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Simplicity 540DC In-Sump Protein Skimmer

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As soon as you place your order, you will receive an order confirmation e-mail. This means that we have received your order in our system and pre-authorized your credit card for the purchase. As soon as we receive your order, we automatically reach out to our suppliers to confirm that it is in stock and available for immediate shipment. If your item is on backorder or unavailable, we will void the pre-authorization and reach out to you via e-mail. If your item(s) are available for immediate shipment (within 5 business days), we will process the charges and submit the order for shipment.

Order Shipment:

If your order is in stock and we process the charges to your credit card, it will ship within five business days from the date of your order. We will send you tracking information within 24 hours of your order leaving the warehouse to the e-mail address you provided when checking out. If you do not receive tracking information from us within six business days of your order, feel free to follow up with us at orders@fishtankusa.com

Damages:

Please inspect the packaging of your item(s) when they arrive, if you notice any damage you should make note of it when signing for delivery. If your item(s) do arrive damaged, please send photos to returns@fishtankusa.com and we will process an insurance claim on your behalf.

Cancellations & Returns:

All orders canceled after 24 hours are subject to a $20 administration fee, whether or not your order has shipped. If your order has shipped, you (the buyer) will also be responsible for actual return shipping charges.

We have a 14-day return policy, which means you have 14 days after receiving your item to request a return. 

To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. 

To start a return, you can contact us at returns@fishtankusa.com. If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as for instructions on how and where to send your package. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted. 

You can always contact us for any return question at returns@fishtankusa.com.

Refunds:

We will notify you once we’ve received and inspected your return, and let you know if the refund was approved or not. If approved, you’ll be automatically refunded on your original payment method. Please remember it can take some time for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund too.

Price Match Guarantee

We work very hard to ensure that we offer the absolute best prices online.  If you find another online store that offers a lower price then us within six months of your purchase date please let us know and we will refund your original payment for the difference.  We want you to feel confident that you are getting the absolute best price for the product you are ordering.  If you find that our own website has a lower price for the same item you have ordered within six months of your purchase date will refund the difference as well.

To request your partial refund simply e-mail us a link to the same product on our website, or on our competitors website within six months from the date of your order and we will process the credit accordingly.

Our 100% Price Guarantee has some limitations:

  • You must purchase the item from our website before requesting your Price Match Guarantee
  • Promotions such as rebates and buy one, get one free offers are not eligible
  • The item must be in stock on the competitors website
  • The competitor must be an online store, they may not have a retail location
  • The website can not be a discounter or auction website (ie; eBay, overstock, etc..)
  • The competitor must be an Authorized Retailer of the product in question
  • The Price Match Guarantee includes the item price and the shipping charges, it excludes sales tax

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Reliable Performance. Great Value.

Pulls in more air than expensive competitors – and more air combined with our needle-wheel impeller and hybrid cone body make for an incredibly efficient skimmer.

Needle Wheel Impeller

Slices up the air to create a ton of fine microbubbles. These microbubbles attract proteins removing food, detritus, and other waste from the water.

Hybrid Cone Design

Improves contact time giving proteins more opportunity to stick to the bubbles and helps to concentrate the foam as it rises.

Custom Control

An easy-to-read wedge pipe setting indicator, adjustable air intake, and controllable pump allow the skimmer to be dialed in to achieve the best performance for your unique system.

DC Pump

Powerful, energy-efficient DC pump with needle wheel impeller and controller.

Controller

Easily adjust pump speed and temporarily turn the pump off using the feed mode. Built-in digital readout displays current speed and power consumption.

Collection Cup

Bayonet locking collection cup and built-in collection cup drain.

Simple Maintenance

Thumbscrew assembly for easy cleaning. The skimmer body is made from high-quality cast acrylic that is durable and easy to clean.

540DC

900-1,800 L/h
13-35 watts
9.9” x 11” x 22”

Bio-load
up to 540 gal (light)
up to 405 gal (medium)
up to 270 gal (heavy)