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Great

Great for price by RONSOLO

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 8/29/2008 from CHICAGO, IL UNITED STATES

Comments: I have had this skimmer for over four years in my 55 gal reef tank and it has definitely served its purpose. I have seen many complaints in the reviews and don't completely agree with all of them. Maybe some people were dropped on their heads to many times as children and just can't figure out how to work this simple skimmer. Helpful hints: It is important that the water level in the tank is kept high enough so that the skimmer doesn't have to work as hard against the force of gravity. It is also important to clean the skimmer and all of the pipes and tubes at least once a month. About once a year I change the plastic tubing and it greatly enhances the skimmer's performance. I also bought the surface skimming upgrade a couple of years ago which came with a new inlet pipe. Changing the inlet pipe also rejuvenated the skimmer to its original performance level. I would definitely recommend the skimmer upgrade but would buy it separate because you get it for the same price while getting an extra inlet pipe. The skimmer is a little loud (very tolerable), however, the propeller design on the newer models has improved this problem (just bought my second one). The skimmer also works very poorly when it is not clean and when the water level is low Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Great by ROSS

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 8/29/2008 from PASADENA, TX UNITED STATES

Comments: So far so good... I have had the skimmer up and running for about 6 months now and have had no problems. It spit out a few micro bubbles while it was breaking in but now it works great. Only one thing i don't really care for... its a BIT noisy. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Below Average

save your money by VASILE TRUSCA

Experience Level: Beginner

Posted on 4/17/2008 from ENDICOTT, NY UNITED STATES

Comments: save your money...add another 60$ buck and buy a remora or a bak-pak. thhis skimmer has a bad rep. and people make the mistake of spending the 100$ on it...and then regreting for not spending just a bit more for something they wont have to modify or tinker with EVERY day. it will only skim well on small tanks but it cannot keep up when in bigger ones. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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