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R2 Solutions Moonlight Extreme Aquarium Led Light

This LED Moonlight is perfect for my Fluval Edge nano reef. It adds just enough blue to make things look good. The inline power switch makes it easy to turn the light off and on. The mounting clips can be screwed in place or use the included double stick tape. It fits neatley inside the canopy of the Fluval Edge with out any mess or modifications.

These are super easy to install and put out a nice "moon glow". My only complaint is the small area of light they throw.

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Gives off a strong glow. I like how the LED's are pointed in a concave shape so it beams the light differently.

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API Replacement Test Tubes with Caps

The picture is not what I got. What I got was the API testtubes which I am happy with. They are the exact same that came with all the API tests that I already have. And to make your life easier if you have a bunch of these get one of these: "Karter Scientific 208V2 Plastic Test Tube Rack for 12/13mm Tubes, Holds 50, Detachable" Its a perfect fit.

If you use the API test kits then you may want to get these to go along with it. These are simply replacement tubes for the API kit so they are the exact same as what comes in the kit (clear tube with a 5 ml mark and a cap). And since they are somewhat fragile you will eventually need some replacements. Also helps out to have multiple test tubes if you are testing multiple tanks at once, in my case, 6. Its a lot easier filling a bunch of tubes at once for testing than using, rinsing and reusing the same few tubes over and over for one batch of tests.

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For some reason unbeknownst to me, I _really_ like to drop and break these things. These seem a little expensive, but there are plenty to last even me awhile.

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I was relieved to see that these were the tubes that I wanted, 5 mL glass test tubes for use with the API master test kit. Good stuff!

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They are standard thinwall flat bottomed round 5 ml glass test tubes with plastic cap, that you find in the API test kits. If you've lost or broken a few in your test kits, or have more than one system to test, it's nicer to have extras. Only fault is the box is very thin flimsy postersheet type cardboard, and in Amazon fulfillment, the other contents of the box shifted and smashed a few. I didn't deem it bad enough to go through return and replacement but do be warned, the boxful as is is pretty fragile, so if you need a full 24 you might end up a few short with one box. They will also work with the Tetra tests, anything that needs a 5 ml water sample, they will work.

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Oceanic 36011 BiocubeMini Ultraviolet Sterilizer, 5-Watt

I've struggled for years to control the algae in my 14 gallon saltwater Oceanic Biocube. Keeping the tank light off, removing 1/2 the bioballs and replacing them with live rock rubble, installing a protein skimmer, and doing weekly water changes (25%) helped control the algae, but didn't entirely cure the problem. After much reading on various aquarist blogs and forums, in my quest for a solution, I purchased the Oceanic Mini Ultraviolette Sterilizer. I wasn't sure that 5 watts would be strong enough for my tank (9 watts is said to be better), but it proved to be just fine for my small tank. Once I got the hose cut to the correct length, the Sterilizer installed in only a few minutes with the use of tools. I've had the Sterilizer installed for nearly a month now, and the tank water is crystal clear. The fish seem much happier too, since they no longer need to live in the dark. I read that the UV bulb needs to be changed every 6 months to retain effectiveness, so I'll be sure to do that. If you struggle with algae in your tank this Sterilizer is a worth buying because it works as promised.

A friend had told me that ultraviolet sterilization was the only way to get crystal-clear aquarium water. He recommended a $50 Fluval sterilizer that I could only find online; I didn't want to wait so I bit the bullet and picked up this model at a local pet shop.

I grimaced a bit at the $89 price tag but I was desperate: My 30-gallon tank was so murky from a stubborn bacteria bloom that I couldn't even see the back of it.

The following day I noticed a BIG difference. Five mornings after installing this sterilizer, I had CRYSTAL-CLEAR water!

I couldn't be happier. Get this, plus a small submersible pump for around $15, and you're in business. You don't necessarily have to have a Bio-Cube; my sterilizer and pump are simply hanging by their cords in the back of my regular tank, behind some plants.

So glad I made this purchase!

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This is a great compact effective sterilizer for nano cubes up to 29 gallons. It's crafted specifically for Oceanic/Coralife Biocubes, but includes a universal adapter for other nano cubes. If you have a Biocube, this will hook up to existing pump. If you don't have Biocube, then you need to have a pump. Recommend Cobalt Aquatics MJ1200 which is original Maxijet still built in Italy. Works great and has kept my saltwater crystal clear. The biggest mistake that many people make is to run cheaper sterilizers on 24/7 basis. This will only result in burning out bulbs quickly, but you don't really need round the clock sterilization. I run mine for only 24hrs weekly and is effective. The more expensive high-end sterilizers ($200) have better build quality and can handle being run 24/7. Keep this mind when using any inexpensive sterilizers and you'll be alright. Keep an extra bulb on hand too.

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I have had it in my aquarium now for a while. It works real good. Compact and easy to install.

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Ever since I purchased this I can tell there is a significant decrease in the amount of algae. It was easy to install in te limited space behind the bio-cube tank. Happy I purchased it. Now to find a replacement bulb!

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Spongebob 10-Piece Aquarium Decorative Set

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.

Fast 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!

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The item was delivered so quickly! I know most reviews were for kids aquariums but I loved it and had to get it. It was a bit smaller than I wanted but can't wait to set it up in my aquarium!!!

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This is a cute set up and even looks good in my 55 gal tank, my kids love it! I do not have any complaints on them at all.

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Same as what you'd buy at pet store, but a whole lot lower price. Fits well in my son's 29 Gal. tank. We even added an upside down small fish bowl for Sandy's house, and a smooth reptile rock for Patrick's. We also added (fake) Jellyfish we found at the pet store. Looks just like Bikini Bottom!

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Como Oxygen Low Noise Breeding Fish Fry Stock Tank Corner Filter

This item is small but seems great design and easy to use.

I have two existing air stone and they will add additional filtration to the tank without

extra energy use. Very good.

Titanium Ground Probe with 10 ft. Wire

After purchasing this probe, I found others (for the same price) that already have a "plug" on the end. This one is designed to be attached directly to the wall outlet's grounding screw. I have two problems with that... first, you can't just take it out because it's attached to the wall outlet. You'll have to at least use a screwdriver to remove it (providing your outlets face plate has the grounding screw). If not, you'll have to remove the face plate and then remove the ground. Second, I can't get to my wall outlet. I have two power strips running from the outlet (which is behind the middle of my tank and cannot be reached) into the aquarium stand. To make this work, I had to buy a replacement male plug to mount the probe wire to, so I could plug it into one of the power strips. I removed the two main prongs and left the ground prong(on the new replacement plug end). Then, to keep the plug stable, I glued a child proof outlet adapter to the plug to replace the two metal prongs that I removed. I basically had to make this probe to be like the other brand that already has all this which wound up costing a little more and wasted a bit of time. Next time I'll just buy the one that has a plug on the end. If you don't mind doing all that, then this probe is fine. The only way I could justify purchasing this one again would be if this one was on clearance at a really good price but at $15. You can get a finished product.

This works great. i have a tank stand that is open on the back and it was a piece of cake installing this. the trick is that you need to have the suction cap above the tank water level so I allow the tank to be a little lower on water for this setup. it sets up easily. i open the plate to the electrical outlet and then put this on the inside and put the plate back on. it has plenty of curve on the wire footage so no problem there. the fish looked at it for about half a day and now have forgotten about it totally. it does make the water very nice and clean. the city just put one of those horrid smart meters on the outside--i rent at the moment so had no say about it and boy did my fish react to that thing. this has calmed them down and they are okay now. i have one snail in one tank and it was ready to call it

quits when this smart meter was installed; this gadget did something and the snail has recovered and back to normal. the fish tank that is in the room where this smart meter is at was having problems. my siamese fighting fish knew something was amuck because he kept staring at where the meter was loaded and pretty much just stopped swimming. now that this probe is installed, they don't seem to be bothered by the meter. i can't be in the room where this meter was installed, but am finding wearing a copper necklace and a copper bracelet is helping. i started getting really severe headaches when the meter was installed and the fish reacting to it made it clear something was really wrong. i am working to move and when I do I will

have both my fish tanks not in the room the meter is against as it seems the room that it is against needs to be vacant or at least low use. Some landlords are not allowing the smart meter to be loaded as per the health and impact on residents, but my landlord allowed it and now people are having health impacts from it. i am elated this probe is helping my fish tank as it looked like I was going to lose my

fish residents if I didn't do something once this smart meter was loaded on to the apartment i live at. I just need to find a place the smart meter isn't loaded so I can be as happy as my fish are now.

So I have nothing but high praise for this probe. Just remember to keep the

suction cup above the tank water level. Installation is fast and easy.

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I ordered four, since I have four tanks. The end that goes into the electrical "ground" has a little metal hoop that you're supposed to put in the electrical outlet. You unscrew the plate, insert the hoop over the center screw that goes into the ground, and simply screw it back in. Simple, right? But since all of my tanks are already established, it was not possible to reach the outlet for three of them. I really didn't want to drain my 75 gallon tank in order to make it light enough to move away from the wall in order to reach the outlet. So off we went to Lowes where a very helpful associate came up with a plan that wouldn't a) electrocute us or the fish and b) wouldn't burn the house down. We purchased 3 3-prong plugs . You unscrew the prongs from the plastic cover, feed the ground probe wire through the hole where the cord normally goes, insert it onto the ground, put it back together, and in the case of my overly cautious husband, wrap the probe wire/end of the plug with lots of electrical tape because the probe wire is very thin and the hole is large enough for a thicker diameter heavy duty extension cord. Plug it into the surge protector and it works perfectly. We tested the tanks before and after with an analog multimeter and the Titanium Ground Probes removed all voltage in the water. We can't tell a difference, but I'm sure the fish can.

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Finnex 150-Watt Hang-On Digital Controller Aquarium Heater, Titanium Tube, 30 to 60-Gallon

This heater is all you'd expect from Finnex. it features a sleek design, and a super simple set up. Thanks guys you've pull it off again.

Ray.

I am not an expert on aquariums but I have owned a few heaters over the years. This seems to be one of the best. You can adjust it without taking it out of the tank or getting your hands wet. It also gives a digital reading of the current temp. This is good because my last heater died and I didn't know, I only noticed it because my fish were very lethargic. I can't comment on it's durability I have only had it a week, but I am hopeful and so far very happy.

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The unit is fairly high output for its size and achieves a high temperature. I positioned mine near the output of a UV filter outflow to raise the efficiency and prevent high temperatures. This unit replaced a digital thermometer and submersible heater. I did have to find a location that allowed for hiding the shiny metal heating element...

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Purchased this heater as I've been able to crack 2 glass ones now in the past year... I've had a titanium in the past, gave that tank set up away quite some time ago and its still going!

This one seems to be working well, compared temp setting with a digital laser shooter type thermometer and unit was right on par with that with maybe 1 degree difference at various times. So far so good... I like it.

Well, its now June 2011 and I have been through two of these heaters and do not recommend them at all. Unit looks great as mentioned by others, nice red digital display to read temp from across the room, seemed to work well for a while.. then it stopped heating...fish started complaining it was cold, etc...

I contacted the seller (coral aquatics) and even though I was out of my warranty time period they were nice enough to tell me to send it in.. They turned the repaired heater around to me in a few days which was great and I used it again for maybe 2 months or so same problem. No heat.

I tried them again, but being this far out of purchase I cant blame them for not wanting to look at this thing.. truth is, I really don't care to keep doing battle with this heater and decided on a JBJ True Temp unit as also mentioned in the previous review.. I've tried several glass heaters in the mean-time with not much luck. Most recently, a Ehiem Jager 150w model.... read the reviews, available from the local shop cant get my 50g tank above 72... Ugh... Thermometers are another story for another review, Im now using a digital laser shooter type unit as I wrote above to get more accurate readings.

Bottom line, do as others have written and save yourself from this headache of a heater... There is very little quality with this one.

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This product looks tiny, but does an amazing job. Love that it has its own controls out side of the tank

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3×Aquarium Tank Silicone Sea Artificial Anemone Coral Ornament MI303

Do not buy this product!!! Will kill your fish and leave your tank dirty and discolored! I even soaked the plants before putting them in the fish tank and still has problems. I would give negative stars if i could!!!

These are OK they look like pictured but are quite a bit smaller than expected. They'll work in the tank and being silicone, they move very well with the flow from the power heads.

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my guppies & frys loves this silicone coral set of 3! a must have for any tank! your fishes wont get scratch from this soft silicone fake plant ...not like other plastic plants u buy from pet co & pet smart! anyways I am throwing my old plastic plants away and buy more silicone plants for my guppies! my baby guppy frys loves to hide in it! thank you Amazon 4 another great product!!

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Marineland Rite-Size Cartridge E, 4-Pack

Excellent value for product. Cheaper than buying in stores.

almost half price (even when factoring in shipping cost!!!)

EXACT SAME PRODUCT SOLD IN STORES

I use these all the time in my emp 400. I like to rinse and reuse them, and even though they do hold out for quite some time, I feel the need to handle them delicately. I don't need charcoal in my tank, I wish they came with the option of no charcoal. Otherwise, other than the flimsy feel and the charcoal content, these are very nice cartridges.

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These filter replacements work perfectly. I have been using this product for 12 years. I love them.

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I liked the price. Filters do a good job. I have been using them for many years without any problems.

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Have used these for years one happy and contented customer here and all of the fish vote five-star too!

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TOM Reptile Habitat Repti-Clean Submersible Filter low water application 40gph

This filter does a good job cleaning and aerrating the water in my turtle tank...however, I have to relocate my turtle when I run the filter...it causes a whirlpool effect and the poor thing is pushed around in a circle swimming for its life. Was hoping it could be run with the turtle in it but not possible. I now remove the turtle to a different receptacle for the night while the filter runs. This is working out..but not as convenient as I was expecting. But I do recommend it if you have the turtle swamp cause it does do a good job when it is on. Vendor was very prompt in sending product and it arrived in fine shape....easy to operate as well.

I bought one of these filters more than 7 years ago to use in a community tank with small fish, frogs and a toad, and it is still running strong. What I really like is that the filter base opens easily and all sorts of media can be used as needed -from bio to mechanical, to ammo-block and charcoal. The original impeller is still in this unit and shows very little wear to this day, and it's been operating 24/7 since I got it (excepting down time, of course, to clean it and replace filter media). No other filter has worked this well for so long.

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I bought one years ago for my red eared sliders and it still going strong. I just got some yellow bellied slider hatchlings and I needed another one. If you're are looking for a low maintenance filter, this is the one to get. just keep the filter cleaned & unclogged & you'll have clean clear water in your tank. thanx

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I bought this filter to keep my terrarium's water bowl clean since I usually try to keep a couple gold fish in their in case my water dragons get hungry. This bowl holds approximate 1-1.5 gallons of water and is about 2.5 inches deep and has river rocks on the bottom. My first dissapointment was that the filter did not come with any sort of instructions. Then when I put it into the bowl I found the results simply disappointing. It did not keep the water any cleaner than putting a sponge on the end of an air hose. I reccomend to anyone who is considering purchasing this filter DON'T.

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I used it in the Tom's Swamp for a couple of quarter size hatchlings. I never planned on it being a long term use filter by any means but it couldn't even handle the swamp which it was made for. I still have extra filter refills but I don't ever plan on using this again. Waste of money.

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