Wags

Both of mine failed in a short period of time. The one that lasted longest had an audible buzz that the other didn't. I moved that one to a tank in the garage before it failed, as it was noticeable from one room away in my living space. I probably didn't help the situation, as I didn't contact customer service. Based on people like me, I bet if Aquarium Coop legit got a 5-8% or whatever fail rate, there were also a difficult to count group like me that didn't raise their hand and say, "me too!". So, the number is likely even higher. Assuming Cory is as real as his videos, you really don't get people like him in business. I genuinely believe he cares about the products he produces and making existing products better. I love that he is taking on the "status quo" in the hobby and trying to tweak each product. The heater was ambitious. Anything with a heating element is going to be fickle. As much as a let down as it may be for some, I agree with him that his time is going to be better spent in other areas. I applaud him for taking the risk. Where there is risk there can be reward. You only learn from experiences and become stronger for the ones that didn't work out... as tough as that can be. Aquarium Coop will be stronger for it and we will reap the benefits when the next product is a homerun.

These tanks in the garage aren't going to win any awards, but hopefully give these fish a decent quality of life after being culled. The tanks don't look especially good on camera, so thank you for not focusing on that. :) Having these tanks side-by-side and having purchased the Easy Flow upgrade kits all at the same time does afford me the ability to swap collars. Should have considering in the first video. The small loss from the airline tube is simply not the issue here. In fact, I think the only reason the loss is occurring in the defective/clogged collar is because the air is not passing through as it should. You don't see this behavior in the unclogged collar as the air is being expelled as we expect. Let's see where the internet takes us with the below:

I ended up grabbing some video to help everyone see the issue. I am appreciative of everyone's interest! (Also, just watched Cory's latest video where someone literally dropped an air stone in the water... and complained it didn't work. That's not me, I promise!) These are little grow out tanks in my garage, so nothing high profile. I start the video showing the airline tube connected to a Aquarium Coop sponge filter. I took out the Easy Flow this weekend, so you'll see how this looks in legacy configuration (no easy flow). No real clogs to speak of in the sponge. After I shot the first 2 minutes, I decided it might be better narrated, so ran through all my testing again. At the end, you'll also see what the same airline tube looks like with the Zist air stone. Easter Egg: Find the pizza table top that my niece thought the fish would like to eat their food. What an uncle doesn't do... Let me know if anyone has any thoughts.

I've had 4 Easy Flow adapters in place. I like the concept. One has already clogged and I cannot find a good way to clear. The flow is next to nothing. Yet, when I remove the airline tube, there's most definitely plenty of pressure. In fact, when I re-assemble the sponge filter with the Zist air stone, all looks right again. What gives?

These pics really aren’t any good, but you will get the idea. She has an appetite and eats. But, does seem a little lethargic. Also stays thin even after eating whereas other fish may plump up a bit right after feeding. (pics ended upside down. I may have to rotate or delete)

Interesting. One of my fry, a few months old, is showing the same. I dropped her in a quarantine tank with meds, but haven’t seen any improvements. I will grab a pic and post for further knowledge transfer.