Showing posts with label kissing fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kissing fish. Show all posts

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Spongebob 10-Piece Aquarium Decorative Set

Spongebob 10-Piece Aquarium Decorative SetFast shipping, great quality item, fantastic price and good communication :-) Would definately recommend to anyone to use this site and these products. They are perfect! We got all characters and houses to recreate Bikini Bottom in our daughters tank for xmas. She was thrilled and very happy!

what else can you say about this set other than "SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS". if your kid (or you) is a fan of the cartoon, than this set is going to be a great addition to your aquarium. only thing is gary is a little large (compare to the other guys). great item, great value

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Squidwards house is about 8 inches tall. The crabby patty is about 4 iches tall, and the characters are around 2.5 inches. these are not actuall measurements, but it would be nice if the actual ones were in the product description. We have them in half of a 55 gal tank which these are still noticable from a distance, but they would work best I think in a 10-20 gal tank. However this doesn't impact the rating. I knew what I was buying from other reveiws, and my son chose to put it in our bigger tank instead of a little one. I like the weight and feel of the product, and the only real flaw or fault with the product is Sandy's face is hard to see through her hemet. For the price these things are great. Seeing as you can spend $50 or more on a decoration for your tank, and for less then that you get a whole set.

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Saw these at another store and had to have them. Not even for an aquarium. I just love Spongebob and have them set up on a smsll table. They are great!!

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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Penn Plax Cathedral Resin Aquarium Décor

Penn Plax Cathedral Resin Aquarium DécorA solid and wonderfully detailed piece that is absolutely sure to please if you like ruins. Unlike others from this line there is no silly high gloss dolphin disrupting its look. The size of it allows you to "tinker" I added an LED light just behind the entrance of the cathedral which looks very striking at night.

Five stars all the way.

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Marina Aquascaper Hairgrass Plant Decoration

Hagen Aquascaper Hairgrass, 8-InchDon't let the Nemo branding fool you. This is a realistic plant. My background has some hairgrass val in the image so I wanted to extend that with artificial plants. I think it is working well.

Looks Like real and absolutely compliments the aquarium colors. I love how such a small addition can make such a huge difference! Recommended

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I have an older 4 gallon cube aquarium, and the plants I've had for years need replacing. I prefer plants that you find in a natrual setting, modeled after real live plants. This is just what I was looking for! I did order a couple of other plants as well. Thank you!!!

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It is a bit smaller than I thought it would be, but its still a very nice fake plant, spread out nicely and life like. Will be a wonderful addiction to my cichlid tank.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Microbe-Lift Gravel and Substrate Cleaner for Home Aquariums

Microbe-Lift Gravel and Substrate Cleaner for Home Aquariums, 8-OunceAs others may be, I'm a skeptic and lightly read into what others post (unless there seems to be a central theme). However, for this product, I have to say that, 1) the bottle warns folks about the brown color that others are complaining about in their reviews, and 2) I'm not sure what happened to the poor guy with brown coffee-colored water (review below), but mine cleared up FAST.

What I did was to add this, and follow directions; that means: correct dosage maybe even a little on the conservative side and then changed my filters after 8 (maybe 12?) hours later. Nothing to it, really.

My tank has had a constant algal bloom battle, sometimes worse than other times, and seemed to remain cloudy, even when the blooms had been abated. The water clarifiers and (alleged) algae killers I've used never worked, no matter how expensive or reputable the brand, but somehow this product did it all; took care of the green water *and* cloudiness. I love it, and highly recommend this. I currently have five tanks; one 38-gallon with plants, fish & invertebrates, a 1.5G tank w/ a betta, two Fluval Ebi Nanos (~8G), and one Fluval Chi (5G) that has an albino catfish & some tiger barbs. I've used this product in the betta, barbs, and 38-gallon tank, and the water has always cleared up in color, clarity, and quality (did water tests once cleared to see what the parameters might be).

I tried other products, but nothing was able to remove the sludge in my 3 tanks, but all I needed was one dose of Microbe-Lift and the sludge was almost gone. Another dose two weeks later and my tanks were completely clear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Turns the water brown for a few days but then returns to crystal clear. I used on a 50 gallon fish tank. We use it once a month.

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This may be a very good product but I've only used it once because it turned the water in my tank brown for days. I may try it again when I know I'm not having guests (yes, it looked that bad) because I like the premise an easy and ecological way to clean the tank of that yucky stuff on the bottom.

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I bought this hoping it would do what it suggests, but it turned out far worse than I imagined. The bottle says it will "discolor your water for 48 96 hours" but here it is a week and a half later, and it is getting worse. It is in a 55 gallon tank with live plants that I have had up since 1994. I have never worried so much about the ecology of my tank as I have since I added this product. The tank went rust brown as soon as I added the product, and I was expecting that. But instead of fading in the 48 96 hours it has become worse each day, and now I can not even see fish from one end of the tank to the other. It is a dark coffee brown, and as much as I worry about unbalancing my tank I'm going to start doing water changes out of schedule until I can get the water at least somewhat clearer. At least enough to see the fish anyway. Luckily I only used half of the recommended dose to test things out. If I had put in the recommended amount I can't imagine the tar that the poor little fish would be swimming in now. Okay, now off to start hauling water...

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Underwater Galleries AUG6753 10-Pack Big Rock Box

Underwater Galleries AUG6753 10-Pack Big Rock BoxAs the title states these may be grey market as 2 of the stones looked like they had been glued back together after breaking. There are large cracks in them but the pieces appear to be solid still and there is not any glue visible so I am not sure if this standard for the cichlid stones or possibly a box that was returned and refurbed. Overall the package was in very good shape and they put the extra effort in to make sure it got to me intact. Mine were delivered from Big Al's and they were prompt in getting the package to me.

The openings of the rocks vary from 2"-5" which was one of my main concerns before ordering as I could not find very much information online about it. I am using these for Aulonocara Kandeense (small african peacock aka "Blue orchid") and the openings are a great size for them and I would venture to say even larger fish will fit in the openings.

I let them soak in the sink in hot water (added dechlorinator) for a few hours. Then put them in my tank. My fish immediately took to them and they love the new hiding places!

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My fish love the hiding spaces that these cichlid stones provide. They are also an attractive decoration and a less expensive alternative to making caves with real stones.

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For my 120 gallon tank with Lake Malawi Cichlids between 3-6 inches these stones are perfect!

They look like real rock. Very light. No danger of them falling & cracking the glass bottom of the tank.

The fish love them. The tank looks great. Have ordered another set.

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I bought these rocks in the hopes that my semi agressive fish would have a safe place to hang during the day and at night.

I ordered the 10 Pack Big Rock Box which arrived within a large box where inside each piece was individually packaged with bubble wrap and a smaller boxed. The quality of the rocks was top notch, I was not expecting them to be as nice as they were. They are heavy enough to stay where you put them (no floating) and they have enough texture to them that they stack well without slipping or falling.

Fish took to them in about 2 days.

I have had them in my tank for about a month and even though they looked pretty real with I pulled them out of the box, they look even more real now as they have acclimated to the environment. With the exception of having a hole in them giving it away that they are man made, they look very real.

All in all I am very happy with my purchase

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Como Fish Tank Red Plastic Grass Ball Plant Ornament 4 Pcs

Como Fish Tank Red Plastic Grass Ball Plant Ornament 4 PcsThese are in my 3o gal that has molly,swords,ghost shrimp.The ghost shrimp love playing on them.I sometimes see the fish laying next to them.Got them in red & also green.They are on a small base so stay in the place you put them.Its also a good place for babies to hide in

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Mikro Omega Portable 3 Stage RO/DI Reef Aquarium Filter System with 75 GPD Membrane

Mikro Omega Portable 3 Stage RO/DI Reef Aquarium Filter System with 75 GPD MembraneUse this for my small hydro setup. Seller shipped fast the unit came with no instructions but it was setup already. Blue hose= clean water. Yellow = waste water Red = supply.

TDS Untreated tap water = 440

TDS RO treated= 0PPM.

This system works great, TDS meter showed 250ppm for my tap water, and 0 ppm after going through this filter. It doesn't get any better than 0 ppm so I am happy. The portability is great, I use a faucet adapter so I can use this near my aquarium. If you're looking for a portable system for your aquarium, this is it.

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This product works perfectly to my aquarium , is really easy to use. And is compact to put it under sink !! Nice work!!

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I'm so glad that I decided to buy this RO/DI unit. It does exactly what you want it to do, whether its filtering your water for drinking purposes or getting your TDS down to 0 for saltwater reef keeping. Plus this unit is portable which is another added bonus. Very fair price as well. I would highly recommend this product!

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Im and avid fish and shrimp hobbyist. And for exotic shrimp they must have the cleanest water possible. This thing is small, easy to setup and no power required. It only has a hose connector, in the winter you shouldnt run your hose or risk freezing up your pipes. So simply got to the lowe's and buy a hose adapter for your faucet aerator. It costs like $4. The out put is slow but steady and in WA after the TDS reads about 110 or so out of the tap after it runs through the RO unit it is down to 5!!! I wish I got this sooner.

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Tetra Extension Tube for Whisper 30 and 40 Filters

Tetra Extension Tube for Whisper 30 and 40 FiltersEach section fit into the existing 30 Top Fin I have without problems. I also have a 20 Top Fin. Top Fin is sold by Pet Smart and appears very similar to Whisper pumps. A point to remember is this tube does not fit the 20 model. The 20 has a smaller tube. Apparently, the 20 does not have an available extension and comes with a tube length too close to the discharge in my opinion. Both pumps work better, also in my opinion, with the tube inlet closer to the tank bottom. I bought aquarium silicon sealer and glued this tube between the 20 tube and intake section, let dry 24 hours, and have cleaner clearer 20 and 30 gallon aquariums.

I purchased this extension hoping to extend the filter tube however when I tried to put it on my existing filter Whisper 20 system, the tube was larger than the existing one and would not fit

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Looked around for an extension, since I bought a deep 60 gallon hexagonal tank, you need a longer extension for the intake to get down into the tank for better filtration. I wish power filter companies would automatically include a long extension, especially since it wouldnt cost that much to include it anyway, but thank goodness you can get it here, on Amazon.

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In the description it says that the tube will also fit 10-20 Whisper models. All LIES because it didn't fit at all! I was so happy because I looked everywhere and couldn't find this extension tube. When I saw it online I decided to spend the extra money to have it. Now I have a worthless $8.00 piece of plastic. Save your money if you don't have a 30 model!

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took a gamble and bought is tube to be used as extension on my Fluval Edge tank in order to extend the filter tube deeper into the tank bottom. with a little effort, it fitted perfectly on the filter and had been working since.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals® 5 in 1 Aquarium Test Strips

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals® 5 in 1 Aquarium Test StripsThis is a great product for a quick glimpse into the water quality of your aquarium. This product will give you a quick reading for pH, nitrite, nitrate, general and carbonate hardness. The following is what I don't like about it: 1) fairly expensive in local stores 2) no ammonia test 3) do not feel is reliable or very accurate 4) don't like the idea of dipping directly into aquarium, which can release small amounts of whatever chemicals are impregnated on the pads. You can take a sample of your aquarium water in a different vessel to swirl the strip in but you chance altering the reading from a contaminated container (mostly pH and hardness readings can be affected). I use this product on occasion when I know I haven't paid as much attention to my water quality as I should be. If I see something I don't like or trust with the 5 in 1 strip I'll break out the regular liquid test kit to verify. I still recommend using API's standard liquid test kits for more reliable/accurate readings.

Update: I find it better to use these strips by using a small pipette/eye dropper to place a small drop of water from the tank onto each square. The water will soak in and stop the indicator colors from swirling/bleeding, which makes them difficult to read. This way you can do each test individually too because the hardness can be read immediately while the pH, nitrite and nitrate have to be read after 30 seconds.

I bought the API 5 in 1 test strips at the LFS because they didn't have the Jungle Labs version, which I had used previously. Being new to fish keeping, I thought a strip is a strip right? That's not the case. I really don't care for the "dip and swirl" method of the API strips. The pH pad always runs, which then alters the colors of the pads on either side. I've tried swirling gently but the same thing always happens.

I do use the API Master test kit once a week and absolutely love it and highly recommend it. But for daily checks during tank cycling I'm going back to the Jungle Labs 6-in-1.

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Seachem Cichlid Trace Elements 500ml

Seachem Cichlid Trace Elements 500mlSeachem is a brand that can always be trusted to provide qualiy in their products. This stuff takes you one step closer to bringing the African lake water to your tank giving you the most colorful active and stress free cichlids you could have. Their 500ml bottle will treat 2000 gallons so with a 135g tank and a weekly 25% water change it will last about a full year. It's a great value.

A long time Chiclid lover and a fan of products by SeaChem, I find my own Chiclids fair better with the natural trace elements in their water than without them. I've seen proof of this in natural growth and development, better overall health and well being and of course brighter and more consistant color.

No other product and no brand of "Chiclid salts" establishes the balance of trace minerals better than Chiclid Trace. Effortless to use it is important to note this is NOT a water conditioner and not made to replace products like SeaChems "prime" but rather enhance it. The addition of Cichlid Trace adds the entire spectrum of delicate water parameters in which these fish thrive.

Simply an outstanding product and a must for any aquarist who appreciates the unique beauty and behavior of these remarkable fish.

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Really brings out the color in fish.

I find it easy to pour in the tank during the rest of the water change.

Will buy more when it runs dry.

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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Hydor H2Show Lost Civilization - Left Aztec Pyramid Decoration 12"x7"x2.8"

Hydor H2Show Lost Civilization - Left Aztec Pyramid Decoration 12'x7'x2.8'Very nice. It is packaged so well, you can hardly get it out of the box! Nice resin. hides my intake and air hoses. Wish I could find the right hand one as well.

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Danner 14580 Large Ring Air Diffuser, 7-Inch

Danner 14580 Large Ring Air Diffuser, 7-InchHooked this up to the Danner 04520 1700CUIN AP-20 Pond Air Pump in place of the diffuser that came with it, and am very pleased with it. It's so easy to place in a deep pond with the net filled with gravel, and it generates tons of bubbles. My pond is crystal clear and fish appear happy and healthy.

It works alright. I have it on a Pondmaster (Danner) AP-20 at a depth of 2 feet, and maybe 8 feet of hose. It just seems like there should be more air coming out of the ring. I previously had the diffuser that came with it, on 3 different 6 inch air stones and a ton more air came out of it.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Pet Greens Grooming 2 in 1 Shampoo & Conditioner

Pet Greens Grooming 2 in 1 Shampoo & ConditionerI've been using this Pet Greens shampoo on my Westie, and it's fantastic. She loves to play and can get very dirty, this shampoo/conditioner cleans her extremely well. After we use it on her; her coat is soft, shiny, and vibrant, she smells great, looks clean, her skin and fur just feel great afterward (you can also tell that she feels great afterwards too). The ingredients are all natural and seem to work very well. I got turned on to Pet Greens (Bell Rock Growers) products because she loved their treats, but this shampoo is a fantastic product as well. Highly recommended.

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Finnex 300-Watt Hang-On Electronic Controller Aquarium Heater, Titanium Tube, 80 to 100-Gallon

Finnex 300-Watt Hang-On Electronic Controller Aquarium Heater, Titanium Tube, 80 to 100-GallonI used this heater in my 650 gallon pond all winter. It kept the water between 60-70 degrees. Amazing! So much better than glass heaters.

My wife bought a Finnex 300W heater in May 2009. Last week, it overheated, and killed all her fish! She had over $400 worth of freshwater fish in the tank, they were all dead when we got up in the morning. The water temperature in the tank was over 100 degrees C! Don't buy from Finnex!!!

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This was my first experience with a titanium heater and so far I LOVE it! I had done a good bit of research and learned that the biggest problem with titanium heaters is sometimes they do too well of a job and overheat the tank so I decided to go a bit smaller than I needed in the hopes that it would keep my tank warm enough but not be capable of overheating it should a problem occur. I have a 260 gallon (freshwater setup) that this heater maintains between 75-80 degrees with absolutely no trouble...it doesn't even run all the time like I expected it might. I do keep a separate thermometer that I can use to compare the heater (on the opposite side of the tank) with and so far it is true to temp. I like the fact that it lays horizontally in the back because it is easily hidden and doesn't stand out like some of the other heaters do. I don't worry about it breaking like glass heaters have been known to do. I will be purchasing a smaller wattage heater to replace the glass heater in my 55 gallon aquarium as well. I think one key to good temp is good water flow so that the temp is even across the tank and there are no hot and cold spots. I've had that problem with heaters that must hang on the sides but not with this one so far. Great purchase and I'll surely be getting another!

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this heater works great. i dont use the heater for the house only a space one in my room and this little heater keepts my 150 warm all winter long with no huge electric bill. get one

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The HMA 300 titanium 300 watt aquarium heater I bought some time ago. I really like this tank heater it hasn't failed me at all. I like the control on the outside of the tank you don't have to pull the heater from the tank to ajust temp. The only thing is you have to have a good thermometer as the control that you set the temprature with is not right on. But then any heater is not right on. Because you have lighting that changes the water temp during the day as does any sun light that might hit your tank. I would recamend this heat to anyone that has a larger aquarium. I am using this heater in a 55 gallon tank and it holds the temp within a coupel of degress of the setting. And the titanium tube will not brake like the glass heaters. When you first set temp make sure you watch tank temp until it ajust so you don't boil your fish friends. You should do this with any tank heater.I would say set the temp a little low to start with by about 5 dgrees and bring temp up slowly so you don't shock your fish by bring temp up or down to fast.

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Monday, January 20, 2014

Fluval U4 Underwater Filter Foam Pad

Fluval U4 Underwater Filter Foam PadI use the U4 along with Fluval's hangon tank filter in a 55g for water turtles. They together keep the tank ok and cheaper right now than the FX I want. But this is short term solution and they filters are at opposite ends of tank to push together dirty water.

SO while this works, I wouldn't recommend others do it if they can afford the FX series for water turtles. This is best for fish, and haven't had any problems with my feeder fish getting into this filter.

*Change out only one side(there are 2) at a time to keep the good biological bacteria.

Replacement for old foam pads that lasted a couple years. I have had the fluvall filter in my turtle tank for several years and this is the first replacement of this item, would highly recommend.

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I use this item on my 40 gl turtle tank.works great. Turtles are messier than fish and this helps keep water clear.

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I have a turtle, three goldfish and two plecos and Fluval has maintained our 75 gallon tank wonderfully. Definatly recommend.

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We have 4 turtles in two 55 gallon tanks. Turtles of course make bigger messes than fish. But with just cleaning the foam pad every week, the water is still crystal clear!

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Aquatic Creations Static Cling Aquarium Background, 36 by 18-Inch, Coral

Aquatic Creations Static Cling Aquarium Background, 36 by 18-Inch, CoralDidn't need to use anything special since this clung perfectly to the tank. Very nice effect. Large format allows for many options when choosing your scenes for smaller tanks.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

EHEIM Fine Filter Pad (White) for Classic External Filter 2213 (3 Pieces)

EHEIM Fine Filter Pad for Classic External Filter 2213I have been using this product for over 7 years and have found it a convient and inexpensive way to filter my 35 gal tank the ordering and delivery form Amazon has been both timely and simple the Product price offered by Amazon is 30% less than pet stores in my area

The goal was to add more filtration without reducing beneficial biomass. This filter seems to help. Very specific to the 2213.

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The product came on time and was exactly what I ordered. I will purchase these again for sure and order other products from this company.

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Friday, January 3, 2014

Silent Air X-1 Air Pump - 10 gallon - 1 outlet

Silent Air X-1 Air Pump - 10 gallon - 1 outletI was referred to Amazon by my daughter. The pump on our water feature quit and I wanted it replaced.

Went to Amazon, found the pump bought it and our feature is working. It is just so easy.

Friday, November 22, 2013

API Goldfish Pellet

API Goldfish Pellet, 4.0-OunceI have tried many different goldfish food and this seems to be the only one my goldfish will eat. I have 6 goldfish that are about 6 inches long. i have had them in my outdoor pond since they were fries and for whatever reason they only it this stuff. The 7oz container is a good size and last long enough. the food does not cloud the water and it does not float. My goldfish look healthy and have a bright color. so as long as they keep eating it ill keep buying it.

I have tried other brands of goldfish food and this is the only brand that my gold fish will eat up in seconds. Since I started feeding this to my gold fishes, their color have become brighter and they look so much healthier. My gold fishes are in an outdoor pond and this food does not change the color of the water or make the water murky.

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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Vibran-Sea Narrow Eel Grass Silk-Style Aquarium Plant, Extra-Large 18-19 tall, Green

Vibran-Sea Narrow Eel Grass Silk-Style Aquarium Plant, Extra-Large 18-19 tall, GreenThis looks very good in the picture but I have found that it does not stand up in the tank, kinda curls over and the edges have started to fray after only a month. After a couple of months the plecos in the tank have shredded it. I am going to have to remove and replace. Do not buy if you have large plecos.

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