67% of 9 verified owners recommend the Super Skimmer 65 Gallon (needle-wheel, hang-on/in-sump).
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“It's not too bad. For me it's a little since I have it set up in my sump. But hopefully I'll be getting rid of it soon an upgrading to a mini-g”
“The super skimmer is terrible. I've used it without success. It overflowed more often than I would have liked and was a pain to clean.”
“Although there are some cons of the Coralife Super Skimmer 65, the pros and the feature of it will cover it well.”
“Tested it with saltwater from my tank and it worked fine (although still pretty tough to get adjusted”
“great skimmer, when its working. pump completely gave out of no were after only 3 months of use. last coralife product ill ever buy.”
“Its actually very quiet. I have it for my 29 gallon long, but its in my 10 gallon sump. Fits perfect”
“this skimmer has two inherent problems: Low volume flow (water and air mixture) and too short contact time”
“I've only had mine for about 3 weeks but it's working good.”
“However it's intolerably loud.”
“I like it. In fact, I just placed an order for another 65 for one of my other tanks.”
“For most beginners, I'd recommend the basic and proven 65 gallon Coralife Skimmer.”
“This skimmer works fine, but you need to be a little patient fine tuning it.”
“I have one on the back of my 65g for 4 years now.”
“i have one and it works great.”