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🐠 Efficient Fluval Surface Aquarium Skimmer for Series 05, 06, and 07 Canister Filters Review

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Revainrating 4.5 out of 5Β Β 
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4.3
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Description of 🐠 Efficient Fluval Surface Aquarium Skimmer for Series 05, 06, and 07 Canister Filters

Works to eliminate undesired surface films. Helps improve oxygen exchange. Removes organic waste from the surface. Helps keep your aquarium water clean and clear. Simple to use.

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Adhesive solution (prevents long adjustment rod from breaking)

I love this skimmer and it does a great job of preventing skinning on my 100 gallon Mbuna tank. I particularly like that there are no extra cleaning sponges (the surface film is drawn into my external filter). However, as other reviewers have mentioned, after about a week of use, the adjustment rod became stuck and it looked like it would break when I tried to force it. To get it working again without breaking I turned the block over and took a standard wide screwdriver and pushed it into the…

Pros
  • Good vibes
Cons
  • Problems

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Inexpensive solution with disadvantages

I have bought two of these inexpensive protein skimmers over the last few years. I clean it out every other day and make sure it's properly secured in my 55 gallon tank. The slightest adjustment and my Fluval360 canister spits and whirls around, blowing air bubbles into the tank. The fish are going crazy. It gets the job done with daily monitoring. PROBLEM: The inner piston works on a simple threaded screw, plastic against plastic. Even a slight twisting of the shaft up or down will eventually…

Pros
  • Price
Cons
  • Communication with seller

Revainrating 5 out of 5

First Impression - Five Stars

One of my aquariums had a terrible squirrel outbreak that was very difficult to control. There are several articles on the internet as well as several YouTube videos that describe the problem and possible solutions. The most promising was installing a skimmer to catch the floating protein. Protein looks like sawdust floating on the surface of water; It quickly builds up on the aquarium pane along the waterline. Even after a thorough cleaning of the aquarium, the problem comes back quickly…

Pros
  • Great Price
Cons
  • Extinction

Revainrating 5 out of 5

No lime on the surface. Easy to use.

Two months of use, no problems. Fluval's surface skimmer does the job perfectly. After a very short time to adjust the skimmer flow, the oily scum that had accumulated on the surface over the month was 90% removed in just a few minutes. night (or less) and the water surface was pristine. There have been several reviews that have complained about having to fiddle with the skimmer's flow too much. I've found that yes, it requires a minimum of fiddling to get the flow where you want it. However…

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  • Easy to read control panel
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