rawprawn Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Seriously considering one of these for my new tank, currently cycling. http://aquakitz.com/2016/01/15/chihiros-doctor-ver-2/ Certainly mixed reviews, and I wouldn't pay as much as the Twinstar unit costs, but at a hundred bucks I'd possibly go for one of these. Interestingly, while the advertising talks up all advantages for shrimp including increased shrimplet survival, a couple of sellers have told me they're only for planted tanks. Another question would be that when it's removing algae is it removing biofilm, and if so do I need to feed special food to the shrimplets. I'm really looking for someone who's actually used these, not just opinions. Has anyone actually used these in a shrimp tank and noticed effects, either good or bad? I've searched and read a couple of threads on here, not really much info there on these yet. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Twinstar has been talked about off and on here. Type in twinstar in the search above, and many links come up. Probably 2 or 3 threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 I ran one in two different tanks and saw no benefits. You need aeration, almost suffocated my fish. Spend the money on a new filter and extra purigen. Soothing Shrimp and EricM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 11 minutes ago, Vpier said: I ran one in two different tanks and saw no benefits. You need aeration, almost suffocated my fish. Spend the money on a new filter and extra purigen. same here and feel exactly the same way. Vpier and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Just now, bostoneric said: same here and feel exactly the same way. It could be just me but it seemed to make my water look a little less clear, it wasn't cloudy but not crystal clear. Once I stopped my water was crystal clear again. Wygglz and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawprawn Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 So these are one big old load of BS?? If so, these guys are seriously bold with their claims! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thing is, with most aquarium stuff companies can claim just about anything they want. No one really checks on them. Vpier and Pokeshrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Snake oil! Snake oil! Like Soothing stated above, for all we know most of the products we use in our tanks may be doing the same, nothing. Soothing Shrimp and Vpier 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camel_60 Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Hi , i prepared this product "Chihiros Doctor Super" I want to know this device most be turn on during the week ? With M3 program , i turn it on three times a week , is it right ? My tank is about 400 liter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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