coralife needle wheel

im excited as hell that we are having a discussion about a product I just bought lets me know what to look out for and what other have noticed

 

My Coralife 220 works quite well.....no whistling. It is tempermental when it comes to water level though but I adjust for it. It's a great skimmer and would recommend it with no hesitation.

 

I love mine, for the price you can's do better IMO. Like Sssnake said, it can be touchy to water levels. If you choose to make it a HOB make sure there is some sort of collection cup in case of a overflow. If you have it in a sump, no worries

 

ok, i've got a question... does the powerhead for your coralife have some way to mount up? mine just hangs from the rubber tube going up onto the skimmer itself... (not to the air muffler thing, but the bigger rubber tube)... maybe that's why i hate mine so much... it seems like it SHOULD mount by suction cups onto the glass... but i didn't notice anything that would work, not even in the instruction book.... so does everyone else's powehead just hang loosely in the tank?

 

yes the powerhead does just hang there no mounting hardware for it not that suction cups stick to my glass very well anyway coraline algea is making sure of that lol

 

Yup....it just hangs. No suction cups required. The motor is quite heavy for suction cups anyway.

 

well in that case, it just seems like poor quality build on coralife's part...just my opinion.. i knew i should have waited before buying this one... i mean, the powerhead just hangs there, plus, if you have a problem with it, its hard to find replacement parts... i'm definately changing to something else... but good luck to the rest of ya!

 

Good luck to you too!

 

i dont know about you but I have been able to find replacement parts very easy not that i need any.But good luck with your next one

 

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