PhosGuard, 100 mL bagged

I followed directions on the box, first rinsing the product. They state it may get hot when first exposed to water. It took a few seconds of rinsing and then i did detect heat. not enough to burn.

After rinising, i placed it in the media tray of my fluval c4 filter. I have a 29 gallon salt water tank that was having some high phosphates. I tested the water after adding the phosguard. I left it in for a week. During the week i checked the water and while the phosphates did not go down, they did not go up either. So not sure if the product helped or not.

I think the phosphates were coming from my tap water. I purchased a RODI unit from BRS. I am still in the process of switching out old tank water with the new salt water made with the RODI water. I think this will control my phosphate problem.

i will mention i really like seachem's purigen. that stuff does work. But i am not too thrilled with phosguard. Granted it is always best to solve a problem at the source, and not try to fix it with chemicals.

I give the product 3 stars. shipping was fast. shiping box was in good condition. Seachem packages items well, and the quality is good. Instructions are also good.

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Tetracolor Plus Fish Food

sent me wrong item. got in touch, very understanding. replaced item. a pleasure to

deal with. no one's perfect.

My goldfish are on the big side (carp) and I've had trouble finding flakes that are big enough for them. Just bought this as a sample and I'm very happy I did, so are my fish! They are big enough and keep shape long enough for my fish to eat them so very efficient and they don't leave a mess that clogs up my filter!

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This is one of the best standard fish foods around. Generally I consider it a great addition to regular foods and very good for small tanks.

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This is a high quality goldfish food and is priced economicaly at Amazon.This also has added ingedients to enhance color and improve their health.

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Little Giant 566535 Air Pump

This is not an inexpensive product, as aquarium air pumps go. I paid about $50 for it including shipping. It was the only pump I could find that I could attach an inlet tube to, in order to draw aquarium air from outside (I had lost my favorite fish to indoor air pollution when a floor was refinished). When new, the air output was adequate, but barely so. As time went by, this declined, until after 15 months air was barely dribbling out of the airstones. I thought the small foam filter at the outlet might be plugged, but removing it entirely did not improve performance. I then measured the output pressure with a gauge. It registered zero. In contrast, 3 Tetra air pumps I had that were much older (and cheaper) measured 0.75, 1.1, and 2.1 psi. I have figured out how to add an inlet tube to one of the Tetra pumps, and will go that route. Since the Little (VERY Little) Giant cannot be opened up to be serviced, it is now basically junk. There's a good grounded power cord I can salvage from it, but that's about it. My advice: don't buy this pump.

We have a small pond, a fountain really (~40 gal), with a number of gold fish in it and wanted to help them winter over. Got this pump to use as a "bubbler" (submerged) in combination with a 100w heater. When it's thawed here we see our fish still moving, albeit slowly, so it's worked well for our needs.

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All of the pond advice says to have a pond heater/de-icer and aeration to maintain a hole in the ice for the fish. I live in Minnesota. Currently the temperature is -9 F with a predicted high of -3 and the wind chill is approaching -30 F. This is supposed to last for a few days...

The de-icer is frozen in the pond, but the Little Giant submerged about 2 feet in the pond is blowing air and the ice has still has not completely frozen over above it. While I will not know if the fish make it until spring, I am completely satisfied with this air pump and next year, I will not be using the de-icing heater all I would take it out now, but it is frozen in place until the ice thaws.

When I set up the pump, I submerged it in the water and ran the air line under the deck near the house. I even placed a plastic cup around the open end of the air line to make sure no debris would clog the opening. This seems to be the key to operation in extreme cold temperatures: submerge the pump and protect the air line intake opening.

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I bought this pump in 2011 and used it out of the water to pump air into my pond. The line froze during the winter of 2011 so in 2012 I put the pump in the water (this is an option per the pump instructions). Now the pump doesn't work at all. I can't see a way to take the pump apart and try to repair it. I can't find a way to contact the company directly...

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I've had mine for two years, and it quit producing air, although it still runs. There are no replaceable parts.

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San Francisco Bay Brand ASF88057 Flat Bloodworms for Freshwater Fish, 16-Ounce

These can get easily messy when you're breaking a piece of the blood worm pack off to thaw, but other than that this are great. My King Betta went bananas after trying one of these. I held one out side of the tank and he swam back and forth faster than ever, and he jumps out of the water like mad when I hold them above the water. Definitely recommend these as a treat for your betta.

Blue Ribbon Pet Products ABLEE898 Sunken Submarine Ornaments for Aquarium, 12-Inch

The detail is amazing and it just looks fantastic in my 55 gal, I even found some floating mines on another site that will go great with this piece. It provides a nice hiding hole for the smaller fish so they're not so stressed about being out in the open with the bigger fish.

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Marina Battery-Operated Air Pump

I have a few different sized tanks (from 5 gallons to 250 gallons) and purchased several of these from a local pet store in preparation for Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene. I ended up not needing them, but they were a blessing when our power went out from the recent Halloween snow up in the northeast 5 days without electricity. They will last pretty long on 2 D batteries I would say 12-16 hours. They were loud in my opinion, but a good emergency backup system. You can hear them rattling when the battery supply runs low. They are best for tanks that are 10-20 gallons in size. I would suggest getting more than one if your tank is larger. On a side note, many of my prized tropical fish ended up dying not because of lack of oxygen, but from the sheer cold (we were out of hot water and heat as well for the 5 days), so we are now looking into a generator.

My daughter and I drove from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. with two discus in her Mini Cooper this winter. Our two major concerns were the cold weather and aeration. This small battery operated pump worked perfectly both in the car while traveling and in the hotel at night. The two D batteries only needed replacing every other day. After careful container preparation with the pump and hand warmers for heat, the fish made it beautifully to their new home on the east coast.

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My home unfortunately is in an area where we are frequented by power outages due to high winds. This put me in a worrying tizzy for my goldfish tank, and so I looked into getting a battery-powered pump. I decided to give this one a try. (Fortunately every time I've used it the power was shut back on within the day, so I haven't had to leave it on for an extended period.)

It was easy to turn on and off, but the airstone that came with it was flimsy so I decided to attach a larger airstone to the nozzle (I don't think it made a whole lot of difference though). It produced a small amount of bubbles, about as much as you'd expect a pump of this size to make. But it did its job in that it kept the oxygen in my tanks up in place of the filter, and I have yet to lose a fish while using it. One con, it is rather noisy. It's nothing obnoxious but it is noticeable.

I cannot say for certain if it's effective for long periods of time yet. However I think it's safe to say it'd be more effective in smaller tanks, around 10-15. For anything above a 20, I'd recommend buying two of these to be safe.

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Had to said that I am surprised with this product, I first bought it to make sure that it was available in case of any power outage in my home due to weather condition, since I live in Puerto Rico and this is the peek time of storms and so. Yesterday I was able to try it, power out and pump on, at first I thought battery will run out and it will be noisy, wrong in both, it last for as long as 12 hours+(the time power was out)and you can hardly hear it, fishes seem happy around it lots of bubbles out of the tiny stone, the only thing I can said is that the tube is short, although not a big issue for something that is for emergency only. Great Product overall!! Very happy with it! :-)

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I'll have to await a power outage for the true test of this product. but ti seems to be adequate for my needs.

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Hydor Automatic Fish Feeder -Battery Powered, with Air Connection - Original EkoMixo

This is my first automatic feeder. I've been using it continuously for ten months without any problems. When I go out of town, I have no worries about my fish.

The good:

it has worked reliably for me

it holds weeks worth of flakes

I haven't had problems with moisture, even without using the air input

adjustable feeding quantity

1 to 3 feedings/day

low battery warning

batteries lasted me 10 months with 3 feedings/day

The bad:

programming interface is poor. The 24-hour clock starts *at the time you set it up*, which means if you want the first feeding at 7am you have to wait until 7am to program it.

I can't program it without the manual. It's not simple enough to figure out, and there isn't an instruction plate on the unit. Now that I have to change the batteries, I have to go digging for the manual.

the program is inflexible. There is no way to pause the program, or to make the unit do a one-time extra feeding. The multiple-feeding/day interval is unchangeable (12 hours for 2x, 6 hours for 3x).

bulky with limited mounting options. The unit has to sit on top of your tank, with the feeder output over an opening. The base of the unit (the black part in the picture) is about 4.5", with the feeding slot (clear plastic part) extending past the base with a 1" wide opening.

I had to experiment over a few feedings to find a position that would get all the food into the water. I put velcro strips on the base and attached it to a heavy drink coaster with a felt bottom. It doesn't move around and won't scratch my acrylic top.

Despite the inflexibility, I'm happy with this thing because I really have no worries when I'm on vacation.

Have had the product for a few months now. It is working and seems to be reliable. Only wish you could program it by entering a time into the feeder. You have to set it at the time you want to feed the fish and then it just counts the hours until the next feeding...once a day, twice a day etc. The amount you feed depends on how wide you open the hopper. Make sure you have enough food in the feeder since it works off of gravity and the rotating hopper to drop the food into your tank.

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My husband has a 55 gallon for mollies and I have a 5 gallon for a Betta. He did not want to use the automatic feeder that I recently purchased and told me to buy the tetra vacation gel for the 55 gallon. I decided to set up the auto feeder for Betta and my husband dropped the Tetra Gel in the Molly tank. We left for 4 days and when we returned the water in the auto feeder was not cloudy, Betta alive and happy while the 55 gallon tank, the water was cloudy, the mollies did not look well and I found alot of the Tetra gel residue. I purchased my feeder else where cheaper, and can say it was worth the purchase. However, there are some cons I would like to point out.

Cons:

1) Cannot set a designated time;

2) Container bit small for supposedly 1 months feeding; guess if you feed once a day it will last a month; and

3) No clamp to support to fish tank only a couple of velcro strips

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I was kinda worried about how well it would work, since I bought it here on Amazon and the reviews made it look kinda sketchy, but I've owned it for nearly half a year now and I have not once had a single problem with it. I did notice though that if you place it over the surface where the bubbles from your air stone come up, the inside of the feeder does get a bit of condensation causing the food to clump a little and for it to shut down. But as I found out after doing a little bit of research, that is expected of ANY feeder, and the condensation will usually KILL it as well, so I guess this feeder is a toughy.

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First of all, setting up this feeder is the simplest thing ever. There is only one button, which pressed repeatedly, allows to select 1, 2 or 3 meals/day that have been preprogrammed at the most logical time interval of each other (that is 24h, 8h, and 6 hours, respectively). The first meal is repeated at same hour each day, which coincides with the time you set the feeder. It's up to you to decide when you want to feed your fishes the first meal each day. I don't see any problem with that, unlike many other people before me did.

The canister that holds the food is a lot bigger than you can see in the picture, most of it being hidden in the main body of the feeder. It probably can hold same amount as one of the Tetra 29 g (1.02oz) of flake food. That's (a lot) more than a month worth of food for my fishes, so no worries here. The amount of food that is dispensed at each time can be adjusted and if the amount of food still doesn't seem to be sufficient for the number of fishes you may have, I would suggest to try more frequent meals, I mean more than 1 or 2. 3 meals a day is a little too much from my experience, while 1 is not quite enough. 2 meals a day should be ideal I'd say. Another option would be buying some feeder that is double in price or even buying 2 feeders and put them to run in the same time. I guess you have to be inventive, but for any normal amateur aquarist this type of feeder is ideal and meets their needs.

The mounting is done the most natural by placing the feeder on the hood of your aquarium, and nothing else being necessary to keep it in place, although 2 velcro strips are provided. No clamp is provided but I believe that is obvious from the image. If, for any reason you can only mount the feeder by using a clamp, the alternative is to get a cheap clamp from a Dollar store but my tanks need cover anyway or else the fishes will jump out.

I even like that there is the option to connect it to the air pump so clumping is prevented. I don't know if that would happen otherwise, but I decided to use the air as well. The pressure isn't high enough to see flakes flying , but the producer made sure that the air supply is cut in the time of feeding to prevent an overdose. That being said, I believe this feeder to be very good for what it is intended, and paying more would only matter for bragging rights, not performance.

There is an update I'd like to add to what I have previously stated. After some time using two of these feeders, I have noticed that the small plastic clips that keep the canister in the body of the feeder have a very good chance to break. So you have to be careful when inserting or taking out the canister for a refill and also make sure you buy a good, intact unit. I am however considering different remedies, since plastic clips aren't going to set me back now. On a market invaded by cheaply made chinese products this isn't a surprise or is it (this product is actually Italian)?

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JW Pet Company Fusion Air Pump 500 Aquarium Air Pump

Compared to a couple of models of Tetra air pumps I have, the Fusion air pumps are BY FAR the best value. Near-silent operation, two air nipples to attach your airstones or whatever to, very long-lived compared to similar pumps truly the best value. And a BARGAIN too. I have a ten and a forty gallon tank and have my older Tetra air pumps offline. Fusion air pumps are so much better that there's really no comparing the two. Vastly superior design, excellent appearance, 100% satisfied.

Bought this unit to replace two small units. After about forty days one of the pumps in this dual pump unit died. Since I ran my time options out with Amazon and JW Pet wants a fee plus the cost of shipping to them, I thought I'd take it apart and see if I could get it running properly. Although it's well made and the variable concept works, the actual internal pumps are pretty cheap. It is basically a copy of what one of my single units had. It pumps a lot more air, however. So I still use the one good side and one of my older, smaller pumps. I was hoping that it would have lasted at least a year or so, or the stated warranty. I'll update how long the working side lasts for certain. I'm also going to call JW and see if they'll ship me the pump part.

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This water pump is very powerful for my 55 gallon tank. It supports two 28 inch air stones and oxygenates my tank well. Fishies are happy.

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Could be long, boring and thorough, but why? Nobody cares about the brand or appearance, this thing sits in a cabinet, hopefully never needing to be messed with or seen again.

The main issue with air pumps is noise. This pump is silent.

This pump delivers great air, and I can't hear it.

Why I dealt with the low buzz/hum of the Tetra pumps before is a mystery to me other than I didn't know better. When I think of all the other pumps I have had it terrariums or aquariums and my efforts to silence them (on carpet, in a box, in a cooler, towel over, etc) I wish I would have just gotten one of these instead.

Nobody cares about the look of the air pump, its color, whatever all people want to do it plug it an and forget it is there. This pump is doing a great job of that.

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I have a Tetra Whisper Air Pump (77851 for 10 gallon) and I was satisfied with how that worked but needed another air pump since I was getting another 10 gallon tank. Based on reviews, I decided to give this pump a try.

This is very quiet and is capable of putting out much more air (and its adjustable!) than the Tetra Whisper 10. You can turn it all the way down and each of the 2 valves put out less air than the Tetra Whisper 10, but if you turn it all the way up, it is much stronger than the Tetra Whisper 10.

Im very impressed with this Air Pump. Im terms of noise level, especially considering how strong it can be, it is very quiet. You can hear a slight low humming sound if you listen closely, but the sound of the bubbles in your water will mask that.

Ive been running this for about a week now and would highly recommend this. For just under 12 dollars, this is a great value!

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Marina 3-in-1 Guppy Trap

total waste of money tried it with many tanks and fish they all where cramped even the tetras the fry/egg slide trap is laughable and has to be removed to be used as any type isolation unit

I purchased this for my live breeder tank and the instructions describe exactly what i am looking for however i am afraid that the holes in the bottom of the trap might actually be too big and allow babies out. my larger fry stay fine but they were already a few weeks old. This is one of the smaller breeder traps available if that helps anyone.

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This floating "3 in 1" is supposed to make a breeding honeymoon suite, an isolation ward for timeouts for nippers, and a nursery for the new born fry of livebearers. I would give it a thumbs up on 2 of the uses, but baby guppy fry just swim right through the slits in the very bottom of the tank. I have used it for all three "traps" and found it to be excellent as a breeding tank to give your favorite couple their own private hideaway. And it seemed to have cured the swordtail that was going kind of crazy nipping at everybody. A week in solitary seemed to have cured him of that. At least for now. And as far as separating the momma from the babies, it does that well too. If that was a far as it went, I would love this Marina 3 in 1, however there are those wide slits at the bottom of the tank.

Those slits in the bottom of the tank though are large enough for blue delta guppy fry to swim right through and possibly get eaten by one of the adult fish in the tank. I don't know how many fry she had altogether, but there are at least six baby guppies hiding out in the plants, both living and fake.

I still like the product and would recommend it to friends. My favorite thing about it is that it floats and does not need to be fastened to an air line.

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If you have a fair size tank this one is for you. Takes up a lot of room if you have

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biOrb No Algae Service Kit

I live in a "glass house" which means my biOrb gets lots of sunlight and, therefore, lots of algae! I used this in conjunction with cleaning the entire Orb out. I didn't realize it's not for "continuous use" though. I have had the same success with completely cleaning the tank and simply replacing the regular-type cartridge. The Orb is expensive enough to maintain -why add to the cost?

I didn't realize it wasn't a long term filter when I bought it, but decided to keep it in case I have an algae bloom in the tank because cleaning the bio media gravel using standard algae killer will be more damaging than using this temporary filter. It was easier to keep than return it.

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I didn't pay close enough attention to the fact that these aren't supposed to replace your regular filter, but are meant to be used for a short amount of time to help get rid of algae... I'd just assume clean my tank out, so I was dissapointed that I wasted the same amount as a regular filter.

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The replacement I needed. I've had the Bio-Orb for 5 years and purchase the kits in multiples. Wonderful.

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I think that the regular tank care kits is better to use because there is no charcoal in this kit. I felt I needed to change is in a couple of days so that charcoal was in the filter system.

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TOM Aquarium Accessories Gardener Large Multi-Tool-grabbing & trimming

I got this set since it was cheap and seemed versatile. I ended up buying the nicer ones later. These work ok for real small stuff, but not moving chunks of live rock or even corals. I would say just for frags. Even the grabbing handle is somewhat awkward. I prefer the better ones with a squeeze handle and more like suction cup looking ends on pinchers.

Purchased this more for fun rather than anything else, wasn't expecting much from it, but at the same time though it would be a nice tool to keep me from having to immerse my entire hand in the tank when I wanted to adjust one thing. First of, the scissor tool is worthless, I attempted to trim some of my underwater plants and the scissor jammed instantly. The pincer works pretty well for picking up smaller objects, as well as grabbing plants to bring to the surface.

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The pincers quickly become inoperable. I have to open it by hand and reset it so it can grab something else. It's mechanism broke by the 1st week I had it, with only a few uses.

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The jaws do not open very far and after one use they no longer open at all on their own. I have to open them and then get the tongs into position and try to grab whatever I am after. if I miss I have to bring the entire unit out of the water. Manually open the jaws and then try again. It's still better than sticking my entire arm in the tank though. It would have been a great product if the jaws did not stick.

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I've had reef pickers and most fail... get's rusted, fall apart etc... this product is a step above the rest but still a little lacking.

Ive had it for a few weeks now and i like it, its nimble and does just what i would expect.

I also like the fact the picker is slightly angled for getting between rocks.

The only downside is that sometimes when you close the pickers it doesnt spring back open when you release it.

It's just a slight inconvenience as you have to manually open it near the trigger. If not for that, this would get 5 stars from me.

EHEIM Everyday Fish Feeder Programmable Automatic Food Dispenser

I had tried some of the other auto feeders on the market that rotate constantly on a single AA battery clock mechanism. None of them worked for me.

I purchased this after a friend of mine had the same one on his tank for over 1.5 years. It has also worked beautifully for me too. The digital display is easy to set if you follow the instruction sheet.

I also like the fact that it has a manual feed button, so I can provide a feeding whenever I want to without disrupting the preset times.

I spent a lot of money on the cheaper units and after getting frustrated every time, I finally bought this one and couldn't be happier.

I own 3 Eheim Everyday Fish Feeders. They are also called air feeders due to a fan used to feed air into the food containter when it activates, to help keep the food fresh. I run a home aquaponics system and so have various tanks to raise fingerlings before they go into my aquaponics tanks. This feeder is the only unit I use for these indoor tanks, though I use a professional US made super-feed feeder in my outdoor grow tank.

I highly recommend the Eheim brand and this particular feeder. I will comment on why I recommend this and then some special handling items.

First, as I mentioned I have three of these units. Two are run 24/7. These units are reliable, last between 1-2 weeks for feeding capacity (different sized fish supplied by each one), and built very well. The built well comes from the fact that one unit has fallen into the tank twice. Immediate recovery, turn off, then air drying of the internals was sufficient for the unit to operate as good as new. I have used these units for 8 months now without problem. They do come with a sticky backed velcro mount so that they are not prone to fall into the tank. I use those on the one that likes the water.

I have had problems with only one unit after about 20 days of first operation where it lost its programming, and upon replacing the batteries it operated for a few days and completely died. This occurred with use out of box, it was not dropped into the water :-) and it was used as recommended. I emailed Eheim, and was advised to return it to their factory or an authorized service center. I returned it to Eheim's Montreal office with a copy of the email and they sent a fixed unit back about 4 weeks later. So, this is why I also recommend the brand. Nothing is perfect, and when I got one lemon out of three -they fixed it.

On using these units:

* you must calibrate the feeder so that on an average run it feeds the amount you want -that is, weigh or measure the amount fed after 10 consecutive runs and then determine what the average is for each feed -it is a simple mechanical feed mechanism -this is why it is reliable -so it is not exact. Your fish are not exact either, they can eat a bit less sometimes.

* once you know how much to open the feeder, mark it with a permanent marker -you need to close it to refill, so this way you will know where to open it back to

* you can run the feeder up to 4 different times a day, and each time can have an optional second feed a minute after the first

* I grow tilapia, so I feed my fish only what they will completely eat in 2 minutes

* the unit is heavy on the side towards the water when it is full -when doing tank maintenance, remove it so it out of the way (obvious, but I did drop one unit twice)

* if your unit goes for a swim: take it out immediately, remove and discard the batteries, keep the battery door off and gently blow dry the unit. Dispose of wet food and clean out the food compartment. Once you are certain everything is DRY, then put fresh batteries in and reprogram the unit.

* when using the unit for the first time, allow a week (before you go on vacation) to ensure it is operating fine and feeding the way and amount you want -don't just set it up the night before you leave -this way you will see how long your feed lasts also

* the feeder does dispense less when it nears empty -but again, fish adapt

* I only use the unit with pellet food one feeder has a mix of 1/8" and 3/16" pellets, the second feeder has fingerling powder

Good luck!

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I use all eheim brand equipments for my fish tank because they are the best. So it was a no brainer to get an eheim feeder. However this thing is a complete disaster for small food/pellets used to feed little fish such as neon tetra etc.. The feeding sliding door is VERY cheap and badly design, it's loose and doesnt allow fine control. So you either dumps no food because the opening is too small or dump a tons of food messing up the water params.

Even worse when I went on vacation i set the feeding door to a small size just to be safe since too much food will cause a mini cycle + ammonia spike, which is far worse than feeding lesser amount to the fish for a few days. But when i came back my tank is completely full of food, the cheap sliding door of this feeder gradually opened up on its own while in operation. Luckily I have a very heavily planted tank with a lot of fast grower stem plants that are able to absorb the excess nutrients, so a complete disaster was avoided.

The sad part is the feed itself looks to be reliable and solid, just eheim decided to skimp on the most important part of the feed the sliding door that controls the feeding amount.

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Works as advertised except there's a major problem......I use pelletized food and feed 12 pellets three times daily, the design of this feeder does not drop the same amount of food each time it cycles. Once adjusted, it can drop anywhere from 4-15 pellets per feeding. You have an opening, which you adjust to allow a certain amount of food to be dispense each cycle, but pellets can jam in the opening. If i open it further, way too many pellets come out. The only solution I came up with was to run it for three days into a pie plate until I averaged the proper number of pellets on a daily basis. I would really not recommend it for pelletized food.

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This is the best automatic aquarium feeder. Over the years I have owned many for multiple aquariums. I have used the feeder with flakes, pellets and both depending on my needs. I have never had any problems with clogging or food sticking.

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Ethical Contempo Halo Food and Treat Dispenser for Dogs

My puppy loves to play with soda bottles now with this product I can feed her from a big soda bottle. This treat dispenser was easy to put on the bottle and my puppy was not able to take it off.

Update 12/27/2012. My puppy is not able to get the dispenser off but it is very heavy compared to the soda bottles and just doesnt work too well. I will continue to use it but not really happy with it.

I bought this for my dog about a year ago and had been looking to get another for almost as long. I would highly recommend this for anyone who has a dog. It keeps our dog busy and focused.

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API Filstar XP Filter Super Micro-Filtration Pads, 2-Count

Started using these a few yrs ago. They are great but they need to be changed out pretty often.

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The extra filtration these pads give vs the regular micro filtration filter is awesome. Due to the higher cost of these I use one regular and one super filtration pad.

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Have a red eared slider and a bunch of small fish, I use twice as long as package recommends and it still works great.

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These are fantastic pre-filters, but due to the excellent filtration, they tend to get gunked up more quickly than other filters. Highly recommended if you keep up with your tank maintenance.

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I have used this product off and on for years, it is hard to find; keeps the tank crystal clear.

Design Elements Sandstone Rock Aquarium Ornament

This has grown algae as if it was made for it. It's really hard to clean. It looks kind of cheap in the tank too. It's pretty big, bigger than I expected. It needs air holes in the top so that when you take it out the the air won't get stuck. The cichlids I bought it for don't care for it.

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24" Condensation Tray

I didn't realize at the time that I was getting 5 of these. For my purposes I would have rather had a thicker plastic, however for a condensation tray, they weren't overly fragile. I use these as lids for my aquariums and terrariums. When the water evaporates, it reforms on the tray and drips back down.