i printed out the 44.99 price and went to petsmart. manager price matched it for me, no trouble. it looked brand new in the shrink wrap, all pretty in the light. then i opened it...
well, the intake pipe is cracked and the top cover is scratched up from like a razor blade or something. really weird. i fixed the tube with some silicone so its ok. but the filter is noisy. i mean really loud. i have it in the room next to my bedroom and i have to close the door to sleep at night. its almost as loud as the dam refrigerator!!! i mean, wth. the emperor 400 i had a while back was no where near as loud as this.
i think i might have a got a bad one. maybe ill just sell it on ebay as used and try to keep some of the money wasted on this.