Penn Plax Radius Curved Corner Glass Aquarium Kit, 5 gallons

I purchased this aquarium kit as an upgrade from my Betta's bowl. The aquarium itself is a decent, rimless glass tank for the price. A nice little extra is the mat cut to the tank's footprint that comes in the kit. The hinged top is a piece of plastic so that it is unbreakable--which is good since the hinges come apart frequently with use. There is a tiny submersible filter that does work quietly and can contain sponge, carbon or ceramic media.

The light that comes with the kit is nearly unuseable. It is a mere 0.6 watt LED which is barely enough for a 'moon light'. The really annoying thing is there is no on/off switch and you have to plug and unplug the lamp to operate it.

For about $64.00 shipped, this works as an upgrade for the Betta bowl, but is definitely not suitable for maintaining live plants. If it were not a definite shipping expense to return, I would send it back and save the cash for a better setup.

This turns out to be a very nice tank with a good strong filter. The only minus that I have noticed so far is the hood. A Cheap little piece of plastic with cheap hinges that don't work very well. I have replaced there hood with another hood I had. The tank is a good looking solid glass tank and well shaped.

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