Service Kit,White

Great product and works well

I love these service kits and being able to easily and cleanly change them out regularly. They fit any biorb aquarium but need to be changed more often for larger bio loads. The filter quality is a medium permeable sponge allowing for the filter to potentially get clogged if not changed regularly enough but not so fine that they clog in a week, which would cause it to lose suction. I change my filter out once a month but keep healthy bacteria with a coarse donut shaped sponge (cut to fit) surrounding the bottom around the filter as a pre-filter that doesn’t need to be changed except every couple years.

Time to replace the old one for my biorb tank. It should work like the original. Looks like the original

It was not clear what this kit included or didn’t include and I was reluctant to purchase if this only included the sponges ( similar to some third parties that don’t include the charcoal) but this kit was better than expected for the price! Actual biorb brand so you don’t have to worry about fit or function. Includes water clarifier as well. These replacements are pricy but I find even with 10 fish in the tank I only need to do an 1/8th of a tank water change every 2-3 weeks as long as the filter ( and carbon) is changed out every 6 months or so. To me the time saved in tank maintenance is worth the 5-10$ extra it costs to buy the set. Scrub pads work great. Wish there were more but they can be used a couple times. Water clarifier, honestly not much value added ( especially if you do water changes regularly). But if you find that you stir something up when you move decor or catch a fish this will clear it up quickly. Packets for water treatment are ok. Care with concentration. It has put a fish into shock once because it hadn’t mixed in well enough.

The vendor here did a wonderful job and the filters themselves are very high quality...my biggest criticism is the cost of the filters themselves. They are good filters, but the fact that you cannot buy them at an area pet shop (like a big retailer such as PetSmart) and must PAY to order them & have them shipped to you is a bit much. The biOrb tanks are already expensive enough; this sort of retailing is like extortion. If I have to pay $10 for one filter for my tank (which has to be changed every 4 to 6 weeks), I really should be able to pick them up somewhere a bit closer to home. The only advantage here is buying multiple filters at once, which does cut down on overall cost of the filters, but the shipping expenses (which are NOT free on Amazon no matter how much you spend) end up making the product MORE expensive. Again, not the vendor's fault (it is a pet supply shop, not a biOrb-owned business), but really...I wish more people would complain about this.

Was just as expected. This kit has everything you need for completing a water change and really makes aquarium up-keep seem simple and easy. The kit contains a cloth for cleaning the aquarium walls and I love it! If it wasn't for the higher cost of this filter (although maybe worth it for ease of use) as compared to other aquarium filter refills, I would probably buy a new service kit for every water change. Instead, I bought one service kit/filter cartridge in addition to the filter cartridge I received with the aquarium. I rotate between the two filter cartridges by disposing of the old carbon and rinsing off all the filter components. I then bought some fresh active carbon and zeolite that I use to refill the cartridges. I have only performed 3 water changes so I have not been using this system long. I expect in time I will purchase more of these service kits as the sponges wear out. As a side note, I have been able to reuse the cleaning cloth twice now by rinsing and air drying it between water changes. I also bought a separate bottle of water conditioner. However, this kit contains all the water conditioner you need so if you buy a new service kit for each water change you are good to go.

You definitely need to remove your fish, decorations, and a significant amount of water before you can change the filter. You simply rotate the bubble tube to take the old filter off and put the new filter on. The algae towelette is tiny; I was only able to clean 1/3rd of my tank with it. I own 8 fish tanks ranging in size from 2-10 gallons, one of them is a 4 gallon spherical biorb. I use a master test kit to test the PH, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia levels in my tanks and the water quality is consistently the best in the biorb tank, which is why it’s easy to forget to change the filter on time! The filter and its design is the best, I love it

From this photo that biOrb supplied I had no idea what was in this package. Im writing this review today to help my fellow biOrb friends understand that this is what you replace the bottom filter with every 4 months. I actually had such a difficult time understanding where the filter was for this tank and even had to google it. So let me save you the time and explain how to change the filter! This is the first time I'm changing this myself due to I bought my tank used. You simply twist out the bubble piece and the whole tube comes out with the filter attached at the bottom. This was the EASIEST filter change I've ever had to do. Once you have the tube off you once again twist the bottom piece to the right and the old filter comes off. Throw that away and the new one twists on. Put it back in the tank and allow the water to fill and then simply twist to the right and you are all set to go!! I love this tank and wouldn't trade it for anything. I have included a few photos to show what comes with the package and what it looks like. I also recommend the Ceramic Media for your tank! See my other reviews for additional info!

Good value kit, consistently high quality.

Excelente servicio gracias...

Conforme et livraison rapide

Kit de service indispensable pour l’entretien de mon aquarium biOrb. Tout est inclus : filtre, conditionneur et booster biologique. Le changement est simple, rapide et surtout, très propre. Le filtre garde l’eau claire et saine pendant plusieurs semaines. Utilisé régulièrement, ce kit assure un bon équilibre de l’aquarium. J’en ai toujours un d’avance pour ne jamais être pris de court. Top produit !

Super rápido e entrega em ótimas condições.