This is the same setup as the more expensive one offered see my complete review there. Delivered fom Apliance connection where I purchased it less than a week I was amazed. Save the money order here. Only difference I know of is its not coming from the manufacturer andbto be honest I have aquariums I have purchased from midwest-tropical and it took three times as long to receive. Buy a instock item from a out side company u will get it faster.
PROS extremely light I'd say hole unit is around sixty to seventy pounds.
Well constructed I have no fears of leakage
I had some reservations about ordering a tank so large and having it arive unscathed the unit came incased in a wooden shell and then spray foam was used to protect the tank. The unit could have fallen of the truck and Ben dragged down the street and would have made it out okay.
All descriptions I read on this tank and none really mentioned the components. I comes with a large multi stage filter with removable media trays. A nice air pump with a flow adjustment. A heater but to be honest I'd use the supplied heater for a twenty gallon tank not a fifty.under gravel filter with lift tube. The tank is plumbed with the drain/ pump intake in the center and the water out on the right corner. I will have to say I like the way they installed a tube on inside that brings water from the return side of the pump to the top and has a angled neck so as to eliminate the need for any hoses being run out side of the tank.
Plenty of plastic plants and more than enough of that small river stone substrate.
Not a bad lighting system dual bulb t5 I think not enouf for plants but okay for this setup. Very soft lines and bends no sharp edges light is mounted to top panel and when shut nothing is exposed.
Cons I am around five ten and standing on a step ladder I can not reach through the access panel in the top and reach the bottom very close but not quite. If substrate is added I might. I would like the tank to be removable. The filter is very tall and is difficult to install I purchased a 45 degree elbow because the hose kept bending and restricted water flow. Hoses are black I'd prefer clear so u can see how dirty they are. Under gravel filters with lift tubes are in my opinion useless. U have a pump sucking the water down from the bottom. Buy a decorative air stone and use that.
No cleaning tools i have purchased aquariums from this company before and always come with cleaning tools and net. The access panel on top could be larger.
This thing looks great and is constructed well bit expensive considering u shoud still buy a heater and any extra decor and fish your talking a couple hundred more.
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