Marineland 400 (but just partial)

[jimwg]

I ordered a Marineland 400 HOB motor, housing and intake tube from ebay. I just need something to increase the water flow and as mechanical filtration to replace my 25 year old Marineland 280 (I think - it's so old I don't remember for sure what model it is) and the 400 takes the same E sized clamshell media cartridges as the old filter. I ran a bead of black silicon down the slots where the biowheel housing goes so all the water will be directed into the floss I'll fill the cartridges with. A new Marineland 400 costs $60, even including the cost of the small tube of black silicon I spent $20

 

[jimwg]

Well that didn't work. The frankenfilter makes too much noise. I even tried ordering a new impeller which didn't work either so I ordered a new 400.