Good idea but poor compatibility to Tetra AquaArt

After the filter had arrived, we first had taken him visually under the microscope.

Appearance:

The filter makes from the outside a very good impression.

+ Stable housing
+ Rubber feet
+ Easy to open

Interior:

Inside our expectations were not met.
Firstly, the boxes with the filter materials are indeed fitted properly, but can not be put back together very nicely. On the other hand the water is passed directly through the small hole in the bottom of the filter, which personally do not like so much to us.

+ Well stocked
- Baskets could be better

Exhaust system:

The first major problem occurred when we tried to install the outlet in the pool itself. When unpacking noticed that the hose connection (the 180 ° deflection directly to the hose) is much too large and inflexible to accommodate him in AquaArt can. Although still a deflection by 90 ° to the set included what the problem but does not dissolve.
It would have made more sense, the 180 ° arc rotatably gestallten to give the user more freedom and adjustment options.

+ Good fit
- 180 ° hose connection too high and do not rotate
- Lack of flexibility

Induction

Also, the intake system is visually well done. But here too, Tetra itself makes life difficult. If one puts it together, it's in the shortest version also much too long for the Tetra AquaArt 60. It looks out good 4 cm above the top cover, which looks not very good optically 1. and 2. The function of the cover itself disturbs.

+ Precision fit
- Far too long

On the whole, I have to say does not fit the Tetra EX 600 Plus 60l to Tetra AquaArt.
Even the customer support representative on the phone could not guarantee me a satisfactory solution. Although the AquaArt is a very "special" Aquarium in terms of coverage and an adaptation of the cover you will probably either way do not come around it, but Tetra made himself here a shop destroyed. I find it very unfortunate that the manufacturers its products not tune to each other, especially since the Tetra EX 600 Plus is exactly optimal for this size of aquarium.

Once we were able to attach neither suction nor exhaust system in the aquarium, we wanted to return the filter.
However, we then found two sets of Amazon Eheim (for intake and outlet), which has allowed us to incorporate the filter into the aquarium. It was also here necessary to modify the cover.
Actually I would give only 2 out of 5 stars, as it has not brought to the Tetra series to gestallten their products compatible with each other, but as he now served its purpose, I give it 3/5. That's why I can now also evaluate the operation of the filter:

Operation:
+ Potty connection
+ Fast venting
+ Good throttling
+ Long hoses
- Filter is very high (at least 41cm of space is required so that you can route the hoses well)