Taam Rio Nano Protein Skimmer

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Excellent!

Great lil skimmer by Rod

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 9/22/2009 from CHICAGO, IL

Comments: I love Rio! Just bought an Azoo Mignon Skimmer (read that review too) because it was so small and looked very neat for our 5 gal tank only to find within a week I'm about to return it because of several critical design issues. Then I saw this Rio Nano Skimmer which is a bit larger, Googled some reviews. Experts in the field who use it, rate it very well because of its simple rugged design and high skimming effectiveness in a fairly compact package. Novices and those who never used it poo-poo'd it because they believe the Rio brand is junk. I am using other Taam Rio pumps for other tanks and could not be happier with the quality and price. Within 48 hours (to break it in) I am already impressed with the quality of rather dry foam and versatile design to use other media and fine tune the skimmer output to suit my needs. Because it was a bit larger I did need mod the hood to accommodate, only took 15 minutes with a Dremel, looks great! Rio ROCKS! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Below Average

Very Loud by reefrook

Experience Level: Beginner

Posted on 5/22/2009 from STREAMWOOD, IL UNITED STATES

Comments: I knew some people said it was loud. But I didn't know it was that loud. I have it in my bedroom and once I heard it, there was no way I was running it in there. I also heard that you need to break it in and then it will be a little quieter, but I didn't have the tolerance or patience to find out. I guess it would be a ok skimmer (for the price) if it wasn't in your bedroom. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Average

Blah by AMANDA DIAZ

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 4/3/2009 from KISSIMMEE, FL UNITED STATES

Comments: It works. It skims, but is very hard to tune just right. Too many combinations to adjust to get it just right. Directions were horrendous and had to search out videos for installation on the web. This is pretty huge. I purchased it thinking it would be small and didn't want a huge skimmer hanging over my 10 gallon. It takes up about 1/3 of the with and it very tall and bulky. Would only recommend this skimmer if you are dead broke and need something to hold you over till you get a REAL skimmer. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Below Average

Don't Bother by C.Stamm

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 2/28/2009 from Houston, TX UNITED STATES

Comments: I bought three of these skimmers when they first came out to experiment on nano setups.This product can't even filter a 10 gallon efficiently.Inconsistent foam production.Noisy and weak.Don't waste your money. I won't even use one on a quarantine tank. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Below Average

stoped working by SEBASIAN BIERNAT

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 1/6/2009 from ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL UNITED S

Comments: It ran fine for about 2 months and produced a cup of waste every week. However, one day the impeller shaft broke making the skimmer useless. There was no way to replace it since they don't make impeller shafts for it. Im my opinion it is fine for a very small tank since the pump is much too weak for a bigger tank. Save your money and buy the tunze nano or the remora nano, much better skimmers by a mile. You simply cannot call the Tamm Rio a skimmer, it more of a decorative noise maker. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Average

Taam Rio Nano Skimmer by JOE WESTWOOD

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 9/20/2008 from WICHITA, KS UNITED STATES

Comments: 3 stars is an accurate rating for this skimmer. It can be useful if your tank is less then 10 gallons and is lightly stocked or has additional filtration/circulation. The unit will produce a limited amount of skimmate. An additional problem is that the pump is undersized. With the venturi running, the actual output is around 70 GPH, not the 110 which is stated. We’re all still waiting for an inexpensive nano skimmer that actually removes waste from the aquarium. This unit comes close but is still not the answer. However, this is the best nano skimmer for the price. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Unsatisfactory

You won't save money by a5minmajor

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 9/17/2008 from Denver, Co

Comments: I have given this filter/skimmer combo every chance, and just cannot recommend it to anyone. The instructions are vague in the extreme, it is hard to adjust to get proper amount and ration of skimmate, and worst of all, it will not draw properly! If the level of the water in your tank is anything less than brimming full, the unit will not maintain a vacuum, and will stop working! I can put up with loud, hard to adjust, hard to clean, expensive, whatever...but to come home from work and find your filter -not running-, and you don't know how long it's been out....that is simply -inexcuseable-. This purchase has been a grave disappointment, and now I have to spend another 130$ or so to get a -real- protein skimmer that will work aside from my HOB filter. Please, when you see this unit advertised, do yourself a favor, and just walk right on past it. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

PERFECT MOD by RENE GADEA

Experience Level: Beginner

Posted on 8/29/2008 from DESAMPARADOS, COSTA RICA

Comments: This is a great product, once you set it up with the mod i made, you never had to set up again. All you have to do is make it take water only from the surface. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

Works Good hard to set up by ANTHONY FUCAIRELLI

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 7/19/2008 from CANTON, MI UNITED STATES

Comments: Once you get the skimmer set up it works like a charm but the directions dont tell you how to do anything and its difficult to understand at first... but if you cant get past setting in up it works awsome Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Below Average

Somewhat Disappointing by JoeG

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 7/19/2008 from CAPE ELIZABETH, ME UNITED STAT

Comments: As others have stated, this skimmer is on the noisy side but my real beef is that it is totally inconsistent. It will produce a rather wet foam for a few hours and then spaz out and fill the collection cup with clear water within minutes. A search of message boards turns up many others with similar experiences. At this point I may be looking into removing the airline tube and modding this with an air stone to make it more reliable. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

Quality and price.. by Baugherb

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 6/26/2008 from OHIO,UNITED STATES

Comments: I have a 5.5 gal reef tank.. Loaded with 35 different pieces of live coral... This is the perfect skimmer, with the hang on the back design that doesn't take up extra space in your tank... Works great right off the start.. Price and quality in one package.... I've tried others, by far this is the cream of the crop.... Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

A nano skimmer that works! by CASEY BANASIK

Experience Level: Beginner

Posted on 5/30/2008 from FARGO, ND UNITED STATES

Comments: This skimmer is great, it does have a small micro bubble problem. Took 30 hours to fully break in. It started to pull a lots of junk out of the tank. I would say give it a try. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

wow by ALAN PHAM

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 4/25/2008 from SAN JOSE, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: it works really great keep my tank very clean now that i have this skimmer i bought more fishes that i cant have before thanks. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Average

Okay by JAKE DAMIANO

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 3/20/2008 from WOODSTOCK, GA UNITED STATES

Comments: For the price this is a great skimmer. There are a few problems with the venturi, and some micro bubbles get thru. it skims pretty good though. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Average

The good, the bad by Darryn

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 2/26/2008 from NORTH BERGEN, NJ UNITED STATES

Comments: Pro: - Cheap - Designed pretty well. Fits to fish tank. Filtration cup easily removed. Water return, and intake pipes, fits into existing system without much problems. - Does a decent job skimming - Started pumping water without too much hassle. Cons: - A little bit noisy - Little to no instruction manual - Carbon filter doesn't securely fit anywhere. A chemical filtration only, not a mechanical filtration. - Some little bubbles returned to fish tank. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Unsatisfactory

Nano is a cheap as price by JUGNU AHLUWALIA

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 2/1/2008 from ALBUQUERQUE, NM UNITED STATES

Comments: First night, the collection cup was overflowing when I woke up. Barely turned it down and the thing wouldn't remove anything. After many days of use, I don't leave the thing on when I'm not home. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Excellent Product for $ by ODOGG

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 1/26/2008 from MESA, AZ UNITED STATES

Comments: I love this Rio Nano! For the price it far exceeded my expectations. I have a similar "Ramora Nano" that cost almost $150. Though the Ramora is a good product it's terribly overpriced, when you compare it to the Rio Nano!! I worked and added some filtration to it but all in all it does the job on my 10g nano reef. could use a overflow box though, for asthetics. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Unsatisfactory

Did not work for me by CHAD GRONBACH

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 1/22/2008 from HOPKINTON, MA UNITED STATES

Comments: I got it to work at first, but then it just stops. You need to keep pulling out the tub and jiggling the pump then it starts again. I could not get it to run for more than a few hours. Too, bad it would have been perfect and looked like it was going to. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

GOOD SKIMMER FOR NANOS by GUILLOU NATHALIE

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 1/1/2008 from CHAPELLE ST MESMIN, FRANCE

Comments: Very good skimmer for my 15 gallons. A little bit difficult to adjust but then it skimmed very well and not noisy at all , and no micro-bubbles. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Good little skimmer by HAWK

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 12/17/2007 from TRENTON, NJ UNITED STATES

Comments: For the price point, I can't NOT give this a 5. Works fine out of the box, but for a little better performance, I'd recommend hooking up a small air pump w/ a decent valve to the venturi. Oh, P.S. the instructions suck! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Best skimmer for the money by TIM MOORE

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 9/10/2007 from MOSCOW, ID UNITED STATES

Comments: I have used about every cheap skimmer I can find for a nano tank and this one is the best. It works great for its size and is low profile so it doesn't detract from the looks of the tank. It does have a couple minor drawbacks but I will overlook those for the low price. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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3 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

Below Average

nano skiimer by LOUIS LINO

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 9/7/2007 from STUART, FL UNITED STATES

Comments: you pay for what you get I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

ingenious by TODD SEGAL

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 9/1/2007 from BECKET, MA UNITED STATES

Comments: Great little performer! A little touchy to adjust the skimming at first, but after that it works well. I added an extra sponge to the filter, and that helps too. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

It works by MIKE JORDAN

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 8/5/2007 from Texas

Comments: It works! I would only change two things. The venturi tube needs a flex hose extension with an air flow control valve. this would make it easier to adjust the amount of air to the skimmer. and second, there needs to be a place to actually secure the filter cartride in the last chamber. Oh, and supply a spunge or other material for the last chamber to eliminate micro bubbles. Other than that it seems to be a good product worthy of it's small price. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

GREAT!!! by JONATHAN MOYER

Comments: i have been running this skimmer for about 2 weeks on my 15g. after the first week it runs without a problem. best for the money good skimmate. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Will NOT work w/ AquaPod by DM

Comments: This is a great skimmer, but it will NOT work properly with a Current AquaPod because the water line in an AquaPod is lower than what this skimmer requires. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Great So Far. by Don

Comments: 2 weeks so far. One full cup of skimate. And about 1/4 now. Is working very good so far. had to move ventri one time, and noise is not bad at all. Buy it! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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3 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Works well in 48hrs by Eric Chuch

Comments: Great but a little loud Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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