Product review: Oase crystal skim 350

[@tetraguytx1705]

I like that Matt goes about it the way any of us would: just open the box and fiddle about and consult instructions when forced. Perfect!

[@FishShopMatt]

It's how we all do it might as well keep it real hahaha ❤️🐠

[@brobro1659]

harosh

[@eelcog]

Nice video Matt. Enthusiasm trumps beginner mistakes every time!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks buddy! I think that's just me though, will still be the same in a year's time hahaha.

[@dazzac2708]

Always love your honest, everyman presenting style that appeals to us normal folk.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you I am but a normal man 🤣❤️🐠

[@Backblast72]

Great review Matt. I love your videos, so down to earth and straight up no bull and no fuss. I like that your don’t shy away from sharing your honest opinion with us which is a huge plus. I will definitely be purchasing the 350 for my 284 liter planted tank.

[@laurag1076]

3 minutes and I'm giggling. Love it Matt!!!!!

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahahaha glad you like it! ❤️🐠

[@thewalters694]

Love all your vids Matt. keep up the good work

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

[@SWu-sl5kz]

Great video Matt! Thank you for the review. Gonna buy 1 now.

[@darthbader6506]

Neat little gizmo! This sort of video is a great way to learn more about the hobby so please keep them coming

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you, definitely more on the way soon! ❤️🐠

[@CullenKawano]

All the things are clicked Thank you Matt!!!! Love your video and your shop! Thank you, MD for introducing us to Matt! Wish I could visit your shop but I don't live in the UK but you are still awesome in my book! Keep it up and stay awesome!! I can't wait to get this super kit of a skimmer!

[@WytchyStitches]

Well done! And I do appreciate a good bit of extra swag! TWEEZERS!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️😂

[@davidshoard3271]

Matt, your videos are awesome...thank you!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠

[@chrisduell4210]

Awesome! Hopefully they release them in Australia in the not so distant future. Thanks for another great video.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! I believe they are slowly making their way round the globe! ❤️🐠

[@sharongould2689]

i like the features they've thought of! very cool. And as always love your humour and your enthusiasm! the bit with losing the top piece, just gold! My husband was in the room commentating the whole time- o"h no its gone to Narnia... I too understand the concept of how things can just teleport to another dimension when dropped"... Had me in stitches!

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahahaha thank you ❤️🐠. I did cut the 8 minutes of silent searching out of the video! 🤣

[@n.c.3137]

Really good, clear video. You should definitely do more product reviews. You've just got one of those voices that people want to listen to, you speak clearly, explain properly (unlike others I've seen) Really very well done 👏 thankyou 🙏👍

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠❤️🐠 definitely more on the way soon!

[@theuntrainedeye4598]

How cool that you get a free skimmer with that pair of tweezers you bought!

[@FishShopMatt]

😂😂😂 it's brilliant isn't it.

[@suzanne1728]

Love the videos! The Collab with MD Fish is excellent! Greetings from Brazil

[@FishShopMatt]

Hey 👋 thank you ❤️

[@madhatterjones4781]

Great review Matt with good energy. Looks like a great skimmer

[@lakayawalker-read8701]

Great video as usual very informative and still interesting, keep at it looking forward to more of your content 🌸❤️

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠

[@hannahbull4629]

More product reviews please. Loved it! My fav bit was when the grill entered an alternate reality. Laughed my head off. More vids like this please.

[@laurag1076]

Great review video Matt. Tank is amazing we love it.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠

[@jmasc3228]

Love your videos Matt. Keep them coming and don’t forget about us over on the other side of the pond.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠❤️🐠

[@ianscott1812]

First video i have watched of yours. Quality review, no nonsense and straight to the point. Nice product also 👌 subscribed to the channel.. keep it going 🙌🙌🙌

[@mattriggs.aquaria]

Hott jobber MATT! Cheers.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠

[@antznnfx9922]

Another great video Matt! I’d love to see more unboxings in the future! This is going to be perfect given I’m growing out a Pearlweed carpet! It’s always so tedious getting each and every bit!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you, certainly more will be on the way! ❤️🐠

[@Booseondeloose]

Loving the videos Matt! Keep it up! Video idea - I think it would be a great idea for you and MD to do a collab on your channel... maybe, you could both scape a similar tank (stock it too maybe) and see whos turns out better? And then discuss what you like about them or if there's anything you'd change etc if there's something you didnt like. You can maybe have a theme too like create an african style tank, hilllstream or amazon river, etc. I think you'd both have a blast doing something like that 😊

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠 I will have a chat with MD and work something out! ❤️🐠

[@hannahbull4629]

Amazing idea!

[@shuanaroden5226]

Your tip about measuring cup for feeding fish is invaluable am going to use it for young lad in disability home to be able to feed fish when I set up their tank thank you so much

[@FishShopMatt]

Awesome! Glad I could help, it's such a simple thing but it's easy to overlook them sometimes.

[@robbieg9573]

Where can I find this specific tip?

[@noelbrucker135]

Great job, Matt. You’re a natural 😊 Great review

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠

[@otiliasoaresdacunha3853]

Excellent video,can you do a tour of your fish shop? Looking forward to it

[@FishShopMatt]

I will do! ❤️🐠❤️🐠

[@muhammadhadi6391]

Thanks alot bro, really love the way you showed the product in details 👍😊

[@aqueminiarts]

Been looking to pick one of these up, great review! Thanks

[@FishShopMatt]

Well worth it and thank you! ❤️🐠

[@raulolivares3449]

Great vid Matt I was wondering if you could help some of us new guys in the hobby by making a video about the quarantine process for getting new fish how much time and what meds if any that someone should use thanks

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you, I will put it on my video list to do asap.

[@stevenpavan327]

You do great reviews. Your accent is delightful. Well done. May I suggest running this surface skimmer on your 8 foot tank. It will remove the surface scum I can see on it, and increase the Kessil shimmer effect. GREAT review.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️ yeah we are tempted to wait for the 600 to arrive. We've solved the issue at the moment with moving the flow round.

[@corydorassterbai8659]

Just came back from my grandpa who has a huge pond full with goldfish. Nice vid Matt ❤️

[@FishShopMatt]

Awesome and thank you! ❤️🐠

[@Paul-li9hq]

Great little unit. I really get the impression it's been designed by a fish keeper: not a bunch of marketing men, the function is so ideal - no gimmicks - just effective (The addition of the little pair of tweezers is a nice touch: a useful item - not a gimmick, I think). If I were in the market I would certainly buy one... but I run homemade units that simply plug into my filter outlets and exactly copy the function of the Aquario Neo Skimmer. I prefer the concept of this system: no shrimplets get trapped in any way - surface scum, leaf fragments, shrimplets, etc, are simply sucked down and blown into the water column, where it circulates and gets drawn into my filter inlet (which is covered by a filter foam block: acting as a shrimp/fry guard and a fantastic pre-filter element). Long-gone are my hours spent combing through the sludge after filter maintenance - trying to find and save the microscopic babies...

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah it does seem to be a well thought out unit. Your DIY jobs sounds brilliant though ❤️❤️🐠

[@welshweeks01]

Damn you Fish Shop Matt I was quite happy with my Ehime Skim 350 until I saw your review! lol Great little review and what I like about the Oase over the Ehime is the way you can just pull out the top with the sponge to clean as with the Ehime you need to unclip the section with the sponge in. No hardship, but Oase looks easier/quicker to do.

[@ybk6858]

thanks for the review! I think this is gonna be my next skimmer

[@BradMakula]

Another banger! I'll keep my eyes out for this... It'll take care of the little bit of duckweed I have left in my community tank!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you, yeah it will definitely sort it out for you! ❤️🐠

[@davidanderton2437]

Matt would love to see a filter review where they actually measure actual flow with all the media in vs what is in the box

[@stonecoldcarebear]

I love that you included the drop 😂👍

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha what I did cut out was the 8 minutes I spent looking for the piece 😂😂😂

[@ElderPinto254]

i got the oase skimmer today thanks Matt for the info love it!!

[@XMS1212X]

Keep doing more videos of this and fish!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠❤️🐠

[@Soopro88]

Great video Matt

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you 🐠❤️

[@BGN_Aquariums]

Informative yet again, the new MD tank is looking great too. Keep up the great work. Ive just won the maidenhead aquatics gallery competition for june 🐠

[@FishShopMatt]

Congratulations! I saw that tank looks beautiful! Thank you ❤️

[@BGN_Aquariums]

Thankyou. Ive just added a fluval plant light ti it, and im trying out the tropica co2 system bio. Out of interest more than anything

[@kj_fishtanks]

I don't understand how you only have such a little subscribercount in comparisson to MD. I think a lot more of his viewers should watch your great content.

[@FishShopMatt]

Channel is still young, only been posting for a month or so. I'm sure they will all come and find me soon. Thank you for your kind comments. ❤️🐠❤️🐠

[@kj_fishtanks]

@@FishShopMatt True, but maybe it's better like this. Like now you'r able to see almost every comment and react to it and that's really nice. I think we have already established a great community.

[@720450]

Watching you all the way from Puerto Rico

[@KurisuBonsai]

Does look pretty neat from Oase! I've been running an All Pond Solutions skimmer for a while now and it too works well for the money. Even better is you can reverse the Venturi bit, jam an airline connector in the very end and use the outflow to fire water thru your tropia bio co2 reactor tube thing for max dissolvage) Works a treat.

[@FishShopMatt]

That's a cool idea! ❤️

[@cahillp3]

The all ponds solution one has been running for 3 years non stop for me. Great piece of kit for 12 euro!

[@danielobrien2592]

Nice compact skimmer that, good review 👍

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you buddy ❤️

[@REM241]

Thanks just ordered one😀

[@stevecooper6653]

BETTER GET SOME MORE IN STOCK THEM MATT 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻FIRST CLASS KIT 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻Steve tivvy

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah we now only have a couple left! 🫣

[@Lanon4]

This surface skimmer works so well I managed to skim my tank without even buying it. Never mind the fact that I got so into watching this video I overfilled my tank all over my desk...

[@Rosebud2503]

Lolol...😂

[@ellenm4560]

Another great video Matt! Quick non fish related question though. Who's the doggo in your profile pic??

[@FishShopMatt]

That's one of my two Dalmatians Roma, I've always had Dalmatians so only seems fitting to have my newest girl in my profile. There are a couple photos of her on my insta I believe.

[@ellenm4560]

@Fish Shop Matt thanks for the reply! *runs off to take a look at her

[@marcus1970]

Wonder if Oase have anything on the drawing board to sort of combine these features passively (non powered) for use on the inlet to a Biomaster? Neat little unit... Think I need one!

[@FishShopMatt]

I will pass on your idea to my friend who works there.

[@margaretasaarenpaa4239]

This was a good review!!!

[@robkuhn7999]

Another banger. I love the casual approach! I've wondered about skimmers; never used one. Is it something that you'd run constantly or just as needed? Would it chew up my water lettuce and salvinia? Duck weed grows so fast....

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠❤️🐠 I run it when I need it, doesn't need to be a constantly used item if you don't need it.

[@fbasantajr]

Matt another great review, my only complaint is that I would rather see magnets then suction cups. Like the new Sicci Pro internal filter. Thank you from NYC

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! ❤️🐠 I totally agree the issue with magnets is it normally it bumps the price up massively. I've seen products double in price just because of a magnet holder included.

[@Droveit]

Great job! Your so funny!!🤣

[@FishShopMatt]

😂 thank you 🐠❤️

[@Only1Sosa.]

So authentic Great to watch Thank you 😊

[@simoncaudery1867]

Matt nice review so good flow going into the skimmer but what’s the flow going back into the tank like

[@mxcianpr]

Loved the review. More videos like this?

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you .If people enjoy them I'll make them! 🐠❤️

[@ddrreedd86]

Hallo Denkst Du das in 30l wird es ok, pr ist es zu stark?

[@GODwithus73]

Great review!!!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠

[@cahillp3]

Lovely item

[@multipletanksyndrome]

Nice video. Haven't seen a review of one of these products before.

[@FishShopMatt]

They're quite new to be fair! ❤️🐠

[@multipletanksyndrome]

@@FishShopMatt I mean surface skimmers in general. Plenty of filter & heater reviews. Not so many of surface skimmers. Do you use UV sterilizers on your freshwater tanks?

[@alexthetaxi]

I’d love to see a video comparing fluval and oase canister filters :)

[@lindacooper4893]

😂😂😂😂 you do make me laugh with your antics ❤❤

[@ramblinrog2767]

Love your videos Matt. Any chance you could do one on how to care for Otocinclus?

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠❤️🐠 otos are coming!

[@christinacadwallader5619]

well done good review!!

[@truthfactreality6814]

Great product. Needs an output options other than down. Also needs to be completely black or white or blue which are common backgrounds to blend in with

[@inervizionz]

I can relate to the tweezer excitement lol

[@tonypearson6205]

Thanks for the video; I just bought one and your video gives me good info about different ways to use it! . One point about pronunciation, if you care, - Oase is German for oasis and it's pronounced like "oh" "ah" "zuh" [I've noticed that even the British Oase representatives say "oazee". But great video; thanks!

[@josephhatmaker6969]

Thank you for the video mat!! This skimmer is what I’ve been looking for! I’m having a bit of trouble finding it in the states? Would you mind pointing me in the right direction to finding one please sir? Also now that you have been hanging out with MD. Looks like the happy accidents are happening to you as well. (When you dropped the Guard) lol. I lost it lol.. I lose things as well and they fall into the black hole to never return. Lol thank you for being you and what you do! Have a blessed one my friend.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you, really kind of you. They have only just started hitting the shelves in good numbers recently over here. They're listed on the US oase website so hopefully soon you will see them.

[@suewestby824]

Great content. Thank you!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you 🐠❤️

[@MissChelle]

Just a little auto focus tip I learned recently….. if it doesn’t want to focus on a close up, just slightly move it back a bit….. works on my cannon dslr might work for you too…. Cute little filter. I don’t get much surface scum. Could it be used as a nano filter? 🇦🇺❤️

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you for the tip! Couldn't really be used as a filter unfortunately as no real space for media. ❤️🐠

[@gibbnasta]

Could you slow the flow with filer floss in with or in place of the sponge? Maybe in the guard. Looking for a small skimmer for my 38L. Hitchhiking duckweed...

[@am_fishtanks]

Hi Matt, great review. Would appreciate your thoughts on the new sicce shark pro internal filter, if you can get a hold of one.

[@FishShopMatt]

Oooooo I'll have a look and see if I can get one.

[@bjd2879]

Could you do something on glass cleaning and what products is best in your opinion for glass and acrylic. I'd like to share that video on the fish keeping FB page I'm on. I can't tell you how meany times I've seen dirty glass or scratched acrylic and glass when people share pics of there tanks.

[@FishShopMatt]

Good idea I'll start work on one very soon! ❤️🐠

[@MrAaroncissell]

That is really neat. Looking for something from what I could see in the video physically that size but much lower flow. That is 350 ltr so about 95 gal I need about 55 ltr so about 15 gal. I only have two 12 gal cubes left. (2 of my last remaining Betta from my last ever breeding, about 15 Black Neon and 2 Reticulated Siamese) and surface scum is about a once a week issue that something like that could help with. Unfortunately I am going blind and need a bit extra he;p with cleaning somethings and the surface scum is part of the hardest for me to know when it is done.

[@FishShopMatt]

You can adjust the skimmer down to around 200lotres per hour and the water is diffused through the bottom of the pump with quite a large grill so it may suit your aquarium absolutely fine.

[@SwatejK]

Matt : Come on Camera Focus Camera : Not today 😄

[@FishShopMatt]

😂😂😂 it was being very irritating!

[@jamespond7496]

For those of you worried about your shrimp and fry. Try a set of Lilly pipes. When adjusted correctly they create a vacuum or vortex, a mini tornado pulling down surface scum. Hence the reason their shaped like that 🤔.

[@FishShopMatt]

Absolutely spot on! ❤️🐠❤️🐠

[@LDragonhardt]

Loving the videos, what were the curvy scissors for?

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you, they are a pair of pruning scissors for aquarium plants.

[@ivanDaThug]

lol, love how you keep the goofs in. So, it's not just armatures that rush in without reading the instructions? Intersting.....

[@fabiangoh5208]

Hi Matt, I would like to know how is this in terms of performance comparison with the Eheim 350 Skimmer. Also i noticed that there are no outlet to the Oase Skimmer. Where is the outflow going?

[@ryannichols3053]

I would really like a video on the species you put in the tanks you and MD do. I would like to see that natural behavior you can’t get from a pet store stock tank. Why do those species go together? Why do some small fish make other fish more comfortable? What are you worried about and going to have to keep an eye on?

[@FishShopMatt]

I will add all those to my list of things to cover in future videos! ❤️🐠❤️🐠

[@glassboxfish]

Keep it up Matt!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you 🐠❤️

[@sandradolbel2578]

I can't wait till they are available in the US

[@FishShopMatt]

Soon by the looks of things! ❤️🐠

[@AlanChown]

How does it work if you have a bit of surface agitation? I don't quite have waves but the Eheim skimmer just sucked in loads of air so pumped out a lot of bubbles which didn't look too good.

[@piacnm]

Nice review, made me laugh also 😄👍 I have an eheim 350 skimmer - but it took 3 of my Ember tetras and small shrimps 😱😢 even on low flow. Maybe this is better 🤔

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha glad I made you laugh. This one does seem like if you run the guard no one should get caught up in there.

[@piacnm]

@@FishShopMatt 😁 I so know the feeling, ready to go home after a good day of work - and then a little plastic thingy runs away... 😳😂😂 But think you are right, after seeing this rewiew I am ready to buy it 👏

[@laVeukz]

What do you think about ryukins in a outdoor pond matt

[@FishShopMatt]

Hmmm it's a tricky one, in theory as long as you keep a close eye on them and react quickly to any issues I don't see a major issue with it. But it does depend on how cold it gets where you are.

[@alysiamixon3305]

That would be perfect for my planted axolotl tank, I deal with a good bit of surface scum with that set up.

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah it would work a treat! ❤️🐉< Closest I could find to a lotl hahaha.

[@alysiamixon3305]

@@FishShopMatt haha love it

[@olivergraham6116]

I have sand in my tank and was going to add a wave maker to get the flow along the bottom of the tank but would this be better as the outlet is on the bottom and also works as a skimmer ?

[@alisonnicholson]

Looks like a nifty bit of kit Matt. Great review. Do like oase products👍👍are these on maidenhead site now do you know?

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! I don't believe they're on there yet as they have only just started arriving in bigger numbers.

[@alisonnicholson]

@@FishShopMatt ah ok I'll keep checking thanks Matt 👍

[@laszloszocs7477]

A question where does the water go out?? cause i dont see a nozzle like on the eheim skimmer.nice vid like the genuine joy you output through the vid ,also you are a very good salesman 😀

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠, the flow actually gets pushed out through the grill right in the bottom of the pump. Nice and gentle downward flow.

[@francispenaranda718]

A good skimmer from how it looks, but when should this be available for Philippines.....

[@danielearl9788]

Glad I'm not the only one who drops bits as I open haha

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha the amount of parts I lose is unreal!

[@markneedham2287]

The best brand on the market , thanks Matt My son is playing in Exeter on Saturday so I’ll pop to the shop for my first visit while I’m down there , are these in stock ? I’m also looking for trident fern if you have them too

[@TheCambridgeCarper]

Can you review the bio master 350 please!!

[@FishShopMatt]

Absolutely, will get on it asap.

[@flipsonfire101]

Keep it up, content is good.👍

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠❤️🐠

[@maxavery9963]

keep smashing it

[@michaelwolfe3038]

Will the aquaoak 110 (200L) have enough room between the condensation glass and water level for this skimmer?

[@Cavalier_Steve]

Great review Matt, I see this on @aquascapingamsterdam channel I did look and couldn’t find it for sale yet as they are so new out, good to see that they are coming to our LFS and maybe buy one from you if you have them in stock when I’m out your way. Cheers.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you ❤️🐠. They are very new and quite limited in supply, we should definitely have some when you come to visit if you already haven't picked one up by then.