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Jardin Aquarium Fish Tank Air Stone Plastic Plant Décor, Fuchsia Blue

I didn't expect much due to the price but it's a very nice plant with tons of bubbles. Bright and colorful and it sure puts out a lot of bubbles. I like to change up the tank and having the bubbles right in the plant is a nice change.

I did remove some of the taller branches, otherwise this is a nice looking addition to my tank. Make sure you rinse it first. The branches are pretty stiff and don't seem to be leaning, but I've only had it in the tank for a few days. I am not using the air stone feature, but I did test it.

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SunSun HW-402B 4-Stage External Canister Filter w/ 9W UV Sterilizer, 264 gph

This filter is the whole package. The instructions made it easy to setup but lacked details about which trays get which media. it comes with 3 thin white floss pads for the trays so I purchases a separate thick blue sponge, bio balls, carbon and ceramic disks. Once it was all set up, the filter took a few seconds to prime up and now its running beautifully. The self primer button got the system going with no problems, just make sure you fill the bucket with water to the line. Very very quiet, all i hear is the bubbles breaking the surface now, not a peep out of this unit. The surface skimmer is set a little low but i don't use it anyways. The UV sterilizer is controlled by a on/off switch on the size of the top part of the unit. The UV sterilizer cleared my water up in a matter of hours. A lot of people complain about how fast these lights burn out, but your not suppose to run them constantly. Only as needed. This unit is very well constructed with tough plastic and I predict it will last a very very long time. Only complaint is I doubt it is actually 265 GPH, flow seems very soft for such high flow rate. I would rate it around 100-150. but you can't beat the quality for the price. Best filter I've ever owned. Water is crystal clear...

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Exotic Environments T-Rex Skull Aquarium Ornament, Large, 10-Inch by 6-Inch by 6-Inch

My Cichlids love swimming in and around this thing! Highly recommend if u like exotic aquarium pieces! You won't be disappointed!

I chose this item for my plecostomus to hide in since it keeps harassing my turtle and thought a new house would distract the monstrous fish. Unfortunately the mouth isn't wide enough to accommodate its girth so it just takes up space and looks cool. Combined with the aerator and red flourite it creates a cool look. I think I'll try the alligator skull as that looks big enough to let the fish swim through.

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I have had this in my 55 gallon and most recently my 90 gallon, each time I used it as the center piece. I love the way it looks in the tank, never breaks down and clouds water, and the fish love swimming in it. I would highly recommend this to anyone who needs new decorations for their fish tank.

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I enjoy watching the fish swinm in and out of skull, its a great hiding place for the fish as well!! Looks great in the tank as well!

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I purchased this item for my son's snake enclosure. We had seen the same item at our local pet shop for $36.95 and I was not willing to spend that kind of money on this item. I was so happy to find this when I got home and for much less than the store. My son has a baby California King snake who needed a hide/shed helper/ climbing apparatus. As soon as I placed this into the enclosure the snake was weaving in and out of the holes, rubbing his head against the rough texture, and hiding in the base of the jaw. Within 24hrs he had successfully shed, due to the texture of the T-Rex skull (it was his first shed and they are notoriously the hardest for a snake to accomplish). The skull is large enough that the snake can still enjoy it through adulthood! I would recommend this item to anyone looking for either fish tank decor or Reptile needs.

Aside from the snake being happy my son is absolutely thrilled! He wasn't happy about having to walk away from this item in store and when he came home to find it in the snake tank he about died! He is quite the dino expert and swears that this is a super detailed replica "it even has the orbital notches and the nasal cavity!! Mom this is the coolest thing EVER!!!"

All in all everyone is happy Especially mom who was able to give the munckin what he wanted without breaking the budget!

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Midwest Tropical AquaTable Aquarium Octagon

Just look at the advertised picture of this table...beautiful, but once you get it home and set it up, far less enchanting! The glass top is super heavy,the space between the top of the tank and the glass top is too wide (I lost a few fish that escaped this way). I ended up having to modify the table by purchasing an acrylic top, drilling holes on the four corners to lower decrease the gap. Also, there is a condensation problem if you don't have the tank temp. almost excatly the same as the room temp. I definitely believe this is a big time waste of money and do not recommend this to anyone.

If you are looking for a good tank, try the Nanocube, or one of the marineland eclipse tanks. They are good, reliable, easy to use.

I get this thing and they forget to tell you about the big bulky power cord its impossible to feed the fish and a number of other problems

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I have had many aquariums in my 62+yrs and although this one is a challenge it is no where near the bad buy some have reviewed it as. Trouble feeding? Why? Are your fingers fatter than 2" (oops maybe they are).Heavy top? Yeah it's in the middle of the floor and it's nice if it gets bumped and the "heavy" top doesn't fly off or break. Prob w/cords.....huh? I'm no Einstien but where's the prob?

The ONLY prob I have is the supplied filter is NOT adequate. I extensively researched filters and found the easiest and by far least expensive solution is to simply order a 2nd matching Power 85 directly from Midweast Tropical. I fits nicely next to the other and you can use your OWN charcoal and filter floss (FOUND FOR PENNIES PER USE ON THE NET) which nearly all other filters will not allow. They all take expensive proprietary mgfs cartridge/bag etc filter inserts and you can do your own for 85-90% cheaper! ALSO this way you can put STANDARD ACTIVATED CHARCOAL in one filter and AMMOINIA ABSORBER in the other and BULK floss in both and have twice the filter media at work.

Simple, cheap and VERY EFECTIVE....PROBLEM SOLVED!

I'd buy it again in a heart beat. Had it for 8 months now and my fish and my wife and I LOVE it. Everyone that comes in the front door goes nuts over it.

ANYONE WISHING TO CONTACT ME, FEEL FREE. Sorry if I offended anyone but there's nothing at all

wrong with this tank and setup.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF INTERESTED IN TANK OR TROUBLE SHOOTING.

DN

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This is an impressively beautiful tank, the perfect centerpeice for our living room. I recommend you install a floor-mount duplex receptacle as I did to eliminate having any visible power cords (the outlet is hidden beneath the tank one is always-on power for the pump, the other is for the light which I wired to a wall switch so you can turn the light on and off). Someone complained the top is too heavy, but it is not very easy to remove by yourself, or slide a bit for feeding/maintenance. The weight is just right. I do see a little condensation on the underside of the glass top where the air bubbles surface, but it's not significant and not a problem it doesn't hurt anything. Another reviewer complained about fish being able to jump out the openings on the sides: I haven't experienced this, maybe with certain types of fish it might be a problem (exacerbated perhaps by too high a water level?) but if I did have this problem I would simply make some wire-mesh cutouts in the proper shape and fashion some clips to hold them in place. In short, don't be dissuaded by the other reviewers buy this tank and you will likely be very pleased, as we are.

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I have had my fish tank table for over 20 years. It was wonderful back then and still is in 2013. Everyone who visits me wants one. I give hints but truthfully want to be the only one who has it since it's so unique. This tank is wonderful even though a few small fish have jumped out and the cord is so visible. You can always buy a piece of rug to put over it and tape the cord down to it or find another way to hide it, it's not bad. Also the open space is good for putting the food in. People who complain, sound like cronic complainers and can never be satisfied.

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Marineland ML Double Bright LED Light

Read this and compare to the REEF lights, if you're interested in putting one of these lights on your tank.

I received my 24-36 in. Marineland Double Bright LED Light 8 x 1W white 4 x .06W blue and was delighted when the light finally arrived.

The fixture packaging was simple, yet sturdy and protective of the light fixture. It comes with two parts: the main body and the power cord. Easy, no brainer, installation!

Just so you know, this light is going on top of a heavily planted, freshwater, 30 gallon tank, with the dimensions of, 30x18.5x12in. WxHxD

Look wise, what was truly attractive, was the body being slim and sleek. No more clunky hood to stare at anymore!

After reading the directions, a disappointing tidbit, was that Marineland (manufacturer label) required and recommended that the light be placed on a tank with clear acrylic or glass covers to protect the LEDs from water damage.

My original intention was to leave the light directly above the tank, using the built in brackets it comes with.

The unit is completely silent. A big difference for those that have fans for high output light that run very hot.

The light output itself was sufficient, while not being the brightest I've seen. It doesn't fill the tank with light like most lights do. It lights up the tank like how the sun lights up water when it shines through it. It's like the light waves on the bottom of a pool when the sun is shining through the moving water surface. Imagine the shimmery effect in water, but with eight fill sources of light gleaming into the tank and bouncing off the tank floor. That's the natural feel (almost mesmerizin strobe); unlike other lights which completely fill the tank with light.

Because of that effect, the light doesn't look like it's putting out intense light. There are shadows and light waving almost everywhere with darker sides (width wise) to the tank. The darkness might be due to the fixture not completely spanning the width of the tank (the brackets expand so to fill the gap spaces).

As for the LED lights, there are eight of the white lights that are split into two rows (4+4). The row of four moonlights are between the two rows of white light lights (white+moon+white).

The LED lights throw very very little heat, to the point they can be called cool lights. Don't expect them to heat your tank. They are physically touchable without burning your skin like regular light fixtures would.

Curious and of interest, is when the fixture is turned on to white daylight, not only are the white LEDs on, but the moonlights are on also at the same time. When you switch to night mode, only the moonlights are on.

Some people have complained that because there isn't a separated switch for the white and moonlights it becomes cumbersome to have to manually change the light between modes when you have the light on a timer. It's TRUE! Marineland, should make a solution to that problem and I'm sure many more people would buy the light due to the ability to put the lights on a timer with no fuss. The two reasons I could think of why they didn't do so: 1) it costs more *not a good excuse* 2) because the moonlights are turned on in daylight mode, the lifespan of the moonlights would be extremely unproportionate to the lifespan of the white LEDs (assuming white and moonlight LEDs last the same amount of time).

The expected LED life on the box is 16,000 hours of usage. So assuming you used your daytime lights 8-12 hours a day and at night your moonlights only, 12-16 hours.

Your moonlights would FAIL in 667 days (16,000/24hours), compared to 1333-2000 days (16,000/12hours & 16,000/8hours) of white LED use.

That's a big difference (lifewise) and enough to justify to not leave the moonlight on, unless you really want it for constant viewing in moonlight mode.

Quick conclusion:

If you're looking for a new look and are able to cover the LED expense, look past minor annoyances and like a natural wave strobe, this is the light for you. Good luck with it! I certainly, enjoy mine!

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P.S. So far the plants in the tank are doing fine after two weeks. I'll update in a month or so to let everyone know if they are sufficing my plants.

Part 2: Review May 21, 2011

It's been about a month and a half with the Double Brights 24"-36" lights and I have to say it's becoming apparently disappointing. The plants in my 30G freshwater tank that usually do well in moderate to high light are browning and failing. It just isn't sufficient enough in the parts where the beam of light doesn't shine directly on. Even with the beam directly on the plant, it's hard to sustain growth due to the awkward size of the light, being smaller than the tank, not spanning the full length to the sides.

With that, I decided to invest in a Marineland Reef LED of the same size. I still like the concept of LED and its benefits in comparison to T5, MH lighting. I'll try posting a review in of that light under that comment section.

As for the difference compared to the Double Brights, WHAT A DIFFERENCE!! I've been looking up more forums and upon Marinelands' own FAQ section one person asked if the 'Reef' lights are usable for planted tank in freshwater and the reply from an official representative was that they actually recommend using the REEF light if you're going to do a planted tank.

I would completely agree with that statement. The difference is night and day. The double brights produce a warmer temperature color of light 6,000K and the reef model cooler, 10,000K. The difference is BRIGHT white. If you're looking for a warm color go with the double brights, but if you're looking for white light output go REEF. I have the two side by side and you can obviously tell that one part of the tank is yellow and the other full daylight white. I'm guessing the amount of LED's and calibration does make a big difference (being the Reef's has more). The Actinic blue output is also "louder" in comparison, from 60mW to 1W.

There are some downfalls comparatively, but they're nominal depending on what you're looking for.

Double Bright vs. Reef Lights

1. Price. Upfront, the REEFs are more expensive, but if you count the amount of LED fixtures in them, cost per light Reefs are cheaper.

2. Color temperature. The Double's are warmer 6,000K, REEFs 10,000K

3. Double brights don't give as much light coverage as the Reefs do in the tank.

4. REEFs do run hotter on the top of the unit. It's warm/hot on the heat sink fins. Not scalding.

5. REEFs have a higher energy consumption vs the double brights, but with more lights I think it's well worth it.

6. Double brights have approx. 17,000 hours of life, REEFs 50,000 hours!

7. The moonlight comparison has the 'Double bright lights' feeling weak, REEFs are strong.

So if you can get past without needing a Reef light, do so. But the one persuasion that might make it all worthwhile is that the Reef model has 50,000 hours vs the 17,000 hours of use before light diminishes 30% in output intensity.

This light is fantastic. Uses very little power but bright and gives a fantastic look to the aquarium. Shimmer effect is awesome. Plus you can turn the blue lights on at night to see fish at night without interrupting them. Great for my black ghost knife and any other nocturnal fish.

Its very slim and sleek when resting on the aquarium the top of the light is maybe 1.5 inches from the glass very low profile.

The only problem the blue night lights run all day with the regular lights, but are on the same switch, so you cant set a timer to make it so all the lights are on all day and the blue all night, you have to manually switch on the blue to use it. It will be relatively simple to install a new switch to do this, but requires time, parts, a new power supply, voiding warranty, etc ,etc. Would have been much better if they were separately controlled.

I bought the 48" LED for my 4 foot tank, and it looks great, but I sometimes wish I had gone with the 36". It would leave 6 inches "unlit" on each side, but it would give a pretty cool effect I think, and is $100 cheaper. You can get two 36" for the price of one 48." I mainly got the 48" because it is more powerful with more lights and I was thinking it would be able to support plants better. After being set up a couple weeks the plants are doing well, but we'll see how it does long-term.

Also you never have to replace bulbs. On a planted tank this is a major expense if you want to keep the bulbs producing usable light. This light claims to last 5 years before replacement, while most power compact and T8-T5 bulbs say 6-12 months or less, and are all fairly costly. This combined with the low energy consumption of the LED makes it much cheaper long-term.

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I have used this light for a 10 gallon tropical fishtank for the last three months and am very pleased. I have fairly easy-to-maintain aquatic plants which are all growing very well even without CO2, although I use fertilizer and iron sometimes. Only some of the the very small foreground plants struggle a little bit. At first it seemed that the light does not reach into all corners of the tank but the plants seemed to grow regardless. I had to prune plants several times. The design is very sleek and there is no heat created by the light. LED gives the water a beautiful shimmer. Fish look nice, but the colors are not quite as brilliant as in my other fish tank with flourescent lights. Interestingly the less colorful fish look better. Although all fish and plants are doing well I wish it were a tad brighter to bring out the colors of the fish.

After one year: It works very well for planted aquarium and seems to cause less algae growth than flourescent light.

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I bought this unit to replace a Coralife 36" (2X96 fan cooled Freshwater 6700K) unit. I live in El Paso and my tank is under a sky-light. Due to the abundance of natural light, I don't really need much for things to grow. I run the light about 5 hours a day (6 to 11PM).

Prosruns much cooler than my Coralife. I like the natural color of the LED units over the 6700K Coralife. Very low profile(may be a + or depending on your taste).

Consnot a salt water or coral light. Not enough light for that. Marineland would need to double the LED count to come close. Cannot run just the blue lights separately, should have had two cords for use of timers with the unit. Use of power adapter a little cheap and flimsy compared to the two three prong power cords of the Coralife. Coralife has much more light output, can change the bulbs for different color needs (salt, fresh, plant, coral, etc)

Because I don't need a bunch of light, I like the unit and will keep it.

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I have a 55 gallon aquarium, 48" long rectangular. Nothing special. For a long time I've had a 48" fluorescent twin tube light, but was getting algae. The "Pet Store Guy" said to turn my lights on more, and it should help get rid of the algae. The only problem, my bulbs were as old as the fixture, and not putting out the UV light they need to in order to kill the algae. He did say that if my bulbs were old, it may not help that much. He was right. When I started looking at replacing the bulbs, they were $15-$20 each. That means $80 a year. He mentioned LED lighting, and so I started looking.

When I saw this, I realized it would pay for itself in just over 2 years. Pretty cool! I couldn't 1-click buy this fast enough.

When I put it on my setup, it took a bit to get used to the lighting. The Marineland Double Bright is pretty blue intensive. I was used to the full spectrum thrown by my florescent. This thing is very bright, as bright or brighter than the twin fluorescent. I've had it now for about 3 weeks, the algae growth has slowed to a minimum (My pleco is keeping up with it easily), and I'm very happy.

It's plenty of light for plants, but I have Silver Dollars, and well, you know ...

Another plus is the fact that this light does not affect the temperature in the tank nearly as much. I noticed the temp dropped 2 degrees. It now has the temperature I set on the heater, which is awesome. I like the way this light does not sit directly on the top of the aquarium. It's legs lift it about 2 inches above the rim (I use glass covers) and looks really nice. Also being smaller, it's easier to get to my filters and what not.

I only have 2 complaints:

Lunar mode is on the same switch as regular. Can't activate it with a timer. I'm trying to think of a way to make it happen. Also, to go from regular to lunar (or back) has to go through the off position, this really bothers my fish.

17,000 hours seems like a really short life span. At 12 hours a day, that's 1416 days ( 3.87 years ). That doesn't seem like that much of a value over florescent. We shall see.

Sorry this is so long -but it really is a great light.

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Perfecto Manufacturing APF22048 Marineland Perfect-a-Lite Fluorescent Full Aquarium Standard Lighti

This was just what I wanted it fit my 55 gallon tank perfectly. I really enjoy the lighting, compared to the lighting that originally came in the box with the tank.

Ordered as a replacement and it matched the original perfectly and came exactly like the description. Highly recommend and would definitely order again..

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Ordered this hood as a replacement for my 55 gal tank. It fit perfectly and is nicer than my original hood. Very pleased with this purchase. Easy to instal cut out spots for filters and misc. items. I would buy this hood again if I needed to without hesitation!!

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We love this easy to use aquarium hood on our 33 gallon fresh water tank. It fits perfectly on the top of the tank and the lighting is plenty for growing plants. I was easily able to cut openings for all the tubes and now I don't worry about any of the fish jumping out of the tank! It is lightweight and easy to clean.

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This hood fits my 55 fish tank! The 48 inch is very great also for my Aquarium!

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Blue Ribbon Pet Products Exotic Environments Bubbling Action Clam Aquarium Ornament

This is a cute clam that bubbles flow out of it's mouth. It opens and closes which is cute. The thing that is bugging me about this clam, is the noise. At first i didn't notice it, but my aquarium is in the living room so all i can hear now is the clam bubbling. The bubbles are big too, that's what makes such a noise and it really rocks the water. But it is cute, i just didn't expect such loud & big bubbles. Also you can hear the clam closing sometimes (depending on how you have it positioned). I've order a new air stone, so i can't hear bubbles.

I bought this clam because I thought it was cute and would make a great addition to my 55 gallon setup. I mainly liked the fact that it is supposed to open and close with bubbles coming out. When it arrived I hooked it up and it did not open and close like its supposed too. It stayed closed the whole time which made the bubbles come out of the side instead of the front. I sent it back for a refund as it did not work correctly. Tried it on two different air pumps, one of which was brand new. Still did not work. Do not recommend this product at all!

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Como 2 Pcs Ceramic Base w Green Plants Fish Tank Decoration 10.2"

This order was for my new fish tank, and they both look good sitting at the bottom. The plants have some kinks in them, but with a little work they straighten up. Two thumbs up!

Jardin Plastic Aquarium Grass Lawn Artificial Landscape, Green

I purchased this to use as a table covering for a safari party. It worked very well for our purposes as a dessert table covering. The price for these was much better than the cost of the grass place mats that are actually sold as party decor. These are also much larger than the small squares they also sell.

These are very nice. The grass doesn't look terribly realistic like something you would place on your lawn, however I think if it were in a fish tank as it was intended to be used it would look very realistic. The grass tufts seem to stay on well, and we had no problems with any of them falling off so the quality seems good too. Overall I wouldn't hesitate to buy this product again, and am thinking about purchasing the other style for another party I'm doing.

I feel bad giving it a 2 star, as others may find that it was exactly what they were looking for. I brought it for a fairy garden, frankly the gaps between the 'grass' is too big and it is too 'plasticky'. Do not think this will look like a lush lawn, because it most certainly does not!!

Having said that some highly coloured potted plants look pretty on it on the shed window shelf.

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Just put them in the pond. I used them to replace other artificial mats that were approx. 3 year sold. Hope they last at least as long.

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This is on the bottom of my fish tank and on my turtle's above tank basking area and ramp. The ease of cleaning and setting up was great.

The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because the grass "tufts" come off rather easily. Not so much so that they are just flying off, but I would appreciate it if they had a little more resistance.

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has large openings in between the "grass" and it is very small . I would never order this product again. plus it falls apart easily

JBJ 3 Gallon Picotope Curved Glass Aquarium

I had my eye on this little aquarium for a while, and am happy I got it. The filter provided is very flimsy, but it is quiet and provides a very gentle flow, which is great if you're keeping fish who dislike a strong current, particularly in such a small space. The media inside the filter is quality, and there is a modest amount of flow adjustment allowed on the intake valve. The size of the tank is perfect for fry or other tiny fish or invertebrates. On first blush it seems like a great tank for a betta, but this is an open-top tank and bettas are known jumpers.

The real value in this set, though, is not the filter or the light (which is perfectly adequate), but the aquarium itself -The glass is very solid, heavy, and exceptionally clear. The bottom is beveled for beauty and stability. The buying price is worth it just for the tank itself. Pershnickity aquarists will find it worth the time and money changing out the filter and/or light for something better, because the aquarium itself is true quality.

I'm into nano-reef aquariums. This is a great tank to get started! It's a popular tank for the hobby and there is lots of info is out there specifically for it. Looks nice and clean on a desk. Though, as with any tank, you will need to add a few parts. I added a modified AquaClear70, a MiniJet404 powerhead, and a Current Satellite 18W light, and a Hydor 25W heater. I strongly recommend this aquarium for anyone wanting to cultivate beautiful corals, but not interested in fish. You can really only do one small SW fish with this tank (I'm not planning to). Though there is plenty of room for a few other invertebrates.

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First off, I have to agree with the previous poster. The end of the filter nozzle can slip off easily and can literally siphon small fish into the filter. I would recommend possibly using a rubber band or some way to make them stay attached more sturdily, or possibly some aquarium safe silicone.

With that being said I also had a problem with one of the filters. I purchased four of these tanks for my bettas and one of the filters has a slow leak in the back. It is so slow I didn't realize it until the next day after having set these tanks up. It has caused water damage to my furniture. I specifically purchased a new book shelf to house these tanks and the shelf hasn't even been in my home for 72 hours and it now has water damage. I can accept this since it is toward the back up against the wall but here's the thing.....

I called JBJ Lighting and left a message which they did NOT return. I called them again and they wanted me to jump through all these hoops in order to show proof of my purchase. I spent over $160 on their products. I feel they should help me out a bit without me having to do so much work.

In any event, I called Doctors Foster and Smith (the vendor from which I purchased my tanks) and they are doing the work for me and have assured me they will take care of the filter replacement. I'm relieved and grateful and I highly recommend Doctors Foster and Smith. I have done business with them in the past and they have always taken good care of me.

I'm only giving the company JBJ Lighting 2 stars (because of how they handled me)but the tank itself with no problems would be worthy of at least 4 stars. My bettas seem quite happy in their new homes. The other disadvantage is they only have a 6 month warranty on these tanks. That's really a brief amount of time. Other companies offer at least a year's worth. In the future I will be hesitant to purchase items from JBJ Transworld Aquatic Ent., Inc. I do not appreciate their lack of putting the customer first.

Sept 21st ***UPDATE***

JBJ finally sent me a replacement filter. They sort of took their time. Now I am having problems with the impellers getting clogged with the charcoal medium that is breaking down. I decided to unplug and rinse everything out and the bag of charcoal is literally crumbling and making a mess everywhere. I've only had them working for roughly 3 weeks.

The one thing I noticed is that the impeller screws in from the bottom and can be disconnected from the body of the filter. This is design is INSANE! It's like having a bathroom sink hanging over the sides of the tank with a drain clog in place to prevent the water from seeping out. In time rubber breaks down and it WILL be a problem eventually. This i why one of my filters leaked from the get go.

These tanks are going back. Companies that pay no attention to quality are souring my desire to be an aquarist. I'd give them one star if I could but I can't change my initial 2 star rating.

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Love the shape and size, didn't use the filter that came with it, and used the light for a little bit before upgrading to a more powerful led.

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This tank is amazing. It's very well built, and comes with a quality light. With a good hang on back filter, this tank would make the perfect addition to any desk.

Sicce Syncra 5.0 Aquarium Pump, 1321gph

The pump is compact, powerful and very quiet. If submerged, the pump is completely silent. The pump is also user friendlycoming with adapters for fit various applications.

I have it running 3 weeks now and I don't hear a thing. It's been a blessing to have such an efficient pump that's this quiet. I'm running on a 138gal tank and no problems to date. Highly recommend

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All Glass Aquarium AAG91390 Hinge, 1/8-Inch X 6ft

Why picture the back piece and the handles if they aren't included?

Misleading sales tactic. I'm not a fan.

The hinges themselves fit very very tightly and seem of average quality.

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