Stainless Steel Skimmer Pipe Set 12/16mm

I picked this set up to add to my blackwater tank, and they are working great. It creates plenty of circulation for the 20G tall tank and looks good in there as well. The mounting brackets are fairly durable and hold the pipes in the desired.position without a problem. The rotatable outlet head makes it easy to point the flow in the direction you need. You will want a long tube brush for the skimmer tube. On a couple of occasions, the skimmer head got sucked down all the way and stuck there. Fortunately I didn't lose any of the Amano Shrimp when that happened. I found an easy solution to the skimmer head getting sucked down too far, and that was to put a zip-tie on the skimmer, at the point that is the minimum level I want it to drop. It has not gotten stuck since. The flow adjustment is nice and easy to access. If you have a top on your tank, you will need to fool with positioning a bit since the adjustment knob extends past the rim of the tank. It still works well. The inflow pipe has some fairly narrow openings that can tend to block up with plant debris. Also, they aren't so narrow that a shrimp couldn't get stuck, so make sure you add a sponge if you have smaller varieties in the tank. In all, this is a great inflow/outflow pipes set with skimmer that looks great and works well. I would happily recommend this set to others.