Protein Skimmers for Saltwater Aquariums, Hang On Protein Skimmer for Fish Tanks up to 80 Gallons, DC Pinwheel Pump with Controller, Not for Rimmed Tank

I waited a week to see how the skimmer performed to write a review. The thing works great and I have no complaints. The collection cup is on the smaller size but with the drain line you can easily leave it open to drain into another disposal container.Out of the box it was easy to assemble, but I have a few years experience in saltwater setups. The unit felt sturdy, the collection cup twist locks on top and has a drain line which is important if your running a large bio load.I'm using it on a 40 breeder with a 20 long sump. The skimmer won't hang on the side and as per the description it's for a rimless tank or sump. But I simply 3D printed a mount for it.I'm impressed with the little skimmer, cost comparison to other name brand skimmers, it does the same job at a fraction of the cost.The DC control means you can use it to help dial in the skimmer which makes tuning so much easier. I had it skimming well in just a few days, minimal break in time.I would recommend anyone needing a skimmer to go with this over the more expensive units.I'll update this review if anything else pops up down the road.

I ordered this for a clownfish tank I'm setting up. Seems pretty good quality. The box seems very professional. Usually with "Amazon specials" you get a random box that feels thrown together but the packaging was very neat and seemed well thought out. The skimmer itself seems like a solid construction, I wasn't worried about breaking it during assembly. I like that it came with a controllable DC pump which, for the price point, is uncommon for comparable skimmers. Tried it out on my main system, which although it's undersized for, it worked well and pulled out skimmate like it should. My sump has a rim but I was able to hand it off of one of the baffles and get it dialed in. The venturi from the pump to the collection cup seemed weird at first and I thought would make it a pain to clean the cup but there's a drain valve for the cup included so you can drain it easy without having to remove it. I might try and find a way to quick disconnect the hose in the future but for the price, that being my only gripe, I wont complain. An equivalent skimmer from the big name brand manufacturers would cost double what this one costs. The small form factor is pretty impressive as well.

The media could not be loaded. It has been installed for just over 1 week now and has been working great. You can see there is a good amount of dark smelly skimmate already collected so it is definitely working.It was a fairly easy set up, just follow the instructions, took about 15-20 minutes from box to tank. Then about a day or two of adjusting air intake vs. water dump to get the level right. Keep in mind you will have to tinker with this to your specific tank to ensure bubbles are just barely reaching the cup.The convenience of the dump valve is nice, the included tubing was very short about 6 inches so not long enough to put around the tank and into a dump jar you see in the video. I had to go to the LFS to get an extension (about 3’), just a heads up, that would be my only critique so far is provide more length on dump tubing but no biggie. Cost about 5 bucks, all good. I wouldn’t suggest keeping it outflowing though in case you forget about it and the dump tube will overflow your jar and potentially end up all over your floor. Instead i open the dump valve when the collection cup gets about half full (every 2-3 days typically). This is safer because if the collection cup gets to full and over flows it just goes back into your tank instead of all over your house. Just a tip.Overall great skimmer so far. By the way I have it on my 25 gallon water box nano with a 20 gallon refugium as shown in video so 45 gallons total water volume, but this skimmer is rated at 80 gallons. And it is also very quiet

I've been in the hobby for over 20years and never owned a skimmer, always felt they were unnecessary, but recently upgrade to a 100gal, and quickly realized I would never be able to fill the tank with live stock without a skimmer. This has been producing a lot of skimm and got my nitrates to 10ppm, from 40ppm. The only issue is how the pump attaches to the bottom, you just push it in and hope that it holds/stays.. I wish it fastened, as it has fallen out almost every time I'm removing the revisor to clean.. That said, it is working great.

This is a great skimmer! I bought it to put in my quarantine tank, which is a half filled 10 g Petco tank. I tried another nano skimmer but it had a really noisy pump. This skimmer has about the same footprint but the pump is very quiet. It also has a big collection cup. It’s producing good skimmate within the first 20 min. For the price this skimmer is a very good value. My only complaint is that it does not attach to a rimmed tank. It wasn’t a surprise, I knew that when I purchased it and I’m just going to glue some magnets on the plate.

Works fine for few months, then E6 error code. Reset only works for 1 to 2 hrs, then E6 again.Dont waste your money

I have been running this skimmer a week now, and I'm beyond impressed. It has adjustments for the height in water, adjustment for speed of the motor, adjustment for air flow, and adjustment for water release. That said, that does mean it can be a little tricky to get dialed in, but when you do, oh boy. This thing makes great bubbles, great foam, and pulls out all the nasties. After the break in period I'm running the pump at 5/10 and have the water level about 1" above the outlet tube. This has been getting me a decent wetish skim. I can't say enough good things about this skimmer, for the cost, it cannot be beat and it's absolutely silent. I'm running it on a waterbox 50 AIO in the second chamber. I did have a ton of micro bubbles in the display for the first 2 or 3 days, but as the skimmer breaks in these are reduced to almost none. I plan on adding a mesh bubble trap before my return to capture the few remaining strays, but even as is, I'm perfectly happy.