Wardly SandMan HOB Filter Question

[fshfrk]

Cool!!!

[Gapzero]

I won one in the raffle at the meeting. Instead of using the prefilter I left that off. I replaced the sand with D.E. (had to get a 25lb bag) and added a carbon sock behind the carbon pad. I then put the pre filter material where the carbon pad went. It works perfect and I had no problems. It does take a bit to set-up though. I use canister filters on my tanks(I hate the way filters look in tanks). But I am going to get 6 tomorrow from King Dollar and use them as supplemental filtration. The ice blue color is not bad looking.

[Rico]

i bought 15 of them. they are working good in my tanks. i super glued all the impellers and used sand out of my tanks.

[drradcliffe]

I saw about a dozen of these units Friday at BB Tropical Fish & Pets on FM 1960 near Willowbrook.

[fishboyt]

I just picked up 6 at the king dollar at 290 and Fairbanks N. Houston. They had at least 20 more.

[cichlidtx]

Bought 12 at the King dollar in conroe today. They still had 24 left. Told the manager about this thread and he ordered more while I ways paying. Don't get too excited about these they look like a POS but for 1.09 ea. who knows.

I agree with your statement, but it seems to work decent for a small tank. But I'm sure with your DIY skills you will figure out a way to make it work better. Please let us know if you make some mods to improve it.

[fshfrk]

Bought 12 at the King dollar in conroe today. They still had 24 left. Told the manager about this thread and he ordered more while I ways paying. Don't get too excited about these they look like a POS but for 1.09 ea. who knows.

[cichlidtx]

Glad I was able to help and that you were able to get it running. Gonna have to raid all the local king dollar stores for spares tommorow morning when I get off work.
Peace
Mike B

Worked for me as well. Thanks for the tip. I will be using as refuge for saltwater pico tank.

[Rico]

http://www.exoticaquaticsjerseycity.net/sandman.html

[lilmissruffcountry]

Sounds like a Pain In The Butt.....just the same, if they are cheap, and ya'll can ge them to work...more power to ya. Just another reason they are in a dollar store...on sale...lol

[Somefishguy]

i put the silicone on where the magnet meets the white plastic

[cichlidtx]

What did you put the silicone on, the housing covering the impeller. Like I said the Tomball store probably had at least 50 units. Thanks for the help.

[Somefishguy]

what i did as well after adding silicone, was to lift the intake slightly up and down as it was on to help get the water moving.

[cichlidtx]

I just finished adding the super glue between the magnet and the impeller, hope it works. Thanks for the tip.

[Mike B]

Planning on trying to buy about 5 or 10 of the filters and parting them out for spares/project boxes