Showing posts with label 100 gallon fish tank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 100 gallon fish tank. Show all posts

Jardin Simulated Pointed Leaves Aquarium Plastic Plant, 8.3-Inch, Purple/Blue

Jardin Simulated Pointed Leaves Aquarium Plastic Plant, 8.3-Inch, Purple/BlueI just received it so I have not seen this color combination yet in a tank. However, this plant is full and should look real nice.

This company give you a full plant and quality is fantatic. This pointed leaf plant always looks good in green so it should look real nice.

Aqua Euro USA Hang On Back Protein Skimmer

Aqua Euro USA Hang On Back Protein SkimmerGreat skimmer, well worth the price. It was a bit loud the first week or two, but now just a nice hum. Construction is great.

Gets the nasty stuff out nicely... you should expect to clean it out regualry since it stands high and is very visable.

Also, no micro bubbles!

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EHEIM Jager Aquarium Thermostat Heater 125W

EHEIM Jager Aquarium Thermostat Heater 125Wi have had this heater for a few weeks. its in my 55 gal. it is a quality heater. a thick cord. good suction cup holder. safety feature in case you forget to unplug. keeps temp in my tank at 80F. easy to set dial. indicator light tells you when its heating.

one note... if you place jager heaters in less water then they are rated for, you need to set the temp lower by as much as 5 degrees.

for example i have a 75w in a 10 gal filled with 5 gals. set at 76F thermometer reads at 80-81F.

The Jager heaters are the best. I just got back in keeping tanks again. I have another brand on my 55 but I am using this one on my 29. I will be replacing the 55's heater with a jager asap.

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I have 2 of these in my 90 gallon tank. I have the temp set at 79F and I have never seen the temp at anything other than 79F. They hardly ever kick on, and when they do they aren't on for long. I keep my house at around 70F, so they do a very good job at regulating the temp in my aquarium.

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EBO JAGER heaters are the best.

I replaced an ebo jager or eheim now, that was over 10 years old with this one.

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Broke in 10 days after installing. I thought this was supposed to be good German made glass but it shattered in my tank. I've emailed customer service and have yet to get a response back. Waste of money. Do not buy

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Como 2 Pcs Shocking Pink Leaves 4" High Plastic Plant Ornament for Fish Tank

Como 2 Pcs Shocking Pink Leaves 4' High Plastic Plant Ornament for Fish TankI had to modify them for my betta, Fishsticks...there were a few places that were questionable and was afraid of his fins getting caught. And now I'm glad I took the time to do it because he sleeps in one of them.

EcoBio-Block Stone for Aquariums, Small

EcoBio-Block Stone for Aquariums, SmallI work at a Fish Store and have done alot of research to find out what is the best product to help maintain the biological and chemical stability in my aquarium. Some items are all a plus or negative. I was a little hesitant at first, but this product is worth the money. If you care about your fish you will buy this product!

After reading overwhelmingly positive reviews for this, I bought it. I was a little hesitant because it was rather expensive and I had trouble believing that it really would work that well. After it arrived in the mail I rinsed it out and left it in a chlorine-free water-filled tupperware for 48 hours (as per the instructions). Then I dropped it in the tank. Our fish tank had a serious water clouding problem that we couldn't seem to fix. We did bi-weekly water changes, tablets, water-based agents, and a bigger filter and nothing worked. After a day of being in the tank the water was noticeably clearer; we would see each other through the tank when we couldn't before. After about two days you could really see that the water was clearing up. It's been about a month now and the water is crystal clear. When we compared it to another tank in the house the water was completely different, with the non-bioblock tank being duller and somewhat cloudier. We only have to change the water once every two weeks now. It's FANTASTIC. I'll definitely be buying another one soon!

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I brought this item a year ago at first it seemed like it was not working,so I started from the begining, and drained all the water out,and totally cleaned every item in my daughter's 10 gallon tank. When I replaced all the items back in the tank, it still appeared not to work, but I had a little patience with it, and within a few days the water to my amazement became crystal clear like glass. I was very satisfied with the results. Take it from a person who has tried everything to keep the water clear,and I was very frustrated, although this item seemed very pricey at the time. It was worth the the money. I would recmmended this product to anyone having trouble keeping their aquarium water clear.

Stephen H.

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I've had a hard time telling it this is working but I have it in my tank. My only complaint if you have a five gallon expect this to look HUGE. I ended up taking a hammer to it and put parts of it in the filter. It's way, way too big. In a big tank it would be no problem. Also, it's slightly sharp. My betta tore it's fins on it so avoid this if you're doing a betta tank. Other than that, my fish seem to like it.

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Iv had this in my tank for almost one year. After while it turns blackish and looks nasty. It seems to be very pricey.

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GloFish LED Aquarium Light with Blue LEDs

GloFish LED Aquarium Light with Blue LEDsI haven't had this light too long and it wasn't cheap but started to fizzle out on me. It cant be in a regular aquarium hood as it need protection from moisture. I opened mine to see if there was something easy I could fix and the plug adapter fell right off. My freshwater tank had corroded it. It wasn't cheap and was really pretty as first but I would save your money as it will disintegrate over water. They need to seal this unit or warn that being in a hood is within reach of too much water.. Of course where else am I going to put it?? waste of money and I don't know how to fix it.

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Zoo Med BettaTherm Submersible Betta Bowl Heater 7.5 Watts

Zoo Med BettaTherm Submersible Betta Bowl Heater 7.5 WattsI almost gave up on finding a heater that actually lived up to the standards in their descriptions. Two others that I tried never went past 72 degrees, although the descriptions said they went to 78 degrees. This little BettaTherm heater is the absolute best. It stays at a consistent 79-80 degrees. My Betta, Clifford is just thriving in his 2.5 gallon bowl. He is so much more active since I put in this heater. This heater takes up no room, is flat and covered by your rocks on the bottom of the bowl. There is a suction cup that holds the cord nicely against the side of the bowl. I would say..stop looking at other heaters, this is the best out there.

The heating power of this product is way underestimated.

It says it can raise a 1-3 gallon tank 5-10 degrees above room temp. I woke up the morning after i installed it and found my 2.5 gallon betta tank at 86 degrees with a room temp of 65. I'm glad i didn't buy this product in the summer or he'd probably be dead.

Without any kind of built in thermostat you have to constantly monitor your tanks temp and plug or unplug the heater.

It might be safe for a 5 gallon but if your tank is any smaller than that this heater is too powerful.

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Just want to warn people that this heater is a fire hazard. Mine was only 4 months old when today I walked out to see smoke

coming out of my aquarium. Had I not been home I don't even want to imagine what would have happened. There was quite a bit

of smoke in our home and when we were able to get our Betta out and check to find out this heater was melted. I am still shaking from this

experience and I plan on contacting the manufacturer.

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Bought it , put it in my 1.5 gallon tank for my big healthy beautiful beta. Room temp 65 degrees, went to work, came home to find my fish DEAD and the TANK WAY TOO HOT! If I could give it negative stars I would. Sure it's great, if you're trying to COOK FISH.

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I've had this heater for a few days in my 1 gallon bowl, and it certainly does well at keeping the water warm. You can't set it to a specific temperature, though, so you really need to keep an eye on how hot your water gets. My room temperature is at about 70 degrees, and this heater usually keeps the water at around 80. Sometimes, though, especially after it's been on all day, it gets up to more like 85, and that's a bit too hot for my betta.

Basically, this heater is nice to have, but buy yourself a thermometer to go with it, and don't let it go unwatched for very long.

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Aquarium Pharmaceuticals RENA FilStar xP3 Canister Filter

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals RENA FilStar xP3 Canister FilterI have been running a Rena XP3 canister filter on my 90 gallon freshwater aquarium for a few weeks now. My initial comment is that this is the easiest cannister filter to prime that I have ever owned. Having done the suck-the-hose-and-spit routine, and the restart-repeatedly routine with other filters, this filter is a joy. It's virtually self-priming. With the filter UNplugged, you simply remove the little cap from the top of the intake tube which you have placed on the upper rim of your aquarium, and pour a cup of water into it via the funnel that is provided, and the filter does the rest. The filter fills with water from the tank in 1 to 2 minutes; you then plug it in, and you're in business. Once I had the hoses connected and the filter's easy-disconnect valve closed, it took me less than 2 minutes to be fully functional.

The only issue here and this is crucial is that you MUST NOT FORCE the intake/output disconnect valve lever down into a locked position; i.e., you must be certain that it's seated on the top of the filter correctly, and then GENTLY PUSH the lever down. If you feel resistance, you don't have it seated correctly. Just wiggle it into position, and gently push the lever down. It locks into place and you are ready to self-prime it as described above. I am sure that there are some people out there who have impatiently tried to force the connect-disconnect lever into a locked position, and thereby damaged the lever and/or housing. Ordinary prudent gentleness is required here.

The interior of the cannister is extremely flexible as to the placement of media. There are several stacking trays inside that you can fill with any media that your heart desires. Rena has a broad array of sponges with different filtration densities and media pouches to choose from, and you can add more (OR DIFFERENT) media as you so choose. The media pouches are typically outrageously priced in LFS stores, but quite affordable through Amazon and online aquarium suppliers.

In addition to two grades of sponges and 3 other media that came with the filter, I added a wad of the same biological filtration ribbon that I use in my koi pond bio filters, placed into one of the empty trays (clean and unused media) to lend more support for development of nitrifying bacteria.

There is no media-water bypass with this filter because of it's central upward flow design. Crystal clear water is the result. Nitrite cycling jump started at two weeks with one of the packaged non-refrig bio product has gone off without a hitch. After doing a basic gravel clean with the python, the somewhat clouded water cleared of sediment to crystal clear within 20 minutes in my 90 gallon tank.

And is this filter as silent as they claim? Absolutely silent. I find myself looking to see if the plants are waving in a current, just to make sure the thing is still running. Just amazing. No overheating either.

As to customer service .... I had a very good experience. I had thought from reading Rena's website that there should have been a venturi included with the canister. So I emailed them after-hours, asking "where is the venturi", and gave them my phone number. Early the next morning, I got a call from the technical support folks, telling me that the venturi had been fazed out a few years ago because they felt it didn't add much to the effectiveness of the filter, and that no, I wasn't missing anything. Very prompt, courteous and professional communication. [But, Rena, if you are reading this, please update your website diagrams to reflect the absence of a venturi on current models. I think this is more than just a static page caching issue.]

I would highly recommend this Rena Filstar XP3 to potential buyers.

I have been running an XP3 & XP2 continuously for several years now with no problems. I admit, in this time I have had no need to contact customer service as I have had no problems. I run them with quartz sphere biological media, chemi-pure and or puri-gem, and the sponges that come with the filter.

What I like about them.

Quiet.

High flow rate.

Good volume of media capacity.

Flexibility potential for media used.

Easy to clean.

Flexible water return setup options once you are to the tank

Issues I wish were better.

Morer flexible hose as part of the package would ease set up. What they give you is fine and heavy duty, but its stiffness make is difficult to set up and puts a twist warp on the direction/position of the intake siphon tube and on return mechanisms at the tank. The stiff hose should be replaced and quality stainless steel band screw clamp to secure tubes to fittings allowing more flexible setup and changes to the set up. Once you set up with the current hose supplied with the kit you will have great difficulty getting it apart to change your setup.

The siphon tube sections don't hold together well sometimes and are easily knocked apart when doing water changes and tank cleaning for example. A snugger joining of pieces would be nice. I also don't like the light blue color of the siphon tube. I wish it were clear.

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Rena/Mars Fishcare is the worst company I have ever dealt with. The customer service is a joke. If you can get someone to answer the phone or return your messages all they will do is make you jump through hoops until you are so frustrated you just give up. The whole time your fish suffer. I purchased an XP filter and it quit working after 2 weeks. You're better off spending your money on ANY OTHER FILTER.

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I have no idea why this filter is so expensive except to guess that the US dollar is low. This unit does have it's fans but I will tell you that the unit is full of liabilities. LEAKS is the achilles heal of any filter and completely unacceptable. The inlet and outlet to the pump is only sealed by two small o-rings. The quick detach unit is not so secure that slight pull by the tubing can cause leaks. Even worse, if there is any outlet load whatsoever, the unit will leak. Forget trying to hook a uv sterilizer or CO2 chamber to the outflow--I would not trust the unit not to leak. Also, the leak is not immediately noticeable. It will leak into the top pump unit and then start to trickle out hours later. I keep mine in a plastic bin because I have had multiple episodes of leaks. MULTIPLE!!!

Another area of problem has to do with cheapness also. The impeller cover has small plastic ridges that hold it in place. Unfortunately the tolerances of cheap plastic is not so good that the cover has popped off, which creates a lot of noise and limits the output of the unit dramatically. Of course, warranty is only as good as the provider. I called Rena/API and was promised a replacement cover. None was received.

No filter canister is perfect but I will take the simplicity of a Eheim Classic 2217 over the XP3 any day.

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