( 10 reviews )
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Posted: Dec 15 2008
After having so many used tanks I decided with my tax return, I would buy EVERYTHING new. I wouldn't have someone elses used choices, I would make a system that was uniquely MINE. I chose all my parts carefully based on features I wanted for my own tank and disregarded reviews. OOPS! I chose this skimmer. and I have regretted it ever since. It had NO instructions for how to get it to start sucking up the water so it took forever to figure it out. the 'deluxe' sufrface skimmer slip broke in less than a week, it's a joke. I've had it 9 months and it's been off for 3 at least, I just removed it from the tank the other day. Everytime I would plug it in it would skim for a few hours and then I would come in and it would be running dry and not be sucking water anymore. it constantly fills my 40 gallon with tiny bubbles. the carbon media container got stuck and refused to come out when I wanted to change it so I didn't get it out until I pried it out after taking the skimmer off my tank. this skimmer STINKS! It NEVER skimmer well, needed constant adjusting, because an adjustment that works one day suddenly wont be working the next... just AWFUL! Lee's counter current $20 skimmer works better than this! Oh, and it's loud!
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Posted: Dec 15 2008
After having so many used tanks I decided with my tax return, I would buy EVERYTHING new. I wouldn't have someone elses used choices, I would make a system that was uniquely MINE. I chose all my parts carefully based on features I wanted for my own tank and disregarded reviews. OOPS! I chose this skimmer. And I have regretted it. ever. since. It had NO instructions for how to get it to start sucking up the water so it took forever to figure it out (you have to put the little black tube on one opening until it starts sucking then quickly switch it to the other opening to create bubbles....). the 'deluxe' surface skimmer clip broke in less than a week, it's a joke. I've had it 9 months and it's been off for 3 at least, I just removed it from the tank the other day. Everytime I would plug it in it would skim for a few hours and then I would come in and it would be running dry and not be sucking water anymore. it constantly fills my 40 gallon with tiny bubbles. the carbon media container got stuck and refused to come out when I wanted to change it so I didn't get it out until I pried it out after taking the skimmer off my tank. this skimmer STINKS! It NEVER skimmer well, needed constant adjusting, because an adjustment that works one day suddenly wont be working the next... just AWFUL! Lee's counter current $20 skimmer works better than this! Oh, and it's loud!
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jan 23 2008
bought this thing...HOPING i could get it to work despite all the negative things ive read about it. so far its -over skimmed and wasted alot of water. -stoppped skimming overbight -flooded my living room twice -filled the tank with bubbles ITS LOUDER THAN EVERYTHING PUT TOGHEDER IT DOESNT WORK UNLESS YOU CONSTANTLY ADJUST IT MANUAL DESPITE ITS LACK OF DETAIL EXPLAINS HOW TO WORK IT BUT the unit itself is poorly designed. dont make the mistake i made...buy a skimmer with a 5 star review
