Showing posts with label fish and supplies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fish and supplies. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Zoo Med Tropic Sun 5500K Daylight Fluorescent Bulb T8 18 Watt, 24-Inch

Zoo Med Tropic Sun 5500K Daylight Fluorescent Bulb T8 18 Watt, 24-InchThis lamp is cheap. Did not put out enough light. I bout a replacement after only using it for an hour. It does not have white light. It puts off a yellow hugh.i

Unfortunately, after receiving the bulb, I discovered I had ordered the wrong size, so I gave this one to a relative with a large fish tank. My girlfriend went to a local location and purchased the correct bulb for me, but this one is supposed to be fairly good.

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Has lasted me 4 years so far. My fish love it and it was sent very expeditiously. I have a black moor and some neon tetras and some white clouds in a 30 gallon, lightly planted aquarium.

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This is the first fluorescent lamp I bought for my 40 gallon tank, therefore I can't compare it to others. But my life plants are thriving and the color temperature of the light creates a nice, natural look. So I can only recommend it for the price.

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I bought this light for my 29g aquarium. As soon as I instaled and turned on the light the water looked green. Just a warning to those of you who think that this light will be good for growing plants. It will not grow them very well. The light emits a green tint which does not look good. I would save you $ and buy a better light. The one that I have now is an 8000k light and it works much better.

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Friday, October 17, 2014

110V 150W Watt Anti-Explosion Submersible Aquarium Fish Tank Water Heater

110V 150W Watt Anti-Explosion Submersible Aquarium Fish Tank Water HeaterThis heater works really well. I used it in a small tank, five gallons, and have had no problems with it whatsoever. It is convenient because it maintains the temperature itself, I don't have to worry about adjusting it all the time. Just plug it in and put it in. Shipping was quick and it was packaged well.

Save your money. I had it submerged in a 20 gallon tank and it lasted 3 days.

The glass body shattered

I would rate it a 5 if I could

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My tank keeps going from super hot to super cold, save your money this thing is no good. It is only in a 10 gallon. The thing recently died when water leaked into it. It will not be missed since it would stay constant at one temperature then suddenly rise or drop, and you never know when it is actually working. Also the instructions are in horrible English, a kindergartner would realize it has terrible English. Other than a brief description, it has no directions, and it also tells you to refer to a chart which is not included, so you guess a random number and hope it is a good temperature. I also tried converting the numbers like they were in Celsius, they are not.

The company contacted me and refunded me I think that they are a good company with good customer service. I am a CSR myself. The company may have other better products, but I do not recommend this product. You might have a better experience with this product, but I can assure you, you will have a good experience with their CSR's.

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Was really impressed at the wattage for the price. However, within a day of putting this in the tank, it leaked water. Worst of all, when i reached in the tank to check the temp, there was voltage going through the water. Luckily, no animals were injured. But definetly NOT worth it.

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once i got this i had a hard time trying to figure out how it worked. i soon dropped it on the floor and it broke very easily. its hard to figure out

Friday, October 10, 2014

Jotco 20 Gallon Long GREY Door Color Tank Topper

Jotco 20 Gallon Long GREY Door Color Tank TopperThe item was poorly packed for shipment and when I opened it it seemed a bit flimsy. One concern I had before ordering was that it would not be good for my mice. However the bars are close enough together that nobody can escape. It has two nice size doors which allowed me to add two small mouse running wheels while not clogging up the whole second level. All I can say in the end is that the mice LOVE their new digs; this is far far far better than the plastic garbage that the pet stores sell. Like I said, it is kind of cheaply constructed but it serves its purpose well in terms of squeaky approval so who am I to complain?

Had some issues with the shipment dissapearing that the seller resolved but otherwise the cage arrived in decent order without issue.

The cage design is something I could have made on my own with a little perseverence. I considered doing this but decided the 4 hours making the thing would be time better spent elsewhere.

As far as construction, it is well made and works great. The holes in the wire are just a tad too big for Degus and I'm considering making boards to go over a large portion of the floor to help with this. However we placed many pieces of branches over the wire floor and this seems to work fairly well.

We have a 29 gallon tank that we placed the cage on. This tank has the same opening size as the 20 gallon but taller. This made the door too short and it ended up being almost veritcal. While our degus could climb it, we placed a large branch from the tank up through the opening to the top section and the degus pretty much use it exclusively.

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"The Jotco 20 gallon long tank topper fits perfect on a 20 gallon long tank but the bottom edges on the outside of the topper was very sharp.The lock is very safe were my gerbils cant get out.The only problem i have is the flooring bars are to wide were my gerbil feet went thought it. So i cut a cardboard box and place it inside the topper were its safe for my pet.i would recommend this product."

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i love the product it was nicely built and put together the wire mesh on the inside of the cage is a little big for my teddy bear hamsters feet but i think he will get use to it ok sometimes his feet fall through the mesh openings on the bottom part of the cage, the shipping was a little slow but the seller didn't know that the small post office was closed since everyone had the flu at the office so the fed ex couldn't pick up the package but after two emails i finally got an answer and the package was shipped out right away.

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This was just as it appears, and in great condition! Came in a huge box and I did not have to assemble! My pet rats (2) are happy, and this is a great size cage with the aquarium on the bottom for 2 of the little critters!

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

DIEGO WITH TELESCOPE AQUARIUM ORNAMENT Decoration

DIEGO WITH TELESCOPE AQUARIUM ORNAMENT DecorationWas a little disappointed with the size, rather small but my grandson loves Diego so he was happy which mad me happy!

I received this product and it was broken. Diegos arm had fallen off and was unable to be put back together without glue.

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Friday, August 1, 2014

Diatom Bag for Diatom XL Filters

Diatom Bag for Diatom XL FiltersWorks as expected. Mine also came with the part that it attaches to which that sits the hole just above the impeller.

I have utilized this Vortex XL filtration system for several years, including use with an 80 gallon salt water aquarium. It has always performed very well. Attachment of the bag to the bottom of the pump can be a little challenging due to limited clearance. And I wish there was a little more space between the inlet and outlet ports to allow for a screw band clamp to secure the hoses (which may have been accomplished with newer models). But the entire filter package is easy to charge, easy to clean, and works great. I recently had to replace the bag as it had deterioriated at the junction of the plastic neck to the bag itself. But I had used this unit for a long time and feel this was a really inexpensive replacement. The price for the diatom bag was right, the shipment timely, and it arrived well packaged in new condition. As I no longer have an aquarium I have passed this filter down to my grandson for use in his two large aquariums. He is as pleased with its performance as I always was.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

TOM Aquarium Maintenance Mr. Cleaner Battery Operated Gravel Siphon

TOM Aquarium Maintenance Mr. Cleaner Battery Operated Gravel SiphonI originally had my heart set on the Eheim Quick Vac Pro, which was over $60. I saw this priced at less than a third of the cost and decided to give it a shot. I had to search online for instructions on how to assemble but was surprised that it went together just how I thought that I should have kept tinkering with it and I would have had it.

This was tested out on a 20 gallon long bare-bottom tank with tons of detritus that my siphon never seemed to remove. At first, the thing takes a little help to get suction. I had to tilt it over into the water right up to the "Water Line" indication. Once I had the water level to where it had suction, I began to move the gravel washer head around. It seemed to pick up better when the detritus was already afloat not laying on the bottom of the tank.

I was not too terribly impressed with the suction UNTIL I removed the gravel washer head. It is totally unnecessary and decreases the efficiency of this vacuum. I had to stop to rinse the net out twice, and to fiddle with the impeller to remove dead snail shells. (puffer tank) To avoid pulling things into the impeller I placed a brine shrimp net over the intake pipe. This also helped me "steer" the intake pipe around the tank because the vacuum is a little oddly balanced.

Be aware that this does not put the water back into the tank internally. Water is pulled up through the pipe, towards the impeller, and into the waste collection net, then back into the tank on the OUTSIDE of the pipe it just went up. You will have to pay attention so that you don't move the vacuum too close to the edge of your tank thus holding the collection net over the edge of your tank and siphoning sediment free water onto your floor.

****mine came with an algae scraper head, which I have yet to use

****mine came with a hose adapter, for use in siphoning water, which I have not used

In summary for $16 this product did great (without the gravel washer head)

This vacuum is the best thing since sliced bread. It goes together easily, has great pick-up suction, the tubing is long enough to reach the back corners of a 20 inch tall tank and does not lose power. The on/off switch at the top if convenent and easy to get to. I have dropped the entire vaccum in the tank, dried off the batteries and continued cleaning.

The only issue this vacuum has is the "sock" for catching debris. I replaced that with a knee-high nylon, you know the womens sock for pants and dress shoes, held it on with a rubber band and clean without debris that someone else complained of.

This vacuum makes tank maintenance so easy and I tend to "tidy up" almost daily. Thank you Tom Aquarium Supply and give a raise to whoever came up with this idea.

Kathryn

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The company that I purchased this from, Strictly Pet Supplies, sent the item very quickly and it was packaged well as well.

The siphon works great and is easy to use. When it touches the bottom it won't pick up the aquatic soil or rocks, but it will pick up all the crap and fish excriment that has accumulated there. The tube has an adjustable length so I can use it in my tall and short aquariums. You can also purchase replacement filter bags.

Some other reviewers on other sites complained that the item is fragile and can break. This is true. Some parts looks like they're made from thin plastic and can break if you drop it. But its not the manufacturers fault, you just have to be careful when using it.

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This device actually has decent suction. It had no problem picking up all the debris off the bottom of my fish tank and depositing them in to the 'sock'. But unfortunately the fine particles of debris blew right through the cloth sock and back into the water. After a minute of vacuuming, my whole fish tank was clouded. The debris in my tank consisted of mostly goldfish poo, which tends to break apart easily. If you are picking up courser debris, it might work better, but I feel that the 'sock' filter bag really does not provide adequate filtration. Not recommended.

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Putting it together was easy, albeit there were no directions other than a diagram on the back of the package, but it is very obvious from looking at the picture how to put it together. There was one thing the diagram doesn't mention, and that is this: there is a small black piece that is on top of the piece where you have to put the piece with the little "sock" on it. The piece with the "sock" will NOT go on if you don't take off the little black piece first. I believe that was the issue that one of the reviewers here had and ended up breaking it trying to get the sock piece on without taking off the black piece first. So just make sure you remove the black piece and it will be as easy as eating pie. :)

Also, at first I thought it didn't work because it wasn't creating any suction. I read a few reviews here and saw a mention to tip it to help create suction. As I went back to try it again, I noticed it has a "water line" on it and the water was not reaching that line, hence no suction could be created. When I put it into the tank again and angled it so it was under the water at the water line, the suction started up no problem. So if you are having issues, just make sure you have enough water and angle it until the unit has water up to the water line and it will work like a charm! Also, once it has suction it will keep suction until water reaches the portion on the gravel foot where air can get under it or until you lift it up to the point where air gets in there. It has REALLY good suction, and I even moved it around in the water to suck up old food particles still hanging around. It took care of them very easily as well.

I used this for cleaning the gravel at the bottom of my 30 gallon tank and IT WORKED WONDERFULLY. Anyone who says otherwise wasn't using it correctly. I even used it to do a water change in my tank, all the while my fish were HAPPY. They even came to check it out and went right up to it with no stress. I used to dread water changes because catching the fish in the nets and putting them in a bucket completely traumatized them, but now I don't have to do that ever again. Just make sure when you are using it to remove water or put water in, that you have a bowl nearby to catch the water as it first comes out (especially if you have to tip it to start it up) so water doesn't get all over the place as you are trying to move it over to where you want the water to go.

I also added an extra "sock" on as mentioned in another review (used the foot end of a knee high) and this helped to catch the finer particles that were making it through the original sock and back into the water. I used a rubber band off a bunch of broccoli and put the pantyhose sock on with it and then put the original sock over it, so I had double filtration.

Overall it is a STEAL for the price and works really, really well once you get used to it. If you follow the tips here, you should have a great experience with it. I know the tips helped me, and I hope they help you! :)

Monday, June 23, 2014

Hikari Usa Inc AHK22066 Massivore Delite 2.2-Pound

Hikari Usa Inc AHK22066 Massivore Delite 2.2-PoundI have an 16 year old Polypterus ornatipinnis (Ornate bircher)Happy and healthy! I tried all kinds of food live, frozen etc., for the first year, growth was minimal until I started using Hikari's carnivore and then massivore. Excellent price for this product, shipping is a bit excessive.

This the best fish food iv found for my 24" Arrowana. It is a sinking pellet but if I feed one at a time he has no problem getting them. Also great for other large fish iv had like clown knife and tiger shovel nose.

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MY FISH CANT GET ENOUGH OF THIS its like a fish drug cant wait for it to come in tomorrow

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This is the best for big Catfish, Cichlids and other large predatory fish. Your fish will get addicted to this stuff.

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This is a great alternative to feeder fish with a lot better nutrients. It is a little pricey but my fish seem to really like it.

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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Zoo Med Coral Flora Sun Plant Growth Bulb T8 17 Watts, 24-Inch

Zoo Med Coral Flora Sun Plant Growth Bulb T8 17 Watts, 24-InchUnlike the more effective light bulbs sold for the more expensive light fixtures intended to promote lush growth for most types of aquatic plants, these bulbs are intended for use in the less expensive fluorescent lighting fixtures, the kinds that come with most aquarium kits. These are the standard black light fixtures that sit on the glass top and that require light bulbs that are 6" shorter than the actual length of the fixture on the outside. So, this 24" bulb fits a 30" light fixture (which in turn is intended for 20 gallon long; 29 gallon; 37 gallon tanks), and these T8 lights, although thinner than standard fluorescent tubes, have pins that fit in standard fluorescent fixtures.

Among the less expensive light systems, this Zoo Med T8 bulb is great. The tube is much more effective than the standard fluorescent tube. This is especially true as long as you select the correct plants (Java Moss, Anubias, Hornwort, Anacharis etc.) for less light (especially if you have a deeper tank). My plants chosen for low lighting are doing well with these bulbs, but when I tried to grow plants with greater light requirements under these Zoo Med tubes I found I had to transfer the plants back to their original, better lit tanks as they were not doing as well as before.

Not good for aquarium. I tried this for my planted 30 gallon tank, but it gave off poor color, dull looking fish and plants. Much happier to spend a few extra dollars on another brand.

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This was a really good price, and was nice that it fit into the stock light on my tank. However, my plants really didn't like this light. They all died, and I am incredibly disappointed. I'm just going to use the regular florescent bulbs for now. Which made the tank look nicer in my opinion. This Zoo Med bulb brought out the red in the tank, which I didn't like. I prefer the cool colors, and the regular flourescent had more of a blue light effect as opposed to the red.

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This is one of two bulbs in my aquarium hood. My plants are quite happy with it! Don't hesitate to buy it.

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I received the product right away. It fit my aquarium perfectly. The fish think they are sun bathing. The aquarium looks even better. The plants have taken on new growth. Everyone is happy!! Yeah!

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Glofish Plastic Plants Small Sunburst Orange, Cabomba

Glofish Plastic Plants Small Sunburst Orange, CabombaI got it to day it today its a tiny plant and it was in a giant box i opened it and it was purple not orange but its just a plant not gonna break my neck to correct the mistake for a little plant i just wanted to warn you all.

There're aquarium plastic plants.. what si there to say? I like the little holder on the bottom that you out gravel in to hold them down. Ther are semiralistic as all plants are but they are nicely done .Look nice with the glolight

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It's just like any other plastic plant, its flimsy but when you but it in water it comes to life. it showed up on time so shipping was not a problem. the only problem is it doesnt realy glow that much like the other gloplants i got.

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

PondCare Stress Coat,

Stress Coat Conditioner Size: 64 OunceWorks very well. Was hoping that it would help heal my one koi fish better (slight ammonia burn) but it didnt really help much with that... slime coat on fish seem to be better though. Decent product although I was hoping it would have better healing properties.

I use Stress Coat regularly whenever I add water to my pond or when I feel my fish may be stressed. The solution seemed to aid in healing my fish when they got some skin ailment. I only use this product and Algae Fix to treat my water. Both products are great for doing their jobs!

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Elite Add A Stone

Elite Add-A-Stone, 10 InchesThe Elite Add-A-Stone works great to create bubbles that fish love to play in and work great to disturb the water surface, enhancing oxygen transfer. No problems installing and it functions as advertised.

pros: price, medium sized air bubbles are produced, you can add (daisy chain) additional air stones, and for those with smaller air pumps, the pressure required is not too high.

cons: you must anchor this product somehow (rock on top, strategically placed, for example), because when you pump air into it, the whole thing wants to float.

A good product if you can keep it from floating to the top.

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I was looking for something that would create a bubble curtain . This is bright blue, and i have natural stones so it's REALLY visible. Add to that it only bubbles from one tiny section. What's the point of a long rectangle shape is only one dize size section will actually bubble? I could have just stuck a tiny bubble stone on the end of the hose for that effect.

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I bought this stone because I thought it would be just that. A stone. I bought four of them for my outdoor pond, and only one of them sunk to the bottom. Well you might say I have too much air? Well I don't, the stone doesn't even put air out all the way though the stone, air flows out right away. As soon as the stone starts all the air leaks out. One of the stones did work fine. So for 3 of 4 stones, nothing work. One of the stones, worked just fine. If you need 1 working stone, buy 8. Not worth the puchase.

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I linked 2 and my Tetra 40 gallon air pump couldn't make it bubble the full length, even after 2 weeks. I finally pulled one off.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Current Usa ACU02301 Actinic True Lumen Nova 18-watt Replacement Lamp for Aquarium, 18-Inch, Blue

Current Usa ACU02301 Actinic True Lumen Nova 18-watt Replacement Lamp for Aquarium, 18-Inch, BlueI rate 3 stars because it was packaged well and shipped in the amount of time given but this was not the right size for my tank. In fact, I don't know of any hood for a tank that would fit it.

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Monday, December 9, 2013

Kordon/Oasis (Novalek) AKD30021 Pond Amquel Plus for Aquarium, 1-Gallon

Kordon/Oasis AKD30021 Pond Amquel Plus for Aquarium, 1-Gallongreat product to help get the chlorine out of your tap water when refilling a pond. Luckily you cant over do it with this chemical like you can with others.

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Sunday, December 8, 2013

CaribSea Arag-Alive 20-Pound Special Grade Reef Sand, Fiji Pink

CaribSea Arag-Alive 20-Pound Special Grade Reef Sand, Fiji PinkI love this sand I have it in my oceanic biocube (FRESHWATER) and also my (SALTWATER) 135 gallon tank.practically no maintenance sand especially if you buy a couple flounders to bury under the sand and also sand sifting snails.I have had this sand in my tank for a year and looks better than the day I first added it.

This sand is so much more than I thought it was going to be! First of all, it has all the good bacteria already in it, so you know your fish will do well with it. Secondly it come with a packet of clarifier to help make the water clearer faster. Because it IS sand I would definitely recommend cycling it for at LEAST a few days before you add your fish, until it's all settled.

Usually when I get a new tank and I transfer my fish at least one doesn't make it. But I haven't lost a single fish! Now I don't know if it's because of this awesome sand, or what, but that's all I can think it is.

My fish LOVE to roll in it. I know that sounds weird, but they roll on their sides and rub up against the sand. They try to burrow holes in it and they never did that with the rocks I had before. (I have cichilds) They love this stuff!

Oh, and it says Fiji Pink. it is not actually pink, it is the tan color that is showed.

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I have bought this for both my Cichlid tanks, I have a 155 gl & a 55 gl. The fish are expensive so I wanted my tank to be perfect & this is the best way to go with sand. You just pour it in, no mixing & by the next day its not cloudy from pouring the sand in. I even added more sand recently because I used black sand & it looked too dark for me & the fish didn't seem to mind :)

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Scoopmaid By Littermaid Self-Cleaning Crystal Litter Box, White/Blue, Multi-Cat

Scoopmaid By Littermaid Self-Cleaning Crystal Litter Box, White/Blue, Multi-CatIf, like me, you're looking to minimize the amount of work that goes into cleaning the litter box, and eliminate the necessity of touching waste, this is by far the worst product you could purchase.

The disposable / replacable litter trays (which are expensive) are supposed to last 3 weeks. They last 7 to 10 days at the very most, IF you're willing to put up with urine soaking through to your floor and waste overflowing from the little compartment it's supposed to be scooped into.

The waste constantly gets stuck on the scooper so you have to remove it manually. The scooper really only works efficiently about 40% to 50% of the time; the rest of the time, the waste just sits in the open. When it comes time to replace the tray and clean the unit, it's the messiest process I've ever gone through. With the design of the box, there's no way of getting around touching urine, and I feel like I need a shower and my bathroom needs to be hosed down afterwards. This is way more work and way more messy than the normal $10 litter box I used to have. I'm getting rid of the thing after just a couple months of use.

I had originally given this 1 star, but now that I've figured out that you need to rake the crystals back out of the bin every other day, it's working fine. It can't jam (which the littermaid always did), and it controls the odor VERY well if you keep it straightened out. It takes a little more work than I had hoped, but it's still WAY less work than the littermaid. It used to take me about 20 minutes to clean the old one, which had to be done every other day. Changing the box on this one takes about four minutes, counting sealing up the old one and opening the shrink-wrap on the new and doing the few little things to get the bin ready, and that's every six or seven days with our two large cats. The COMPLETE lack of litter dust and smell is also wonderful.

Previous review: Any smell-reducing power this thing has is coming exclusively from the litter crystals. The idea of this device is that the rake should go through the crystals, leaving them in the box, and scoop the solids out and into the little containment bin. After a week of using it and checking it every day to see how it's doing, it looks like it does the impossible. Somehow, it pushes all the crystals into the containment bin and leaves the solids in the box. After the first time it runs, half or more of the crystals are shoved under the lid, propping it open, and there are places of exposed box-bottom where there are no crystals left in the box. Not sure how they managed that, but they did. Since prior to this we've had five or six unreliable littermaids, I'm not really surprised. I think we're going to try the Scoopfree box that's similar to this instead.

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Seriously, for a $80 (on sale), it is a complete waste of money. For the headache and the amount of work I still have to do to keep it clean, I would be better off just getting a regular litter box.

First of all,the advertising in the product description that it can last up 3 weeks to a month without changing the litter is completely bogus. I have ONE small kitten about 8 weeks old when I first got this contraption, and I had to do the first change of the litter barely after only a week!

I think mostly this is because the compartment at the end, where the waste goes after it has been raked is barely an inch big. So, after just a few days (2-5 time use a day, you do the math) it gets full and overflowing quickly and the grater ended up pushing/dragging some of the waste back and forth across the litter. Also, when it gets too full like that, the grater keeps pushing so there will be litter and sometimes feces leaked and spilled on the front, making a mess. To prevent this, every other day, I ended up having to scoop the waste manually to prevent the waste receptacle from overflowing. I cant imagine people that have multiple adult cats. And the description does boast that it is ideal for multiple cats! What a bunch of baloney!

Another problem is that the rake is metal, thus sometimes it just plowed through the feces, and some ended up getting stuck on it. You literally have to scrape it off! Yuck! The crystals are not really good at trapping the urine fast enough that sometimes, it just soaked through the cardboard and end up staining and messing up the floor.

The machine itself is expensive. I thought that I traded the high price for LESS work to do as far of keeping an eye on it, cleaning it etc etc. Adding the insult and robbery, the replacement litter trays, which is made from CARDBOARD only, is also so expensive!! That, to me is just a total rip-off!.

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I wasn't so sure, but i have mastered it. It isn't perfect, but it is better than what i was using. I have three cats using one box. i have discovered if i scoop the poop from the little conpartment every few days and rake the crystals back into the box it works! No litter paw prints all over the hard wood floors from being tracked out and no urine smell!! Would like if they sold seperate Crystals so i could add some to the box, because one of my cats likes to dig and throw them out of the box!

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The cats pan does NOT do what it is supposed to.It just pushes the urine and feces to one side.I am very disappointed in this product.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Elite Junior Aquarium Accessory Kit

Elite Junior Aquarium Accessory KitThis is a nice kit for small aquarium the filter picks up good pump a little noisy but I've heard many louder ones so if you need a backup filter buy this kit works great for me

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Fluval C3 Ammonia Remover - 3-Pack

Fluval C3 Ammonia Remover - 3-Packa good product, this is my first time using the ammonia remover, i hope word very well like the other product from fluval to it helps me keep my aquarium and my fish in good condition, i like so much this product A+

This is a great product that i got with my C3 power filter, It comes three in a pack and i know its gonna help the ammonia in my tank.

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Monday, August 5, 2013

Como Aquarium Decor Floating Plastic Fish Multicolor 5 Pcs

Como Aquarium Decor Floating Plastic Fish Multicolor 5 PcsThey float to the top and then are pushed down occasionally by the current from the filter. We just have a 2 gallon tank so it seemed that 5 was too much as 3 were stuck in a group on the top...when it's just 3, it's better. We've had bad luck with real fish so this is just what we needed!

Pros: Well painted, brightly colored, cheap, no maintenance, they float at different levels in the tank and move around in the water filter current, which adds to the realism. They also don't eat, poop, fight with each other or die. Ever!

Cons: None yet.

Other thoughts: Don't expect them to move around on their own with little motorized fins for your entertainment. Remember cheap (but good) decorations!

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I'd read reviews on fish that were all exactly the same (i.e., they clump together), so I wanted a set with different fish. All tend to "swim" at the top except the angel fish (the white one), which migrates to the bottom and stays there. My daughter loves them, and has named them all. The bottom fin of the angel fish, though, tends to get stuck in the gravel at the bottom of the fish tank.

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If Como produces such peices of crap, they should not be in business.......I wanted to give it zero stars, because I do more than hate it. These fish are npt suitable to anyone except a 2-year-old in a bathtub, but would not be safe with all of the small,cheap, plastic peices. BUYER BEWARE!!

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Monday, July 29, 2013

Coralife 00105 Mini Compact Flourescent Lamp, 9-Watt

Coralife 00105 Mini Compact Flourescent Lamp, 9-WattWhen Amazon has them, they also have the best price on them. The fixture that came with my 20 gallon nanotank made the tank too hot. For tropicals, that's not an issue, but for marine tanks, it messes everything up. I have a nice Coralife fixture that sits in the center of the top and this light is perfect. I can use this and another compact fluorescent or I can use one compact fluorescent and a blue light. Amazon ships wicked fast and you will not find a better price. I know I haven't. I now just have tropicals in this tank, so just one of these bulbs gives a good light without making it too bright and causing an algae overgrowth.

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Aqua Clear 70 (300) Foam Insert 3pk Media x 6pk

Aqua Clear 70 Foam Insert 3pk Media x 6pkI have a 55 gallon tank with 7 pretty big fish in it and I have two AquaClear filters running through it, it just makes sence to stock pile these things up as it seems like you can run out pretty quickly when your not looking. This product is the first line of defense against the crud that can muck up your tank in no time, it filters out all of the little bits that get in fish water.

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