FZONE Aquatic Glass Lily Pipe Set with Skimmer Inflow and Outflow for Aquarium Filter 5/8''(16/22mm) Tubing

I bought this product ~1 month ago to replace the black plastic parts that came with my filter and I'm really happy with the decision. The quality of the glass is great and both parts feel very sturdy. I wasn't worried at all about breaking them as I attached them to the tubing. This is the first surface skimmer I've used and it's a pretty cool design. The bottom of the intake has an adjustable cap that allows you to block the grates to force water through the surface skimmer, making it easy to use this product with filters of various flow rates. The skimmer does a great job getting small particles off the surface without sucking in a bunch of air and it doesn't add any noise to my tanks filtration system. I've done a few large water changes since adding the skimmer and I haven't needed to play around with or adjust the skimmer to get it functioning again. It's a pretty robust design. The only downside is the green spot algae that wasn't visible with my black plastic parts, but thats more of a tank problem than a product problem. I definitely recommend this product and will start buying them for my other tanks.

EXTREMELY great value. Pipes of similar design are > $90 at some stores just for the intake pipe. Nice design and looks great in the aquarium. My only design note is that the outflow lily pipe definitely sits quite close to the surface, so be sure that works for your planned flow.The intake skimmer removed the surface scum in my aquarium in < 20 mins but left the floating plants alone. Also, these are definitely made of real glass (except the skimmer, which is floating plastic), and quite fragile/brittle glass at that. I had a really unfortunate accident where I snapped the tube in two places. But they sell the intake/outtake separately, so it was super easy to replace. Definitely good pipes, Just be careful with them.

Love these. They look great in the aquarium. No Noise whatsoever. The flow is great. Nice brush to clean them. And very easy to assemble. As with any glass object, you just gotta handle them properly.Only Issue: The suction cups that come with them are ok. Not too great. About a week later they already dont stick to the glass walls. Maybe a 8hrs or so then it comes off.But otherwise, I do love how these look and work.

These pipes honestly look pretty good, quality is solid. Second set of these I’ve purchased, the other was 13mm, they were perfect.However with the 17mm I’ve had two pygmy corys gets stuck in the skimmer now. The top piece/ skimmer is too small in diameter for the inlet pipe, so it sort of flaps around and has a gap where the skimmer’s pipe fits into the inflow pipe. While it does allow the skimmer to easily rise and fall, it also allows things to get sucked in through that gap. Like my fish. :/Not the best design, the 13mm pipes I purchased had a better fitting between these pieces and I never had any issues. Rest in pieces to the inflow pipe I dropped.Mind you, I upgraded to a larger filter and it has a stronger flow, however this is still a design flaw

The media could not be loaded. This is a high quality glass lily pipe set. I was using a more expensive set prior to this, but it broke while cleaning it. I got this one as it was less expensive, and I've been really happy with it.The skimmer works very well. After my old glass return & skimmer broke, I was using a plastic return without a skimmer and was surprised how quickly the surface got loaded up with debris and oils. Within a few minutes of installing this one, the surface was crystal clear.If you have a planted aquarium or rimless aquarium I highly recommend it.

First out of the box, the glass looked of nice quality and clear. After trying to mount it, you can immediately tell something was off. The joint that attaches to the suction cup is off, causing the lily pipe to be skewed if installed correctly and securely to the suction cup. Then some of the suction cups don’t hold very long before lifting up. Weeks later, after repeatedly having to press the suction cup back down, with a misaligned joint, caused it to snap off completely. This is a terrible product and money should be spent elsewhere.EDIT: Also forgot to mention the skimmer does not work properly. There is too much of a gap at where the pipe slides so the suction from the filter can't actually keep the skimmer below the water line enough to actually skim, and there's no way to adjust. Had to find a small O-ring to seal the gap and keep the pipe were it needed to be.

This thing took my boring looking intake and outflow to a more sleek look. I was worried it wouldn’t work due to reading some reviews but I’m so glad I purchased this Fzone kit. Love the built in skimmer as well wow

The media could not be loaded. I've had this set up for about two weeks while I cycle my tank. It took a few minutes of tweaking to get the skimmer set up the first time, but did a water change just today, and it's much easier now that I have a better idea of where the setting should be. Glass feels sturdy in hand on both pieces, and I have moved and detached them from hoses a few times now as I get things to where I like them. I saw a tip to heat the tips of both the glass and the hoses when reattaching to avoid blow out when starting up after any maintenance to them, and that advice worked out great for me. I just use a hair dryer at the max heat setting.The lily pipe had plenty of clearance over the rim of my 29 gallon tank, but the skimmer/intake is a bit of a tighter fit. But it does fit! If your rimmed tank is much larger, you will probably need to shell out for a different set.Overall, I'm really pleased with this set.