EcoPlusEco 396 Water Pump Fixed Flow Submersible Or Inline For Aquariums, Ponds, Fountains & Hydroponics - UL Listed, 396 GPH, Black

I got this product last year (2015) and another one this Feb (2016). Both were the 396GPH models. The first one was purchased in 2015 for use in a large 500 gallon pond for aeration and a little bit for aesthetics but mostly to keep the water clean and free of bugs. We run it about 4 hours every evening from 5-9pm and sometimes a lot longer in the weekends. The second one runs a small nft system running water through 1/2" sprinkler hose with branch 1/4 inch drip irrigation lines. Works great here as well, this unit runs 30 min every hour and has held up well so far.Both units came withthree-.75" Barbed x .75" Threadedtwo-.5" Barbed x .75" ThreadedNozzle x .75" ThreadedPre-wired 69 inch 120v power cordUnit contains a removable reusable and cleanable filter.ProsVery quiet, so quiet in fact that you may not even hear it running even close by.Very efficient, I checked with my kill-a-watt meter and it says it uses only 13 watts or so most of the time it is running.Pump can lift almost 6 ft (linear) with a 1/2" tube without any kinks or bends. The unit works best when it lifts no more than 5 feet from the bottom of the pumpVery tolerant pump, I even ran it off a 30 watt solar panel with a small 100 watt inverter. No problems here either.ConsWater volume goes down almost exponentially with heightNot the cheapest pumpOutdoor usage where pump sees constant sunlight can make the shell somewhat brittle

Awesome little pump for the money. Very quiet with very little heat generation. Barely audible noise level. With the grow tent zipped closed practically silent. Not described as self priming yet within a few seconds air cavitation ceased.My new hydroponic system shipped with a Danner Model 7. Noisiest pump I have ever used. After a few days of listening to the chattering racket ordered this pump as a replacement. Works great inline with no leakage. While less gph still powerful enough to circulate the water and activate the venturi aerators. At 1/4 the price of the Danner a very good deal. Bought three and am very satisfied.

This pump is amazing! I have a number of fountains around my yard and am always looking for reliable pumps. I don't think I need to search anymore. This pump can more than accommodate my water features.The pump can really move some water! I have bought pumps for 3 times the cost which didn't do as well. It has the oomph to work on a variety of cascading water features. This pump also comes with a number of attachments to work with any number of fountains or heads. I was amazed at how many attachments were included.Keep stocking this, Amazon! I ordered 2 of them this time and I am sure I'll be back, now that I know that this baby delivers!UPDATE: An older pump on another fountain gave out so I hooked up my extra one of these. This fountain requires the water be pumped up almost three feet, to spill over the four corners of the urn. Of course, my little EcoPlus comes with a variety of attachments so hooking it up was a breeze. Not only does it do the job for this fountain, but it far surpasses the job done by an almost $70 pump! So, what did I do? I got on Amazon and ordered another one of these incredible pumps!

I use this pump exclusively for siphoning old water from my tanks and filling up my tanks with fresh water. For that purpose, this pump has been great and I have had it for two years. My only concern is that to "turn it off" it has to be unplugged. There is no button. This means if you fill a tank with wide plastic tubing that you have to point into the tank with your hand, you cannot unplug the pump and navigating that situation gets awkward.

Working good.

This is a very weak pump that's poorly designed and manufactured.The construction is horrible.That vented area you see is held on by these inexcusably small plastic "nubs".The first time I picked up the pump out of the original box the vent popped off and the pump hit the floor. VERY FIRST TIME.I put it back on then gently pulled and popped off.When I went to put it in my reservoir, it popped off while I was sitting it in the water.That says it all. It's a poorly constructed product. Period.This will be the last EcoPlus brand product I buy.Edit: Tried using it and boy am I disappointed. It couldn't pump nutrient solution 6 feet away and 6 feet back and because of that, my water temperature got too high. I had to manually lower it.This means the pump failed in every possible way, short of at least "turning on" when plugged in.When I checked in my reservoir, the front cap and filter had fallen off. It hasn't been touched and there is no movement inside the reservoir other than air stones making bubbles on both ends while the pump stays in the middle.TL-DR: This is absolute crap. It's an underpowered, poorly developed pump made from lowest-bidder parts and aimed at making as much money as possible off YOU, the consumer.

Top notch pump for the price,shipping was fast. Product is very reliable.

I've had my Eco Plus 396gph pump in my 150 gallon pond for 2 weeks now, and it's working out well so far! My pond could use a good scrub, but the water is the clearest it's been this season. I initially purchased this pump to use for something else, but I ended up liking it better than the FreeSea pump I had in my pond, so I switched it. With my previous pump, I was limited. I could only hook up my waterfall, and I had 2 mesh bags for filters. With this pump, I have my waterfall hooked up, as well as a large box filter. I appreciate that this pump has a filter, but I needed something much larger, especially since I have 6 goldfish. I haven't dealt with any clogs, or any other issues, thus far. I've owned a few affordable pumps from Amazon and I definitely prefer this, and recommend the brand as a whole. (I ordered from the Warehouse and it arrived brand new, all items accounted for).