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My mom had her tank running for about 6 months while the media and charcoal were both still in their plastic bags. The gravel, decorations, and filter sponges were the only thing keeping the tank going.

So today, April 5, 2023, I put mine together after I searched & found this video. You made it super simple... WAY better than the instructions themselves... ty so much for doing this... May more people find this useful 😁😁😁

Bought a 207 today and used your guide to set it up, didn't even read the manual. Thank you for putting these together, you helped me a lot! 👍

Excellent instructional video. I've sat and watched countless so-called instructional videos and come away with the feeling of "What"? The instructor either goes too fast, drags on too slow, or starts to tell endless side stories. I didn't choose to listen to anyone's side stories and thank you, I didn't hear any! Your presentation was clear, precise, and concise! Thank you! I just subbed your channel in the event that I have to return to clear. up a point that I forgot.

To anyone who reads this, please make sure the gasket is in the correct spot! You saved me from a lot of flooding! I couldn't figured out why it was spraying water everywhere and kept checking the directions to no avail. Turns out the gasket was in the wrong spot because it fit so well where the little clip-looking things are. Turns out it fits in more than one spot and one of the spots will empty your tank onto your floor within minutes.

Thank you! I bought a fluval 307 for a tank I got to keep my painted turtle in. Opened the directions and it felt rather daunting. So, I looked for a tutorial on KZfaq and found this video, and in less than an hour I had it all running. Cheers from Illinois!

Over 4 years have gone by and this is still extremely helpful, straight to the point, no bs. Thank you!! You made my setup seamless

Your tutorial was amazing! I have no canister filter experience. You made it simple, easy to follow, and such a joy to put it together. I’m amazed how quiet the filter is!!

I just returned an Aqueon canister filter that I couldn't make it work. I got today a Fluval 207.... I follow you step by step, and have absolutely NO PROBLEMS, whatsoever. THANK YOU!!

Was in a slight panic with my brand-new filter, and hubby suggested I look online for a tutorial. Yours was PERFECT. I followed each step, with fear and trembling, and it all worked. Thank you for taking the time to state the obvious for people like me.

Thanks brother, I work late night shifts driving 18 wheeler's, Im always in a time crunch, needed to get this running asap and your video made it happen without me having to muddle through the manual. Very direct concise and inclusive instructions. Thank you

This is awesome. I don't understand why the manufacturer didn't come out with this when it could have been easier to sjow it on video than putting them in words. Thanks a million

THANK YOU!!! It's been many years since i put a canister filter together. I've been staring at my box for three hours. BRILLIANT tutorial. Seriously. Thank God!

Ugh. Wish I has found this video before I went on my own with my new 407 and just the manual. It said NOTHING about the little rubber thingie. Life saver, thank you!

Thanks so much for producing this. Bought one of these, the manual looked so awful and far too complex but you made installation so easy. All working great! Thanks again!

Thank you so much for helping me set up my first with a Fluval external canister..I have bought the 407..and what a beauty it is, so quiet, also I added Fluval bacterial cycle to my Juwel Vision 450 tank..took me ages, but got there in the end! I kept looking at this video to check😂lol..Many thanks Lola from Liverpool uk🇬🇧

I know this video was done a few years ago, I managed to put this together while I was cooking dinner and i had my knee replaced 6 days ago. To echo everyone, it made life much simpler. Great job!

This video was absolutely amazing! I was terrified of the 07 series because it was a learning curve for me. I watched this and immediately went to grab one! I have the 407 and it is exactly the same, except there are 4 inner baskets. I never once picked up up instruction manual through the whole setup; I just followed along with the video. Thank you SO much for making this!!!

After a very stressful day of trying to fix my old, leaky filter and then running to the store like a mad woman to buy a new filter, this video was like a gift from heaven! 🙏 Thank you for the clear and easy to follow instructions. 👏👏👏

Just bought 307. MAN YOUR VIDEO IS AWESOME! YOU DON'T WASTE NO TIME. EASY GUILD!

I just got this filter and was trying for over an hour to figure out the clip things, thank you SO much for that tip! Also, almost totally missed the gasket and would've surely flooded my house if I hadn't seen it in your video.

I have never used a canister filter system and have always been worried I would be in over my head setting it up. Thanks so much! Awesome tutorial!

Thank you for producing HELPFUL content that gets to the point without endless repetition and irrelevant information.

I commented two days ago when arrived and I watched your tutorial. I was so excited I started the process, but ended up with a two day migraine, so I just NOW finished installing it. I ran into two tiny issues, both extremely easily resolved thanks to your amazing, easy to follow instructions! It took minutes to finish. After, it took only 15 minutes to notice a difference --in a very well established aquarium that was already doing really well. Heavily planted, CO2 injected, great light and filtration before hand. But this!!!!??... It's so quiet and improved the appearance of the water immediately, which like I said was already really good, and more so the esthetics had been noticeably streamlined. So gorgeous. Thank you. The ONLY thing I would recommend that you didn't mention... is that priming can take up to a couple of minutes before being ready to plug in. I thought based on your suggestion it would be a few seconds and I plugged it in just a bit too soon. However, this isn't a issue at all. I just unplugged it and waited longer. There was a clearly different sound when it was full of water. You'll also notice it because it sucked enough water out of the tank that I needed to replace just under three gallons to bring the water way up. But, again, this could be to many factors. Again, THANK YOU!! YOU'RE AMAZINGLY EASY TO FOLLOW. 💕 😘

The only thing I don't understand is the dislikes for this video. Straight to the point and easy to follow. Thank you for taking the time to make this. Awesome work! Subbed.

I am so very proud of this moment for taking the time to listen to your instructions, they were very clear, you spoke clearly with good direction for setting up my Fluval 107. When you have to wing it, I go to youtube University.

Honestly a great guide, not too slow or fast and super clear. Thanks!

Just got the filter today for my new turtle. You made this very easy and straight forward. Thanks bud!

Thank you for the video! I was so confused until I watched this!

I used this to help me set up a 307 filter today! So much more helpful than trying to read the instructions! Thanks so much!

I have no fish/tank experience but am trying to set up this canister filter with no instructions so thank you very much! Very helpful!

A THOUSAND thank you's Brother! This was soooooooo much better than reading the instructions!!!!

Thank you so much! I’m brand new to aquariums and had no idea what I was doing until I watched this.

This is a wonderful intro to setting up my new Fluval 407 - very clear and helpful. Thank you!

Bless you for this video!! This was SOOOOO helpful just now, better than the manual!! Thank you!!!

Flawless execution still holds true to 2022! Thank you!

Literally without this video I wouldn’t have gotten mine up and running. Thank you so much!

No lies, I've had to use this more than once to set one up. Way better than any manual haha

Appreciate your video very much. Read through the manual and it was tedious and overly complex. You got straight to the point and demonstrated the essentials to get the filter going correctly.

I was having a hard time setting up my new filter but as soon as I watched this it was a piece of cake! Thank you!!

just fitting a 107 to a fluval evo, caught your other video on using a cannister filter in a marine tank so here we go! needed to be silent as in my room and these 07 fluvals are v quiet!

First time ever working with a canister filter, and I got a 107 model for my 20 gallon. I've been using 3 different filters for my tank to keep it crystal clear and it hasn't been working... So to help everything look neater and to stop having an in aquarium filter AND a large sponge filter, I'll be using this! And if I still need to, I'll also be using my Seachem HOB filter. Thank you so much for the tutorial on setting this up!! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you so much for your detailed set up instructions! I watched your video on how to set up my Fluval 307 three times and then set it up. Didn't think I would have been able to do it. Thanks again!!😁

Thanks, mate. After many years being out of the aquarium game I decided to come back to it.

Great video as others have said. I bought a 407 and you directions were more helpful than the manual😂😂

I have a fluval filter for a while , I used your instructions to put my filter order back together .

HUGE thank you to this. My dad cleaned the fish tank without me and he didn't have a clue what to do

Just hooked up my 207 today and love it so far!!! Love the bays for all the mechanical and bio media (with a bag of purigen on the top of the polishing pad in the last bay)

THANK YOU! I purchased a 407 for my new 55 gallon and your video saved me!

This video saved me. Thank you for making a tutorial that even a novice can understand. Thank you thank you!

Way way easier than the Fluval instructions, and nice to listen to 😆

I like these filters and it is making me think. Also congrats on putting the pipes in correctly. To put them at opposing ends causes dead spots that can lead to algae. George Farmer had covered this a number of times.

Thank you for this video! I tried reading the instructions but it's always the extra part that lacks the instruction. thanks to the video I'll be done installing it after I eat some pizza and beer. Thanks again and keep up the good work 😊.

THANK YOU! Didnt even need the guide, this was super helpful and didn't make me feel like an idiot lol

Perfect video for what it is. Thank you I just bought a 207 my first cannister and this answered everything and made it very easy.

This was so easy and straight to the point compared to other videos I’ve watched. Thank you so much! I am wanting to upgrade to this from my Fluval Aquaclear 70 HOB filter on my turtle tank! 🐢❤️

Thank you very much. Nice and clear. I have smaller version 107 with only two baskets, one for stone and another for sponges. I can install it now👏👏👏👏🙂 Thank you.👍

Thank god for this video just finished setting it up less then 20 mins

That was great. Easy, to the point and without any acting or trying to be a character. I just ordered the 107. Looking forward to setting it up!

From Wellington, Ontario, Canada a great video. Solved any confusion. Thank you very much..

Thank you for making this video, I had been dreading setting up this filter for the first time and your video was necessary. It would have taken me hours if I had just tried to use the guide.

WOW... thank you sir... this was easy to follow and more helpful than the actual instructions. love the step-by-step process and detail.

I am proper nervous about fitting an external but think I am going to order one, may rewatch this video a few more times 😆

Thank you your explanation was better than the instructions that came with it!

So I just bought this filter for my turtle and my pumpkin seed fish. The fish is similar to a blue gill but much prettier. Lol I have raised him from egg to fry, to a year old teenager,lol. They need current, they need to work a bit and I need a filler and half on their tank. This is now the new main filter. I had a tetra internal 40 gallon, then a tetra 10-20 HOB, they have a air stone, and sponge filler rated for 40-60 gal. The sponge filter will stay. I am removing the air stone, and the other 2 filters

Great video which I followed step by step yesterday for setting up my Fluval 207 which is first my ever use of an external canister filter as I embark on my first journey into freshwater tropical aquariums. Since setup yesterday evening I've noticed there is a constant low pitched humming which is audible from other rooms, enough to be slightly annoying. I understand this external cannister filters are supposed to be virtually silent filters. I looked up possible causes online and thought may it had some air in there as there was a lot of new bubbles made and present throughout the glass walls and all over gravel, decor and internal equipment, from when initially setting up the aquarium putting in some gravel and decor and when pouring in water. I thought maybe a lot of air in the canister after that. I've tried tilting it many times at an angle which does bring out some bubbles from the output after a slight fizzing of bubbles heard. Also tried to manually pump with the self priming pump a bit. However, there is still the ongoing hum. I am sure all the medial and baskets were assembled correctly, etc. Any suggestions would be great please as was looking for an almost silent filter! Thanks.

Much love! 2022, and your video worked perfect with the 307. Cheers from the states lad!

Great instructions, I wouldve been lost without this

We just got the 307 today. thank you for the great instructional video. the accent was a nice touch!

Fantastic guide, help me immensely to setup my new Filter. Written Instructions that came in the box not good at all following your video made it very easy for me to install, thanks a lot 👍

Your video was essential in setting up my Fluval 207. Thank you!

You're a lifesaver! I find instructions really fiddly to absorb, so thank you so much for this!

By far the best set up video on youtube!!!!

This is so easy and simple, far better than the manual. Thanks!

Thank you Amazing easy video saved my life no way I was reading the manual 😂

Who needs the manual? Great video!

Thank you for this, I didn't even use the instructions, so much easier

Dude thank you. This video is exactly what I needed to get my 207 all set up. Very helpful.

Mate... First aquarium being set up and this video is perfect, well explained throughout. Big thanks. All the best 🐟🐠

Short and sweet! Precisely what I was looking for! Thanks mate!!! Subscribed...

Thanks for taking time out of your day to help enlighten fellow aquatic fanatics brotha🤙🏽🤙🏽quick,simple and informative .

Great video. Used it as a walkthrough to setup my new Fluval 407 for my turtle tank.

Thank you for your tutorial. I filter works perfectly due to your informative instructions. ❤

Likewise, I set my tank up today and found your guide very helpful. Thank you.👍

Thank you for this video. It certainly made it easy to get my new canister filter set up.

Great vid! Personally I like to build my own filter/pump setups as the premium brand stuff is too expensive, sure my buildings are nowhere near as elegant but functionally wise far superior. For example my filter is 40litre chock-full of media, to the brim! Has a variable speed jeabo pump and proper pond tubing (the big stuff) all for about £120 for my 300ltr tank. The pump and media came from the ebay all the other bits from B&Q and Maidenhead aquatics. Far less elegant and less safe, so there's that.

its much easier to watch than to read, thanks mate!

Brilliant! Thanks a bunch! Your video a lifesaver, and saved a lot of heartache and pain. Cheers

Nice one mate! Quick, simple and to the point.

Brilliant video! Put off putting mine together all week but now I’ve watched your video and set mine up was as easy as pie! Will be checking out some more of your videos

Going to buy this and your tutorial was great. I hope when I do set it up its as seamless as how you did it now that I've watched your video 😂

Very helpful step by step guide. Thank you.

Thank you your the best iv seen on KZfaq strait forward

Great tutorial, you made it easy for us to get our new filter and aquarium going, thank you!!

This was perfect. Set up my 407 today with your help.

This video was a godsend

Really nice video on how to make it its just when i turned it off water went everywhere luckily no water damage to house otherwise very good video.

Thanks for posting this. Watching your video made setting up my first canister filter a breeze.

Was having problems but this fixed it. Thx. I mixed the out/intake and switched it to normal and now works. One question for anyone out there. Is your Fluval 207 noisy and seems like having lots of air in it?!