No more free powerheads in IO buckets

What a bummer! I use Instant Ocean salt and like it very much. And, the fact that each bucket came with a free MiniJet 404 powerhead, made it even better.

Well, I went and bought a new bucket of IO today and....no free powerhead Instead, I got two crappy looking plastic plants that are supposed to look like Caulerpa prolifera and Sargassum platycarpum. Very disappointing - I want more free powerheads!

Sorry, just had to vent.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that the "FREE aquarium plants" sticker on the bucket looks almost identical to the old "FREE mixing pump" sticker...very tricky. At first glance you might think you're getting a free powerhead just like you always did. So, if you're out buying salt...look closely at that sticker. You may get lucky and find an older bucket with a powerhead in it.

It does blow - I set up quite a few small tanks with those free powerheads

Okay, this time I'm really done venting...I promise.

Originally posted by slipknottin
free aquarium plants? like plastic ones?

what good would those be to someone who just bought aquarium salt? Its not the 80s anymore, you dont use plastic plants in your SW tanks!!!

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I wish I still had my digital camera so I could post a picture of these lame things! (sent camera in for repairs)

Check out: http://www.aquariumsystems.com/decor.htm#Saltwater
That's what you get now...two plastic plants

Neither of these will ever touch water...unless it's in someone else's tank or in the garbage. Can't imagine people actually put these in SW tanks That'd be like cramming your tank with bleached coral - again, like in the 80's!

Originally posted by goldfish freak
How long were they giving away those free power heads for? I got one with a bucket I bought and was hoping to get another. Not any more I guess.

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That promotion went on for quite a while - I think I have 5 or 6 total.