Zoo Med Sinking AquaLog Fish Shelter Small

Decoration/shelter seems good quality and sank well in the tank. It was bigger than expected for a small size. I got it to protect a school of baby fish from bigger fish in the tank, but the opening is much bigger than anticipated. It still gives them hiding areas around it and through smaller holes on it, but only would keep out large, big bodied fish (such as full grown silver dollars). Slim, longer bodied fish (ie. catfish and some cichlid types) can still get in there.

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Aquatic Life Light T5 HO 4-Lamp 4-Lunar Aquarium Light, 48-Inch

I have owned this for about one year and it is excellent, provided you buy the hanging mount. The timer works as promised and allows you to set an ON and OFF time for the white, blue, and LED lights. The light is bright and I have had no problems with the unit.

My only complaint is with the included arms, which are intended to hold the unit above the aquarium. They are horrible. The plastic is weak and will become damaged if you move the fixture too often.

That said, the hanging mount which you can buy separately is excellent, and has worked very well for me. As another reviewer noted, should you buy the mounting unit, plan ahead. It must be attached to the back of your aquarium stand, and if that area is inaccessible, you will have to drain the tank so you can move the stand and attach the mount.

most impressive light i've ever seen. simply awesome. agreed with the other reviews, totally plug and play, easy to set up. plants responded instantly. absolutely love the sunrise/sunset/lunar modes. gives a blue hue that makes the bubbles glow as well as my teal hoses. perfect addition to the tank.

most impressive is how it's 100% replacable. the LED timer was a concern, being digital... it's replaceable (priced today at $33), fans, ballasts, bulbs, legs, everything can be replaced individually.

i have no problems with the factory stands. they don't seem cheap or flimsy to me. seems to hold up nicely. i have a 75 gallon tank so this doesn't take up all of the real-estate at the top. i was able to keep one of my previous T5's (two bulbs) to add a high-noon mode from 11am to 2pm. plants seem to enjoy that as well.

thoroughly satisfied. will update if anything changes.

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The built in timer for all 3 light types make this worth the price! One power cord, 3 timers for 3 different light types. Awesome saltwater light!

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The only thing I don't like about this product are the support legs. They are low quality. But other than that I would recommend it to anyone.

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This light fits great on my tank. The timer is easy to use and set up. I have a 90 gal with the MegaFlow filter system with the filter underneath, so there is plenty of room to slide the light back a few inches and open my glass lid. Appears to be a very solid product!!

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PondCare Master Liquid Test Kit

I've been using this test kit for several months now for my Pond, so far it's met all my expectations. I've expanded the kit and purchased a Hardness test (KH/GH) and High Range PH kit from the same manufacture. Very pleased.

This is a great pond or water garden test kit. I am able to easily and precisely test my pond water on a regular basis with this kit. No complaints at all. It does all the tests stated in the description. I definitely would recommend this kit for anyone that wants to make sure their fish and plants are living in a comfortable and healthy environment.

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Great kit. comes in it's own carring case/box. The test results are not exact. you have to compare the color of your test water to a few colors on a paper chart. Sometimes you have to guess at where in the spectrum your results fall. It is better than not knowing.

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Purchased for 1000 gallon home pond. This test kit was more than adequate for testing my pond water. Would recommend for anyone who wants to ensure that their pond water is healthy and safe for their fish.

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This product is easy to use, and comes in a handy case. As some other users have commented, you do have to compare the resulting color of the water with a color chart to get your reading, so it's not exact. It's nice to have an idea of where you are though.

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Universal Pump 1262 900 Gph

EHEIM is the one of the best when it comes to aquatic pumps and filters. I have this pump and its a great pump that i probably take apart once a year to clean. I have other pumps that have not even came close to lasting as long as my EHEIM pump. The other review IMO is user error. You can easily find on reef forums how much people love these pumps for the quality and the price. Furthermore, they are efficient and use less watts than other similar pumps.

Pump came complete, very easy to operate, very versatile, and suprisingly good head pressure for being 5 feet higher than surface level of water line

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This is my second #1262 pump. My 1st one was still working after 6 years of service but noticed some drop in power when I connected it with my chiller this year. It's used to run my 95 gallon drilled reef tank w/30 gallon sump system. The new 1262 is running everything just great now. Will keep my old one as an emergency back up now. Eheim makes great pumps!

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This is an awesome pump, much better than the Rio I had to return. The pump is a lot more quiet so that I can actually hear the TV. Only down size is that it uses lots of power which generate a good amount of heat. I would get something less powerful so it don't draw as much heat.

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I am currently using this as a return pump for a 120g display tank. Strong flow and quiet operation. Highly recommended.

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Zoo Med Ocean Sun 10, 000K 420 Daylight Bulb T5 High Output 24 Watts, 22-Inch

Very Bright and much better than Flourescent Tubes. Mine seem to take a while to fully ignite. Can anyone say that is normal or should I return them.?

Have this and a Flora Sun bulb installed and they work just fine. These bulbs seemed to be designed just for the Zoo Med products though...

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Marina Plastic Check Valve

Perfect valve to have between my CO2 canister and ladder. Inexpensive and doesn't appear to restrict flow. Lots of bubbles. (Even though the Hagen Nutrafin CO2 system does not require you to use a check valve, it's good to have one in place if you're canister isn't at tank level).

Check valves are a must if you're running your air pump lower than your fish tanks. My pump is located in the cellar with fish tanks on the first and second floors. Damage to your pump can result when you don't have a check valve. Highly recommended product at reasonable price.

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Good, Made Well, Woks Well, Does The Job, Performs As Stated. Why do I have to Write More It's Just a Stupid Check Valve!

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power has not gone off, so the valve has not really been used. So far so good not havine any problems.

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I purchased it for my 10 gallon tank. Ignored other reviews thinking its just a non-return-valve, how bad it could be. This thing didn't even lasted 3 weeks 19 days to be precise. Very disappointed.

Seachem Cupramine Copper 250ml

i used super saver shipping to recieve this item. it came in a timely manner but when i opened it, i found the bottle had leaked because the cap was not screwed on tightly. this product does not come with a safety seal. i am guessing about a teaspoon leaked out because of what was left. the product is blue so it is very obvious that it leaked.

my fish are not sick atm so my review does not reflect the product itself. the 3 star review is only because the bottle cap was loose during shipping and i lost some product. is tightening the bottle cap too much to ask if you get free shipping? luckily the item it was shipped with was enclosed in plastic. the leak could have ruined the other item if it was something like clothes or paper.

Set up a hospital tank for my fish and followed the directions on the bottle. I did have 1 fatality, but I think the Ich was too far into him for rescue. Everyone else treated was cured.

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Broke the full dose up into 4 doses instead of 2 and it is working great so far. My fish seem to be tolerating it well and they are still eating and acting like normal. Testing the levels with the seachem test kit and the readings are spot on.

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Bottle says add 16 drops to 10.5 gallons. Website says add 20 drops to 10.5 gallons. I understand that the company can not relable the product already out there but Amazon should update the product description or add a note of some sort.

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Cupramine is a highly effective copper based treatment for Ich -a truly aweful disease that was about to wipe out all the goldfish and Koi in my tank. It's a large tank and I appreciated that it takes so little of this treatment. It's very economical which is important because with Ich the whole tank must be treated, not just the fish so you cannot use a small hospital tank unless you are willing to keep the fish in the hospital for many weeks (the parasites will eventually die in the display tank without treatment if there are no fish for them to infect but it takes a while to be sure). You can see the fish do not like the medicine. After the first half dose two smaller Koi died from the treatment (ironically they had been doing best against the Ich before that). I was quite worried about what would happen after the second dose was added, but there were no further fatalities even after the second dose though the fish were lethartic and stopped or slowed eating. Obviously they felt sick. But once the Ich was gone (it takes a few weeks for all parasites to enter their vulnerable life phase), I started the water changes and all the fish bounced back. Cupramine is strong medicine for a bad disease. It's not to be used lightly but effective if you need it and very reasonable in cost even for large tanks. A side benefit is it's tough on algae.

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Nutrafin Max Tropical Fish Flakes, 4.4 -Pound

was what I was looking for and I did not have to drive 50 miles one way and not be able to purchase what I needed.

My fish get a generous pinch each day. At that rate this bucket will last nearly a year. The price is right for bulk. Unless you intend to kill your pets, it only makes sense to purchase food in bulk like this. I hope this product is still available at a good price next year... I will buy again.

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When having 5 100 gallons fish tank, Tropical fish food goes a long way and all tanks like it and very cost buying in large tubs.

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API Filstar XP-S Replacement Impeller Rena XP1

It seems to me that this replacement is a bit noisier than the original part. No other issues or problems, though; replaces the original impeller perfectly and filter runs strong.

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Odyssea 24" T5 HO Quad Aquarium Light Fluorescent Hood Fixture w/4 LED - Plant 4x24W

It doesn't measure 24" with the stand/legs factored in, it's more around 26".

The fixture itself is 24", but with the leg-stands, on a 24" wide tank (measuring from lid lip to lid lip, so, a 20 gallon tank), it will NOT stand on the edge of the tank with the legs included, even if they're pushed all the way in, and will need to be hung or modified (we added small wood boards to the legs to give it more of a 'platform' so it would sit properly) if you don't want it directly on the glass.

The light itself is sleek and bright, as one would expect from T5 lighting.

It comes with two ballasts, each one requiring an outlet spot obviously, so keep that in mind in terms of how many outlets you have free near your tank.

Good lighting. i haven't noticed eny excessive heat comeing from it. don't like that it comes with two power cords. thus needing extra plug ins.they r hard to hide considering. the size of the power packs r quite large. Ill be on the look out for something a little less space consuming . also we used it on our 20 gall wich the light did not fit. so u have it riged up to fit

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Feeding Prong - 17 in.

The tip of this feeder is a wedge-form grind.

To try and get a piece of silversides fish onto it ,or off once placed on it was difficult...to say the least.

I ended up sanding it to a point-like tip using common sandpaper.

It still didn't help.

A fellow reef-board member stated he had purchased the same item with the same results.

His solution, to glue a pin on the tip that the food could be easily pushed onto, & pulled from.

Once the fish (or anenome in my case) grabbed hold of it.

Need to try this "mod" myself.

able to feed my anemones much easier in my 220 gallon tank. much better than the chopsticks I was using.

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This is not what i expected but i guess for the price it is okay. My father was wanting something easy to feed his anenome with and i just dont see this being any easier than what he already has. Our problem is getting the food to fall off the stick into the anemone and I just dont see this helping with that problem.

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I received this product on time and it works wonderfully for putting pieces of shrimp on the end to individually feed my crabs and anenomes. The only thing that would make it better is if it was longer and maybe had a "clamp" that would hold the food on as sometimes it slides off before I can get it to the fish. I have a 75 gal tank so anything that I need to feed at the bottom gets half my arm wet.

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Exo Terra Turtle Bank Magnetic Floating Island

This floating island is aesthetic and is made of good quality material. The magnets are strong and will adjust to the water level, since the magnets stick from the exterior of the tank, you don't have to worry about your turtles being unable to reach the rock when the water level decreases.

My turtles love the different height levels on the rock. I would highly recommend this product.

My small slider loves this dock. The magnets are strong enough on my 10 gallon tank and even worked on a bowed plastic tank with a two inch gap of air between the plastic and the dock. I love being able to adjust the position of the dock without putting my hands in the tank by simply sliding the magnets around the glass. I plan on purchasing this dock again, perhaps in a larger size as my turtle grows.

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My turtle and fish love this thing. The fish chill underneath in the dark, the turtle has no trouble getting on it, which is incredible considering the fact that my turtle is a little slow in the physical ability department, ie., she's a klutz. It stays in place through my extra thick plexiglass tank. We all dig this basking platform. Well worth the money. Thanks Amazon and Exo Terra.

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was very satified when i got my large bank, it looked great and my med size red ear slider was enjoying it. but then it started to sink. the plastic cracked around the magnets, allowing water infiltration as it ages. we've only had ours for several months of joy before we are shopping again for a real solution. very disappointed

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my turtle is a baby, less than 2 inches and my tank is 10 gallon. the rock is made of high quality material, it floats on top of the water and the magnets (outside of the tank) are what's keeping it in the corner and not drifting off.

again, my turtle is small so i can't say much how stable it is under some weight but no complaints so far. when he grows i will be buying the next size rock (i have the 'small' now)

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Aquatop Red Devil Hang-On Canister Filter RD-30G

I bought this filter about 2 weeks ago because I was looking for the cleaning ability of a canister filter and the ease of filter maintenance of a hang on the back filter. This filter was very easy to set up and all the media comes with the filter. The compartments will make adding the media that I desire, down the road, a snap. Priming the filter the first time took me a few tries but once I realized you have to make sure the top seal is very tight I was good to go. Because this is a new filter design from Aquatop I did call their help line to ask a few questions about the filter and they were easy to reach, kind and helpful on the phone. Water flow seems very good, even after 2 weeks of running. The filter runs so quiet I was not sure it was even on until I saw the water flow. I would say this is a perfect filter for a 20 or 30 gallon tank.

I have a lot of experience with filters and fish. I usually use a canister filter system but this time I had a small (20gallon) fish tank so I decided to just use a Hang-on-tank filter. I went through about 4 of the crappy filters with the spinning wheel and where you load cartidges from the top. They are horrible and costly. This filter works perfect and is a true (small version) canister filter. You can setup your own media the way you like it. Buy this and do research on how to properly setup media in a canister filter and you will never have a dirty tank. Of course, make sure you are using it with the right size tank

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With in two days of running this filter it became terribly noisy. I opened it and realized the impeller was broken, IN TWO DAYS! What is worse is there is no support and I don't think aquatop even makes this product any longer, the only place you can find it is on amazon and truaqua website but neither has a parts list or replacement parts.

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You have fish you need this in your aquarium. I fought with cleaner water for weeks until i got this filter. You need one also.

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STINGRAY 5G FILTER 24

What can I say? It works. There is nothing really wrong with it. You can turn the top of it around to change the direction of the flow where you want it. However, I'm not crazy about the design. Its hard to get the plastic bottom part off to get to the sponge and rinse it (in old tank water, FYI for those who are new to the hobby). I actually had to look at the directions to figure it out. (BTW, you have to take the front cover OFF, and slide the bottom piece forward to get the sponge out. Sounds simple but its hard to get those little pegs out to remove the cover) The biggest problem I have with it, though, is how it looks. It is very chunky in the aquarium and takes up a lot of space, and the top of it is blue, and seems bright under the lights.

I like this mini internal best: Elite Mini Filter

However, if you feel the need for carbon filtration that one doesn't have it, while the stingray does. I personally do not use carbon.

I would not use this sized stingray on a five gallon tank. I use it on a 2 gallon planted tank and feel that it is adequate but no more.

--Tammy

Got this thing used and it works like a champ. Fully submersible and simple to use. I really like the way you can change the water flow direction at the top. The only downside if any is it's slight bulky size.

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AquaTop Aquarium Heater - 100W

Lesson learned: You get what you pay for. The Aqueon 06106 Pro Heaters Submersible Aquarium Heater, 100-Watt works better (it was recommended to me) but it's almost twice the price on Amazon and even more at the pet store so I got this. I bought it the last week of June to treat ick in a tank. It was always about 3 degrees off but I dealt with it. I used it occasionally, I'd say I used this heater for a total of 15 days before it malfunctioned. I decided about a week ago to buy some tropical fish and I tried to get this to heat to a constant 77 degrees. Worked fine before bed, but I woke up the next morning to dead fish and a tank temperature of 86 to 88 degrees! It was HOT in there! I call the company and what do I hear?

"Maybe your thermometers are inaccurate." BOTH OF THEM?

"Is it hot outside your house?" Does it matter? The tank is INSIDE my house, and my room temperature is a steady 68 degrees. I live in the Arctic. No, it is not hot outside my house.

I don't know about you, but when I get asked stupid questions like that by people blaming everything but their product for a malfunction, I get kind of annoyed. I was promised a refund by the guy I called for support, then their returns department denied it because I've had the unit for almost 3 months. They said they do not issue refunds after 14 days, and if I want to use the warranty I have to pay to ship the item to them! For a $16 heater, that is not even worth my time or money paying to ship it back, let alone the cost of gas to drive to the post office! What kind of "customer service" is that? I'm sure they bet on people not bothering to pay return shipping for the warranty and instead buy a new one!

This heater was not accurate from the start. If it's going to kill my fish and I have to "re-calibrate it" (their suggestion) over and over again to get it to work temporarily, I am not going to use it and risk a repeat of fish casualties. I unplugged it, pulled it out of the water 10 minutes later and it burnt my hand it was so hot. It smelled strongly of burnt rubber. Unsafe. Do not buy Aquatop!!! Spend a few bucks more on a quality product.

Last time I am buying an Aquatop product of any kind!

I'm enjoying this heater so far.

I have a 20 gallon tall aquarium, it was a kit purchased from Petsmart that included a filter and heater. However, starting with the first day I was having problems with the included heater. No mater how many times I nudged the temperature nob down, it always found its way back to 82 degrees which is 4 degrees warmer than I wanted. Eventually I decided enough was enough and bought this 100W heater as a replacement.

So far everything works perfectly. I left it running for a day and saw that it too had the water at 82 degrees with the nob set at 78. Ugh, not again! However, this heater allows you to 'calibrate' the dial by lifting the red peg on top, and rotating the dial to the temperature your tank is at. I did so, changing it 82, then pushed the red peg back in, and turned the dial down to 78. Day 2 comes around, and all three thermometers agree the tank is now at 78! Perfect =)

Two weeks later, the temperature has been rock solid. It's February so the house is the coldest it will usually be throughout the year and it's performing perfectly, we keep the house at 65 during the night.

This heater is all black in color, and has an orange LED that turns on whenever the heater is on. The top features a dial with actual temperature numbers and not arbitrary numbers (for example 1-10). As mentioned above, if it is keeping a temperature other than what it says, you can adjust the dial and recalibrate it. Chances are you'll never change the dial again, but is useful in any case if you have the misfortune of getting sick fish, for example ich where treatment requires a rise in temperature.

This heater is fully submersible, even though it does have a max water line on it (I think this is for Canada regulations).

I will update this review if I ever have a problem with it, no updates means it is still working perfectly.

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Bought this for my 30gal tank and its worked out great. Heat my tank up in less than an hour. No issues whatsoever. Great product.

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I will never again purchase any AquaTop (TruAqua) product.

I purchased the 100w heater with digital display over a year ago. Just past the one year mark, the heater stopped functioning properly. The thermostat got stuck on 90 degrees (normally 74). I sent the heater back to AquaTop with a letter documenting what had happened and requesting a replacement. Surely a company that warranties a product for 12 mos would not want a disatisfied customer with a useless heater that only lasted 14 mos. An email conversation began between Albert in the Returns Dept and myself. He stated he was unable to be of assistance. I responded requesting a new heater or a credit toward a heater purchase. No dice. I requested a supervisor and was refused one. Finally Albert conceeded by offering me half off the same model ($39.99 regular price, $20 for me). I agreed. When the new heater arrived, there was condensation inside the glass tube and the box was marked with a special sticker (possibly a return from another customer or a "refurbished" unit). I tried the heater out anyway. It did not even last a week before the display went to all 8's and the thermostat got stuck on an undesired temperature. I again emailed Albert for resolution. He asked me to send him evidence (photos) of the issues. I complied. He sent me an RMA number and UPS label and I returned the unit. I went online immediately to purchase a new heater. The exact same model on Amazon and on the TruAqua website was $14.99. He gave me a "deal" by charging me $20? Weeks later, after emailing Albert again, I received my $20 back. TruAqua aka AquaTop is difficult to do business with, rude to their customers (and I have been a loyal customer for YEARS), and they intentionally overcharged me for the item. No thank you!

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This sucker cracked the first night I tried to use it. Maybe giving it 20 mins submerged in my tank wasn't enough time for the glass to adjust, but I maintain a half dozen tanks with 2 heaters each and this is the 1st time I've ever had one fail like this. It wasn't a spectacular fail that lit up the tank or killed all my fish (thank god) but a cracked glass shell and a failed unit none the less. And no, before you comment or ask if I just chucked it in the tank and fired it off, I didn't. Like I said, it was unplugged and submerged for a full 20 mins before I tried it. Then I plugged it in and approximately 30 to 45 sec later it cracked and I could see a faint trail of "tiny little bubbles" comeing from said crack. Unplugged and pulled the thing out and sure enough "done". I won't slam or badmouth Aquatop over this, I own plenty of their other products and am quite pleased with them(tank heaters included), just had a bad experience with this one.

Hagen AquaClear 50 Nylon Bag, 2-Pack

Bought these to hold Seachem Matrix for use with my AquaClear 50. Requires the bag to be tied shut and does not have a draw string closure like some other media bags.

If you own or thinking about owning a Aquaclear filter get these, they will save you money. I use this size media bag on both my Aquaclear filers (20 & 50) and they work great. The mesh is the perfect size for containing my media Marineland Activated Carbon Diamond Blend 54 ozif you want or need to customize your filter media, this is the way to go

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Not good for purigen. The small beads slip through. I didn't like the bag even if it worked for Purigen, they just feel cheap and the string is just attached, not threaded through the neck so you can't cinch it tight and tie it. They might as well have just included a loose piece of string for you to tie it with.

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I had bought 1 of these at a local store, it was their last pkg, and I couldn't find them anywhere else, except here on Amazon. Where I live, we have very soft water, very low ph & I needed something to hold some crushed coral sand substrait together in my 4 gallon cube's power filter, so that when water flows threw it, it buffers the ph natrually with out having to add chemicals. I had used the 2 bags I had purshased from a store in my 55 gallon aquairium in this way & it worked great, I just needed to do the same with the cube. Much cheaper than the powdered additives ( I went that rout in the past & way to extreemly expensive fast!!!). Oh by the way, both of my aquariums are freshwater. Thank you!

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The bag is very fine and has the capacity to hold very small filter media. I use it for activated carbon and will use the second for Seachem Matrix. I think this bag is effective.

biOrb & biUbe Aquarium Stand, 14" W X 27" H

A great little stand for your biOrb, biUbe or Marineland Hex5 fish tank.

One important note however, the photo used doesn't accurately portray what you'll receive.

The upright column is actually a matte gray more akin to PVC than the polished chrome you see in the photo.

The back of the stand is actually composed of two flat black boards, not a solid piece as depicted above. As a result the chords coming down from your tank will be dangling visibly taking away from the slick presentation you're hoping for.

That said, it's still a nice little stand.

I paid for functionality, storage, and appearance; I received none of these. Like the 2011 review, what I received is not what is pictured or described. The stand they sent doesn't match that reviewer's description no gray or chrome all black. There is no storage space. The unit is just three planks (only 23" tall instead of the 27 advertised) made of sturdy wood (or maybe wood-like). These assemble in an H formation. There are also two disks to put top and bottom. The disks are not 14" in diameter as specified, but 13.75" and with the beveling there's less than 13" diameter of usable space. It's wobbles easily on carpet, tile, linoleum and hardwood. I will not risk using it for my Hex5 tank which had been it's intended purpose. I might consider putting a one-gallon aquarium on it if I didn't have pets, kids, or anyone who might accidentally brush against it and send my betta to an untimely demise. Good points: it arrived promptly, was easily assembled, is black and round, works well with my decor, and should hopefully support a glass or two, so I can at least use it as an end table. In hindsight that's too much to pay for a cup holder.

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I can hide my fish accessories within it pretty well, its quite sturdy, even on carpet. It's been great. Looks very nice, can't complain.

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Green Moss Large Bottom Plant

Love it, looks very real, is a great hiding place for my Platy babies! Could also be labeled as breeding grass as I had a hard time finding this on Amazon. It also is weighted down with neutral colored pebbles so all you really have to do it drop it in your tank right where you want it. Recommended.

Tetra Pond Water Garden Pump

This pump is rated at 1000 gph for 500-1000 gallon ponds, but it's more suitable for 500 gallon ponds as it's rather weak. The pump is tiny, but it works well so far. If you have a pond that's more than 500 gallons, get the next pump up which is the Tetra 1900 gph pump which is for ponds of 1000-1500 gallons.

I like the fact this pump has a hose intake and Tetra sells a bunch of different pre-filters that are more or less modular. I've attached a skimmer and a pre-filter to this pump with a piece of T-tube coupling and am pretty pleased with the results so far. And gallon for gallon, this appears to be the best deal.

Update: I had to go to the hardware store to find step up and down adapters because the filters and the pump had different size hoses but I've found that Laguna sells hose fittings and adapters that make connections between different sized hoses a snap. Just follow the links below:

Laguna Y-Connector Supplied with 3 Click-Fit Connectors, 1-1/4-Inch

Laguna Multi Hose Adapter, 3/4 to 1-1/2-Inch

Pros:

1) Price.

2) Modular design. I've had a lot of fun adding different types of filters to it, in fact I'm having so much fun that I'm building my own larger filter for it.

3) I've read on a forum that Tetra products has fantastic customer service. I hope I don't have to use it myself but this pump has a 3 year warranty and that particular forumer said he got his pump replaced with a better one and even got extras thrown in. The fact that Tetra pond has an 800 number listed and people on the phone to help sounds great. Also, Tetra has been around for a long time, about 20 years that I know of.

This pump is excellent for what we needed in our above pond. We have approximately 500 gallon pond and it works amazingly well.

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This is exactly the type of pump I was looking for. This pump is submersible but it can also be used as a non-submersible. I live in the tropics and submersibles tend to heat up the water so I was able to connect this one so that just the intake is below the water's surface. I then connected a homemade filter box, on the bottom of the pond, to the intake with a hose. This way, the back end of the pump is above the water surface and shouldn't heat the water as much.

My pond is only about 130 gallons but with the 5-foot lift to the filter/water-fall this pump is too small. I should have bought the next size up.

09/10/12: The output nipple broke at the base. When you first get your pump you may want to re-enforce the base of the nipple with some waterproof epoxy. I was actually able to fix mine. I used a one-inch piece of 1/2 inch PVC pipe and a screw in brass nipple. The plastic base of the broken nipple fits into the PVC pipe. So, I glued it in. I had to heat the other end of the pipe to stick the threaded base of the brass nipple into the pipe. I pressure clamped it while hot then took the clamp off after it was cool. It's not pretty but better then new!

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Connection sizes are proprietary and you HAVE TO buy their tubing. Reviews on their tubing said it was brittle so we did not want to buy that. So we ended up going to a plumbing store and having them do a custom job for our connections to work well.

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ive had this pump for a week now and no issues at all its a strong pump and built very well, they gave me 2 adapters thank god.... because the first 1 snapped off inside the pump but i got it out easily .... the plastic adapters are kind of delicate so don't gorrila tighten then like i did.... but for the price i couldn't find a better pump.... must buy for small ponds ... mine in 150gal

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This vacuum really works well. It does not suck all the rocks out which used to drive me nuts with my old vacuum. The only "con" if you will is that it is very large so it can be hard to manipulate around the plants and drift wood in tight spaces. And beware: vacuum FAST because it will suck your tank down quick!

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