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08-25-2012, 07:18 PM
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Just got my Skilter 250 in the mail.. set it up and was ready to rock when I noticed a drip coming from the bottom of the filter case... took it off and inspected.. it has a crack on the bottom of the filter housing  waiting for customer service to call me back
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08-25-2012, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DanS180
Just got my Skilter 250 in the mail.. set it up and was ready to rock when I noticed a drip coming from the bottom of the filter case... took it off and inspected.. it has a crack on the bottom of the filter housing waiting for customer service to call me back |
Bummer man hope it gets resolved without much hassle.
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08-25-2012, 07:49 PM
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Just got my Skilter 250 in the mail.. set it up and was ready to rock when I noticed a drip coming from the bottom of the filter case... took it off and inspected.. it has a crack on the bottom of the filter housing waiting for customer service to call me back |
Shipping is awesome when it works but nothing is more disappointing than when they break your stuff. I can definitely sympathize. ;(
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08-25-2012, 07:57 PM
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Bummer man hope it gets resolved without much hassle. |
Well it already is causing hassle lol the guy said customer service should call me back "shortly".. its already been an hour lol
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08-25-2012, 07:58 PM
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Shipping is awesome when it works but nothing is more disappointing than when they break your stuff. I can definitely sympathize. ;(
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Yeah and what makes me even more mad is it took me like 15 mins to put this filter together!! Haha definitely wasn't one of my brightest moments
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08-25-2012, 09:50 PM
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Yeah and what makes me even more mad is it took me like 15 mins to put this filter together!! Haha definitely wasn't one of my brightest moments
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Don't kid yourself... you've never seen that filter. 15 minutes is just barely enough time for anyone to examine and assemble something that foreign. You're plenty bright. (^__^)
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08-25-2012, 09:57 PM
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Don't kid yourself... you've never seen that filter. 15 minutes is just barely enough time for anyone to examine and assemble something that foreign. You're plenty bright. (^__^)
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Aww why thank youuu  wish it wasn't broken!! I was so excited to set it up, then in a few days, get my new light, then get some frags :/ now I have to waitttt
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08-25-2012, 09:59 PM
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You could still get your frags.. on a tank that size you can still get away with no skimmer at all convict just tossed his and look at his tank lol
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08-25-2012, 10:01 PM
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You could still get your frags.. on a tank that size you can still get away with no skimmer at all convict just tossed his and look at his tank lol
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Ahh very true lol well I am excited to have the built in skimmer but moreso just a better filter in general. Better surface agitation.. still need to get another powerhead I think.. surface is so calm other than right by the filter
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08-26-2012, 04:08 PM
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Ok so I'm trying to sell my Fluval FX5 on Craigslist and someone emailed me asking if I would trade so I asked what he had and the only thing that caught my eye was a 29G stand for my tank. It looks brand new and claims he spent close to $200 on it..
Think its worth the trade??
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08-26-2012, 04:40 PM
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Ok so I'm trying to sell my Fluval FX5 on Craigslist and someone emailed me asking if I would trade so I asked what he had and the only thing that caught my eye was a 29G stand for my tank. It looks brand new and claims he spent close to $200 on it..
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If you need the stand and he needs the filter that would be a fine trade. It's up to you. Stands do generally outlive filters.
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08-26-2012, 04:43 PM
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If you need the stand and he needs the filter that would be a fine trade. It's up to you. Stands do generally outlive filters.
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Well I have extra hose for the filter as well.. he has 2 aquaclear 110's so I'm gonna see if he'll throw in one of those
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08-26-2012, 06:11 PM
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Well he's on his way here with the stand... god my fish are gonna have heart attacks.. gotta empty the tank again so I can get the old "stand" out from under it
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08-26-2012, 08:37 PM
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Got the stand.. its a lot nicer in person definitely.. worth the trade in my eyes.. now to start removing everything AGAIN lol but I'll start that tomorrow
Oh and I got a prepaid shipping label to send back the broken filter and they shipped out a new one so hopefully it'll be here soon AND my light comes on Wednesday !!!!
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08-27-2012, 12:51 PM
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I went over to look at what my neighbor had and all of his rock is dried out already so I'm gonna pass :/ bummer, he said he'd give me ALL the rock for $50. 2 big boxes full of it... oh well
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08-27-2012, 04:33 PM
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You should take it if its decent looking... I mean you have already doubled in tank size once 
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08-27-2012, 04:35 PM
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You can always break it up into the needed shapes and epoxy beautiful scapes together for when you have a bigger tank
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08-27-2012, 05:29 PM
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You can always break it up into the needed shapes and epoxy beautiful scapes together for when you have a bigger tank |
Lmao yeah I wish, my gf wouldn't have it.. she was mad that i switched from a 16 to a 29 although I already had the tank lol maybe when we get a house I'll upgrade again
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08-27-2012, 06:22 PM
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Lmao yeah I wish, my gf wouldn't have it.. she was mad that i switched from a 16 to a 29 although I already had the tank lol maybe when we get a house I'll upgrade again |
You never know. I just made a trade on Craigslist for a 50 gallon with stand for a 70th anniversary monopoly game I had sitting in my closet. Now it's sitting in my garage begging for me to set it up lol. But the wife said wait till we buy a house cause I already have my 29 biocube set up. I just couldn't pass on the deal.
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08-27-2012, 06:28 PM
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You never know. I just made a trade on Craigslist for a 50 gallon with stand for a 70th anniversary monopoly game I had sitting in my closet. Now it's sitting in my garage begging for me to set it up lol. But the wife said wait till we buy a house cause I already have my 29 biocube set up. I just couldn't pass on the deal.
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A monopoly game?!?!?! R u serious?? Lol that's incredible!! Wish I could come across a deal that good haha
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