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Check Valve

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  • Prevent water from siphoning out of aquarium
  • Rubber valve for longevity
  • Essential for power outages

A check valve is used to prevent water from siphoning out of your aquarium. If water siphons out, it will usually damage the air pump and lead to water on your floor. In extreme cases, this can lead to fire if electronics are sitting in water. 

Aquarium Co-Op Air Accessories Check Valve
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A Must-Have for Every Air Pump

A simple check valve is all that stands between you and a floor full of water. If your air pump is below the top of the tank, you absolutely must add a check valve between the air pump and the air-driven device (e.g., sponge filter or aquarium decor). If the air pump ever loses power or gets turned off, the check valve prevents water from traveling down the airline tubing due to gravity.

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Don't Forget About the Brine Shrimp

A common "air-driven device" that people often forget about is their brine shrimp hatchery. We have personally lost power in the middle of the night and experienced the pain of cleaning up fishy, rotten brine shrimp all over our counters. So don't forget to add that check valve!

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Aquarium Co-Op Air Accessories Check Valve

Check Valve

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TOUTpoisson (.P. (Canoga Park, CA, US)
Solid construction

If you run airline hosing then it’s a safe bet that you also utilize a check valve. The reason I repeatedly buy the AC check valve and use them on all my tanks is because of how fragile and easily other check valves break when you don’t pay for a quality check valve. Quality costs a little more but it pays off in the long run.

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Kael

Check valve works

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Chris H. (Christiansburg, VA, US)
Love These

Work great. Super cheap insurance for preventing water from ruining my air pump. Will buy again.

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Nick D. (Portland, OR, US)
Works great

I’ve had the check valve running in my tank with my sponge filter for almost a week now and it’s been great. I haven’t had any problems with it.

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Ivan W. (San Diego, CA, US)
Check valve

Very good check valve

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Frequently Asked Questions

Shipping Policy

We process and ship out 98%+ of our shipments next business day. 

Live plants will ship using an appropriate service and typically arrive in 2 to 5 business days. Transit times do not include weekends, holidays, or weather delays. To avoid delays in the shipping network we recommend ordering live plants on Saturdays and Sundays for a Monday ship out.

Dry goods such as fish food, medication, filtration products, etc. can be ordered any day and will ship the next business day with an appropriate service. Typical shipping times are 1 to 7 business day transit time, depending on delivery location. 

Faster shipping options available at checkout for an additional charge.

Alaska and Hawaii have a $17.99 surcharge. We do not ship to Puerto Rico currently.

90 Day Return Policy

90 Day Return Policy

At Aquarium Co-Op, our goal is to have satisfied customers. We make every effort to inform our customers about how our products work, and what is 
to be expected. We recognize that sometimes a product may not completely
 meet the expectations of a customer. We take pride in having a 
no-hassle 90 day return policy. If you have purchased an item and are not 
satisfied, we will take it back.

To start a return, email our customer service team at shipping@aquariumcoop.com. Please note that the shipping cost of returning an item is not covered by Aquarium Co-Op.


Items being returned may be sent to:
Aquarium Co-Op
Shipping Team
800 Enterprise Dr.
Lexington, KY 40510 

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