OASE CrystalSkim 350 Surface Skimmer for Freshwater and Marine Aquariums – Compact Internal Filter for Film Oil and Debris Removal, Quiet, Adjustable Flow, Shrimp-Safe, for Tanks up to 92 Gal / 350 L
Original price was: $39.99.$29.60Current price is: $29.60.






Price: $39.99 - $29.60
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The OASE CrystalSkim 350 removes biofilm, floating plant matter, and dust from the water surface to improve oxygen exchange and maintain crystal-clear water in your aquarium. A built-in bottom outlet improves circulation in low-flow areas, while the removable, collection basket protects small fish and shrimp. Designed for freshwater and saltwater tanks up to 92 gallons (350 L), the surface skimmer features an adjustable flow rate and a floating intake ring for consistent performance, even in uneven setups. Compact, quiet, and easy to install with suction cups, CrystalSkim is German-engineered, Italian-made, UL-certified, and backed by a 3-year warranty.
Package Dimensions : 6.57 x 5.28 x 2.2 inches; 12.56 ounces
Item model number : 86944
Date First Available : September 15, 2022
Manufacturer : OASE
ASIN : B0BFFY1ZGF
Best Sellers Rank: #9,023 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies) #29 in Aquarium Filters
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QUICKLY CLEARS SURFACE DEBRIS – Removes biofilm, floating plant matter, and dust from the water’s surface to improve water clarity and support healthy oxygen exchange. Designed for use in both freshwater and marine aquariums.
IMPROVES WATER CIRCULATION – In addition to surface skimming, the built-in bottom outlet creates gentle flow in low-circulation zones where debris tends to collect. This helps reduce dead spots and supports overall tank health.
ADJUSTABLE FLOW & FLOATING RING – Customize skimming performance with an individually adjustable flow rate. The floating ring automatically adapts to changes in water level, maintaining consistent surface cleaning even when the unit isn’t perfectly level.
SAFE FOR SHRIMP & SMALL FISH – A removable collection basket with fine intake slots protects delicate livestock while capturing the smallest particles that nets can’t remove. Ideal for planted tanks and aquascapes with shrimp or nano fish.
RELIABLE QUALITY & BACKED BY WARRANTY – For aquariums up to 92 gallons (350 L). Italian-made, German-engineered, UL-certified, energy-efficient, and backed by a 3-year warranty.
Customers say
Customers find the surface skimmer efficient and effective at removing surface scum and biofilm, with one mentioning it works well in deep tanks. The product is easy to clean and customers consider it good value for money. While some customers describe it as very quiet, others find it noisy, and there are mixed opinions about the bubble size.
13 reviews for OASE CrystalSkim 350 Surface Skimmer for Freshwater and Marine Aquariums – Compact Internal Filter for Film Oil and Debris Removal, Quiet, Adjustable Flow, Shrimp-Safe, for Tanks up to 92 Gal / 350 L
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Original price was: $39.99.$29.60Current price is: $29.60.
Steve K –
This is an incredible skimmer for the price!
This product works absolutely amazingly. I bought it for my turtle tank because their skin sheds over time and creates a nasty film on the surface â this skimmer cleared it right up. It feels durable, completely safe for the turtles, and the suction cups are way stronger than I expected (much better than the weak ones on other gear I own). On top of that, itâs dead silent and took me maybe five minutes total to assemble and give a quick pre-use clean. Couldnât ask for better performance.
DG –
Awesome
First time using skimmer and itâs working great for me. Unfortunately few of my small shrimps got sucked in but I was able to check and save them. It was making noice at first with bunch of air bubble coming out but once you level up the skimmer and water, noice will be gone ðð»ðð» I think price is awesome to compare with other brand. Thank you for great product and i just ordered another one for my 2nd tank 🙂
C. Rahn –
Great product overall but buy your own sponge to replace the one it came with
Great skimmer. Perfect size for 20 gallon high but needs to be at lowest power if you also have a wake maker. The little thing can create a CRAP ton of micro bubbles at full power. The only complaint I have is that the sponge filter has too large of pores for my needs of filtering out silt. While it still filtered out some silt, I have purchased a sheet of aquarium sponge to custom cut to the size. Honestly, if you spend a couple bucks on a better quality sponge, this skimmer is worth the price! It is very small but powerful and doesn’t any noise if installed correctly. The skimmer is the only filtration I have in my tank and it is working great!
Mitch Brolsma –
Works Great, Not Recommended for a Betta tank
This worked really good within minutes of being installed in my 10 gallon but I need to say this – Do NOT get this skimmer if you have a Betta in your tank!> Even on the lowest setting it is too strong for them – recommend a HoB filter with a skimmer attachment or included.> I put this in the ‘dead zone’ in my tank and it worked as advertised; clearing the surface film and getting water moving below the skimmer and creating a flow at the bottom of the tank.> I did not test out the highest setting since the lowest was too strong; I am going to keep this and use when needed until I find another HoB filter (as mentioned above.)> Flow needs to be adjusted without the top pieces are attached
***N/A –
Sandstorm and Bubbles
Might work well for an overly deep tank, but this thing has absolutely zero flow control despite the advertising. Even at minimum, this blew all the sand of my tank bed from 12+ inches above. Wouldnât recommend this at all. And the bubbles! More micro bubbles came out of this than an air stone. Not good for fish.
Cindy –
Reliable
Best surface skimmer, reliable, strong suction, customizable suction power, easy to clean, gets rid of surface biofilm easily.
Alex C. –
Pobably the best suface skimmer for most systems.
The best tip is to read the instructions! It will tell you how to install and adjust the flow. Choose the lowest flow during the installation. That will help you to adjust the place you will install according to the water surface and avoid the skimmer to suck air. Then, if you wish, you can adjust to a higher flow slowly. The outlet of the water is on the bottom of the unit, so that’s another reason to have the flow on low in the beginning, to observe the substrate you have on the bottom of the tank. If you put the flow too high and the skimmer is located too close to the substrate, in a low/small tank, for example, you will blow the substrate off! The skimmer doesn’t need much flow to operate amazingly! I have it on the lowest flow setting for my 75 gallon tank. It will remove the surface scum in couple of minutes! It’s construction is perfect and it works amazingly when installed correctly! The included tweezers is to remove the top grid protection and the blue sponge inside to clean. I am not going to use the skimmer with the included suction cups. I used some cable ties and attached it to magnets. The wire is long!! Very nice! I love this product!! If you follow my instructions in regards to the low flow in the beginning you will not have the micro bubble problem some people observed and complained. One last tip: make sure you aquarium is on constant water level, replacing the evaporated water daily, to make sure the skimmer won’t suck air when the water level drops due to the evaporation! This skimmer is one of the very best I’ve tried, if not the best. Much easier to clean than all the others I’ve tried! love it!
Adam l. –
Quality of the product
I bought this to swap out my hob system with worked great for about a half hour then it stopped feeding throw the top. I noticed a flaw in the design being the middle section is not sealed properly to the base it starts to suck water from the small hole for the power cord and around were it clips in. It is a nice skimmer but needs and update I will be doing my own tweaking to this one to made it work properly
manjunath –
Not upto the mark.
Baljit shreyes –
Was good at what it does.But stopped working with 40 days even though was using 1 day a week. Disappointed
Abimelek –
Excelente compra, lo recomiendo.
Amazon Customer –
Great piece of kit and cleared the surface up in just minutes as I had seen it shown on YouTube.
Stulli St –
Was soll man dazu groà schreiben, super Skimmer, hochwertig verarbeitet und leistet beste Arbeit in meinem 570 Liter Becken.