I called Yama back and tried not to tell them that I was wanting to use a glass rod but they kept asking, “Why won’t it work with the cotton filter.†When I told them I wanted to use glass rod I was told, “We put those lips on the tops of the drain tube so people will not use the Cory rods. They are not meant to be used with a Cory rod. We were getting to many returned bases that had broken.†This is not even close to what I was told a month ago. Before they said it was defective. Now they say this is a safeguard they have in place. I am a very loyal customer to companies that treat me well and this just seems downright shady.
Does anyone have a Yama they have bought in the last couple months? Does it have this lip that they are telling me is purposely put in place as a safeguard?