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DrTim's Aquatics First Defense Stress Relief & Immune Support for Saltwater Aquariums - 8 ounces

DrTim's Aquatics First Defense Stress Relief & Immune Support for Saltwater Aquariums - 8 ouncesI've had bad luck in the past with acclimating new fish to my reef aquarium, so I thought i'd try this product for my next batch of fish. Before I had purchased the product, I bought 10 Chromis, 9 died in 1 week. Second week I bought 8 more Chromis, adding this product to the acclimation process, and they have been surviving for over a month now. So I believe this product works just as described.

Tip * turn off your skimmer for a day, or else it'll be foaming like crazy!

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Aquarium Tank Top Security Clips, Small

Aquarium Tank Top Security Clips, SmallThese clips do not work at all on my tank im very disappointed. I don't think I will purchase these again

These clips do the job even if you have to bend them inward a bit. Sometimes they fit my 20 gallon tanks so tight.....they re hard to get off. Guess that ll make it harder for my reptiles to get out too huh? They used to sell these in petshops now all you get is the Fluker's equivalent of them.....which holds no candle to these.

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these clips work great. my snake has yet to escape her tank. and believe me, she has tried, and how!!

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After having to move my escape-artist Syrian into a tank (shamefully, but it's the only thing she can't chew through), I discovered she could still escape from this: she'd push everything within the tank to one corner, then climb on top of the mountain, and push up the lid with her front paws. Sick of stacking law books on top and reducing her air flow, I tried these 2 little clips (hesitantly, as some reviews were not stellar)--and they worked! They really save the day. Now she can't push up the lid, though she tries and tries. But instead of pushing the lid up, she hangs from the lid with her paws, swinging away like a monkey. Crazy hammy.

It was also very easy to install (took about 2 minutes), and easy to open and close every day.

NOTE: I couldn't find these at my local pets stores (including Petco, who's listed as the seller here). So online it had to be.

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Clips were too large for my cover and weird to configure to the tank. Instructions were not helpful. Once we figured it out they are not very secure. May have to buy another cover for the tank

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Mini Aquarium LCD Digital Submersible Thermometer Fish Tank Marine Waterproof

Mini Aquarium LCD Digital Submersible Thermometer Fish Tank Marine WaterproofBought it to check the water temperature in pools and ocean. Works fine, not sure about accuracy, as I don't have another one to compare to.

The way I feel the temperature it is accurate enough.

Tetra Pond Sludge Reducer Crystals

TetraPond Sludge Reducer, 40 Ounces, Treats 40, 000 GallonsI love using this in my koi pondworks well... easy to use... I will be a return customer on this product

We add this to our pond water several times during the spring, summer, and fall. It helps break down the waste making clean up alot easier.

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I had a very large 30' X 9' pond. I used this product along with 2 pressurized filters. Never did clear up the pond, even with constant vacuuming. Got rid of the fish (and the mess) and we're turning the pond into a lap pool where I can actually see the bottom

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Petco Suction Cups for Aquarium Heaters

Petco Suction Cups for Aquarium HeatersThe ones I received were not at all as in the photo or as in the item description. They were all in one piece. The ring to fit around the heater did NOT have a gap, but rather was all one continuous ring with no way to enlarge or adjust the size and thus way too small to fit around my aquarium heater. They were totally useless to me. And I have a Eheim 100W heater, no larger than the average heater. I don't like to give negative reviews, but beware ordering these as you may get something totally different than what you expect that will not work for you. For my purposes they are absolute junk. Maybe I'll find some other use for them sometime, but they won't be holding my aquarium heater.

the suction cups are permanently attached to the clips which go around the heater entirely (different from image). they are clear which has a nicer look. the suction cups work very well.

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In all fairness, I did not use this item for its intended purpose, but the quality may suit its purpose.

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Algaefix Marine Water Conditioner

API Algaefix Marine, 8-OunceI always let some mornnig sunlight into my tank to help the plants but after a while the tank water turned so green I couldn't see through one side of the tank to the other. After using this product the algae was completly gone, really fast, in a few hours and the tank was crystal clear and my plants and fish are just fine. I used a small amount and haven't had to use any since.

Good product, does as advertised!

Pros

Controls algae! Cleaned up my tank, could see a difference after the first dose, not only hair algae, but nuisance Fern-like algae as well. I did not experience any Red Slime Algae issues that many reviewers experienced.

Cons

Some of my soft corals have had negative effects; my cabbage coral hasn't opened since the first dose over a month ago. My buttery yellow toadstool coral that used to have green tips is now 2 different shades of brown.

I stopped dosing a few weeks back, and hoping the corals recover.

I fault myself for dosing too long, as I've read it's best to dis-continue after a month of dosing.

Like the title states. Does what it advertises, but a few trade offs.

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I bought this to try and combat some hair algae I have in my 93 gallon salt water tank. I went through the whole bottle and nothing in the tank changed. Hair algae is still there as ever. Save your money and don't buy this stuff.

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Used as recommended on my marine tank, did not do anything to the algae. I would not purchase this item again.

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This is a very good algae exterminator, i use this for only one week to take away algae of my reef... if you use directly in the algae is more eficient.

OSI Smooth Bark Tree Stump Aquatic Ornament Medium

OSI Smooth Bark Tree Stump Aquatic Ornament MediumI just bought this ornament for my 20 gallon fish tank stated as MEDIUM and is much smaller than expected.

It's just a little bigger than my fist.

Pretty disappointed by its size

I have two planted petco 6.6 gallon bookshelf aquariums with ferns and mosses, one with cherry shrimp and the other with blue shrimp. I wanted to add some driftwood because of the nice effect it gives the tanks but was afraid it might change the ph and affect my shrimp. I decided to try something artificial but something replicating the real thing. I stumbled upon these tree stumps, ordered the medium and small and they are so real looking and beautiful. Definitely a great addition to my aquariums. People think they are wood and I just play along and keep my little secret. Great little stumps!

I also replaced the fluorescent light fixtures that came with the tanks "too hot" with beamswork 400 led light, perfect!!!

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Item arrived quickly, packaged great if I was commenting on just the shipping they'd get 5 stars. The item is SMALL! Not as tall as a pair of scissors and certainly not medium sized in any sense. Not at all worth the money. I purchased this as well as an "xtra large" to put in a tall 55 gallon tank, the xlarge hasnt arrived yet, but if the medium is anything to go by, I'm going to have to figure out some other way to decorate my tank. Dont waste your money.

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I bought this for my large tank and it is a great way to add some hiding areas for smaller fish and create some realness to the environment. It cleans easily and arrived promptly from the supplier.

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Great looking plastic decoration. Many people have commented that it looks real. Easy to clean with a small toothbrush. The only thing I don't like is that the stump-like base of it was not flat so it's hard to stand up in sand (I have mine standing like a tree and have moss growing on the branches).

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Maxi-Jet Pro Aquarium Pump

Marineland Ml90509 Maxi-Jet 400 PRO, 110/500GPHMarineland has come out with this ultra cool powerhead/circulation pump combo. I love powerheads in my tanks because of their efficency in moving water and filtration for a reverse or forward flow undergravel filter/or sponge powerhead combo. It has proven to be ideal in my clown loach tank where I am just using multiple penguin powerheads/sponge combo and have had them alive and thriving for nearly 10 years. When I saw the new Maxijet PRO I just had to give it a try. My clowns love playing in quick water as in nature they are from areas with high water movment-so I decided to buy this for the circulation mode. Other strong circulation filters are three times the price of these and are weaker or equal to the power. I have read many reviews saying they were very loud but I find mine to be very silent considering the power, only a very slight hum can be heard when I am within 3-4 feet. I found that at first when I started it it was really loud, but after a couple of minutes it became almost silent (I think the air had to be purged and propeller locked in, try shaking them a little and putting your hand over the back part where the water gets sucked in to quiet them down when you first get them up and running). Now when I turn them off and on during water changes the initial loud noise is gone and they start up perfectly. If I had saltwater tanks and were using them with a wave maker I probably would worry and instead spend a little more and buy the old maxijets with the aftermarket conversion kits or Hydors. But for my clown loach tank they are perfect, so perfect that I have decided to buy another one! Now, after reading the reveiws I am still worried about the reliability, but after finding out that the loudness is false I feel more secure with these. With a two year warranty like the penguin products I highly doubt they would make the new Maxijet Pro's as bad as some of the reviews have said. If anything, I can still use them as powerheads if the circulation mode fails. I have faith in marineland quality. I would recomend this to people with large tanks or people who keep fishes that love fast moving water! Oh.. and to add I think the black suction cups are great, much better than the crappy clear ones that come with the penguin models which seem to harden and become useless in half a year. I change out the clear ones and use the black suction cups and dont have problems with my powerhead falling anymore. With three of them I feel pretty safe. Maybe saltwater is different and much harder on the suction cups, makes sense since salt water tends to quickly dry out, crack, and corode rubber products...

Update: Since using them for a little while I can see no problems with their reliability and they are solid powerheads like other marineland products. I do however have a little problem with them heating up my tank water. Since I live in a tropical climate my tanks are naturally around 82 to 84 degrees which is warm enough already. I put two in a thirty gallon tank and my tanks temperature skyrocketed to 90 degrees! I have since moved them into my 125 gallon and have no problems with them raising the temperature. Could be great if you live in a colder climate which could save you money on a heater!

Update #2: After using them in circulation mode for a while I have noticed that they have a huge problem creating heat. They give off so much heat that they have even become a problem in my 125 gallon tank. I had to take one off and am now only running one of them. The temperature increase is not noticable with only one of them, but when I try to run two of them it can go up to 88 degrees (normal temperature hovers around 82-84 degrees) in my 125 gallon tank. The reason why I say 88 degrees and not higher is because when I noticed the temperature was that high I took one of them off imediately. Would be great using them in a cooler climate (would take some of the strain off your heater), but here in Hawaii it can be a problem. They are still silent and dont seem like they are anywhere near breaking. The trio of suction cups hold on good and strong. They do make a rather loud clicking/grinding noise when first starting them up (after unplugging them) that makes me think like they might break, but after a few seconds they start up perfectly and do their job very quietly. I think the problem is their large power consumption compared to other circulation powerheads/pumps. I have two Hydor Koralia Evo 1400's that dont even come close to heating the water even in my 30 gallon tank (they also dont make the loud clicking noise when restarting). Still if your looking for a cheap circulation/powerhead and you live in a cool climate, or only want to use one in a large tank, or have a really large tank, they work great. Don't know what happened to other reviewers maxijet pro's but mines are really really quiet, infact over time they have become SILENT. I have to literally put my ear up to the tank where they are mounted to hear anything from them, even then they are still hard to hear (after the restart that is).

I have some old Maxi-jet 1200's...they have white impellers & work wonderfully. I needed to add one more & so I figured I'd stick with what's worked well for me in the past. It seems Marineland has changed their models..the new one has a different impeller (it's purple, so that's how you know when you got one of the new terrible ones). The first one I got, the impellers SHEARED OFF completely within a day. So I exchanged it out for a new one...the impeller on it was wobbly & made so much noise it wasnt worth keeping.

I'm so disappointed in these new pumps. It's too bad they couldn't have stuck with their old quality designs. DO NOT BUY.

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I needed a pump to use in a sump I was building. Only needed about 100gph of flow going back into the aquarium from the sump. This was perfect, it's actually more than I need which is good.

*** FLOW RATINGS

It's rated for 1,300GPH, which is based on open-flow. Meaning just being used as a powerhead to push water around an aquarium. It comes with a screw (propeller) and an enclosure, and it will DEFINITELY move your water around fast. For "pump" mode, it's rated at 295gph open flow.

With the fittings I used, the smallest restriction is 3/8". The tubing is 1/2". I'm able to get over 200gph of return flow with this setup, which I have to dial-down using a gate valve in order to maintain my precise needs. Remember, more GPH is BETTER than less, because you can't dial-up the flow.

*** FITTINGS AND STUFF

This comes with everything you need for almost any purpose. It has the normal powerhead fittings, as well as a complete screw/cover kit, suction-cup kit, air-scavanger tubing, flow angle thingy, and a really long cord.

*** IT ISN'T LOUD AT ALL

I can't even hear the thing running inside of my sump. If your pump or the direct fittings coming off of it are touching something, then yes you will hear the noise of the pump. The water itself makes no noise. It's no louder than any other powerhead I've tried.

*** SUMMARY

You can't beat the price and speed of shipping when purchasing it through Amazon Prime. Even my local Care A Lot couldn't get it for as cheap!

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I just purchased a Maxi-Jet 1200 to replace a unit that finally died. I figured I might as welll replace it with the same model as I had not had any problems with the original one. Well I received it today and was excited to install it. Got it all set up and plugged in and sat down on the couch to marvel at the tank. Within 10 minutes the pump stop working.When I went to open the unit I found a propellerless purple impeller (the old one was white). Im pretty disappointed as I thought that Marineland was a name that I could trust...I guess not anymore.

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The pump moves plenty of water in my 120, but it only ran four days, before it self-destructed. The impeller flew apart and rendered the pump useless. Like I saw in another review mine was the purple impeller. When assembled as a wave maker the pump did move a lot of water, in fact to much water in my 120. Not necessarily a bad thing but worth noting.

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K&H 8001 Thermo-Pond 3.0 Floating Pond 100-Watt De-Icer

K&H 8001 Thermo-Pond 3.0 Floating Pond 100-Watt De-IcerI've used this for one season, in the Washington, DC area. We don't have a lot of cold weather, but we get down to 0 degrees occasionally. In a small pond with a rubber liner, I was concerned about a "toaster element" heater melting the liner. This heater kept a perfect round hole in the ice even when it got to 3 inches thick and the fish seemed to enjoy spending time under it. The trick with this thing seems to be that while it has a very large surface area (it's about 12 inches across) it has a small air hole at the top. This apparently lets out all the toxic gases, but manages to keep enough heat in to keep the full circle ice free. There's never any sense that the device is hot, but it always just floats freely with a quarter inch gap between it and the ice. I don't actually know for sure, but I suspect that it will work fine to considerably lower temps (they say they tested in -30 degree Wisconsin) and I'm sure it's not dependent on the size of the pond. That is, it won't freeze even if the pond is bigger. However, you might need additional units to handle extra gas from a larger pond. All in all, a very well constructed, simple, safe and satisfactory device.

my family went through 6 of these over the last 3 years! seemed like a great idea..worked ok for about 2 -3 weeks, then they ALL leaked in water, tipped sideways or sunk and did not work well at all. HAd to return them all. seems are not sealed properly. finally gave up on them when manufacturer admitted they'd had nothing but complaints from almost everyone they sold them to. unless they can guarantee they've found and fixed the problem, I would NOT recommend it!

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Overall I like the Thermopond and I'm going to try another one. It worked great for 3.5 years and has a long power cord. The company does honor their warranty and has fast turn around. The current temp is +5F so I need to do something fast. The modes of failure described elsewhere do seem to be common I've experienced both myself. From just failing to turn on to taking on water and sinking. When it it works it works great.

I purchased my first one back in 2005 and it worked fine the first year, but the next year it didn't even turn on. The company quickly and without hassle sent me a replacement. The second unit had been working like a charm since 2006... It started working fine this season and then around Christmas 2009 the GFCI popped. I went out and noticed that the thermopond was listing to one side and semi-submerged. It was full of water and the plastic on the underside was deformed and puffed out.

I live in northern Vermont. Thermopond has kept a hole all winter no matter what the temp is (-10F a few years ago). The ice depth was ~10 inches last year and I could see down through the thermopond to the bottom of the pond. I pull it up to check on the fish and they swim over to see me through the hole. I also have a small winter pump (650gph) running as a homemade bubbler. The pump keeps a hole in the ice down to +15F (lower when there's a lot of snow holding the ground temp in). The two manage to keep a very large (25%) opening when the temps are in the upper 20's and mid-30's. My pond is about 2000 gals (3100gph summer pump). I also put out a whip a few years ago to hold the cord up out of the water and keep the thermopond from drifting around in the wind.

Thermopond works, just be prepared to buy a new one every 3 or 4 years ($14 per year). Weigh that with a lower electric bill and this does seem to be a good deal. I'm hoping they've improved the design since I last bought it.

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I have a 220 gallon backyard pond, and live in Chicago. I used to use pumps to agitate the water and keep an open spot that way, but the small size pumps I used were not all that durable. I bought this de-icer for less then the price of a 300 GPH pump. I did read all the reviews, and some said the de-icer was not as durable as it should be, but most of those reviews were from a couple years back so I am thinking they have improved it.

This de-icer has maintained a small opening in the ice all Winter. The temperature has dropped down to single digits for brief periods as well as some spells in the teens.

This product meets my needs quite well. Next Winter I will buy another one and save it as a back up de-icer and consider it insurance.

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Using 100 watts could be costly to keep this plugged in all the time. I just ran an extension cord to my garage and turned it on when i noticed the water began to freeze. We had 4 inches of ice on our pond this last winter and this heater worked flawlessly.

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Perfecto Manufacturing APFR01062 36-Inch Marineland Plastic Glass Canopy Back Strip for Aquarium, M

Perfecto Manufacturing APFR01062 36-Inch Marineland Plastic Glass Canopy Back Strip for Aquarium, Medium, ClearThis item is actually only 35 inches wide when received, so if you need 35 inches or less, this will do you. If not, you're out of luck like I was.

It's really a very simple item but it's exactly want I'd been looking for. Arrived on time. All's well. K

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Perfect fit for my 38 gallon aquarium also very easy to cut for cords, outlet and intake tubes for canister filter. 5 stars

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the material is super flimsy and it didn't support the glass for the top of my aquarium.. how is this even possible.

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Quiet One Lifegard Aquarium Pump, 1400-Gallon Per Hour

Quiet One Lifegard Aquarium Pump, 1400-Gallon Per HourAfter reading many negative reviews about the Quiet One pumps on some aquarium forums, I decided to still go ahead and give this pump a try. I owned a couple of the older models of the Quiet One pumps and they were a bit more noisy, also had restart problems, but they lasted a long time. The new Quiet One 5000 has improved significantly. The pump is solid and does not feel cheap. It restarts without any problem and is EXTREMELY quiet. It does not come with rubber suction cups to dampen the vibration like most other submersible pumps, but it does include a rubber like adhesive pad you can put on the bottom. I also placed a piece of filter foam underneath it to absorb any residual vibration. This pump delivers plenty of power and flow from my 45 gallon sump return to my 120 gallon aquarium. In fact, even with a couple of 90 degree elbows, and "T", along with a 5' head, this pump needs to be dialed back with a ball valve. My overflow is capable of 1000 gph so I know this pump is not losing much flow.

The name Quiet One does not really refer to its operation as it is everything but.. It does raise the temp of the water, for the price I would expect more!! Look at your other choices...

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Laguna PowerFlo Pro Bio Mesh Filter Media, 5.3-Ounce

Laguna PowerFlo Pro Bio Mesh Filter Media, 5.3-OunceMy pond was clean in a week after putting this inside my pump housing. Make sure to clean it several times after you first install it. The mesh will collect all of the growth and gunk that builds up in your pond.

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API Super Activated Carbon Pouch Size 6

API Super Activated Carbon Pouch Size 6This Carbon Pouches are Great for the Rena XP filter Series. They last for about 3 months at the first time in the filter. I have a Rena XP 3 Series for my 55 Gallon Fish tank! My Rena Filer has been working Great for more than 4 years now!

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Fits my filter very well. I'm going to give it some time to see how well it cleans. I've been using a "sock" filled with carbon. This one feels better and seems to expose more surface area to the water. I had to rinse it very well before the water would run clear. Lots of carbon dust in this. The price might be more than I want to pay compared to my aquarium sock, but, we'll see. This really is super convenient.

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this really cleared up my fish tank which tends to get a brown tinge to it. My only issue (which isn't a big one) is that when you rinse it off the water turns black and this doesn't go away that's just how it is and i feel like that'll be leaking into the tank itself (which isn't to big of a deal since the water goes through it anyway) but it kept my tank clear for about a month maybe a little longer and now it needs a change.... overall a good product.

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Our pet store stopped carrying these products so getting them online was nice. Arrived on time a d was what I wanted.

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I use this filter in mu 15o gallon tank. I don't have any problems with these filters API makes. I have purchases them many times and will do so again.

biOrb Large Volcano - 9 and 16 Gallon

biOrb Large Volcano - 9 and 16 GallonI took off the green plants from the volcano because I wanted to add my own more colorful plants, you can easily re attach them, and it is not noticable that they were removed. As indicated in my title, I have the color changing LED unit and it looks so amazingly cool with this volcano! I will try and get a picture or 2 up of my tank.

First of all, my volcano with plants looks NOTHING like the pictured one!

Second, it was too tall for my 16 gallon container so my husband had to cut it off so we could put the light back in the tank. The water, which was newly cleaned, has been cloudy ever since -maybe from the volcano?

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This volcano is a 'must have' in my opinion for a BiUbe.

It is just tall enough to cover the bubble tube and really looks great!

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