Quiet One Lifegard Aquarium Pump, 296-Gallon Per Hour

I have been a manager for a retail petstore for 15 yrs. I have extensive knowledge in aquatic life. Our store has purchased these pumps for commercial use as well as for customer purchase. We will no longer carry lifeguard products due to the lack of quality and lack of customer service. These quiet one pumps are made with plastic shafts instead of stainless steel shafts. When you have a power outage and then the power surge kicks back on the shaft cracks.When you call lifeguard they refuse to correct the problem and tell you to send it back at your own cost. A man named Neil works there and will not even consider any type of compensation for these pumps and also will not hesitate to hang up on you.These pumps will not last you more than a year the shafts will crack.I know because i have many upset customers with these pumps. Be aware that you may give this good ratings when first purchased but you will not be happy in the long run.

Worked great for my reef. It was used as the sump pump for 1 year with no problems. I took it apart a few times to clean it. It kept itself pretty clean and never clogged. It also started right up for a few power failures we had during the year. It was used in a 20g sump/refugium underneath a 29g display, with hang on back overflow. This was perfect for the filtration flow I was looking for in the sump (filter sock, baffles, low flow refugium and roughly 4 feet of head pressure). In the display I still had a little flow from a powerhead and BakPak2 skimmer. I've upgraded (but downsized) to a nanocube. If I ever get a large tank again, I will definitely get another one of these pumps.

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I have owned two of these model pumps and both have died for no apparent reason. I use them to pump water during water changes and they are not on consistently, each time they died after about 3 months of intermittent use. When plugged in they make no noises or attempts to turn. Maybe they work well for people who use them in a different way, but for me personally I'm going to steer clear of Quiet Ones in the future.

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Either I got a defective unit or the description of it's performance is misleading. I wanted to use it as a replacement pump in a fountain. It's described as 6.1' max head height and 296 gph. My fountain is about 4 feet high and uses 1/2 diameter tubing. No water came out the top. Placed the pump in a pail of water fully submerged and had it set to max flow. It only pumped water to a height of about 6 inches. On the Lifegard website more detailed information is given and it says it pumps a max of 175 gph at a height of 4 feet. So I'm unsure what the issue it is, but it fell woefully short of the performance described by the manufacturer and interpreted by me.

On a datasheet on their website another set of figures is given for the 1200. It must be flow rates with head heights converted from metric because feet are listed with fractions of a ft. In any case it says flow rate of 0 (zero) gph at 6.1 ft. That's a lot different than what's printed on the box! But that I can believe, zero gallons at 6.1 feet.

Returning product.

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Great buy Item came on time and is running as told. I would buy lieguard products again as they seem to be in tune with what a reef tank needs.

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Zilla 11846 Reptile Vitamin Supplement Spray, 8-Ounce Bottle

I can't guarantee it works because I don't own a lab and can't test it. But it is so much more convenient than the powder.

This stuff is really great for your lizards. Just be sure that it is dry before you feed your friends, because It was still wet when I first put the food in with my chinese water dragon and he got some in his eye and he acted like it burned really bad :( I felt awful.

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Zilla vitamin supplement spray is working very well with our birds and turtles. We place it on their food 2 time per week and they don't reject it.

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I got so fed up with the sprayer clogging I finally called the Zilla company. I must say I got a response but not my exact plan to be soaking these things in vinegar to make them work, most especially the calcium supplement. I will search for an alternative as my nerves are shot in dealing with this horrible task of the clogging sprayer. Poor design and short sightedness.

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Lee's Thinwall Rigid Tubing 3/16 in. x 3 feet

None of the local stores carry this anymore so I was happy to find it on Amazon -at a very reasonable price too.

It arrived from the vendor in a long tube box and wrapped in tons of bubble wrap.

They obviously have learned from their mistakes in packaging in the past (see other reviewers) and did a great job with my order. No complaints at all!

This tubing arrived bent in a 180 degree angle in a box that was too small for it. Why not ship it in a poster tube?!!

Luckily I only need a short section to complete my co2 diffuser, but where I'd normally keep the leftover piece for future use, I think I'll have to toss it. What good is this bent up to me? I don't think I should have to resort to heating it to straighten it out like the previous commenter.

Revisit how you ship this thing!

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Under Product Details the size is listed as 36 x 1 x 1 inches and further down the Amazon page under Product Description the size is listed as 3/16". Do not buy this if you need a 36" x 1" diameter undergravel riser tube since they ship a 3/16" outside diameter air hose tube, as described further down the page. The 36" small tubes where coiled in a 20" x 20" bag and needed to be heated up to get them straight again.

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I am writing this summary for the rigid tube pipe. This tubing is use full in a variety of jobs from connecting air line tubing to air line tubing or using for a rigid spacer between air line tubing and air stone, or as an outlet for your air making big bubbles. it is also used as a rigid gude for your air line in an under gravel filter. I am sure it has a dozen or more uses also.

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What's to say? It's rigid aquarium tubing. Its OD fits nicely into standard flexible aquarium tubing ID. My only critique is that the seller bent it to package it and it stayed bent. That wasn't the end of the world because I only needed about 18" of straight tubing.

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Hagen Marina L.E.D Light Only

Just a warning to other aquarists who may be interested in purchasing this blue light for moonlight in your aquarium. It is not a piece that can be purchased on its own, you must buy the adapter plug to actually be able to power the light. Mine is sitting in its box until I buy A SEPARATE PIECE that serves ONLY as a wall plug. No where on the product description does it tell you that. Now I have to decide whether to spend another ten dollars on a plug, or return the light and get something else that I can actually use.

I originally purchased 3 of these in white over a year ago and they are still working great! I set the blue ones up this past weekend and they look spectacular! The beam of light is softer under water but it mimics natural beams of moonlight. They work well to illuminate the bottom of my 75 gallon freshwater aquarium so I can observe my nocturnal fish. I also have a 4"+ red eared slider turtle in the tank and he tried to pick apart the lights and they stood up to him! So they are quite tough.

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Unlike the picture used in the description the packaging my daughter's light came in has 2 large yellow labels indicating "Transformer not included". Had I known that I never would have purchased this product. What good is a light with a six foot cord and nothing to plug it in to? First time I've ever been burned by Amazon, although I blame Hagen for forgetting to add this tiny detail to their product description.

Update:

I contacted Hagen to get the part number for the transformer and they sent me one at no cost. Can't say enough about their customer service. Now that we can use the light it works fairly well for what it is. It is a small LED light for a small tank. Suction cup holds the light in place well.

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Got these two lights to replace one that had burned out (after 4 years), and added one light to my system. The 3 lights work great in my 55 gallon tank. The entire tank bottom is illuminated in a red glow, for night viewing.

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cool lights put into 12 gal fluvial edge cut holds in platform and have lights shiny up very cool at night

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Aquarium Ion Exchange Water Softener for Hard Water Fish Planted Tank (200g) removes calcium and ma

my water is super hard. If this helps at all, great.

Davis, California water is not only hard, but contains

heavy metals. I hope this helps with both.

Real Laterite 64 oz.

Laterite is not widely used anymore as a substrate in aquariums, but I have found it very useful for substrate maintenance. I use a red-flourite layer in the substrate that puts less debris and fine dust in water. But I am not one to change out the whole substrate every couple of years. So the more clay like laterite is useful for replenishing the lost nutrients in the flourite layer by balling up the laterite and pressing it into the substrate.

All in all, this product is well boxed and packaged so its easy to store it until its needed.

Catalina Aquarium CA 1800 Aquarium Pump 635 GPH

This is a fantastic pump. It pushes a lot of water and holds up very well over the course of time.

Pretty good pump, can't beat the price. A little to powerful for a 55 gal tank.

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This pump performs very well the only thing that is missing is a water flow regulator. The price was very reasonable. Great unit.

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Hydor USA Cow Skull Ornament for Aquariums and Terrariums

this is the coolest looking Aquarioum decoration It looks awesome! I would definately recommend it If you are looking for something different! Great Product!

Pure Aquatic Disc Coral Aquarium Ornament - 4.3 in. x 4.1 in. x 1.2 in.

It's ok. It's a ceramic piece or something like, it's hard and very sharp along the edges. My fish don't really care for it much tho.

This coral looks very realistic in colors and testure. Nice addition to my fish and live rock tank. It gives the tank a realistic looking coral without the hassle of taking care of it.

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Fish & Aquatic Supplies Seaflor Fiji Pink Reef Sand 40Lb

I think the picture is deceiving as the pink in this picture gives the illusion that the sand has a pink hue to it. It does not, in fact on my first review I thought it was just argonite. There are purplish pink shell fragments mixed within. They are so miniscule I had to hold the argonite directly under my reef lights to see it. The price and product were great I just think a more honest representation of the product is warrented.

Replacement Sponge for Hydro I

Love the Sponge Filter for the tank... the fish barely nibble at it but it hooks directly up to the air tubing and it's quiet and SOOO easy to clean and this seller shipped it VERY QUICKLY.

Aqueon 09778 Parsley Aquarium Plant, 13-Inch

I bought this after realizing how atrocious the prices were to purchase locally. I have been very happy to see how pliable the plastic is and that it moves gently when brushed by a fish. About as life-like in the tank as any plastic plant will be.

Eight in One Products M6104 Kookamunga Catnip Spray 4oz

I have been looking EVERYWHERE for this catnip spray since I found a bottle of it at a local dollar store. This has to be the BEST catnip product of all time. When I spray it on my cats' toys they go totally nuts! Toys they haven't played with in years, ok months, are drooled & fought over. While I wish I were still paying a buck a bottle for it, its worth every penny just to find it. Can't wait to see them Christmas morning when they find it in their stockings.

I will come straight out and say that kookamunga will be the most entertaining cat purchase you ever make. A few sprays of this turns my tiger stripped kitten into a tinier version of a NFL linebacker in the midst of a 'roid rage freak out. Give this to your cat and, in most cases, you will be in for an enthralling display of daring acrobatics and leaps of unbelievable heights. If you have two cats be warned, your cats will play fight extremely rough while hopped up on this stuff.

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Either Bengal cats don't care for this spray, I received a stale bottle, or it's just not a good product. Not one of my three cats is at all interested in this spray. Disappointed but it was worth a shot.

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I sprayed it and my cats were somewhat interested in it but the interest wore off very quickly and I havent used it again since

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This is garbage. My cat just ignores the scent and goes to sleep. I spray it all around her and all she doest is sniff it then walk away. Get the real stuff, not a liquid spray. I saw they also had catnip bubbles that you blow in your cat's face. LOL how ridiculous!

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Zilla Reptile Strip Light Desert T8 Desert Light Fixture (36-Inch)

Bought this for multiple uses, works wonderful for reptiles and even for horticulture. No flicker, FAST DELIVERY, nice looking and light(lbs)

Good buy. Bulbs are made in china, i replaced with german bulbs for quality reasons.

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Magnet Assembly for Magnum 350 Canister Filter - Black

My old magnet assembly was not keeping the aquarium clean due to its age and condition. The aquarium is now sparkling clean again.

Original magnet was five years old. It rusted and came apart similar to the way a corroded battery "explodes".

New magnet: Very difficult to snap magnet onto impeller shaft, so difficult that I gave up for fear of braking the plastic impeller shaft and installed it without it being snapped together.

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The magnet is what I needed to keep my aquarium filter running smoothly. I kept the old magnet just in case but this one is an exact duplicate

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Angels Aquatics & Pet Supplies Oxygenating Tablets For Aquarium

WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE PRODUCT. WAS AS DESCRIBED. INFUSES OXYGEN INTO THE THE WATER ... INSPIRES A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT ESPECIALLY IN SMALL BOWLS AND TANKS.

Fluval CO2 Indicator Solution

Just simply for the money wish that this product was bigger but DEFINATELY does the job accuarately... Using this item for roughly a year now...

Better than making my own, but I do feel there are discrepancies with each bottle. I have used three bottles of this so far and this one is odd. I have my co2 on a timed solenoid regulator so I never have had to adjust it. When I used this bottle the fluid stayed dark blue for days. I have a second drop checker and put that in my tank with a different fluid and within a few hours turned bright green while the new fluid remained dark blue. I then removed the drop checker, cleaned it and added the fluid again and it too stayed dark blue. I don't know if there are batch errors or what but I can't say for sure how accurate this is now after this.

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Works as advertised, color changes are easy to see. I used this premixed solution in another manufacturers viewer and it works great.

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Vibran-Sea African Flowering Cluster Aquarium Plant Assortment

This is a set of 3 plants that are green, orange and purple. I love the shapes of the unique leaves; they look real. The colors are vibrant but not so bright as to look fake. I would love to someday have real plants, but until then this is the best choice.

I have a 25 gal freshwater tank which was so boring before I decorated with 12 silk plantssmall, med and large sizes. I arranged the plants around 2 black lava rocks and added a blue background. The colors of the plants look nice with the black rocks and the blue background. The plants fan out from either side of the rocks and sway in the water.

The colors of the plants make the colors of the fish stand out more. Plus the fish seem to feel more secure because they can hide among the plants, like they would in the wild. They search the leaves and under the plants for missed food. There are lots of little areas among the plants for the fish to explore and hide. As a pet owner, I feel like it is my responsibility to provide the most comfortable home I can. My little guys seem relaxed and seem to like having these silk plants in their aquarium.

I am happy with these plants. I like the way they add color and texture to my aquarium and my fish like having a more comfortable home.

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I am a fan of Vibran-sea silk type plant decorations. They are wonderful colors that look even better once they are in the tank. They are easy to clean and convenient solid weight on the bottom. Perfect for my needs since I don't use gravel.

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Nice assortment not tool tall but not too short great in my 30 gal tank. I would get these again for sure

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These plants are beautiful and a lot more life like than the average plastic aquarium floral. These create a nice hiding place for your fish to hide and they are soft so my beta also likes to sleep between a couple of the leaves.

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The plants look very lifelike and flow very well with the water. My Betta likes to hide in them. The only downfall is you do have to make sure the base is covered with your substrate or the bright stripes will show through, but other than that they are great.

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Como Fish Tank Landscaping Resin Brown Green Barrel Design Ornament

A great new piece for any fish tank, a couple of these barrels along a pirate ship looks really sharp.

This company's products are outstanding, just what you are looking for!

Unfortunately my fish died right before I received this product, so I requested to return it, though I was devastated I could no longer use it in my fish tank. They were more than helpful in giving me the help and information I needed.

Whatever product you are looking into, I would definitely suggest this company.

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Drymate Aquarium Spill Mat, 20-Inch by 36-Inch, Denim

Keeps my wood floors nice and dry. I have spilt alot of water on this thing and nothing leaks through. Def a must for any fish tank owner.

so i was looking for something waterproof to protect my floor...thought this would be sufficient but besides the size which i knew going into this purchase what i dont like is the thickness of the material. It is waterproof but if any water gets on the edge its a wrap. I bought a huge rubber mat (used to go under exercise bikes) and that much nice. This would work good if i had a tiny tank and wanted something to go on the desk.

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