hygger Backpack Aquarium Filter

Larry E.

Typical of Hyger products, this filter is excellent, I now have 3. They are quiet, functional and really look great

Don O.

I owned the HG150 6w for a while now and I love how innovative the whole system is. The quick water changes alone is a game changer. I’m currently working on a new bigger tank since my shrimp population increased and wanted to stick with the same system so I ordered the 8w version. I’m already confident in the results.

Don O.

I owned the HG150 6w for a while now and I love how innovative the whole system is. The quick water changes alone is a game changer. I’m currently working on a new bigger tank since my shrimp population increased and wanted to stick with the same system so I ordered the 8w version. I’m already confident in the results.

Shannon Vanvlerin

It's exactly what I was hoping for and better i love that you have multiple chambers so you can have you different filters in it and its sleek for a back pack filter i just wish it had more media it came with mine only had bio balls like 2 packs of them but hey for the price I really can't complain about it and also it has fast shipping,

Shannon Vanvlerin

It's exactly what I was hoping for and better i love that you have multiple chambers so you can have you different filters in it and its sleek for a back pack filter i just wish it had more media it came with mine only had bio balls like 2 packs of them but hey for the price I really can't complain about it and also it has fast shipping,

Shannon Vanvlerin

I received mine today it was on time and it runs perfectly and has great flow and easy to setup. I just wish it came with filters mine only came with the bio balls I seen everyone else get filters with their's but hey its a great filter for the price so I cannot complain about some filter floss.

Danny

I bought 2 for my 2 tanks. I like them, very awesome and easy to assemble. Pretty inventive for a hanger type of clean pump. I wish they make the gap for the hanger a bit wider to fit a none rimless tank. I have to modify it a bit for it to hang on 1 tank and the other tank I just put it inside the tank to make it work. Overall, Happy with the purchase and recommend for others.

Sean R.

I’ll start with the cons. This thing is ungodly hard to prime. It needs a priming button or something integrated. Any time the inlet tube drains back down, it takes about 15-20 minutes for it to build up enough suction to actually function. I’ve added water to the fill hole and even the clear canister. I can’t make it work anymore quickly. The directions are not clear, but there is an Amazon tutorial on the product page. Lastly, the coupling for the spray bar is brittle and cracked trying to twist the sprayer (that was too big for my small tank) off of the outlet tube. Now for the pros: when all of the bubbles are gone, it’s nearly silent. The flow adjustment is one of the best I’ve come across. I bought this for a bigger tank, so in the meantime Im using it in a smaller tank to build up the bacteria in the media to aid in cycling the new tank. This filter works incredibly well even in my smaller tank. I added my own bio media, removed a sponge and added Fluval filter floss, this setup seems to work very well. The surface skimmer works great, though I do seem to suck up a bunch of shrimp. I had to add a small piece of pre-filter foam to the inlet tube, to prevent small shrimp from being sucked up there, which helped, but now I can’t keep them out of the skimmer lol. They all survive, because they simply get sucked into the clear canister where they swim around until I drain them into a cup. Speaking of drain; on the bottom of the clear canister, there is a barbed nipple to attatch a hose. I went to Lowe’s and grabbed a small roll of vinyl tubing (1/2” ID/ 5/8” OD) you can res use small animals in the clear canister from there, and you can even do water changes from here. Overall I do recommend this filter, just wish they’d add a priming function.

Sean R.

I’ll start with the cons. This thing is ungodly hard to prime. It needs a priming button or something integrated. Any time the inlet tube drains back down, it takes about 15-20 minutes for it to build up enough suction to actually function. I’ve added water to the fill hole and even the clear canister. I can’t make it work anymore quickly. The directions are not clear, but there is an Amazon tutorial on the product page. Lastly, the coupling for the spray bar is brittle and cracked trying to twist the sprayer (that was too big for my small tank) off of the outlet tube. Now for the pros: when all of the bubbles are gone, it’s nearly silent. The flow adjustment is one of the best I’ve come across. I bought this for a bigger tank, so in the meantime Im using it in a smaller tank to build up the bacteria in the media to aid in cycling the new tank. This filter works incredibly well even in my smaller tank. I added my own bio media, removed a sponge and added Fluval filter floss, this setup seems to work very well. The surface skimmer works great, though I do seem to suck up a bunch of shrimp. I had to add a small piece of pre-filter foam to the inlet tube, to prevent small shrimp from being sucked up there, which helped, but now I can’t keep them out of the skimmer lol. They all survive, because they simply get sucked into the clear canister where they swim around until I drain them into a cup. Speaking of drain; on the bottom of the clear canister, there is a barbed nipple to attatch a hose. I went to Lowe’s and grabbed a small roll of vinyl tubing (1/2” ID/ 5/8” OD) you can res use small animals in the clear canister from there, and you can even do water changes from here. Overall I do recommend this filter, just wish they’d add a priming function.

Sean R.

I’ll start with the cons. This thing is ungodly hard to prime. It needs a priming button or something integrated. Any time the inlet tube drains back down, it takes about 15-20 minutes for it to build up enough suction to actually function. I’ve added water to the fill hole and even the clear canister. I can’t make it work anymore quickly. The directions are not clear, but there is an Amazon tutorial on the product page. Lastly, the coupling for the spray bar is brittle and cracked trying to twist the sprayer (that was too big for my small tank) off of the outlet tube. Now for the pros: when all of the bubbles are gone, it’s nearly silent. The flow adjustment is one of the best I’ve come across. I bought this for a bigger tank, so in the meantime Im using it in a smaller tank to build up the bacteria in the media to aid in cycling the new tank. This filter works incredibly well even in my smaller tank. I added my own bio media, removed a sponge and added Fluval filter floss, this setup seems to work very well. The surface skimmer works great, though I do seem to suck up a bunch of shrimp. I had to add a small piece of pre-filter foam to the inlet tube, to prevent small shrimp from being sucked up there, which helped, but now I can’t keep them out of the skimmer lol. They all survive, because they simply get sucked into the clear canister where they swim around until I drain them into a cup. Speaking of drain; on the bottom of the clear canister, there is a barbed nipple to attatch a hose. I went to Lowe’s and grabbed a small roll of vinyl tubing (1/2” ID/ 5/8” OD) you can res use small animals in the clear canister from there, and you can even do water changes from here. Overall I do recommend this filter, just wish they’d add a priming function.

Sean R.

I’ll start with the cons. This thing is ungodly hard to prime. It needs a priming button or something integrated. Any time the inlet tube drains back down, it takes about 15-20 minutes for it to build up enough suction to actually function. I’ve added water to the fill hole and even the clear canister. I can’t make it work anymore quickly. The directions are not clear, but there is an Amazon tutorial on the product page. Lastly, the coupling for the spray bar is brittle and cracked trying to twist the sprayer (that was too big for my small tank) off of the outlet tube. Now for the pros: when all of the bubbles are gone, it’s nearly silent. The flow adjustment is one of the best I’ve come across. I bought this for a bigger tank, so in the meantime Im using it in a smaller tank to build up the bacteria in the media to aid in cycling the new tank. This filter works incredibly well even in my smaller tank. I added my own bio media, removed a sponge and added Fluval filter floss, this setup seems to work very well. The surface skimmer works great, though I do seem to suck up a bunch of shrimp. I had to add a small piece of pre-filter foam to the inlet tube, to prevent small shrimp from being sucked up there, which helped, but now I can’t keep them out of the skimmer lol. They all survive, because they simply get sucked into the clear canister where they swim around until I drain them into a cup. Speaking of drain; on the bottom of the clear canister, there is a barbed nipple to attatch a hose. I went to Lowe’s and grabbed a small roll of vinyl tubing (1/2” ID/ 5/8” OD) you can res use small animals in the clear canister from there, and you can even do water changes from here. Overall I do recommend this filter, just wish they’d add a priming function.