Given that I have a Worx WXF2200UV canister filter (from our kind friends at the Age of Aquariums) lying about, I thought I might have a look in the box and let you all know what I found. There seem to be no reviews for it about, so I thought it was worth letting people know the specs and what it contains, if not actually stick it on a tank.
Apologies in advance if any of the photos are badly exposed, but this is not art or pr0n so there is no need for great detail and I couldn't be arsed doing it again 
Behold the Worx WXF2200UV,( read this in your head in the voice of Nicol Williams' Merlin in Excalibur) resplendent in a blue box!
It is a pretty large filter, as we can see below. It has a biggish footprint and large head clips. If this was date night, this Eheim 2215 would wee itself in fear.
Once the head is off, looking at the size of the ultraviolet tube would do nothing to calm the little Eheim either....
But I digress...
The Worx 2200 has a removable tap unit operated by the red lever. The lever looks a bit flimsy, but it does the job well.
For you illiterates out there, this is a primer button. But if you are illiterate you can't read this either, so I am not sure why I am telling you.
It has a handle which I would never use unless the canister was 100% empty.
Accessories: After the shine wears off and you get bored with just the vanilla canister, you can resort to these to try spice things up.
There's a modular inlet/outlet set, a spraybar and strainer, six suction cups, a UV globe and two 1.5m lengths of 16/22mm smoky hose, making 3m in all.
This is the filter basket stack. There are four of them, in case you are just innumerate. If you are illiterate and innumerate, you should probably join the PCS committee.
Bottom basket: Ceramic noodles in a mesh bag.
second basket: A bag of activated carbon bits.
Third basket: A slice of black sponge
Top basket: Another slice of black sponge
Ohh I see what you did there. You just used the same photo again, didn't you , you lazy bugger?
Well, yes, guilty. Then again, noone is paying me to do this.
There you go. Are you happier now? Are you?
Thought not.
A curious feature!
This switch has a red LED above it and a clear swinging door. Leaving aside the obvious, I have theories on this:
1) The cover protects the "ON" switch. The filter is so silent that only looking at the red LED will tell you if it is in fact on or not. This would be very good.
2) The cover protects the "ON" switch. The filter is so weak that only looking at the red LED will tell you if it is in fact on or not. This would be very bad.
3)The switch operates the hellfire missile on a drone circling above Baluchistan. ( see Homeland) This would explain the cover. I probably wiped out a primary school flicking it off and on while writing this. This would be very bad. Unless you are Johnno.
Lastly, here is the plate with all the specs.
All in all, the canister is a bit like me: Cheap and cheerful with a large capacity and capability. An economical hard worker with some advanced features but mostly empty inside. It seems most canisters don't come with a full set of media these days, so whatever you buy, be prepared to find some more media. It represents excellent value for money, and if you do a minimum of work to fill the void within ( a bag of expanded clay for $20 and cutting some more sponge or wool to fit would about cover it), you will have a pretty good filter.
No really, I think this thing is a beast and will be a great filter for some seriously large tanks. The UV is a nice touch which saves money and space.
AoA has donated a couple of these to the PCS, and one will be going out as the filter on the main raffle prize (a 4x2x2 aquarium, stand, filter and LED light) for the Ad Konings and Juan Miguel Artigas Asaz talks , which you might not yet have heard of...
...if you were living under a rock.
