If you are looking for a better filtration system for your home aquarium, then the Fluval 405 aquarium filter gives you excellent filtration for an aquarium holding up to 400 liters, or 100 gallons. External multi-stage filtration makes the system easy to clean and maintain, which is why the Fluval is so popular among many home aquarium owners. Fluval has put a lot of effort into designing all of their filtration systems into optimizing maintenance, use of space, and filtration power just so you can get everything you need.

The Features

Features like the instant priming and the Aqua-Stop feature that allows you to stop water flow without disconnecting hoses, makes it quick and trouble-free to maintain. There’s no need for manual siphoning with the self-priming feature and there’s no mess or leaks when you are cleaning and maintaining the Fluval 405. Since the chemical and biological media are in separate compartments, you can just change what you need to, instead of the entire media because it might not be needed at the same time.

Professionally Guaranteed

This aquarium filtration system has a three-year guarantee, is operated off a 120 volt household current at 60Hz, and filters 225 gallons per hour while using just 22 watts. It has been approved by the Underwriters Laboratories. Clamps keep the cover in place to ensure safety and consistence while it is in operation. The tightly fitted lid can be easily removed when necessary and the updated intake strainer along with the pre-assembled and pre-packed parts make it easy for you to start using the 405 within a minute.

Overall Size and Value

The filter is small enough to fit into tight spaces, measuring up to 8.75″x6″x16.75″, but was intentionally designed so that it uses the entire canister space so that the water flow is increased, resulting in a better efficiency and optimal filtration that other canisters fail to offer. It is quiet and smooth, so that your aquarium is a gentle and relaxing distraction rather than a noisy contraption. This aquarium filter costs about 0 – 0, complete with four-baskets for media which includes bags of carbon and biological media, along with suction cups. Two foam blocks, tubing, an instructional DVD, and a paper manual are also included with the package. The 405 is in the middle of the range of Fluval filters between the costly FX-5 and other less expensive models.

Conclusion

Most aquarium owners will agree that cleaning the filtration system is a chore they dread and keeping their aquarium clean with canister filters that have enough power can be a problem for some. With the 405, the main complaints of aquarium ownership has been addressed since the water flow is optimized for better filtering and cleaning is one of the best features of the Fluval 405 filters. They are affordable, easy to use out of the box and easy to operate, clean and maintain. When you are looking at aquarium filtration systems for your home aquarium, this is one you should consider.