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Elite 1-Inch Cylinder Air Stone

Marina 1-Inch Cylinder Air Stone, 4-Pack

These things are sooo tiny! I don't know why, but I was expecting something on the bulbous side of one inch, but these are quite tiny and of course make a ton of bubbles.

For fresh water applications, this product deserves 4 stars. This assumes that you attach the airstone once (don't constantly connect and disconnect the airline tubing from the stone).

When you receive a box of these airstones and first connect them, your impression might be an automatic 5 stars. The water will be bubble-rich. If you run these airstones for a couple weeks and need to disconnect them from their airline, you'll realize they have a 50/50 chance of completely breaking apart in your hand. As far as disconnecting these airstones, I always feel there is a 50/50 chance of them breaking on disconnect (completely crumbling into nothing). IMO they lose a star there.

This is where I take another star: I am running a hydroponics deep-water culture which requires a nutrient solution. After running a brand new air stone in a deep-water culture, bubbles will be rich for a few days, and plants will be happy. After two or three weeks, I notice almost no bubbles reaching the surface of the water, and after I inspect the plant's root zone, the airstone is the problem.

You can unclog these airstones effectively by running them overnight in a water/peroxide mixture, or by soaking them in boiling water for 3-4 minutes, but when they have a 50/50 chance of breaking every time you switch them out ... they aren't worth cleaning or replacing.

I took these airstones out of my hydroponics application, and bought a stronger air pump. My plants seem happier with no airstone and more bubbles coming from the actual air pump. Assuming your check-valves are in place, there's nothing to clog. The next time I absolutely need an airstone, I will most likely drill tiny holes in some airline tubing and use a T connector to wrap a circle.

These 1-inch airstones were amazing until they gave me a headache.

I've had these for a few months now and they are still working great. One tip though, let them soak in your aquarium for at least 10 minutes before you turn your pump on. I use mine with this pump Tetra 77854 Whisper Air Pump, 60-Gallon which comes with a couple of knobs to regulate air flow for less/more bubbles. I did not notice any manufacturer deffects on these stones, they are well made and like I said, they have been working 24/7 for a few months with not a single issue. I haven't noticed any chipping or breaking.

The stones fit standard airline tubing. Once you open the pack, place any unused stones in a ziplock back to keep them from collecting dust.

All in all, a great value. Durable, reliable, low priced.

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Unlike the other reviewer, my product arrived in great condition and worked completely as expected. I'd order this again. Bubble bubble bubble :)

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The air stones came opened, rolling around in the box. I didn't expect to get old worn out air stones that weren't even in their original packaging.

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Yeah, they are small and will float around. They will not stay below 1 foot or so by their weight alone in fresh water; do not expect to create bottom-up circulation in a deep tank (aquaponic IBC) without additional clamps or weights. Othet than that, air goes in, bubbles come out and that is hard to mess up even at the 4 for $6 level.

KORALIA 1 UL 400 gph 4W

Note to buyers: This is not a Koralia 1 Powerhead. They send you a Koralia Nano 425 GPH Powerhead. Gave it 3 stars because the customer service was decent and because they are refunding my purchase.

love the item, the flow is good and the magnet lets you place the item just about anywhere in your tank. I had one of these break and sent it in to Korali (Hydor) and they replaced it even without a receipt!

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Ok so i bought the Koralia 400gph to create a stronger current in my 30 gallon freshwater fish tank and it works just fine. It does the job i want it to do and thats make a small current because i have some small danio's (which love current btw) and i didnt want them to get sucked into it. Now the general rule of thumb for tanks is that you always go for a little more power than you need for anything but again becuase of my smaller fish i didnt. I have noticed though that even my 8" bala shark swims against the current and seems to enjoy the small current so even big fish notice it but if you have decent size fish and have between a 30 45 gallon tank i suggest going for the 600gph Koralia.

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Bought this product to help circulate water in my 55 gallon fish tank because a friend said the more you move the water the cleaner the water will look. After a week of use the product worked great. The clarity of my water increased two fold. The pump was extremely quiet sometimes I forgot it was on. The product was very easy to install also, the product uses magnets to install it to the side of your tank. I would recommend this product to everyone who wants to help clear their water in their fish tank.

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Moves the crap around my fish tank awesomely, my Oscar enjoys swimming in the stream. Buy this Jetpack and you won't regret it!

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Petco 4" Airstone Bar for Fresh and Saltwater Aquariums

This product was so cheap but works beautifully. Lots and lots of small bubbles emanate from this wonderful airstone. I enthusiastically recommend it to anyone. An easy 5 star product.

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Marina Betta Kit Ornament

It seems that these aquarium ornaments are made for people to look at and not for fish to live with. There were so many sharp, jagged little areas on this ornament that I ended up having to extensively sand it just to get rid of those areas because I was afraid of what would happen to a fish that swam too close the wrong way or too quickly. Well, the snails have something else to crawl on at least.

The Marina Betta Kit Rock Ornament not only looks great in the tank, it also functions as a small playground for your betta. It's more fun than having just rocks or sand in the bottom of the tank. This allows them to swim around, over, and through the rock formation. I've purchased two of these, one for each of my betta tanks. They love the rock ornament. Also, it is very easy to clean. Run warm water over it, wipe off any algae growth off with a towel/paper towel, and place it back into the tank...whenever you do a water change.

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Fits nicely in the tank. A little loose but nothing terrible. I had purchased this because the gravel and stones that come with the tank can be a hand full to take out and clean. I usually end up losing several pieces of gravel and make a mess. With this i don't need the gravel any more. Just pull out the decoration, making cleaning a snap. Also the archway provides a nice little hutch that my fish seems to enjoy sitting in. Also he will lay on the tiered sections on the top. Since my fish is getting some functional use out of the decoration i'm glad i decided to go with this one instead of some the others.

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I bought this specifically because it looked smooth and not made out of some "lava-rock" stuff like a lot of aquarium ornaments. It is made out of that lava-rock stuff. It comes with the rocks glued into it. it is not a dark marble color as the picture shows. It is more of a flat gray color with a few streaks of dark gray. I do like the design, however. and it has hidden holes under the rocks to prevent air bubbles from being trapped in it.

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I am impressed with how this looks in my tank and my fish loves it. I am so glad that I purchased it.

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Aquatop NP-302 Aquarium Submersible Pump

Wonderful little pump with a lot of power for its size. I bought to replace the air pump that came with my "HB-210: Finnex External HOB Refugium / Breeder Box + Air Pump" and this worked great. I have this pumping into the refuge and I have to turn it down slightly as if I turn it up full it tends to leak over the edge and into the tank from the side rather than the correct exit but that is also as I have about 10 lbs of live sand and rock rubble as well as each chamber is full of macro algae. I feel it had made a great little refuge on my 20 gallon nano tank and works superb for us as we cannot put a sump on this tank. One down side is sometimes the suction cups come off the tank but that could either be something I have in the tank or I have red slime algae blooms sometimes that could be causing this. Also very easy to clean, has worked perfect for about 2.5 months now with being run 24/7.

Works great in my homemade sous vide! It has ample volume, compact size, and, does't seem to be affected by the warmer water. Just keep the filter clean!

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I bought this pump for a replacement to my original water pump that was in my " Fantasy Fountain". ( for those of you that don't know what a Fantasy Fountain is, get your mind out of the gutter-it's not what you're thinking. It's a watering can with a clear tube that connects to a spigot and it appears that the spigot is "floating" in the air. The water is pumped up through the clear tube, and cascades down the outside of the clear tubing from the spigot, thus making it appear as though the faucet is turned on and filling up the watering can do a web search if this is confusing, They're really cool.) Anyhoo.... this pump is better than the original! It seems to have more power than the original one did, and it runs super quiet, so the only thing you hear is the water "running" and not the sound of the pump. You have to be careful that it stays fully immersed, as you do with any submersible water pump, or the motor will burn out, so just check your water levels periodically, and you'll be fine. Highly recommend this little guy -you won't be disappointed!

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I had to use silicone RTV glue to make my tubing fit, but I'm an engineer so it wasnt that hard, I was just hoping I could attach the fittings and be done. The flow valve works well but the suction cup feet sucks too hard and the glass pulls them off.

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I bought this for a little swamp cooler project and it's been working just as advertised. I'll be buying another for a small fountain project. For the money I can't imagine a better option.

Penn Plax Betta Aquarium Tank Kit

We have had 2 of these tanks and they seem to be OK at first. They don't look bad and it's small so it doesn't take up much space on top of a book shelf or a dresser. But we have and 2 of them. I never put the trees in because I was afraid the fish would hurt themselves on them seeing as the space is limited as it is. The first tank we used the "water release cap" every time we changed water unless I was going to clean the whole tank. One day I cleaned the tank and the next morning the water was almost completely drained, poor fish! And the DVD's, VHS videos, and the CD's I had in the shelf that the tank sat on were all wet! I was extremely unhappy so I took it back to the store and got my money back. I went back to the pet section of the store and talked to the department manager who said they have never had a problem with them and sell several. So she convinced me to get another one. I brought it home and set it up but this time I haven't used the water release cap in the bottom of the tank, I only poured the water out of the top of the tank to change it. Well, I will say that this tank lasted a little longer than the first one but again, this morning I woke up and found the poor fish almost dead in about a quarter of an inch of water and again, my shelf of CD's, DVD's, and video tapes all wet again! I have called the company this time but of course, they were busy "helping other customers" and I had to leave a message for them to get back to me. They have yet to return my call.

So, the bottom line with the product, if you value your pets and your furniture and don't want to put your fish bowl in a bowl to catch the draining water, is don't waste your time and money on this fish tank. It will cost you more in the end to replace the damage that it does than buying a decent tank to begin with will.

I was pleased with the design of this small beta tank, although ultimately it has the same limitations as the Betta View Hex.

The Penn Plax Betta Bow-Front Kit is surprisingly well-thought out: the bow-front makes for the best view possible, without the slight distortion you see in the Betta View Hex. Both come with a little gravel and tiny plant.

A nice improvement is the undergravel sifter (I can't call it a filter; there are no mechanical parts) with the drain hole (water release cap). This hole makes it easy to remove debris and water from the bottom, since it's really too small to get my gravel vacuum in.

I had to force my gravel vacuum into the Betta View Hex to clean it, which disturbed my white female housed inside and quickly sucked out half of the water before I could properly vacuum the gravel. With the Bow-Front, this isn't an issue, and it's easy to replace 20% of the water weekly, or as needed.

Another improvement is the little slot to slide the fake plant bottom into, so it doesn't float free and drift around above the betta, like the plant does in the Betta View Hex.

I like the top better, too. It has two depressions for easy lifting, and larger air holes than the Betta View Hex. I can even feed my betta through these slots, and help keep the warm air inside by not removing the cover.

The Bow-Front Kit's gravel is marketed as 'waste-absorbing crystal', and the manufacturers recommend monthly replacement.

Unfortunately, the Betta Bow Front Kit I brought home from Wal-Mart had a crack along one of the seams, and it is growing. I didn't notice the crack until my steel blue boy was already housed in it. When I purchase his larger home, I will exchange this product for a new one. As always with Wal-Mart products, look over your purchases carefully. I've seen too many imperfect returns placed right back on the shelf.

To sum, if you have a choice between the Hex View and the Bow-Front, the Bow-Front is a superior product.

Note These tiny betta homes get toxic for your fish very fast if you don't change the water on a near-daily basis. If you can keep up with this level of care, this is a very nice mini-tank. Alternatively, you can remove your sick bettas to this tank from their larger homes if you need to treat them for an illness like ich.

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9089 20" x 48" Fish Tank Background Sea Blue and Night Deep Sea

Came rolled up in a small cardboard box. Everything is in great shape, however I only found the product inside, no instruction on how to apply it to the tank. They should maybe at least put something in the description on how this background is supposed to be applied. Would have given 5 stars if they had that. I am not sure if this is supposed to get glued to the inside of the tank or on the outside, or what glue to use. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I ordered this for my 55 gallon saltwater aquarium and was expecting only the 48" as advertised that would only cove the back but instead i got 72" which covered the back and 2 sides. I am very happy because my tank in near a window and direct sunlight caused a lot of brown algea growth and have not had any at all since i put it up.

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What can I say, it's an aquarium background. don't be mistaken, because it looks like it's half blue and half black in the picture. It's really just on sheet and it's blue on one side and black on the other. It took a Little while to ship, about two and a half weeks almost. It just came in a tube and there were no instructions. I think it would be a little helpful to provide a guide on how to apply it because I'm new to the aquarist hobby and I was really confused on what to do with it. After I bought this I went into the pet store and I saw the exact same paper for 29cents per foot and only needed three feet. So if you don't need a lot of this stuff go into petco before purchasing on amazon because you'll end up wasting $10.00 I rated it 3 stars because I found it for a lot cheaper, it's standard aquarium background paper.

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Bought it for my large tank. Previously I used a different picture of a coral reef. But I'm sick of it. And this simple background does not distract from the fish.

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Item as described. Using it for a 45 gallon tank. Salt water. It Fits perfectly. Using black side. Good condition.

Aqueon 06093 Faucet Adaptor

I got this to hook up our water changing kit, but it did not fit our faucet. Also, this is the exact same adapter that is included with the water changing kit.

It seems like this is the first part to go bad on the Aqueon water changer, so it's nice they offer a replacement. Of course, if you'd rather just replace it once, rather than over and over again, look for a nice metal faucet to garden hose adapter at any hardware store -it's equivalent.

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It met my need. was easy to connect to faucet and then the tubing with the changer.didn't have to jerry rig.

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I bought this as a part for a different brand of pump, and it fits perfectly. This can be used on Lees Ultimate super pump and and python pump as well!

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Why sell an adapter designed identically like the adapter that comes with the water changer? What a ripoff. Save your time and money.

Aqueon Flex LED Aquarium Bubble Wand, 21-Inch, Blue

Over the past 40 years of keeping fish I've learned that for myself one of the greatest joys is of aquascaping. For years I had fish tanks that looked like well, fish tanks. Those dreadful backgrounds of other fish tanks, artificial plants and so on.

But like any hobby as long as your interest is there things tend to grow and change for the better. That said I've found one of the most inexpensive and creative way to make subtle to dramatic changes to most any tank is by using up lighting as the old saying goes "lighting is everything"

When Marineland came out with their LED wands I had them in many tanks in different numbers and colors, mostly the Lunar blue and white. The wands were just ok as they have a tendency to release and float to the top and the LED bulbs are quite dim.

Enter the Via aqua wands much better. They're weighted and have stronger suction cups so they stay put, the LED bulbs are brighter but the air tube is rather weak and thin and like the Marineland they clog easy.

When I came across these bendable Led air wands by Aqueon I could just imagine the possibilities, circles, half circles, quarter moon. Building multi layered air columns and so on. My hunch was right and these wands are sensational.

The build quality is the best yet so far the main tube is stronger so you can feel free to bend these into virtually any shape you like. The outflow is generous and creates a wall of bubbles in an even beautiful flow.

The main housing is a pliable rubber and each LED is incredibly bright, in fact a little too bright. It's easy too adjust this by adding a lamp dimmer if you want a nice range of adjustment to the brightness. I would say this applies really only to the white as the Lunar blue has a much more softer hue and is closer to a true Lunar blue as you would find with over head LED lighting systems that offer this feature.

Bending these around your tank decor adds tons of visual appeal as well as great extra oxygen via the increased aeration one of the best things you can do for your fish.

I'm running a bunch of these in different sized tanks from 55's to 125 and up and find them to be a wonderful addition to every single one of them. I think any hobbyist will love these.

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I purchased 2 of these and they went in the same tank. They make great bubble wands but with 1 the lights stop working all together after 2 weeks. The other one lasted 3 weeks and the lights stopped working. Again, these make great bubble wands but if I just wanted a bubble wand I would have paid $9 bucks each and got just that.. a bubble wand. However, when they did work I loved them but for the money these cost and they last less than a month? No way not again.

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I am so happy with this purchase! I have put it in my 29 gallon aquarium and it provides a really nice stream of bubbles. The best part of course is the light. I got this because I wanted to have glow fish in my tank, and the blue LED light at night really makes them glow. It is gorgeous! It provides a nice ambient light that isn't distracting when we watch movies (fish tank is in our family room). I highly reccommend getting this prior to setting up your tank. I got mine after I had already put the gravel in and found it very difficult to get the suction cups situated.

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So far so good. Looks great. Been in the aquarium for over a month with no problems. Very pretty night light, I leave it on 24/7. I hope it continues to work. I will edit this review If something changes over time. I am Leary of led products not always lasting for a long time.

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I spent a great deal of time deciding between this bubble wand and LED bubble wands of different brands. After reading many reviews, I settled on this one by Aqueon and couldn't be more happy.

When I first received this bubbler, I took the water level down to about half and pushed my sand out of the way and suction cupped the bubbler to the bottom of my tank. This was somewhat difficult to do as my sand would get in the way, but I figure having more common gravel wouldn't be as problematic. This brings me to another difficulty in had, which isn't the fault of the product but rather my decision to go with sand rather than gravel. After burying my bubbler in sand, just up to the base of the LEDs, I was very satisfied with the look. However, after a day or two, the bubbles moved the sand enough to bury the LEDs.

After mounting the bubbler to the back of my tank just above the sand rather than in the sand, I haven't had a single problem. I have some rocks in front of the bubbler to hide the LEDs from view and haven't had any issue with sand covering the LEDs. I highly recommend this product.

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API Rena FilStar Aquarium Filter XP3

...Considering there's another seller on this site selling this for $109. The exact same item.

What does 'Topdawg' pet supplies think they're doing? Are they some kind of money laundering scheme or something? Surely nobody would be dumb enough to pay more than twice the cost as the other guy (I think they're called "That Fish Place, that Pet Place)?

Link to the other Canister Filter Rena Filstar xP3 for Freshwater and Saltwater Aquariums Save yourselves some money, folks.

Ok buddy... try talking about the qualities of the

actual product when ur suppose to be rating the product.

I've used the 3 and the 4 for years. Zero problems.

But the 3 has similar flow to the 4... The 4

just has more space for media...

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Current USA Satellite Freshwater LED Light for Aquarium

The Current USA unit is great, turns out this wasn't the newest model with the remote and that is a problem but the unit has all the cool features and is bright enough to raise live plants.

My freashwater reef alike aquarium looks great on day and night light. I am planning to buy the glowing jelly fish sometime soon so my fresh water reef will look like a salt water reef.

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Tetra FloraPride

this stuff works way beyond my dreams. plants so big i can't see my fish. grew over the edge of my aquarium. one tried to grab my leg,,, scared the crap outa me.....lol.

really has helped my plants takes about 2 weeks to really see a difference does not harm my fish

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I've used FloraPride for years. Always get the best results and very healthy plants. It's so great to find it here for almost a buck less than my local store!

Dark green foliage and very healthy growth from every plant, including Swords, Cryptocorns, Anubias, Egeria, and Hygrophilias. Not too mention how well it performs later, after water changes, when I dump the old water into my garden. My herbs, tomatoes, and peppers all seem to thrive right after I perform a water change.

The micronutrients in this product do make a difference.

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this is the most wonderful item you can buy for the health of your aquarium plants I admit when amazon does for the animals I give them the highest possible rating and I say thanks to them for helping my animals to live longer!!!

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I love that I only have to dose my tank once a month with this compared to other products that require once a week doses. I save money by not having to use so much and I get the same results as with other products I have tried before.

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Top Fin&reg Aqua Scene 1 Gallon Desktop Aquarium Starter Kit

Have enjoyed this tank for several months. Originally used for 6 roudy fathead rosy minnows that were too energetic for my fancy guppies and tetras. Later tried this for 3 dwarf frogs alone. For the last few months have been using is as my nursery for newborn mollies and platys that I brought in from my outdoor patio pond. My routine is every 10-14 days to completely replace with aged water treated with a few drops of prime and some kosher salt. I've found the salt helps keep disease at bay in all my tanks. I do keep two small terra cotta pots with live plants in there. Even the plants thrive with regular growth that I need to trim back every few weeks. Since converting this to my nursery, I've found that I could keep dozens of babies (30-40 at at time) healthy and routinely put the faster growers back in my pond. I've had to replace the 7 watt bulb once in nearly a year (standard nightlight is all you need). Feeding is easier and less messy if I crumble the flakes in a folded business card and use it as a chute to drop the food in through the opening. This helps prevent flakes from sticking to the side of the opening when dropping in directly. Wish all my tanks were this easy to maintain. Couple of images uploaded. The ones with all the babies.

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