UL Listed AquaClear 50 Powerhead - 270 Gallons Per Hour Flow Rate

NAP21: Been looking for a reverse powerhead for a while to run a reverse under gravel filter and this is doing the job spectacularly very easy to set up and to run. It is a little loud but that's what you get for pushing water into an under gravel filter as opposed to pulling it out of.

United States on Sep 30, 2023

BlocknlotBlocknlot: I ordered this product because it is one of a few that doesnt have to rely on suction cup mounts and still comes with a hanger to hang on the side of the tank.
We all know, whether we want to admit it or not. Suction cups fail over time and when they do you better hope the jet of water doesnt shoot out of the tank.

Anyway, I want to keep it but for some reason Aqua Clear Powerheads going back decades now have an annoying rattle. This one is not different.
Anyway, pretty sure I will return it and continue my search for a power head that you can still hang on the edge of the tank without suction cups.

One thing for sure in todays world, seems with all power heads the feel of the plastics is cheap.
I would gladly pay more for a quality hang on back powerhead.

I did find one other powerhead company with the hang on bracket, if its quiet I will return this one as "defective" to Amazon as technically it should not rattle around.

United States on Sep 30, 2023

Stleslu: These are very hard to find in a reverse flow model. I haven't set my tank up yet but do plan to reverse flow it for an undergravel filter. Heard this was the best new way to run an undergravel filter these days. Keeps the detritus in upper levels of the gravel for easier vacuuming and not under the panels where it could rot.

United States on Sep 01, 2023

Sylvie G Fontaine: Une aquarium a l eau salee de 55 gallons

Canada on Dec 19, 2022

Luc Beauparlant: Commande non autorisé le 15 novembre 2021 et 16 janvier 2022.
Produit initialement acheté et autorisé le 2 octobre 2021.
Commande NON-AUTORISÉ donc facturé et envoyé de nouveau le 15 novembre 2021 à mon address.
Cette commande n'a JAMAIS été traité dans mon panier par moi-même.
Et une autre fois, cette foie-ci, le 16 janvier 2022, facturé au compte le 28 janvier 2022 NON-AUTORISÉ et shipper et facturer à la carte de crédit. Cette deuxième commande (non autorisé) n'a JAMAIS été traité dans mon panier par moi-même. C'EST POUR QUAND ALLEZ-VOUS CESSER D'ENVOYER ET FACTURER CETTE POMPE D'AQUARIUM A MOI!?!?! Le gars, pas trop contant de votre façon de faire du marchandage. J'apporterai d’important changement dans mon compte lorsque cette problématique sera régler pour bloqué tout autre achats sur mon compte.
Merci pour votre attention.
Sincèrement.

Canada on Jan 29, 2022

ALFREDO M.: Regular ya que el empaque llego abierta, muy maltratada, dañada la bomba de una válvula del control de flujo se salida...

Mexico on Aug 20, 2021

Matthew Buttery: Great flow but noisier than expected.

Canada on Apr 03, 2020

p Sauve: I really like this brand I am quite faithful to it, the this was the first time I used this model, the shaft was loose so the pump stopped working after just a few days, but amazon agreed to send a new one and I returned the defective one

Canada on Dec 13, 2019

C. Yang: I used this to replace a Marineland Powerhead, my second powerhead to have failed in as many years. Since the powerhead is used to drive the undergravel filter, each time the Marineland Powerhead died, the biological balance in my tank went haywire- leading to green/blue algae blooms and stressed fish. I've just about had enough of it, and decided to buy the Aquaclear version.

First, this product is labelled as "Made in Italy". I'm not entirely sure that's indicative of good quality (let's say I've had some run-ins with Italian cars). However, the filter felt like a quality piece, with a proper tight venturi tube connection, bottom 'funnel' adapter, adjustment levers that slide nicely and suction cups that actually stick to the glass and refuse to come off.

In its default, full power configuration, this pump is actually almost too strong for my 29L tank, to the point where it was at first picking up stuff from the undergravel filter and blowing it out. I tried using the yellow lever as I understand that was supposed to be a flow control valve- but either it's not installed correctly or is meant to be used for "fine" adjustment, as it made some- not a huge amount of...

United States on Oct 10, 2018

Astro: EDIT: I've had this pump probably for almost a year now & I just wanted to adress an issue some people were having in the reviews. If this pump starts to get noisy or not pump as well as it should, it needs to be cleaned! It's very easy to take apart & put back together, and the part housing the impeller is usually the issue. My impeller had a hair wrapped around it which caused it to be noisy, & later when it stopped pumping well I cleaned the impeller chamber with cotton swabs & that had it working like new again. Just disassemble the pump & gently pull on the impeller blades to get it out & swab the chamber.

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I really love AquaClear products most of the time. So I got this to use with my aquarium chiller because it was a brand I trusted. However, this is not a great pump to use with chillers or other accessories that aren't made by AquaClear because it doesn't come with any hose barbs or clamps and there is no reliable way to seal the venturi air valve if you don't want to use it.

What I like:
- Good gph and flow rate
- comes with multiple attachments
- adjustable and reversible flow
- feels durable
-...

United States on Nov 24, 2014