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Review on πŸ’¦ AquaTop ATP Skmr Surface Intrnl 65Gph: Enhanced Filtration for Crystal Clear Water by Lisa Varela

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good solution for surface film but had to be modified to keep it.

Good: This product cleaned the surface of my 75G tank in about 15 minutes and keeps it clean. faced the same problem that many complain about, the suction cups don't hold. After about 2 months of use they started to let go almost every day. This is a common problem with all suction cups (although most last a year) and I have replaced everything in my aquarium with magnetic holders (MagClip) instead of suction cups. The difficulty with this item was that MagClips are for tubes, but I cut the threaded rod off the tube connector and used it to replace one of the suction cups. MagClips work "forever". I've been using some of these for 10 years with no problems. 2) It sucks in floating food. This is also a common problem with every skimmer. I bought an electronic timer to turn it off 5 minutes before feeding and turn it on 30 minutes after feeding. I also use an automatic feeder so it's set to turn on when it's off. I think this is finally a decent solution for a surface skimmer. I've tried the Eheim skimmer that attaches to the filter inlet and it worked great, but I had the same problem with it being able to pick up feed and I didn't want to turn the main filter off (or had to manually adjust it) during feeding feed every time). ). Since this is a separate device I was able to put it on a timer.

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Some flaws