10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

Average

Overall a good filter by BARBARA

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 10/23/2007

Comments: For the most part I like this filter. It does a great job of keeping the water clean. The instructions left a lot to be desired and the media is expensive, especially the poly filter pads which come in a pack of 3 for $6.99. What they don't tell you is you use all 3 every 2 weeks. I found that the air pump they supply for the skimmer is not powerful enough. Once it was replaced with a stronger pump the skimmer runs well. Be patient with the skimmer, it takes the wooden airstone about 1/2 an hour to kick in at it's full strength. I found that for this filter to run at it's best it needs the autofill system, if the tanks water drops the slightest bit you get microbubbles from the filter. Overall a good filter and easy to maintain and change filter media. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

Unsatisfactory

skimmer useless by DIANA POWERS

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 9/4/2007 from SAN ANGELO, TX UNITED STATES

Comments: The system is good looking and very quiet, but the skimmer is useless...it won't skim no matter what modifications I've used. One of the hoses had a leak (had to buy my own hose). After following set up instructions, I realized they left some info out and had to break it down and set up again pretty much on my own. It's been a bad experience, I wish I could return it... I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Below Average

The skimmer sucks by Chuck

Comments: Nice unit, but forget about the skimmer ever working for anything. I've tried modifying it with multiple limewood airstones and heavy duty air pumps.. it simply won't skim, even after 3 months of use! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Great filter and priced right by Jason

Comments: I just started a saltwater aquarium and I bought this filter. It does a superb job in keeping my aquarium clean and my fish are in excellent health. Everything I needed to set up my tank was included Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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