NuvoSkim Midsize

I wanted to give this 4 stars, as I do most items, but I can’t really find anything wrong with it so far. I’ll update my review if anything changes as time goes on.It really is plug and play. I dropped it in my second chamber on my IM Nuvo 30L and within a few days it was producing skimate. Not sure why it’s not working for some others, but it’s been working perfectly for me. You can see in the picture where I’ve placed the band, for cup height. I tried a few different heights and it was either too wet or too dry, so this is what I’ve come up with as a good balance. You’ll definitely want to experiment to determine what the best height for yours will be. I guess if I have to be picky, I’m emptying it out a few times a week, but that’s really due to the size and how much I feed. Not an issue with the product itself.

The first gin of this model worked flawless. This one is absolutely horrible, and way too loud. I tried just about everything you could do to make it quiet. Sending it back.EXTREMELY LOUD

The pump on the bottom broke the spout off before I ever even used it. Bought a replacement pump and it does work great. But where the pump pops into the bottom doesn't seem very strong

This IM protein skimmer is an improvement over the original nano skimmer, however, it takes a few days before the microbubbles stop being formed. It is difficult to re-install the skimmer pump after you have removed it for cleaning.

After trying a few skimmers in my IM Fusion pro 10 gallon I finally found this which is made for my tank. You have to literally like at the bubbles to make sure it's on. Started skimming within 24 hours! The only negative I have the the large rubber o ring that is used to adjust the collection cup height. It moves when taking the cup off for cleaning and it will ales a little work to find the sweet spot again. Maybe they could find one that is tighter? Or put notches for differ o ring positions.

Thing worked great for less than two months and now doesn't do anything. I tried taking it apart to clean the pump yesterday but there was no blockage. I'll be contacting them with this complaint as well. Of course I'm 15 days past the return for Amazon...(1 star)Edit: I called Innovative Marine and spoke with customer service. He was so well-mannered and polite. He apologized for the faulty part and is sending a new one with a tracking number. I was told to call him back if I have any other issues. The customer service I received is fabulous (5 star)Edit again: annnnd for the third time, it's broken. Every month it quits, I contact customer service, and they replace the pump and/or wiring. And legit a month down the line, it quits again. Great product...for a month...customer service is great but the product is garbage. Do not buy. (1 star again)

Within 5 minutes of first plugging it in, I started collecting skim even with the cup positioned higher! I do have a heavy bio-load so it went right to work and I’m very happy with it. The only noise you can hear is a tee tiny hum from the motor, no louder than the stock return pump for a NUVO 20. Installed in 2 minutes (literally) and was collecting skim 5 mins after. Not sure how anyone could poorly review this unless there’s a broken component. If you have a NUVO Fusion tank, this is a great option!

I scored the jackpot. It stopped working 1 day before I couldn't return it!My first skimmer but I thought it worked decently.After the motor stopped working: I realized that it was loud.Agree that the design of pump placement is lazy and not though out.Fits great in the back of an innovative marine tank.Amazon was great with shipping and returns.