Coralife 65 Floor Flooder

Der_Iron_Chef · #1 04-03-2008, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by b-diddy

They would be found liable in court and I work in the industry - I'm not looking for legal advice on a fish forum; just wanted some input if this was a common problem or not.

Well, well, well. I'm not sure if you know how snooty that sounded!

Anyway. I have owned the CSS 65 myself, and it flooded on me several times before I ditched it and bought something MUCH better. I'm guessing (and it's a fairly good guess) that it flooded because the water level in my tank fluctuated too much. I didn't have an auto-top off unit, and this unit requires a stable water level. Any discernible change in that level, and what you've tweaked on the nob isn't going to work how you want it to work anymore.

That would be my guess as to why yours flooded. I'm no lawyer (no, just a simple-minded youth worker), but I'm pretty sure they could come back and say that you just didn't maintain the proper conditions for it to work correctly.

bv_reefer · #2 04-03-2008, 03:38 AM

wow everytime i'm minutes away from going and buying the css 65/125, i remember all the complaints about flooding and i quickly shy away, seriuously they gotta get that fixed, ridiculous

b-diddy · #3 04-03-2008, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

Well, well, well. I'm not sure if you know how snooty that sounded!

LOL! You're right! It DID sound snooty! Still amazed I got educated by a bunch of Ally McBeal fans in a fish forum!!!

Thanks for the post - and for bringing me back to earth!

Keri · #4 04-03-2008, 05:09 AM

You know, you're Right that they shouldn't sell a product that doesn't always work but....people will still buy it.

*sigh*

I have a coralife SS 65.... I'm just saving my pennies for a better one.

Der_Iron_Chef · #5 04-03-2008, 05:37 AM

I've never actually seen Ally McBeal.

Keri · #6 04-03-2008, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

I've never actually seen Ally McBeal.

No? You should call my mom, she could probably give you a summary of every episode....

b-diddy · #7 04-03-2008, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

I've never actually seen Ally McBeal.

Horrible horrible show with some 25 year old anorexic lawyer woman who spends more time worrying about her dating life than her cases. I hope it's not still televised but I'm sure there are re-runs floating around on some no-name craptastic channel somewhere.

-Snoot-Diddy

digital-audiophile · #8 04-03-2008, 02:13 PM

Any skimmer has the potential to overflow if not used properly.

The way I see it ... keping a glass box full of water, you are bound to dump water on the floor at some point in its lifespan.

DanG · #9 04-03-2008, 04:58 PM

There's a couple of skimmers made by reef octopus that are HOB.

b-diddy · #10 04-03-2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Keri

You know, you're Right that they shouldn't sell a product that doesn't always work but....people will still buy it.

*sigh*

I have a coralife SS 65.... I'm just saving my pennies for a better one.

....and I'm one of those "people"! I figured a protein skimmer would be a protein skimmer.... but definitely cheaped out in this category so I could get some better critters. What are you going to buy next Keri? I want something failsafe!