IF-648 Hang-On Separation Breeder Box,clear

For starters I can say this product is really nice and handy to have, I use it for my blue dream shrimp to have their babies as I have neon tetras and a Betta (who loves to eat babies, I found out the hard way) only thing I found bad is if you leave the hose attached to it for a while and let it dry (in my case) it broke so what I did to fix this problem was to brake the grill under; only the 1 center piece and poke the hose through it as you see on the video and problem solved, I have no complain about the noise as I changed the air pump and that seems to have fixed the noise problem I can hear more the air stone than anything else. The noise you hear is my A/C

It is a bit noisy with the lid on from the air forcing the water in. I nano sponge filter works great in it though. Very sturdy. The little gate is lost so I use some filter floss to block the fry from going for a ride.

Great for the size however the plastic pieces to level the container in align to the main tank falls off easily. The guppy fry I had in there fell through the plastic grill leading back to the main tank. In the Fluval version, there are two sizes for the grill so that it can be adjusted. This would be good just to use as a separation tank but not for breeding. This is also a lot louder than the Medium Fluval separation breeder hang on tank that I purchased. Cheaper option but may not be the best for guppy fry.

This is the second time I purchased one of these. I use them as a hob refugium for my dwarf seahorse tank. The three chambers allow for mechanical and organic filtration. The water flow is very slow but is great to build up copepods for the viewing tank. The air pump adds oxygen to the water and functions as a skimmer Perfect size for my 2.5 gallon fish tank.

It came undamaged. Currently using it as refugium for my Pico reef tank. Holds about 3/4 gallon of water. I adapted a fountain pump to it. The adapter can be 3d printed found on Thingiverse Search for ISTA IF-648 I've included a picture of the fountain pump for reference.

I’ve raised thousands of fry in these containers and i only have one complaint. The tabs used to level the box do not fit snugly. I had to glue mine in which means i can no longer adjust. The good far outweighs the bad. Yes this makes a little noise even on the lowest setting but it works tenfold better than traditional options (which don’t flow water). Don’t waste your money on any of those hang in boxes, they will never work as good as something that circulates water like this

First one showed up with a broken piece (where the airline tubing plugs into. I got a replacement and knew it was going to be broken too. It was shipped in the box it came in with a shipping label slapped on. I didnt expect it to be broken in the SAME EXACT place though. The pieces are missing so I cant even try to super glue. It's useless. Cant put fish in there with 0 flow. I would have been better off buying a cheap net that goes into the aquarium. Disappointed because I needed this. I now have fry in my main tank......not happy

Great, can use as a External Filter or a Breeding Box!

product is very fragile and on day one itself, one part broke. I didn't replace because it was my mistake. It's very noisy too when water is pumped through the nozzle. Other than this product looks good and serve its purpose.

First of all, I bought this since my fluval large breeder box began leaking and arrived with broken parts. This product is way better than the fluval box. This one has much more water volume, a better valve and it even takes much less space inside of my aquarium. This is essentially a better fluval box for less. Cons. It unfortunately has quite a few of them. 1st, the adjusters on the bottom suck. They are friction fitted ovals which can easily move and cause the box to crash into your tank, while you're messing with it. 2nd, since the adjusters are adjusted independently, this can cause the box to flex and the lid won't fit properly unless your adjust them well. 3rd. This one is the most annoying and detrimental in my opinion. The intake tube extends way too far out and is too narrow. The tube extending so far out is sort of an eyesore and the narrowness of it causes low flow and loud gurgling unless you use the valve to slow it down (which slows the flow even more...) It's a great product, but I think it could be better.

Not fulfilled.

Good product but the water flow tube makes noise