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Filter Performance
Customers have generally positive feedback regarding the filter performance of Fluval SPEC Carbon Filter Media. Many users appreciate its ease of use and effectiveness in cleaning the water. However, a few customers have reported issues with the product not fitting their filters or concerns about potential contamination from metal shavings.
Water Clarity
Customers generally praise the Fluval SPEC Carbon Filter Media for improving water clarity, with many reporting crystal clear results after use. However, a small number of customers have reported issues with rust appearing on the bags and iron particles in their tanks, which negatively affected their fish and water quality.
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Quality
Works great and it's easy to install in the filter.
This filter media is great and makes my water crystal clear definitely recommend
After about a week it removed it all because the new filter media never turned blue.
After the clean it did not return to its previous state of crystal clear water and appeared very cloudy with white particles.
Price
Good price works great for my flex aquarium five stars
Amazon offers these fluval charcoal filters at a decent price.
These are cheap and easy to use.
Packaging/appearance
5 isn't listed on the packaging as being compatible.
There are other fluval oem charcoal replacements sold by other sellers with different packaging.
Competitiveness
Fortunately, the amazon price point is better than most of the box stores.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
clear, good, great, rust and clean. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 4232.
- Previous analysis of this listing was an C grade.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 78.1% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 7,020 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 25 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After the clean it did not return to its previous state of crystal clear water and appeared very cloudy with white particles
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We assumed that we had kicked up some funk in the sand and created a bacteria bloom
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That with increased aeration seemed to help but was not making quick enough progress to settle our nerves
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
They are small but i just used two in my filter to create full coverage
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I change the filter on my spec tank every two weeks and go through lots of boxes each year
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Fortunately the amazon price point is better than most of the box stores
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But there will be small particles falling off it is recommended to pat and wash several times before use
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After about a week it removed it all because the new filter media never turned blue
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