And there have been videos and threads made about the Seachem Tidal’s bypass problem. This is something most hobbiest avoid when buying a filter. No more taking off the entire filter just to do maintenance! The one GREAT thing I like about the way the media basket is integrated with this filter is that when you need to do filter media maintenance you DO NOT need to take off the entire filter to do your maintenance, all you need to do is pull the media basket out by holding the 2 tabs on the side of the basket and slowly lift the basket out of the filter and then placing it on the lid. Because this media is in the shape of little balls it’s better suited for this media basket. The Tidal Media basket would do better with media like the Eheim Substrate Pro. But because of the shape of the media you can only place so much in the media basket. It’s more rectangular thank square and unlike the Aquaclear Filters you are a little more limited on what you can put in you media basket.Īs a user and seller of Biohome filter media I love to use this media in all my filters. I find the tidal Filters media box a little odd in design. Always make sure that this hole is clean and there is no build up of algae or gunk trapped inside of this small space. Since the Tidal filter has the intake tube almost integrated into the filter itself you don’t have that classic “U” shaped intake tube. Most or all other HOB filters that I know of will have the overflow of water escape from the part where the intake tube is placed. If you look at the bottom right picture you will see a blue circle around what appears to be a hole.
As the flow in the filter backs up because the media is dirty the water will make the Maintenance Monitor pop up letting you know that it’s time to clean your media.Ī). This is a blue peg that uses the flow in the filter to let you know when the media is getting dirty. Just make sure to let the water drain into the filter before moving it to the tray.Ģ- Maintenance Monitor(Fancy name for a blue peg) It also frees up space so you don’t need a bucket or something big to place the media basket into, when taking it to the sink. The lid works as a drip tray and stand for the media basket so you don’t drip water all over the place when doing maintenance on your filter. When you take off the lid and turn it over you will see some inserts sticking out from the tray(see pic) these inserts will fit into the bottom of the media basket. (This some of these images was taken from and the other pictures were taken by me of my Tidal 55 HOB Filter) I will use the first picture and numbers that correspond with each feature as a guide to explain what I have noticed and what I think about each feature. I will post a picture and right below that I will have a description on the picture I just posted. More on this later.Īt First Glance this filter has the same shape and form as any other HOB filter but if you take a closer look there are things that Seachem has done that I don’t think I have ever seen on any other HOB filter on the market. BUT, I use the filter without the telescopic intake on and Seachem has done a great job of “thinking ahead”. I am using this on my 33 Long and with the intake strainer on, the strainer is about 1/2-3/4 inches above the bottom on the tank. Before I get into a In depth review let me tell you I got the smallest Tidal Filter the 55 and it is BIG! This filter IMHO is not for smaller tanks and should be used on 20 Gallon tanks and above. When it was finally released I got my hands on the Tidal 55 and I was in shock when I opened the box. The waiting game was harsh and I kept on looking for updates and I even posted some Seachems FB Page, which is sometime I almost never do. At the time it was not available in stores and was going to be released a few months later.
When I first saw the video of the Seachem Tidal Filter In 2016, I instantly knew that this was a filter I wanted to get.
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Could the Seachem Tidal 55 take the throne from the Aquaclear Series HOB Filters? You decide!Įver since I have started this hobby I have always heard that the Aquaclear filters were the best and even if you look up videos on YouTube you will find that the Aquaclear Filters dominate the number of videos about it.
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