ISTA IF-648 Hang-On Separation Breeder Box
$24.49
Price: $24.49
(as of Mar 23, 2025 05:42:30 UTC – Details)
ISTA Hang-On separation box. Perfect for separating baby or weak fishes. Easy to maintain and change water. Excellent for freshwater and saltwater aquariums.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 10.3 x 6 x 5.5 inches; 1.48 Pounds
Item model number : IF-648
Date First Available : June 22, 2018
Manufacturer : ISTA
ASIN : B07F12T5VP
Size: 5.5 x 10 x 5.25in
Hang-on air-driven separation breeder box
Suitable for separating aggressive fishes, baby fishes, and weak fishes
Easy to maintain without affecting the fishes in the separation box
Can be used for freshwater and Saltwater aquariums
Customers say
Customers find that the vivarium works well inside and outside aquariums. They describe it as a reliable breeder tank. However, some customers report issues with noise level and durability, such as cracks at the base and scuffs from factory. There are mixed opinions on value for money, flow, and size.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
Marshal V. Joslin –
Great as a saltwater hob refugium
This is the second time I purchased one of these. I use them as a hob refugium for my dwarf seahorse tank. The three chambers allow for mechanical and organic filtration. The water flow is very slow but is great to build up copepods for the viewing tank. The air pump adds oxygen to the water and functions as a skimmer Perfect size for my 2.5 gallon fish tank.
Jeff Herth –
Best breeder box Iâve ever used
Iâve raised thousands of fry in these containers and i only have one complaint. The tabs used to level the box do not fit snugly. I had to glue mine in which means i can no longer adjust.The good far outweighs the bad. Yes this makes a little noise even on the lowest setting but it works tenfold better than traditional options (which donât flow water). Donât waste your money on any of those hang in boxes, they will never work as good as something that circulates water like this
Yurright yuralways right –
Best one so far, but gate issues for tiny new fry that must be resolved.
Great product and identical but wider than brand name. Only issue is both “gates” have spaces in slots too wide for new cichlid fry. A real pain. I wrap in a thin layer of filter floss but clogs with food easilly and will overflow if not careful.
Rich –
Just as good as name brand
Works just like other leading brand and for the lid coming off mine came with clips to hold it on. They all do the glup glup but there is a video on line to show you how to stop that. I have it in my bedroom and it doesnât bother me.
Amazon Customer –
Does the job but VERY NOISY
Purchased this item as a DIY HOB refugium. However, it is EXTREMELY noisy and has very low flow. The noise was so bad that I considered returning it and scrapping the project. But with a little ingenuity this product works great.Instead of using the tubing and conventional air stone to suck up the water into the box, I instead purchased a water pump to pump water from my HOB filter into my new refugium. It works great! Totally silent and has great flow. The box is about an extra gallon so it helps stabilize the water and the compartment is big enough to hold a large amount of macroalgae.Essentially I would only purchase this product if you are totally comfortable with the loud noise from the original design or if you chose to make your own mod like I did.
Luis Barragan –
Nice nursery for shrimp
For starters I can say this product is really nice and handy to have, I use it for my blue dream shrimp to have their babies as I have neon tetras and a Betta (who loves to eat babies, I found out the hard way) only thing I found bad is if you leave the hose attached to it for a while and let it dry (in my case) it broke so what I did to fix this problem was to brake the grill under; only the 1 center piece and poke the hose through it as you see on the video and problem solved, I have no complain about the noise as I changed the air pump and that seems to have fixed the noise problem I can hear more the air stone than anything else. The noise you hear is my A/C
James Roberts –
Not well made
Returned the second order of these due to cracking in a previous order that was around a month old. Not well made.
Albert –
Great Product
Great Product
Rebecca –
Very good product! I recommend. I read that someone said it very noisy and itâs only air no water gets in. Well the noise is there itâs not silent but as for the flow you may need to use a flow control(2$) to adjust it properly. For sure is you have to much air going in itâs louder and you have less water going in. Once itâs properly adjusted I believe it is a good product. I added I net to the water return because the holes were to large for my babies they could have gone back into the main tank. Love the concept I wonât use the in tank breeder boxes again. Check the video if you like.
PRANAV –
product is very fragile and on day one itself, one part broke. I didn’t replace because it was my mistake. It’s very noisy too when water is pumped through the nozzle. Other than this product looks good and serve its purpose.
Gowri Sankar –
Not fulfilled.
Steve G. –
Great product and was what I needed but it was a .5 cm wider then description so it would not fit the size of my 10 gallon and not enough room on back for other stuff. Perfect as hob breeder box or refugium.
Subhra Pratim Das –
Good product but the water flow tube makes noise