I wish both of those companies would listen to the consumer. Fluval needs to address these issues. I wish seachem would get rid of the skimmer, open up the bottom of the media tray and cover that huge bypass hole in the front of the tray... they make me want to go get another canister filter that i dont have to service for 6 months
I bought 2 ac 70's new style. Love them. So quiet you can' t hear it when next to it. Pumps like heck even thou packed with sponge media. I had 2 Tidals. 110 and 75. Threw them out after seeing these work. Tidals were very noisy. And had to mod the basket alot and block all the skimmer slots and other slots on the pump motor. THe motor was hard to get at and that stupid blue from the tank adjuster screw kept coming out. After the mod's it still flowed odd.
@@Whips_World honestly, the old 350b deserves more love than I think it ever got. That thing is a tank. It can take so much abuse and just keep on ticking
The Tidal Spillway creating a horizontal stream is by far the superior design for surface agitation and oxygenation I had an aqua clear 50 on my 20 long and the water dropped so straight down into the aquarium that the fish oil formed a film on the top of the water acting like Saran Wrap and my fish started suffocating. I had to cut a piece a back plastic from the glass canopy and attach it to the spillway and bend it upward so it would send water across the surface rather than punching a hole through the surface
Oh and I have whole video on my UA-cam of how I bought an Aquaclear 70 for my 75 and ended up doing that stupid thing and cutting into the rim of my tank to make it fit instead of just exchanging it for the 110 😂
You can score the inner rim where the glass top sits with a razor and it snaps off and the filter fits I have a marineland 120 gallon and the filter sits perfect
I just found your channel. Thanks for this information. I've decided I want to keep fancy goldfish. I have a 60 gal with a eheim canister and a tidal 110 that I will be putting the goldfish in. I want to feed the goldfish duckweed but the skimmer on the tidal will suck it all up. I love the tidal but now I'm looking for something else. I came across the new ac 110. I have never liked the aquaclear filters before. But the new ones look pretty good. I saw your last video about the 110 and I think I am going to try it. I just hope it fits my 60 gal. But now the problem is finding one to buy. The stores in my area only have the smaller ones. I did buy the ac 50 to put on a new 20gal tank I am setting up for when The goldfish are still small. Decided to put 2 of them on that tank. Have not set them up yet but they look good. Love to hear more reviews.
I have both an AquaClear and a Tidal (I actually have 2 Tidals), and of the 2 I think the Tidal is an overall better filter. The leveler is one reason, but I think the Tidals do a better job filtering the tank. I had the AquaClear on one of my long tanks and it just didn’t do a good job. In order to get good filtration air had to turn the AC up so high the flow was too much. When I turned the AC down it left pockets unfiltered. I ended up replacing that AC with a canister. I had my Tidals on 40G tanks, and they did a great job, but I was always cleaning them. I switched those tanks to canisters as well. So although I think the Tidalmis better than the AC, I also think canisters do better than HOBs. My go to canister for my 40 to 100 gallon are the Sicce Whale canisters. I am also running a Finnex PX-150 Compact on my 10 to 20 gallon tanks. I love both and can go much longer without filter cleanings, and my tanks stay much cleaner. I also love that I can easily adjust the flow, even in the Finnex they provide a flow adjustment you can fit on the tubing which allows you to adjust the flow and even turn it off which I do before unplugging and pulling the filter for cleaning. Both the Sicce Whale and the Finnex compact are also a piece of cake to prime. So my suggestion is replace the HOBs where you can with canisters. The only HOBs I have left on my tanks are the tiny ones I have on my 5 gallon betta tanks. My 10 gallon and above tanks all run with canister filtration.
An idea? Maybe on the tidal, find a way to secure a sponge in front of the skimmer? That may help keep the interior cleaner. And for the AC water fall noise, secure a sponge there to suppress the noise. Is it ideal, but it may be a viable workaround.
Yeah. They offer great filter media. However. Their rims are so tight and small. I had to make my Fluval Aquq Clear 30 stand on a cardbord box 📦 And It had to use both the suction rods to suck up water 🤷
Throw that modded tidal on the tank. It'll fix the issues you're having. It is kind of annoying they didn't fix the rim issue. I'm sure the AC70 still doesn't fit on the 75G.... Very frustrating.
Yes I have the old equivalent of the Aquaclear 70 and I had to cut the lip of my tank trim off for it to fit because the rim was too wide. This was a standard Petsmart 75 gallon tank too, nothing custom
I really appreciate these videos Bentley. I love tidals. I do have an old AC but i still prefer the tidals. And for all you guys not liking the 70 not fitting on the 75 gals, you really should be buying the 110 (of either brand) unless you just putting 50 neons in a 75 😅😂 but that’s non my business cmon back 🐸☕️🤣🤣
Your right Bentley, fix that issue Fluval! An aquaclear 70 should fit a 75 gal tank! And the level device is useless. On my aquaclear 110 brand new out of the box it will not stay in the small hole so I have a sponge as the leveling device!
I know it’s an added expense but the marine land large pre filters fit on the tidals. Just need a rubber band on the 35’s with the small one if you want it to be snug snug lol. I don’t have a new AC I just have an og 20 but i have every tidal they make and i think the tidal is much better but that’s just my opinion and we all know opinions are like assholes sooo 😂
I still like the aqua clears 110s cuz they are wide enough to fit on wide-rimmed tanks and they have a monster sponge filter and because it's a bigger motor I think they have less trouble sticking when they turn off. Also the little lip on the bottom of the spillway adds more horizontal stream across the top of the water to increase oxygenation. Anything smaller than the 110 I would probably go Tidal
Quick question off topic? If you have 2 hang on the back filters both capable of fitting on the same side would you set them up in that way both on the same side or still separate them one on each side or 1 on each corner on the back glass?
@@BentleyPascoe THANK YOU for answering my question.. This happens to be a big problem for me because i am designing my own AQUARIUM SCENES that i hope to sell. I wanted to make sure that they not only were able to hold large BOX FILTERS but HOB filters as well.. Now the only filter that will fit my opening is the TIDAL 75.. this dumbass AQUACLEAR doesnt fit the rims of the 60 breeder or the 75 gal standard tanks by AQUEON. i did not expect this to be the case. How could they have been so stupid to design their filters this way.
I have used HOB in the past . Both Marineland and Aquaclear I think but don't remember the models or any mounting issues. I rent my living space these days so I can't risk having water travel out of the tank . So HOB is not an option I would consider for my rimless 14 gal cube. Right now I am battling excessive phosphate in my water source and if I can't figure it out I am going to mothball my tank . I can't justify slowly poisoning my fish and inverts over and over.
The new Aqua clears with the blue sponge have all switched to a finer 30 PPI instead of 20 PPI which means they're going to clog much faster. they did this with all except the 110. when people think they need filter floss or finer filtration think of it this way all those 20 PPI holes start collecting stuff and become smaller holes until eventually water is backing up. I also don't like that you have to take the lid off to adjust the flow now. I wish they would have left the best feature alone which is media box. I don't think the changed angle of the lift tubes going to do anything either and I don't like the open slots in the top of the new lid letting more evaporation happen. The only thing I wish they would have changed is making the spillway horizontal like the title and a little looser Tolerance on the impeller so it wouldnt get stuck with gunk.
I have 2 tidal 55 filters and they do not fit over the rims of my BREEDER 60 GAL or my 75 GAL TANK... the tanks are AQUEON,s... I also have a tidal 75 and that fits fine on my 2 tanks... QUESTION, does the AQUACLEAR 70 fit on a 75 GAL TANK ?
@@toddbigeasy so I have the same thing on a tidal, honestly it doesn't bug me all that much as it just means a little more maintenance, but it helps keep algae in one place
Bentley I love my Title series HOB but I hate the Skimmer feature. So I resolved that issue by blocking off the skimmer on all of my Title series filters. I made a video on my channel on how I did that if folks want to know how I did it. part 1 is here ua-cam.com/video/8cQJ_Z_8LRE/v-deo.htmlsi=d25H_xcluLBPGoyl and part 2 is here ua-cam.com/video/LC5iMWit-dI/v-deo.htmlsi=M2mmliXXjw41Yy0J I now have full flow from the suction tube only and no more stuff plugging up in those crappy skimmers
It's soooooo annoying. I tried putting a ac70 on my 75g because I had a filter fail and ran into it not fitting. And it's a standard aqueon tank. I even tried the older 70 and cursed so much the Mrs came down 😂 the fact that you can't put a 70 on a 75 is ridiculous.
Why was chopping into the rim of a tank a bad idea? Asking for a friend. I think he has a 30 gal breeder from SeaPora and used an aluminum oxide grinding wheel with a battery powered milwaukee routing tool model number 2460-20. Again, this is for a friend, not me.
I swear that the people designing aquarium equipment have never run an aquarium. I have a few unopened 50 and 75 aquaclears because I always end up running 110s. Did you ever do a video on modifying the tidal?
I hate to bust your chops but the angle on the aqua clear spillway has no effect on the leveling. the square edges are what's going to rest against the tank, otherwise it actually would self level. But yes the aqua clears aren't wide enough for many tanks that they SHOULD be.
I will never buy another aquaclear I switched to TIDALS! Reason : I had issues and returned one but Fluval would not help me once the second one was defective also. They will never get any money from me anymore for the crap customer service.
@@Jhholderfield the tidal water flows imo much faster through the box filter itself causing the water to find the least resistance path past the sponge/filter floss. Most of water still hits the media but some will miss vs the aquaclear having smooth /slow flow through all the media. I still love Tidal filters miles more than any aquaclear.
The filter sitting up on the rim of the tank isnt Fluvals problem, the filter is designed to fit "most" but not all consumer big box store tanks (topfin, marineland, aqueon etc) which is the majority of their demographic. You happen to have a tank that is not from a big box store label with a uncommon rim thickness. That is not Fluvals fault. Thats like buying a volkwagen beetle then complaining the aftermarket semi truck diesel engine you had sitting in your garage doesnt fit correctly when you try to install it. Do not blame the manufacture for the incompatibility with the equipment you have, that is your responsibility to do your due diligence and research before purchasing or having them send you free stuff for your equipment.
Pretty rude comment. I'm a big fan of AquaClear but the aqua clear 70 would not fit on my Top Fin 75 or Marineland 75. It wouldn't even fit on my Top Fin Essentials 55. But that is a thick 10 mm glass
I wish both of those companies would listen to the consumer. Fluval needs to address these issues. I wish seachem would get rid of the skimmer, open up the bottom of the media tray and cover that huge bypass hole in the front of the tray... they make me want to go get another canister filter that i dont have to service for 6 months
I love these videos on unboxing and/or reviewing filters!
Bently, I have a tank with the rim partially cut out, yes I did that albeit 30 years ago... LOL
AC 30 for the win! Ive had mine running for a month so far with no problems nor complaints whatsoever!
What size tank do you use it on?
@LMS2027 Im running it on a 20 gallon long.
This was a helpful review
I bought 2 ac 70's new style. Love them. So quiet you can' t hear it when next to it. Pumps like heck even thou packed with sponge media. I had 2 Tidals. 110 and 75. Threw them out after seeing these work. Tidals were very noisy. And had to mod the basket alot and block all the skimmer slots and other slots on the pump motor. THe motor was hard to get at and that stupid blue from the tank adjuster screw kept coming out. After the mod's it still flowed odd.
I have this problem with the revamped Marineland 375 Pro
@@Whips_World honestly, the old 350b deserves more love than I think it ever got. That thing is a tank. It can take so much abuse and just keep on ticking
I have a 36 gallon aquarium from top fin, rimless tank, , no issues with the aqua clear 70, ..
Thanks for this information
The Tidal Spillway creating a horizontal stream is by far the superior design for surface agitation and oxygenation I had an aqua clear 50 on my 20 long and the water dropped so straight down into the aquarium that the fish oil formed a film on the top of the water acting like Saran Wrap and my fish started suffocating. I had to cut a piece a back plastic from the glass canopy and attach it to the spillway and bend it upward so it would send water across the surface rather than punching a hole through the surface
I’m such an aquaclear fan boi that I almost don’t wanna watch this 🤣 But for real, I always appreciate your honesty and in depth, intelligent reviews.
Oh and I have whole video on my UA-cam of how I bought an Aquaclear 70 for my 75 and ended up doing that stupid thing and cutting into the rim of my tank to make it fit instead of just exchanging it for the 110 😂
Can you tell me if the AQUACLEAR 70 will fit over the rim of a standard 75 GAL TANK ?
@@AQUARIUMFREAK123 ua-cam.com/video/KHcSx5guhIQ/v-deo.htmlsi=8fDg_1kuWJMZbjjb
@@AQUARIUMFREAK123 ua-cam.com/video/KHcSx5guhIQ/v-deo.htmlsi=8fDg_1kuWJMZbjjb
@@AQUARIUMFREAK123 It won’t but watch that video link I sent it will explain in detail how to make it fit
You can score the inner rim where the glass top sits with a razor and it snaps off and the filter fits I have a marineland 120 gallon and the filter sits perfect
Does it fit on the back rim? Sometimes the sides are slightly different left to right vs front to back
I just found your channel. Thanks for this information. I've decided I want to keep fancy goldfish. I have a 60 gal with a eheim canister and a tidal 110 that I will be putting the goldfish in. I want to feed the goldfish duckweed but the skimmer on the tidal will suck it all up. I love the tidal but now I'm looking for something else. I came across the new ac 110. I have never liked the aquaclear filters before. But the new ones look pretty good. I saw your last video about the 110 and I think I am going to try it. I just hope it fits my 60 gal. But now the problem is finding one to buy. The stores in my area only have the smaller ones. I did buy the ac 50 to put on a new 20gal tank I am setting up for when The goldfish are still small. Decided to put 2 of them on that tank. Have not set them up yet but they look good. Love to hear more reviews.
I have both an AquaClear and a Tidal (I actually have 2 Tidals), and of the 2 I think the Tidal is an overall better filter. The leveler is one reason, but I think the Tidals do a better job filtering the tank. I had the AquaClear on one of my long tanks and it just didn’t do a good job. In order to get good filtration air had to turn the AC up so high the flow was too much. When I turned the AC down it left pockets unfiltered. I ended up replacing that AC with a canister. I had my Tidals on 40G tanks, and they did a great job, but I was always cleaning them. I switched those tanks to canisters as well. So although I think the Tidalmis better than the AC, I also think canisters do better than HOBs. My go to canister for my 40 to 100 gallon are the Sicce Whale canisters. I am also running a Finnex PX-150 Compact on my 10 to 20 gallon tanks. I love both and can go much longer without filter cleanings, and my tanks stay much cleaner. I also love that I can easily adjust the flow, even in the Finnex they provide a flow adjustment you can fit on the tubing which allows you to adjust the flow and even turn it off which I do before unplugging and pulling the filter for cleaning. Both the Sicce Whale and the Finnex compact are also a piece of cake to prime. So my suggestion is replace the HOBs where you can with canisters. The only HOBs I have left on my tanks are the tiny ones I have on my 5 gallon betta tanks. My 10 gallon and above tanks all run with canister filtration.
I had to modify the rim to my 60 breeder to accommodate an aquaclear 70. I've since stopped using hob and converted my fish room to sponge filters.
That's what they make dremel tools for. It will not hurt the tank if you trim it to fit. I still want to get my hands on the new AC filters.
An idea? Maybe on the tidal, find a way to secure a sponge in front of the skimmer? That may help keep the interior cleaner. And for the AC water fall noise, secure a sponge there to suppress the noise. Is it ideal, but it may be a viable workaround.
I has the same problem with an old 110 for a 65 gallon tank. At least trimming the trim lip on the back didn't affect the glass cover.
Yeah. They offer great filter media. However. Their rims are so tight and small. I had to make my Fluval Aquq Clear 30 stand on a cardbord box 📦 And It had to use both the suction rods to suck up water 🤷
Throw that modded tidal on the tank. It'll fix the issues you're having.
It is kind of annoying they didn't fix the rim issue. I'm sure the AC70 still doesn't fit on the 75G.... Very frustrating.
Yes I have the old equivalent of the Aquaclear 70 and I had to cut the lip of my tank trim off for it to fit because the rim was too wide. This was a standard Petsmart 75 gallon tank too, nothing custom
I really appreciate these videos Bentley. I love tidals. I do have an old AC but i still prefer the tidals.
And for all you guys not liking the 70 not fitting on the 75 gals, you really should be buying the 110 (of either brand) unless you just putting 50 neons in a 75 😅😂 but that’s non my business cmon back 🐸☕️🤣🤣
Your right Bentley, fix that issue Fluval! An aquaclear 70 should fit a 75 gal tank! And the level device is useless. On my aquaclear 110 brand new out of the box it will not stay in the small hole so I have a sponge as the leveling device!
Sure wish I had the ways and means to design my own filter
I’ve been looking to get a new ac110. Will it be worth waiting to get or should I get the tidal 110 for my 55
@@Kdot_osrs both are good, so it depends on if you want a prefilter or whichever is significantly cheaper
I know it’s an added expense but the marine land large pre filters fit on the tidals. Just need a rubber band on the 35’s with the small one if you want it to be snug snug lol. I don’t have a new AC I just have an og 20 but i have every tidal they make and i think the tidal is much better but that’s just my opinion and we all know opinions are like assholes sooo 😂
I still like the aqua clears 110s cuz they are wide enough to fit on wide-rimmed tanks and they have a monster sponge filter and because it's a bigger motor I think they have less trouble sticking when they turn off. Also the little lip on the bottom of the spillway adds more horizontal stream across the top of the water to increase oxygenation. Anything smaller than the 110 I would probably go Tidal
Quick question off topic? If you have 2 hang on the back filters both capable of fitting on the same side would you set them up in that way both on the same side or still separate them one on each side or 1 on each corner on the back glass?
@@kgonzi868 either works, I personally would usually do same side to create linear flow
Can you tell me if the AQUACLEAR 70 will fit over the rim of a standard 75 GAL TANK ?
@@AQUARIUMFREAK123 it will not.
@@BentleyPascoe THANK YOU for answering my question.. This happens to be a big problem for me because i am designing my own AQUARIUM SCENES that i hope to sell. I wanted to make sure that they not only were able to hold large BOX FILTERS but HOB filters as well.. Now the only filter that will fit my opening is the TIDAL 75.. this dumbass AQUACLEAR doesnt fit the rims of the 60 breeder or the 75 gal standard tanks by AQUEON. i did not expect this to be the case. How could they have been so stupid to design their filters this way.
@@AQUARIUMFREAK123 honestly for aquascapes I would potentially look into small canisters like the oase filtosmart line
I have used HOB in the past . Both Marineland and Aquaclear I think but don't remember the models or any mounting issues. I rent my living space these days so I can't risk having water travel out of the tank . So HOB is not an option I would consider for my rimless 14 gal cube. Right now I am battling excessive phosphate in my water source and if I can't figure it out I am going to mothball my tank . I can't justify slowly poisoning my fish and inverts over and over.
The new Aqua clears with the blue sponge have all switched to a finer 30 PPI instead of 20 PPI which means they're going to clog much faster. they did this with all except the 110. when people think they need filter floss or finer filtration think of it this way all those 20 PPI holes start collecting stuff and become smaller holes until eventually water is backing up. I also don't like that you have to take the lid off to adjust the flow now. I wish they would have left the best feature alone which is media box. I don't think the changed angle of the lift tubes going to do anything either and I don't like the open slots in the top of the new lid letting more evaporation happen. The only thing I wish they would have changed is making the spillway horizontal like the title and a little looser Tolerance on the impeller so it wouldnt get stuck with gunk.
I have 2 tidal 55 filters and they do not fit over the rims of my BREEDER 60 GAL or my 75 GAL TANK... the tanks are AQUEON,s... I also have a tidal 75 and that fits fine on my 2 tanks... QUESTION, does the AQUACLEAR 70 fit on a 75 GAL TANK ?
I leave the algae growing on the outlet of my aquaclear thinking it acts as an algae scrubber…. Thoughts?
@@toddbigeasy so I have the same thing on a tidal, honestly it doesn't bug me all that much as it just means a little more maintenance, but it helps keep algae in one place
Bentley I love my Title series HOB but I hate the Skimmer feature. So I resolved that issue by blocking off the skimmer on all of my Title series filters. I made a video on my channel on how I did that if folks want to know how I did it.
part 1 is here ua-cam.com/video/8cQJ_Z_8LRE/v-deo.htmlsi=d25H_xcluLBPGoyl and
part 2 is here ua-cam.com/video/LC5iMWit-dI/v-deo.htmlsi=M2mmliXXjw41Yy0J
I now have full flow from the suction tube only and no more stuff plugging up in those crappy skimmers
It's soooooo annoying. I tried putting a ac70 on my 75g because I had a filter fail and ran into it not fitting. And it's a standard aqueon tank. I even tried the older 70 and cursed so much the Mrs came down 😂 the fact that you can't put a 70 on a 75 is ridiculous.
Your Hygger vs finnex 3.0 In your opinion which one is more endowed?
@@jamesamatore8717 kinda sorta the same honestly
Why was chopping into the rim of a tank a bad idea? Asking for a friend. I think he has a 30 gal breeder from SeaPora and used an aluminum oxide grinding wheel with a battery powered milwaukee routing tool model number 2460-20. Again, this is for a friend, not me.
Those tiden doesn’t fit on my 125gal .. the molding to thick
I swear that the people designing aquarium equipment have never run an aquarium. I have a few unopened 50 and 75 aquaclears because I always end up running 110s. Did you ever do a video on modifying the tidal?
@@John-Ebsen coming soon!
I hate to bust your chops but the angle on the aqua clear spillway has no effect on the leveling. the square edges are what's going to rest against the tank, otherwise it actually would self level. But yes the aqua clears aren't wide enough for many tanks that they SHOULD be.
cut the plastic rim i did it on two tanks no problem
My solution is to use a canister filter.
@@mikeeljahosafats3231 with how low this tank sits to the ground a canister will have problems sadly
I will never buy another aquaclear
I switched to TIDALS!
Reason : I had issues and returned one but Fluval would not help me once the second one was defective also.
They will never get any money from me anymore for the crap customer service.
Tidal = better build quality.
Aquaclear = better filtration but bad build quality.
Best of both worlds would be tidal box with aquaclear flow pattern.
Explain this? The flow pattern I mean. I thought they were both bottom to top?
@@Jhholderfield the tidal water flows imo much faster through the box filter itself causing the water to find the least resistance path past the sponge/filter floss. Most of water still hits the media but some will miss vs the aquaclear having smooth /slow flow through all the media.
I still love Tidal filters miles more than any aquaclear.
Nope@@jedeo299
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The filter sitting up on the rim of the tank isnt Fluvals problem, the filter is designed to fit "most" but not all consumer big box store tanks (topfin, marineland, aqueon etc) which is the majority of their demographic. You happen to have a tank that is not from a big box store label with a uncommon rim thickness. That is not Fluvals fault. Thats like buying a volkwagen beetle then complaining the aftermarket semi truck diesel engine you had sitting in your garage doesnt fit correctly when you try to install it. Do not blame the manufacture for the incompatibility with the equipment you have, that is your responsibility to do your due diligence and research before purchasing or having them send you free stuff for your equipment.
@@eccentricsmithy2746 I've had the same problem with aqueon tanks for their larger sizes. Still my problem?
Pretty rude comment. I'm a big fan of AquaClear but the aqua clear 70 would not fit on my Top Fin 75 or Marineland 75. It wouldn't even fit on my Top Fin Essentials 55. But that is a thick 10 mm glass
Agreed
I have no issues
J