I just bought one of these after seeking your video. Thanks for making it very easy to set up 👍

Excellent review! Helped me so much with my buying decision, thanks.

Hi Mark great tutorial for how to set this filter up. Thanks for sharing, the cory babies look like they are growing well 😊

This made setting up my new filter so much easier! Thanks!

Nice mark love the video keep it up . Just imagine I'm from south Africa u have a lot of fans here

GREAT VIDEO! Thank you very much. I think I need the next size up, my tank is 45 Marine tank,....salt needs a lot of flow. But thank you for showing me how to put it together!!!

Nice new equipment 👍👍🐠

Nice to see that you prefilter that 207. I see so many people that don't prefilter these kinds of filters and and winder why their nano fish and or shrimp start to disappear over time.

Hello there, I know this is 5 years old but I just ordered the 207 for my 29 gallon planted community tank ( 6 corry cats, 5 Rasboras, 2 Guaramis, 3 Amano shrimp) It will be replacing a old Fluval C3. Thank you for this set up video! I had eheims back in the day (20 years ago) which was the best in my opinion when I had 3 55 gallon tanks (African Cichlids) . Fluval I think is tops now!! The 07 series really looks like they take the cake!!

Lovely unboxing video 👍🏼 Fluval is a brand to trust in my opinion 🤔

Definitely some improvements over the 206 - the priming handle is way better! And I like the handle for pulling the media baskets out.

Great video! Set up Fluval 207 yesterday evening as per the manual and another instructional KZread video. The 207 is my first ever use of an external canister filter as I embark on my journey into freshwater tropical aquariums. Since setup yesterday evening I've noticed the canister is emitting a constant low pitched humming which is audible from other rooms, enough to be slightly annoying. I understand this external cannister filters are supposed to be virtually silent filters. I looked up possible causes online and thought may it had some air in there as there was a lot of new bubbles made and present throughout the glass walls and all over gravel, decor and internal equipment, from when initially setting up the aquarium putting in some gravel and decor and when pouring in water. I thought maybe a lot of air in the canister after that. I've tried tilting it many times at an angle which does bring out some bubbles from the output after a slight fizzing of bubbles heard. Also tried to manually pump with the self priming pump a bit. However, there is still the ongoing hum. I am sure all the medial and baskets were assembled correctly, etc. Any suggestions would be great please as was looking for an almost silent filter! Thanks.

@chrisangel9412

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rob, I just bought fluval 207 and noticed the same humming sound you did. Did the humming stoped in your case?. Thanks.

@FLoreNT390

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there, i have the same problem. Did you solve the problem ? Thanks

I'm still on foam filters but have attached a water pump because the air pump was sending me crazy. However, I've always wondered about an external filter but never quite understood how they work, now I do! - Great video.

Thanks for the review and hello!

@MARKSAQUATICS

5 жыл бұрын

And hello to you 😀👍

😮 really nice cool

good video looks a nice filter

Been researching this extermal filter for some time now and it ticks all the boxes I need. I only have a 60 LTR tank which I plan to replace at some point but according to my LFS this external filter would not need to be maintained as frequently as internal filters which saves quite a bit of money (and time!), and cycles the tank much much better. I wonder if this filter would help me much in my fight against algae, amonia etc?

Is there going to be some pass through of water through the red handle where you grab the baskets? Looks like water can easily pass through there.

Thankyou mark good video xx

Great video, thank you!

I really appreciated your tutorial!

Fluval have done a good job of addressing the small niggles from the '06 series and the '07 series is an easy recommend for anyone wanting a good filter which will last for many years. I've done a video on a 207 a couple of weeks ago but haven't had a chance to edit it yet - when it goes up I'll link to your video as you go into more detail about the improvements than I do. The one area I'm really disappointed is the quality of that ceramic tube media - crack a piece open and you will see what I mean. The internal structure is simply bubbles sealed into hard media made from ceramic dust and I'm not sure if that is the new version of the media they will be using in all their filters but it is a huge step backwards from the media I've found in the FX range previously. Something which is really nice to see is that the fine pad was in the bottom tray over their medium foam and there is a bumpy foam in the cartridge so it looks like companies are finally coming round to the need for greater contact area for dirt to settle out in foams and the importance of having the fine pad in the correct place to prevent media clogging. Maybe one day the 'big' aquatic channels on KZread will come to that realization or even consider that it makes a hell of a difference what type of media is used in a filter but I doubt it.... I'll send you some stuff down to set it up but I understand if you can't make a video on that set up with biohome ultimate as Fluval probably wouldn't be too chuffed - I don't have that problem as I'm already seen as the aquatic conspiracy guy by so many companies, lol Fluval are a really good company as they are addressing issues with previous versions of their filters and improving them for the better operation, maintenance, quality of construction and over all user experience for their products which is a stark contrast to Eheim who have gone the route of making things more fiddly and more cheaply manufactured while charging a huge premium for the 'improvements'. I know for sure which I would recommend to someone wanting a good quality filter which will last for many years so the '07 range should give Fluval a huge jump on their competition. I've seen comments on other videos where people have complained that the changes are just cosmetic and don't solve any problems but that couldn't be further from the truth - they've done a great job (apart from the type / amount of media supplied) with this range of filters and they could do a similarly good job with the FX filters. I have plans drawn out for a simple change for the FX6 which could potentially increase the media capacity from 5kg to nearer 10kg while still maintaining 2/3 of the outer mechanical filtration so I may be in contact to ask if you can cut some stuff for me on the laser cutter after I put the video out on that one showing / explaining what I have in mind. Keep on keepin' on and keep on making the helpful videos, man.

@MARKSAQUATICS

5 жыл бұрын

No problem. Just message me a drawing of what you need with measurements and I'll sort it out ok.

@pondguru

5 жыл бұрын

@@MARKSAQUATICS I'll do that no worries but with present rate of progress it will be in early 2036, lol

@wowdad3055

5 жыл бұрын

hello question i have a Fluval 306 what are the problems with this filter, just in case i get a problem.

@markneedham2287

5 жыл бұрын

I think they only add a reduced quality bio media because they want you to spend more money on the premium media as shown on the rear of the 207s box. When I buy my 307 later ill be upgrading to either the eheim, sera , seachem or might even look at the bio home bio media. Either way I will be binning these rings for sure.

Solid brand, Fluval is. But they could have given some more filter media. I'm sure Richard can pimp-out that filter properly. Nice reveiw Mark.

@jfdd43

4 жыл бұрын

Professor Aquaria I find people tend to give Fluval a free pass. It isn’t ‘free media’, it’s hardly enough media for the job. I don’t think any other company could get away with selling such an expensive canister filter filled almost entirely with sponge

@danielandersson7485

4 жыл бұрын

@@jfdd43 "Expensive" bit of a stretch? Compared to other brands?

@jfdd43

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Andersson Daniel Andersson similar Eheim and Aquaeon products come with a tonne of media. My Ecco 2234 came with 2L of media, plus sponge. My Fluval 107 came with no media whatsoever other then sponge. My 407 came with enough media to fit inside a 1Cup measuring cup. Not to mention if you look up the Fluval ‘maintenance’ video, you’re expected to replace almost all the removable parts within a year. They need to include more with their products, or cut the price in half.

I'm so glad they gave you this, it will be great got your tank!

Nice One MARK'S 😊

Jackson's tank looks like it needs another trim, it's a really pretty little tank. Other than your set up for the Koi it would have to be my favorite tank. We loose power a lot where I live so I'm not a fan of canester filters. I've got one on my Seahorse tank and it's such a pain cleaning it after the 3rd black out of the week 😞.

I just purchased one of these ! And I love it used your video to put it together haha ! I’m looking for a good pre filter sponge. Do you mind sharing where you got yours from ? It looks perfect !

Thanks Mark. I just bought a Aqua One Nautilus 1400, which can do 1400 liters per hour but you can have just a slow trickle. Full it would blow the fish out the water! But you can adjust flow. Now it can take 4-6 weeks to build up beneficial bacteria. Even with seeded media, I feel its best for people to run their old filter, while waiting. However I have noticed community fish like neons, rainbows, yellow clouds all changed their behavior for the better. All fish are happier and the extra flow helps the plants and oxygen is much better. My set up cost $200 au dollars or about 108 British pounds but has a 3 year warranty. Good part is you can easily put it on a tank that needs a good clean. Cheers Mark

Does anyone know if it's ok not to have the Media Basket Cover on the top of the media? When I had mine it made a very loud noise so I'm assuming against the propeller.

Hi Mark. Only recently got back into the hobby after 30 years, really can't understand why I was away for so long. I've almost watched your entire log of back dated videos, what an inspiration. I'm wondering if you or any of your viewers could help me with a problem I'm having with the water in my tank. I have a 180l tank with a total of 26 fish, 11 tetras, 10 danios, 3 small catfish and 2 German rams. I should point out that I purchased the tank of someone. They kept the tank with the 3 catfish and just 2 of the tetras, there was no heater or filter, hence the reason why I took the tank and fish away from them. I've done a lot to the tank since I've had it, purchased heater, filter and plants. The tank was also full of large rocks which the guy told me he had got from the local river. I've replaced half the rocks with a nice piece of driftwood but there are still a lot of the original rocks in the tank. So the problem I'm having is with my ph, it's 8.2 and I just don't know how to Lower it without using chemicals. I've been doing a 30% water change every two weeks and even though I've added the driftwood my ph remains at 8.2 When doing my water change it's 50/50 RO/DI and tap water. Do you have any suggestions how I can get it lower and do you think the remaining rocks might be the reason it's staying high? Hope you can hep. Ray.

@lilynorthover8378

5 жыл бұрын

What Ph is your tap water? A lot of rocks do raise Ph so may be that. Alder cones, catappa leaves and such will lower Ph. Some wood will, check google.

i just bought this filter today. planning on keeping one axolotl in a 20gal long tank. if this is overkill, i'm fine with that. i've never owned aquatic animals so i'm wondering if i'm bringing a catcher's mit to a soccer game?

Like the way you can back off flow very good....

@bennycallinan3617

3 жыл бұрын

I think the instructions tell you not to bacl the water off past halfway

Another fab vid Mark...they are quality products..they are a pain to prime normally...its never as easy as you demonstrate or maybes im a fxxxn idiot...cheers Mark..you didnt pimp the filter with Richards biohome...all best brother...,Joe

Would you recommend for 225 liters? aquarium size 100x50x45(h)

Wow, that is a SMALL tank for that amount of canister filtration 😂my betta loves the 107 but in a 29G 👌

Hello, What is best for 60x33x36 18.8 gallon tank ? Fluval 107 or Fluval 207 ? Thankyou !

Hey wanted to ask will the 107 be enough for a 90l tank

I just bought this filter and it’s great I’m just wondering how loud the motor humming noise is supposed to be, I may have filled the baskets with too much media

@ParteVerdeA

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing at all, compared to an airpum

Nice one mark

Nice little filter mark.I've had fluvial filters for a while and never had any problems, well made. Would it not stress the pump over time by having rectitude flow?🤔

@yehoshuacirt8645

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. The instructions say how much.

Fluval makes great products.

Hi all, I’m trying to decide between a Fluval 207 and a Petworx 1800 UV… any tips? Thanks :-)

Does yours go very noisy when you turn it all the way down? Mine does..

Hi The water stops and comes again. Is the at normal ?

Can the fluval 207 be used for marine tank??thanks

The manual mentions that you should not run it all the time with the flow closed to more than half closed. It can run constantly on the half setting

Would you recommend this filter for a 54L tank? I plan on upgrading my tank eventually not for awhile but I just have this HOB filter at the moment that takes up quite alot of space in the corner (it's one of those tetra filters as I was given one with the tank)

@MARKSAQUATICS

4 жыл бұрын

Hi. Yes it would be fine. Keep an eye out on your stocking levels

@TheComment2011

4 жыл бұрын

@@MARKSAQUATICS cheers I have only have Corydoras in there so nothing too much at the moment!

Hi, question. What size are the hoses ? Do normal 12/16 hoses work too ? And can you regulate the flow ?

@MARKSAQUATICS

4 жыл бұрын

Yes normal hoses , and it has water flow leaver.

Just cleeaned the filter and have a significantly reduced water flow. Planning to reduce the number of filter medium in the canister and see it that helps. If not I thinki I may need top clean the tubing. What do you think?

Do you know what kind of chemical it have and how it can affect my turtle?

How did you turn down the water flow

Would this be fine for a 15 gallon fish tank because we can adjust the flow? I have a betta sorority fish tank with a lot of fishes inside.

@ludjakludi8303

3 жыл бұрын

I have the same question :D Dont know if i should go for 207 or 307

Tidy video Mark. Made my mind up whether I was going to Cardiff later on and either saving a few pounds and getter the older 306 or this newer 307 range. 307 it is.

I know they are good Mark , but the only thing keeping me away from Fluval is the price ...only Marina range for me, still Fluval , but the cheaper range :)

Mark could you share a link where to get that nicely fitting prefilter sponge?

@markneedham2287

5 жыл бұрын

I normally use one off the small twin outlet sponge filters. You dont want a really fine one as itll clog easily and massively reduce the filters efficiency.

I have two fluval u2 filters i wanna change, can i put the sponges from them into this? So i dont lose my cycle?

@yehoshuacirt8645

3 жыл бұрын

yes

Hi Mark ! I have old model 206, it is great filter but things to watch out are 1. when priming after servicing/cleaning foam inside lot of scum comes out from the hose I recommend to change those for smooth ones as it is impossible to scrub them inside with the long brush 2. the intake in the tank when keeping shrimp and plecos MUST b wrapped with fine mesh because fry love to get in and it takes time to fish them out Other than that very happy with it works great no problems with it in 2 years so far Matt

@seangere9698

5 жыл бұрын

You should prefilter your pumps just like Mark did. It prevents your babies, shrimp, and smaller nano fish from getting sucked up as well as extends the life of the pump and it will need less changes and cleaning. With pumps like this it's best if you don't open it all the time to clean it and using a prefilter helps with that.

@stoneysscapes7544

Жыл бұрын

@@seangere9698 you should make a great video and Happy it's so true that interrupted cannister filters or Biological bacteria filters in general are not going to be as beneficial for the majority of people that are in the hobby. If it's not pre-filtered or the basket / trays not set up properly is the only reason or reasons why it would have to be messed with. EHEIM pre-filter I know sure has been a great way to keep my tanks crystal clear from my * experience !!! Mark end of this video vacation and it is a great time for you to create your new content 🏞☘️🌱🍀💚💙

Awesome review I think I need this for my betta in 55 litre tank loads mechanical n bio media n rom for chemical if needed my filer isn't doing its job All pond solutions hob 500 How do you adjust the flow on the outlet Cheers

@tristanbath2628

2 жыл бұрын

I meant how did you reduce the flow be perfect for 55 litre betta tank Cheers

I am not sold on the rubber connections for the hose. otherwise a great little filter, good for so many applications.

@dhoogduin

5 жыл бұрын

If they would just use eheims hoses /sizes life would be so much easier. These ribbed hoses are hard to clean and the connection looks indeed like something that will either leak or just straight up pop off.

@omegachar4754

4 жыл бұрын

@@dhoogduin Fluval actually advises replacing the rubber connections because they WILL start leaking eventually due to the rubber hardening over time.. They say so themselves in one of their maintenance videos.

Thank you

Can this canister supports 700 liters ?

May I know what can I do to solve the inlet part being too long? Because I have substrate underneath and the inlet just too long and can’t even clip properly

@MARKSAQUATICS

Жыл бұрын

Hi. Remove the inlet strainer end cut the pipe to length and replace the inlet strainer.

@falinang3842

Жыл бұрын

@@MARKSAQUATICS so I cut remove the rubber part and cut it shorter am I right?

Is it possible to place this filter besides the tank or does it have to sit under? Anybody knows?

@MARKSAQUATICS

4 жыл бұрын

Yes its fine to sit the filter by the side of the tank. 😀👍

thanks Mark

I have the fluval 307 set up on my 40 breeder with firemouth cichlids

We have an Oase Bio-master 250 canister filter, which is great to operate with a first stage pre-filter than can be removed and cleaned in 10 minutes with no mess. BUT we have found that the filter sponges for the equipment are in my opinion very expensive - with 4 rings of filter foam for the first stage selling for over £18.00 in Maidenhead Aquatics, and I am sure as expensive in other stores too as I have seen them on eBay for a similar price. It would be useful to know what the serviceable parts prices are during these reviews. Thanks Mark, keep up these great videos.

@Sco1ful

5 жыл бұрын

Buy foam off eBay and cut yer own. They make their money from the aftermarket sales.

@HappyCamperTales

5 жыл бұрын

@@Sco1ful Thank you. Yes, we had thought of doing that, and would certainly be a cheaper option. Something for us to look into further.

@rosshale2384

5 жыл бұрын

Go to pro-shrimp.co.uk you’ll find all the Oase foams a lot cheaper,used this site so many times and have the best of service would highly recommend 👌

@dhoogduin

5 жыл бұрын

u rinse foams.. u dont replace em..

@HappyCamperTales

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers @@rosshale2384 I will pop over and take a look.

How often would you change the media on this filter

@MARKSAQUATICS

4 жыл бұрын

Once every couple of months. 😊👍

Would this be good for a 20 gallon tank (100 litres)?

@MARKSAQUATICS

Жыл бұрын

Yes perfect.

@lliw5695

Жыл бұрын

@@MARKSAQUATICS what about a 30 gallon tank? Or should I consider the 207 canister filter?

Appears to be an error on the box regarding the capacity flow rate? 45 US Gallons = 170 Litres 45 UK Imperial gallons = 205 litres

@mrhed0nist

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I noticed that as 200L tank equals 55 USG tank roughly.

@dominiktuchowicz7680

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrhed0nist But they also run on 120V vs 220V in EU. So different flows as well.

Would putting this on a 54 litre tank be okay? Or a bit too much if anyone knows

Is there a way I can send you a photo of the tank setup?

@MARKSAQUATICS

5 жыл бұрын

Hi yes if you join my Facebook page you can post one on there.

This video was very very helpful!

Nice video Mark but I think I'll stick to the main man Richard the pondguru filter reviews I just wished he'd upload as much as you do lol

Add more and better filter media and it will work ten times better, if not more.

How where you able to adjust the flow rate?

@MARKSAQUATICS

4 жыл бұрын

With the leaver in the middle 😀👍

@cody0125

4 жыл бұрын

MARK'S AQUATICS is that the grey one? The aquastop valve?

How loud is the filter?

@MARKSAQUATICS

7 ай бұрын

its very quiet 👍

Could I put this on a 55?

@MARKSAQUATICS

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it would be fine. 🙂

I’ve the 206... priming is rubbish, this will be the same. I wish they arranged sponges in baskets too. And guaranteed (by design)there was no bypass. However, it’s a good filter.... I do prefer the JBL 902 though . Much more media. Easier to optimise

@nath9233

5 жыл бұрын

Priming worka fine on my fluvals. Anyway theres no need to ever prime once its set up.

@fisharefriends598

5 жыл бұрын

Nathan Kiddle if you take out water lower then the intake you have to reprime.

@nath9233

5 жыл бұрын

@@fisharefriends598 yeah thats the only time. But still it works fine.

@fisharefriends598

5 жыл бұрын

Nathan Kiddle mine only primed the first time, never worked again after, I had to get a jug and full the pipes up manually. Same with my jbl canister

How did you reduce the flow?

@OscarLewisFilms

4 жыл бұрын

The grey lever on the canister can be lifted up to reduce the flow

@kannanp48

4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow... that's something new which I haven't seen in any other videos that I watched...thank you😊

#fluvaltrippin

Alright

@electoplater

5 жыл бұрын

informative

For the info on my hybrid bred fish

But don't slow the flow excessively. This will strain the pump. In fact, this is written in the instructions.

@garys8983

10 ай бұрын

How do you change the flow ?

Those LEVELS are for LOCKING THE HOSES/VALVES DOWN

2 things I still don't like. First, there is still a lot of bypass at the top of the filter because the only thing stopping intake water from going straight to the output is a piece of white foam in the vertical foam tray, nothing solid to actually seal it off. This allows for a lot of gunk to get to your baskets. You show this at 18:25 Second, they still use the ribbed hosing. In my opinion it's ugly and I think it's only done to prevent people from easily buying cheaper replacement parts elsewhere.

got it in my bedroom and quit loud tbh

Had fluval filters but switched to eheim pro and I will guarantee you will never go back to fluval period

@yehoshuacirt8645

3 жыл бұрын

I had the pro 2 2028. Awful. Frequent leaks, in the end I don't know from where. Neither did the dealer, who just said to toss it. (Maybe 2 years). The auto prime stopped working after a few months. And a pain to clean and maintain. JBL Cristalprofi or this filter--from personal experience is the way to go. This filter is the easiest to clean.

only one thing you forgot to mention,fluvals usual over inflated prices ,can get a canister for half the price ,just as good

@nath9233

5 жыл бұрын

You get what you pay for

@baldanddangerous1572

5 жыл бұрын

@@nath9233 yes you do and as i stated some non fluval canisters just as good, half the price

@nath9233

5 жыл бұрын

@@baldanddangerous1572 that makes no sense.