{"product_id":"mantis-tornado-protein-skimmer-180","title":"Mantis Tornado Protein Skimmer 180","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eMantis Tornado Protein Skimmer 180\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eMantis Tornado Protein Skimmer 180\u003c\/strong\u003e is a powerful \u003cstrong\u003ein-sump protein skimmer\u003c\/strong\u003e designed for medium to large marine and reef aquariums. 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