Neat bit of kit.
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No hate speech coming from me! Im woke as hell. I love the maple syrup, you keep the bacon lol. Ill just stay put here though so i dont have to buy snowshoes just to get the trash to the curb.
"Woke as hell"...lol...
The pure clear air of the True North Strong And Free makes the development of disgusting sticky films and membranes on the surface of an aquarium very unlikely. Esox, on the other hand, trapped on that tiny overpopulated island, still suffering from the rampant pollution spewn about during the industrial revolution, might very well need a gadget or two to keep up with the filthy crust forming on his water surface, so I certainly don't begrudge him a reliance on gizmos and gadgets.
I mean, as silly as something like that sounds...it's just got to be better than scrubbing the water surface with a paper towel like he was doing before...doesn't it?
And, for the record...way back when I was actually using a couple of canister filters...not yet having realized what a monumental PITA they are...I had a cool little Eheim surface skimmer that attached to the intake of one of their canisters. It worked like an absolute charm at keeping the surface clean; couldn't feed floating foods at all because they vanished instantly. True, the water surface never had a trace of scum on it...but it didn't have any before I got the thing, either, so...yeah...
And...roughly 5 or 6 inches of snow on the ground now, so a long way from snowed in.
The pure clear air of the True North Strong And Free makes the development of disgusting sticky films and membranes on the surface of an aquarium very unlikely. Esox, on the other hand, trapped on that tiny overpopulated island, still suffering from the rampant pollution spewn about during the industrial revolution, might very well need a gadget or two to keep up with the filthy crust forming on his water surface, so I certainly don't begrudge him a reliance on gizmos and gadgets.
I mean, as silly as something like that sounds...it's just got to be better than scrubbing the water surface with a paper towel like he was doing before...doesn't it?
And, for the record...way back when I was actually using a couple of canister filters...not yet having realized what a monumental PITA they are...I had a cool little Eheim surface skimmer that attached to the intake of one of their canisters. It worked like an absolute charm at keeping the surface clean; couldn't feed floating foods at all because they vanished instantly. True, the water surface never had a trace of scum on it...but it didn't have any before I got the thing, either, so...yeah...
And...roughly 5 or 6 inches of snow on the ground now, so a long way from snowed in.
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I can't believe you tear lumps from me for boasting about my little new found chinese plastic friend, and all along you've already been down that path, and actually had one yourself!!!!
You, my friend are an absolute disgrace.
But wait, the tables are turning, I was on the canvas taking a beating from my formidable opponent. I'm groggy from the mauling, but I'm getting up, and getting in a few punches of my own now, lol.
Not only have you had a little crappy surface skimmer of your own, which by your own admittance you didn't even need, lol, but you've actually owned not one, but TWO cannister filters too!!! I'm staggered, lol.
And he's down, sprawling on the canvas, gum shield spit out. There's no returning from this. Lmao.
Oh, Esox...you silly silly lad...
Of course I once owned and used canisters! How else would I have been able to learn and understand how ridiculous they are? Back in the late 70's and 80's I had a number of cans, including a couple of the biggest Fluvals then available and several smaller Eheims. I was much younger and had little resistance to the seductive blandishments of things like alcohol, women...and advertising! I had tanks that were filtered exclusively by cans, including my first DIY 360 which was filtered entirely by a pair of big Fluvals for a number of years.
Just thinking about those things gives me the willies. Sure, they worked; the water was clear and clean, and the filters never had any problems with defects or other malfunctions. But...I like keeping my mechanical filters clean. Clean! Mechanical filtration media that is sealed into a can is not easy to clean! O-rings...hose clamps...cheap-ass OEM valves...buckets...drips...the mind boggles! So when I say that I don't like canisters and think they are an invention of the Devil, I am basing it upon my own experience with the vile things.
The surface skimmer entered my life during that benighted period. What a cool little toy! Made in Germany, the Land of Precision, out of that oh-so-exotic green plastic they loved! Snaps right onto my existing Eheim canister! Irresistible!!! My God...what a dummy I was...
And mine was bereft of motors and cords and pumps...it just attached to the filter and started working on its own! Magical! Not like this silly whirring buzzing pumping little monstrosity with which you have become so smitten.
It's not love, Esox; it's lust! Your passion will fade quickly when the whirring becomes a clanking screech, punctuated by the groaning cracks of low-grade Chinesium growing brittle and shattering, all accompanied by a complete cessation of all water movement.
Now, I'm trusting you to be a man about it, and let us know when that happens. And I will laugh, and laugh, and laugh...
Of course I once owned and used canisters! How else would I have been able to learn and understand how ridiculous they are? Back in the late 70's and 80's I had a number of cans, including a couple of the biggest Fluvals then available and several smaller Eheims. I was much younger and had little resistance to the seductive blandishments of things like alcohol, women...and advertising! I had tanks that were filtered exclusively by cans, including my first DIY 360 which was filtered entirely by a pair of big Fluvals for a number of years.
Just thinking about those things gives me the willies. Sure, they worked; the water was clear and clean, and the filters never had any problems with defects or other malfunctions. But...I like keeping my mechanical filters clean. Clean! Mechanical filtration media that is sealed into a can is not easy to clean! O-rings...hose clamps...cheap-ass OEM valves...buckets...drips...the mind boggles! So when I say that I don't like canisters and think they are an invention of the Devil, I am basing it upon my own experience with the vile things.
The surface skimmer entered my life during that benighted period. What a cool little toy! Made in Germany, the Land of Precision, out of that oh-so-exotic green plastic they loved! Snaps right onto my existing Eheim canister! Irresistible!!! My God...what a dummy I was...
And mine was bereft of motors and cords and pumps...it just attached to the filter and started working on its own! Magical! Not like this silly whirring buzzing pumping little monstrosity with which you have become so smitten.
It's not love, Esox; it's lust! Your passion will fade quickly when the whirring becomes a clanking screech, punctuated by the groaning cracks of low-grade Chinesium growing brittle and shattering, all accompanied by a complete cessation of all water movement.
Now, I'm trusting you to be a man about it, and let us know when that happens. And I will laugh, and laugh, and laugh...
