First, this tank is amazing. It's beautiful and and easy to clean and maintain if you use a simple regiment. Though it looks like a lot of work, once it's set up all you're really doing is feeding the fish 3 times a week and cleaning the tank for 10 minutes once a week.
I bought this tank for my son over a year ago. We've had a couple different tanks (Eclipse all-in-one, standard glass aquarium) with mixed results. This tank however, is absolutely amazing. We love the look and it keeps our fish healthy with the correct regiment.
SET UP
1. First you have to establish the nitrogen in your tank. I've found this is the hardest part. Basically, your ammonia spikes up, then your nitrite, then your nitrate and once all those chemicals are working together they drop to almost zero. It's best to do this without fish, so if you already own fish, keep them in your current tank, while you set up your new tank. If you absolutely have to establish your nitrogen with your fish, expect some will probably die unless they are extremely hearty. For more information on the nitrogen cycle, just search for "nitrogen cycle aquarium" online and you'll find lots of information, there are lots of images and websites on it. I've included and image that I found useful.
2. We use this test kit to makes sure the freshwater pH, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate are healthy. Here - http://amzn.com/B000255NCI
- The levels you want are:
- PH around 7. Our fish like 7.4-7.6
- Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite extremely low. Your goal is 0, below 5 is acceptable on all of these.
2. Keep the tank heated. About 76 degrees. We use this one - http://amzn.com/B00Y2ODQ4M
3. Use an air bubbler. Anything will do, there are fun ones for the kids like treasure chests, etc. We use this - http://amzn.com/B00ZZ3R596
4. Inhabit your tank with live plants! This is huge to help purify the water and aid in the nitrogen cycle.
5. Use 1/2" to 1" of gravel in the bottom of the tank. This helps seat your plants. We use this - http://amzn.com/B001OTSPDA
6- For looks, we use 2 pieces of aquarium wood (water is reddish for first few weeks while tannins weeps out, this is completely safe for fish) and a volcanic rock (pumice). The fish love to swim around and hide in there too.
FEEDING AND POPULATION
Okay, now your new tank is set up. You can add your fish and start feeding them.
1. No more than 1 inch of fish per gallon. We have a 12 gallon Edge, with 6 2" fish (2 are bottom feeders). You add more and the tank can't handle it.
2. Feed them very little. The more food in the tank, the more likely the ammonia will kill them. We feed them MON,WED,FRI only. About 10-12 of very tiny fish pellets. It's barely a pinch. We use New Life Spectrum Small Fish Formula. Here - http://amzn.com/B00176CSYW
3- We stopped using the bottom feeder pellets. They created too much waste and ammonia in the tank. Our catfish gobble up the leftovers from the regular food, which is plenty.
WEEKLY MAINTENCE
Sunday is the only day that we that takes time to care for the tank. It usually only takes 10-15 minutes mex. Here's what we do EVERY SUNDAY.
1- Clean the tank first. Any gunk this might produce will be removed in the next step. We remove the slime from the walls with the wall cleaner that comes with the tank and one of these - http://amzn.com/B00KZJYJVW
2- Remove 25% of your tank water using a siphon. This is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. You have to clean all the junk out of your gravel or the water becomes very toxic very quickly. You just push the siphon into the rocks and you'll be amazed what get sucked out. We use this - http://amzn.com/B001V6Y3LY
3- Use the same bucket every week for removing the water and treating the new water that is only for fish. If you use the bucket you use to wash your car, those detergents will kill your fish. So we have a "fish only" bucket.
4- Once the water has been removed from the tank, clean your filter sponge and biomax in the bucket of old water. This keeps the good bacteria in the filter. Don't clean it in the sink with untreated water, that's bad. We use one sponge and two biomax bags, carbon is pretty useless as it only lasts for a week or two. Here - http://amzn.com/B002LL8LPM
5- Dump the water out and refill your bucket with room temperature water. We add only 3 chemicals. We've tried EVERYTHING and this is the magic combo we've found.
--- 5 ml of each of these (about 1/2 capful) ---
A) NovAqua Plus, this coats the fish with a healthy slime. Here - http://amzn.com/B006OOO39K
B) SafeStart Plus, this puts healthy bacteria in the tank. Here - http://amzn.com/B002DZNP3E
C) Sachem Prime, this removes all the harsh chemicals from your tap water. Here - http://amzn.com/B00025694O
6- Put the water back in and and test the Ph. If t's either high or low, you can buy chemicals that alter it, but we've found t's a very slippery slope. We tend to just let the tank take care of itself and only nudge the PH when absolutely necessary. We use Seachem for PH buffers is absolutely necessary.
7- Now watch your beautiful happy fish chillin' on a Sunday afternoon.
This ritual has been great bonding for my son and I and though it looks like a lot of work, once you have everything setup and going, all you're really doing is feeding the fish 3 times a week and cleaning the tank for 10 minutes on Sunday.
I hope this was helpful! I'm sure a lot of people will say that my approach is wrong, but this is what works for us, and has been working for the last year.
Here's a pic our our tank, the only fish visible is "Thorin Oakenshield" our Dwarf Blue Gourami and a nitrogen cycle chart.
Cheers!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2016
I bought this tank for my son over a year ago. We've had a couple different tanks (Eclipse all-in-one, standard glass aquarium) with mixed results. This tank however, is absolutely amazing. We love the look and it keeps our fish healthy with the correct regiment.
SET UP
1. First you have to establish the nitrogen in your tank. I've found this is the hardest part. Basically, your ammonia spikes up, then your nitrite, then your nitrate and once all those chemicals are working together they drop to almost zero. It's best to do this without fish, so if you already own fish, keep them in your current tank, while you set up your new tank. If you absolutely have to establish your nitrogen with your fish, expect some will probably die unless they are extremely hearty. For more information on the nitrogen cycle, just search for "nitrogen cycle aquarium" online and you'll find lots of information, there are lots of images and websites on it. I've included and image that I found useful.
2. We use this test kit to makes sure the freshwater pH, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate are healthy. Here - http://amzn.com/B000255NCI
- The levels you want are:
- PH around 7. Our fish like 7.4-7.6
- Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite extremely low. Your goal is 0, below 5 is acceptable on all of these.
2. Keep the tank heated. About 76 degrees. We use this one - http://amzn.com/B00Y2ODQ4M
3. Use an air bubbler. Anything will do, there are fun ones for the kids like treasure chests, etc. We use this - http://amzn.com/B00ZZ3R596
4. Inhabit your tank with live plants! This is huge to help purify the water and aid in the nitrogen cycle.
5. Use 1/2" to 1" of gravel in the bottom of the tank. This helps seat your plants. We use this - http://amzn.com/B001OTSPDA
6- For looks, we use 2 pieces of aquarium wood (water is reddish for first few weeks while tannins weeps out, this is completely safe for fish) and a volcanic rock (pumice). The fish love to swim around and hide in there too.
FEEDING AND POPULATION
Okay, now your new tank is set up. You can add your fish and start feeding them.
1. No more than 1 inch of fish per gallon. We have a 12 gallon Edge, with 6 2" fish (2 are bottom feeders). You add more and the tank can't handle it.
2. Feed them very little. The more food in the tank, the more likely the ammonia will kill them. We feed them MON,WED,FRI only. About 10-12 of very tiny fish pellets. It's barely a pinch. We use New Life Spectrum Small Fish Formula. Here - http://amzn.com/B00176CSYW
3- We stopped using the bottom feeder pellets. They created too much waste and ammonia in the tank. Our catfish gobble up the leftovers from the regular food, which is plenty.
WEEKLY MAINTENCE
Sunday is the only day that we that takes time to care for the tank. It usually only takes 10-15 minutes mex. Here's what we do EVERY SUNDAY.
1- Clean the tank first. Any gunk this might produce will be removed in the next step. We remove the slime from the walls with the wall cleaner that comes with the tank and one of these - http://amzn.com/B00KZJYJVW
2- Remove 25% of your tank water using a siphon. This is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. You have to clean all the junk out of your gravel or the water becomes very toxic very quickly. You just push the siphon into the rocks and you'll be amazed what get sucked out. We use this - http://amzn.com/B001V6Y3LY
3- Use the same bucket every week for removing the water and treating the new water that is only for fish. If you use the bucket you use to wash your car, those detergents will kill your fish. So we have a "fish only" bucket.
4- Once the water has been removed from the tank, clean your filter sponge and biomax in the bucket of old water. This keeps the good bacteria in the filter. Don't clean it in the sink with untreated water, that's bad. We use one sponge and two biomax bags, carbon is pretty useless as it only lasts for a week or two. Here - http://amzn.com/B002LL8LPM
5- Dump the water out and refill your bucket with room temperature water. We add only 3 chemicals. We've tried EVERYTHING and this is the magic combo we've found.
--- 5 ml of each of these (about 1/2 capful) ---
A) NovAqua Plus, this coats the fish with a healthy slime. Here - http://amzn.com/B006OOO39K
B) SafeStart Plus, this puts healthy bacteria in the tank. Here - http://amzn.com/B002DZNP3E
C) Sachem Prime, this removes all the harsh chemicals from your tap water. Here - http://amzn.com/B00025694O
6- Put the water back in and and test the Ph. If t's either high or low, you can buy chemicals that alter it, but we've found t's a very slippery slope. We tend to just let the tank take care of itself and only nudge the PH when absolutely necessary. We use Seachem for PH buffers is absolutely necessary.
7- Now watch your beautiful happy fish chillin' on a Sunday afternoon.
This ritual has been great bonding for my son and I and though it looks like a lot of work, once you have everything setup and going, all you're really doing is feeding the fish 3 times a week and cleaning the tank for 10 minutes on Sunday.
I hope this was helpful! I'm sure a lot of people will say that my approach is wrong, but this is what works for us, and has been working for the last year.
Here's a pic our our tank, the only fish visible is "Thorin Oakenshield" our Dwarf Blue Gourami and a nitrogen cycle chart.
Cheers!
Great tank & maintenance advise for beginners.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2016
First, this tank is amazing. It's beautiful and and easy to clean and maintain if you use a simple regiment. Though it looks like a lot of work, once it's set up all you're really doing is feeding the fish 3 times a week and cleaning the tank for 10 minutes once a week.Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2016
I bought this tank for my son over a year ago. We've had a couple different tanks (Eclipse all-in-one, standard glass aquarium) with mixed results. This tank however, is absolutely amazing. We love the look and it keeps our fish healthy with the correct regiment.
SET UP
1. First you have to establish the nitrogen in your tank. I've found this is the hardest part. Basically, your ammonia spikes up, then your nitrite, then your nitrate and once all those chemicals are working together they drop to almost zero. It's best to do this without fish, so if you already own fish, keep them in your current tank, while you set up your new tank. If you absolutely have to establish your nitrogen with your fish, expect some will probably die unless they are extremely hearty. For more information on the nitrogen cycle, just search for "nitrogen cycle aquarium" online and you'll find lots of information, there are lots of images and websites on it. I've included and image that I found useful.
2. We use this test kit to makes sure the freshwater pH, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate are healthy. Here - http://amzn.com/B000255NCI
- The levels you want are:
- PH around 7. Our fish like 7.4-7.6
- Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite extremely low. Your goal is 0, below 5 is acceptable on all of these.
2. Keep the tank heated. About 76 degrees. We use this one - http://amzn.com/B00Y2ODQ4M
3. Use an air bubbler. Anything will do, there are fun ones for the kids like treasure chests, etc. We use this - http://amzn.com/B00ZZ3R596
4. Inhabit your tank with live plants! This is huge to help purify the water and aid in the nitrogen cycle.
5. Use 1/2" to 1" of gravel in the bottom of the tank. This helps seat your plants. We use this - http://amzn.com/B001OTSPDA
6- For looks, we use 2 pieces of aquarium wood (water is reddish for first few weeks while tannins weeps out, this is completely safe for fish) and a volcanic rock (pumice). The fish love to swim around and hide in there too.
FEEDING AND POPULATION
Okay, now your new tank is set up. You can add your fish and start feeding them.
1. No more than 1 inch of fish per gallon. We have a 12 gallon Edge, with 6 2" fish (2 are bottom feeders). You add more and the tank can't handle it.
2. Feed them very little. The more food in the tank, the more likely the ammonia will kill them. We feed them MON,WED,FRI only. About 10-12 of very tiny fish pellets. It's barely a pinch. We use New Life Spectrum Small Fish Formula. Here - http://amzn.com/B00176CSYW
3- We stopped using the bottom feeder pellets. They created too much waste and ammonia in the tank. Our catfish gobble up the leftovers from the regular food, which is plenty.
WEEKLY MAINTENCE
Sunday is the only day that we that takes time to care for the tank. It usually only takes 10-15 minutes mex. Here's what we do EVERY SUNDAY.
1- Clean the tank first. Any gunk this might produce will be removed in the next step. We remove the slime from the walls with the wall cleaner that comes with the tank and one of these - http://amzn.com/B00KZJYJVW
2- Remove 25% of your tank water using a siphon. This is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. You have to clean all the junk out of your gravel or the water becomes very toxic very quickly. You just push the siphon into the rocks and you'll be amazed what get sucked out. We use this - http://amzn.com/B001V6Y3LY
3- Use the same bucket every week for removing the water and treating the new water that is only for fish. If you use the bucket you use to wash your car, those detergents will kill your fish. So we have a "fish only" bucket.
4- Once the water has been removed from the tank, clean your filter sponge and biomax in the bucket of old water. This keeps the good bacteria in the filter. Don't clean it in the sink with untreated water, that's bad. We use one sponge and two biomax bags, carbon is pretty useless as it only lasts for a week or two. Here - http://amzn.com/B002LL8LPM
5- Dump the water out and refill your bucket with room temperature water. We add only 3 chemicals. We've tried EVERYTHING and this is the magic combo we've found.
--- 5 ml of each of these (about 1/2 capful) ---
A) NovAqua Plus, this coats the fish with a healthy slime. Here - http://amzn.com/B006OOO39K
B) SafeStart Plus, this puts healthy bacteria in the tank. Here - http://amzn.com/B002DZNP3E
C) Sachem Prime, this removes all the harsh chemicals from your tap water. Here - http://amzn.com/B00025694O
6- Put the water back in and and test the Ph. If t's either high or low, you can buy chemicals that alter it, but we've found t's a very slippery slope. We tend to just let the tank take care of itself and only nudge the PH when absolutely necessary. We use Seachem for PH buffers is absolutely necessary.
7- Now watch your beautiful happy fish chillin' on a Sunday afternoon.
This ritual has been great bonding for my son and I and though it looks like a lot of work, once you have everything setup and going, all you're really doing is feeding the fish 3 times a week and cleaning the tank for 10 minutes on Sunday.
I hope this was helpful! I'm sure a lot of people will say that my approach is wrong, but this is what works for us, and has been working for the last year.
Here's a pic our our tank, the only fish visible is "Thorin Oakenshield" our Dwarf Blue Gourami and a nitrogen cycle chart.
Cheers!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2012
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Christian S.
Eines der schönsten Nano Aquarien
Reviewed in Germany on November 6, 2013
Christian S.
Reviewed in Germany on November 6, 2013
kann man damit leben, bekommt man ein sehr schickes nano becken.
den einwand vieler leute wegen der kleinen beckenöffnung kann ich nicht
bestätigen. das becken ist so klein, die öffnung reicht dicke. und
ich habe keine kleinen hände.
die beleuchtung ist mangelhaft. anders kann ich es nicht beschreiben. aus
diesem grund auch ein stern abzug.
kein vergleich zu meinem "richtigen" aquarium. auch wäre es schön wenn
tag und nachtlicht verschiedene anschlusskabel hätten und somit der betrieb
an einer zeitschaltuhr möglich wäre. so gehts zwar auch, aber halt nur
blaues licht oder nur weiss und blau
der filter ist einer der leistesten hängefilter den ich je hatte. ich verstehe
manche leute hier nicht. der filter muss mittig sitzen. wenns laut wird
liegt der irgendwo am becken oder am rahmen an
die plastik halte konstruktion sieht nicht sehr stabil aus. aber soll ja auch
kein 100 liter aquarium halten. die kabelführung innen hätte man besser lösen
können
was mir aufgefallen ist, es ist nicht möglich winzige luftblasen zu verhindern
die sich unter der frontscheibe ansammeln. in flussrichtung der filters, nur ein
kleiner bereich. aber das stört mich schon etwas
also noch ein extra das nicht dabei war kaufen. den mini scheiben magnet
der lieferumfang ist sehr mickrig.
2 mini packs wasseraufbereiter und einen kleinen vorfilter gegen einsaugen von
garnelen sind das einzige extra. bei dem preis kann man schon noch heizstab,
scheibenmagnet, netz und evtl einen bodengrund erwarten.
hatte zuerst angst ein aquarium online zu bestellen. wenn der postbote einen
guten tag hat ok, aber sonst ?
ich glaube das becken hätte man in den kartons herumwerfen können ohne das was
kaputt gegangen wäre. 3 (!) kartons plus füllmaterial. und das bei 1€ versand
besser geht es nicht
alles in allem ein sehr schönes aquarium mit kleinen schönheitsfehlern. die meisten
sind zwar zu beheben (wie die beleuchtung), aber kosten halt wieder extra. richtig
bemängeln kann ich wie gesagt nur das licht. deswegen einen stern abzug
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Jamie
Great tank, with few downsides.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2015