Customer Reviews

API 8PB Pond Breather Heated Aerator, 40 Watts

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I purchased this pond breather from a local horticulture supplier, and he explained how it worked and how to put it together, which turned out to be quite simple but I was glad to get the instruction and have a better understanding of the contraption. I floated it to the middle of my pond and plugged it in, that was it! It successfully kept my small koi pond aerated all winter long with no maintenance at all. Winter is over and the ice has now melted so I pulled it out and cleaned it, which was more work than I had hoped but was totally worth it for the worry free winter. My fish are alive and healthy. For the other reviewer who could not get theirs to work, I suspect the tubing came unplugged from the pump which would explain the "tube to nowhere". The pump is inside the white plastic cage and can be accessed easily by snipping off the plastic ties (then reconnecting with more plastic ties). I had no trouble at all with it tipping over so perhaps the breather tube wasn't properly screwed together. Anyway, just wanted people to know it does work and is a good option for keeping your fish alive all winter.

It just did not work for me. The float kept tipping over in the water and there was a hose that went to nowhere. I returned it after my son fiddled with it in our backyard for 30 minutes.