter primes every startup. Unlike the aquaclear filters. Which sometimes don't prime, even when full of water. The motor was a little noisy when I first installed the filter. But has become completely silent after a week of operation. It measures in at 32db average. Whereas my aquaclear 50 measures at 43db. The black plastic blends in nicely with a black aquarium background. But the bright blue dials stand out in the tank. If they were also black in color, it would definitely look better. Another minor downside is that the surface skimmer cannot be fully disabled. It's always drawing a little bit of water. This could be a problem if you have lots of duckweed. As the plant can be sucked into the filter, clogging the foam quickly. Overall, it seems to be the new top HOB filter. Same cost as an Aquaclear. With greater media capacity, quieter operation, greater water flow, and reliable self-priming.

Je suis vraiment satisfait!!! Ce filtreur m’a été fortement recommander et j’était un peu nerveux à l’idée de l’acheter à la lecture des reviews sur le bruit du moteur, je me suis dit que dû à leur forte popularité la qualité n’était plus celle du début mais loin de la!! Le moteur a fait un peu de bruit pour environ une semaine et maintenant plus aucun son. Si je n’entend pas la chute coulée j’ai l’impression qu’il ne fonctionne pas. Le panier pour les média est spacieux et très facile pour la maintenance, le détail de pouvoir l’attacher dans le couvercle donne l’impression que ça ne sert à rien mais c’est réellement utile. J’ai enlever l’ajustement du bas et boucher le trou avec une mousse noire car je ne voulais pas de bleu dans mon décor et ça fonctionne parfaitement. Je suis vraiment satisfait de mon achat et j’en achète un autre à coup sûr vu que mon bac a deux filtreur!!