MarineLand Penguin 200, Power Filter, 30 to 50-Gallon, 200 GPH, Size C

GOT THIS MARINELAND PENGIN 200 SOME WEEKS AGO IT CAME FROM THE (USA) I HAVE JUST SET THIS FILTER UP FILLED IT WITH WATER PLUG IT IN AND IT WENT BANG STARTED TO SMOKE ONE DEAD FILTER IT DID NOT RUN FOR MORE THAN 20 SEC THING IS IF I HAD GONE OUT THIS FILTER WOULD HAVE SET MY HOUSE ON FIRE SO I AM A BIT PEED OFF WITH IT

Clicking/vibration noise coming from the filter. Have tried resolving with the help of youtube but nothing works. Can only assume that i have faulty goods. Returning this item back to the US is not cost affective so my fault for purchasing in the first place.

I have been using these power filters for almost 17 years. We have had several tanks. Recently bought two for my new 80 gallon shark tank. We now have the four bio wheels (which by the way are not supposed to spin all the time which means they’re working and you’re doing something right) and four bays to put extra media in if required. These systems are hardy and reliable. If you’re doing weekly water changes, rinse out to eliminate any algae/slime. The system gets louder as the water level evaporates. Always rinse charcoal media before placing in bay. I’d recommend this product and indeed all Marineland products. I don’t buy any other brand with as much confidence.

Works great. My community tank loves its. It's not too loud. Definitely a good filter.

Box came to the door with no additional padding, just a box like right from the store! Upside down on my doorstep. Turned it over...tinkle-tinkle, uh-oh. Opened the box, everything seemed O.K. Took off the elastic band took everything out. Everything was O.K. Put it together, poured in water , plugged it in, terrific, No sound, good flow, no water tinkle Everything perfect. I have one in my other tank for 20 + years and still works great. To clean, take out the impeller. There may be threads of algae twisted and hard to see. Take off algae with tweezers and even small pointed sharp scissors. Clean out the tubes, impeller housing etc. Also the inside where the impeller sits. I do this with a tooth brush and aquarium snake brushes. Leave the roller alone! Just clean off and rinse the filter(s), they last for months. Effectiveness of charcoal is give or take, lots of hype, little substance. Yes, filters look ugly dirty, again just rinse off and scrape with tooth brush. Change when it clogs up again in a day or three or when blue medium is too thin and charcoal falls out. Been doing this for over 20 years with no fish casualties, everyone is happy you will be to with this filter if it is taken care of properly. Clean when water overflows and roller stops rolling.

Easily plugs, wheel constantly stops running. I am constantly cleaning the intake pipe to get the wheel to spin. It is also Very noisy. The outflow is crazy strong. I had to make an magyver fix to slow it down or it shoots my fish across the tank! My old style penguin bio wheel doesn’t have this problem.

I had one of these for 4 years and worked great 24/7 use on my tank. Unfortunately it died. When I went back to the store to get it again I got told by an employee that they no longer made these because of the "unreliability" in the last 18 months I've gone through 4 competitor units that have all blown up in a matter of months! Well that employee lied, and the second I saw this I had to buy it! It's a great system and night and day better than other pump/filters on the market.