IceCap K1-Nano Protein Skimmer, Aquarium Filter, PVC, Acrylic, 5.91 x 2.75 x 15.75 inches

Phenomenal

Worked great for a month.. Then stopped working. Poor quality I guess.

I have this skimmer in my Biocube 32 and it works 10 times better than the Tunze I had in the middle section previously. I run and an In-Tank mod also in the middle chamber with filter floss and media, but the skimmer easily fits next to that. It is easy to dial in skimmer and within 24 hours it was pulling out brownish gunk. You have to lower the water level in middle chamber to about 1/2 way down for it to work well, which also allows you to CLOSE THE HOOD! I placed the magnet to hold it in place on the divider between middle chamber and return pump chamber. Definitely worth the money.

Overall, seems like good quality, easy setup, compact (with some adjusting of the mount and lines, fit in the back of my all-in-one’s rear sump) and after only 12 hours or so, it’s already pulling brown gunk (skimate) from the water. Set up per the instructions on Y-Tube (it actually came with no written instructions).Probably undersized for my setup but I was very limited in space so this was pretty much the biggest I could get. First impression is that it’s definitely working with the initial settings (per instructions), and it’s a little noisier than I’d like. From my experience with pumps though, they do break in and should quiet down with time. As far as value, seems a little overpriced, but then again I haven’t had much hands on experience with skimmers. Will update as needed.

I received the k1 yesterday and hooked it up in my fluval 13.5 (It does fit in the middle chamber sideways but you cant use the mounting bracket but its in there snug). this is skimmer #3 i have tried on my nano tank and wow what a difference. 5 min into turning it on i was getting good skim so i cant wait to see how well it works once its broken in. As for the sound which was a big worry form some other reviews i read. let me start by saying i have never owned a silent skimmer EVER and i have had about 7 being in this hobby. That being said its relatively quiet. If you are the only one in the room and there is nothing on but the tank you can hear it but to be honest i expected that. but its one of the quietest skimmers i have ever owned that has actually worked. i have owned some really quiet skimmer....... but they don't do much of anything. This thing is super easy to adjust and put together. the only other thing i noticed was some micro bubbles. I was bad when i first started it but by this morning there were barely any but this to be expected as it has not broken in yet. Ill give an update in a few weeks. but over all i LOVE this thing.

Works great but it’s to loud ! I’m hoping after a week of use it gets quiet. Rediculously loud !!

Collection cup cone chipped and jagged at mouth. Mouth of body where collection cup attaches is jagged also. This one slipped by in quality control. I don’t have the time to wait for returns to replace so I’ll run this and buy a tunze.

This skimmer is a great value for what it is priced, break in period was about 2 hours. It is adjustable with the intake valve located next to skimmer cup. Currently using this on a IM 20G dropoff (The original ones) It is a very tight fit - unable to use supplied magnet with this, but again due to it being a tight fit it just holds itself in place!Owned for about a month - No issues, micro bubbles for about 2 hours, upgraded from an eshopps nano skimmer, this k1-nano is quiet and pulls lots of waste.