stopped by petsmart this weekend and noticed a lot of new products under the national geographic brand. the canister filters caught my eye. they look exactly like my Eheim Ecco. flipped the box over and sure enough. Made in Germany. i'm guessing they're rebranding other products under the national geographic name. saw some heaters that look like Eheim Jagers too. also made in Germany. interesting.
national geographic aquarium products at petsmart
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The resemblance to eheim stuff is pretty evident
I noticed that some of the Top fin stuff was being cleared out to make room for the new Nat. Geo. stuff. I picked up a 150 watt heater for $14.07. This is a great deal considering its a pretty open warranty. It basically says if you dont like it you can return it. I will save my receipt for sure but thats basically a lifetime warranty since they dont really stipulate a time frame.
I was purchasing some gravel and notice a nice small gravel by Nat. Geo. that was larger than sand but not as big as the normal Petsmart stuff. Was kind of interested in it but the Petsmart stuff was on sale so got it instead.
I noticed that some of the Top fin stuff was being cleared out to make room for the new Nat. Geo. stuff. I picked up a 150 watt heater for $14.07. This is a great deal considering its a pretty open warranty. It basically says if you dont like it you can return it. I will save my receipt for sure but thats basically a lifetime warranty since they dont really stipulate a time frame.
I was purchasing some gravel and notice a nice small gravel by Nat. Geo. that was larger than sand but not as big as the normal Petsmart stuff. Was kind of interested in it but the Petsmart stuff was on sale so got it instead.
hobbyorobsession
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Those are not visually pleasing at all.
bronzefighter
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I noticed these the other day. The Nat Geo canister is an exact copy of the Eheim Ecco. I wonder if these are going to be the same quality as Eheim branded stuff though.
I actually bought that gravel/sand for my 25gal in my hotel room. I think i like it better than sand, and is a bit more dense then gravel. I mixed it with flourite so the plants have something a bit more natural to dig their roots i to. The only thing thats even remotely negative is it really needs to be hosed down. It has no residue, but seems to grasp onto air and floats to the surface. So if you get this stuff, spray it down as you put it in to avoid air bubbles and random clumps floating to the surfaceDMD123 said:
bronzefighter
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No, see the box was made in Germany. That's why the box is labeled as such. Nothing like high-quality German cardboardiandraco said:
!: But seriously, if Eheim is selling the same quality equipment in a big box store... I like that!
PokeSephiroth
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Doesn't petco still sell eheim canister filters? I know they sell eheim skimmers and the eheim automatic feeders.bronzefighter said:No, see the box was made in Germany. That's why the box is labeled as such. Nothing like high-quality German cardboardiandraco said:
But seriously, if Eheim is selling the same quality equipment in a big box store... I like that!
Maybe eheim is catering to petsmart customers under Nat Geo. Hah. Genius.