(Part 2) Best aquariums according to redditors
We found 327 Reddit comments discussing the best aquariums. We ranked the 92 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
This is the most insane part about this story for him. I was trying to visualize just how much blood that actually is. That's literally this filled entirely with blood meant for a single person.
Hey all
Thanks to this sub and after a ton of research here and elsewhere, I finally got my first planted/aquascaped tank set up. This is an update to my hardscape post HERE
You’ll notice that I got a different rimless tank. I wasn’t happy with the number of stocking options a 5g tank was going to limit me to, so I found a slightly larger (and $$$) option. Also, now I’ve got an extra tank laying >:) I’m super stoked with how it turned out but I might setup CO2 in the future to get it to really pop. I’ll put specs for the tank below since I always find that helpful from other posters. Almost everything was bought through Amazon (since North America sucks for aquascaping materials):
Tank: Landen 10.7 Gallon Rimless
Light: Fluval Planted 3.0 Nano LED (Petsmart purchase)
Filter: Penn Plax Cascade 500
Lily Pipes: JARDLI Glass Lily Pipe
Heater: Tetra Submersible Heater 50W
Substrate: Fluval Stratum (Petco purchase)
Inert Substrate: Carib Sea ACS05839 Super Natural
Some kind of rock from my LFS, spider wood
Ferts:
Seachem Excel: .75ml every morning before the lights come on / Seachem Flourish: .75 ml twice a week
8 hours of light/day
Plants (sorry, I don’t know Latin names, and I’m lazy):
Java Fern, Anubias (of varying kinds), Java Moss, Christmas Moss, Dwarf Hair Grass, Micro Chain Sword, Crypts, Subulata (?) (the tall grassy one in the back right)
Livestock:
1 Dwarf Gourami, 5 Ember Tetras, 1 Otocinclus, 2 Ghost Shrimp (if they haven’t gotten eaten yet)
well how big is it?
https://www.amazon.com/Fluval-12857-View-Aquarium-4-Gallon/dp/B009ZKZHQ8
so it's 4 gallons and would still need a heater. It's bigger than 2,5 gal, but also smaller than 5gal so on the small side. There is plenty of horizontal space, at least if the sides are thick enough so the betta can still turn its ass... the bg thing is pretty cool.
what is different about this setup compared to a 10 gallon tank?
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here's some links i found :
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https://www.walmart.com/ip/Aqueon-8-75-Gallon-Designer-LED-Shrimp-Aquarium-Kit/879397429
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https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/aqueon-led-shrimp-aquarium-kit
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https://store.unclebills.com/aqueon-designer-led-shrimp-aquarium-kit-875-gallon
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https://www.amazon.com/Aqueon-7-5-Gallon-Shrimp-Aquarium/dp/B07HHK92XX/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=shrimp+tank&qid=1557794794&s=gateway&sr=8-4
https://www.amazon.com/Aqueon-7-5-Gallon-Shrimp-Aquarium/dp/B07HHK92XX/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=shrimp+tank&qid=1557794794&s=gateway&sr=8-4
Here's a link to a 7.5 gallon version in case you are interested. I use it as a betta tank and it works great.
Probably one of these Artificial Aquariums. https://www.amazon.com/Lightahead%C2%AE-Artificial-Tropical-Aquarium-Decorative/dp/B010MVJZ8E
Well, they need a heated (78-80 deg F) Filtered, Cycled tank. You can use tap water, just be sure to add something such as Seachem Prime or API Stress Coat. It will remove harmful toxins from your water and detox ammonia, nitrite and nitrate as well as heavy metals.
I'd say a healthy min size is 5 gallons. I recommend live plants... they make water quality easier to maintain. Lighting is dependent on the plants you have... I'll share some links to help you house your fish, as well as lighting, and a way to sort of cheat the nitrogen cycle.
http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm
http://www.fishlore.com/fishforum/aquarium-nitrogen-cycle/58116-q-tetra-tetra-safestart.html
http://www.amazon.com/Aqueon-17775-Mini-Desktop-Aquarium/dp/B002FN9JVG
Fishlore.com's forums are a great resource and helped me out a lot when I started fish keeping. www.bettafish.com is also very good!
bettafix and salt are more effective against bacterial infections, and this looks more like something fungal to me. What kind of medications are available to you?
The ragged fins and pinholes do indicate finrot, so the waterchanges, salt, and IAL will prob help with that. They might not help enough to also let your buddy get over the fungal infection on his own. Any chance you can order something like fungus eliminator or API fungus cure?
Here is a cheaper option. Not as fabulous, but it’s cheaper
https://www.amazon.com/Lightahead-Artificial-Tropical-Aquarium-Decorative/dp/B010MVJZ8E/ref=asc_df_B010MVJZ8E/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241914847320&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12995367034257313524&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013498&hvtargid=pla-404321874936&psc=1#
I had one as a child and loved it. So did my cat.
As stated in title, Fishy is the newest member of our household.
My first instinct was to read up on bettas and in doing so, found this subreddit.
I have several doubts, such as:
As per suggestions on this sub, I think buying a bigger tank is my number 1 priority; im currently looking into a Tetra Tank (3 Gallons), this one is favored by my wife, as she finds its aesthetically pleasing (and I agree). However, most people suggest a 5 Gallon tank, so Im also looking into a GloFish Tank, we both dislike the blue led on this model and the black plastic lid it comes with.
In any case, we're also looking to buy the following:
We already have a net (for scooping), drops to dechlorinate water, aquarium salt (for cleaning) and what you see already in the tank.
Please help us give this fish an awesome life!
PS.: We are not in the US, if it even matters.
I think it depends on how large you want his permanant home to be. If it's 5 gal or over, then I would worry about cycling it before adding the fish. I've heard that cycling anything smaller can be difficult to maintain, and I've never bothered to do so with my 2.5g tanks. Only my 6.6g tank is cycled. I do 2x weekly water changes with the 2.5g
If you want a large tank, I'd say get a medium size Kritter Keeper and set that up as his temporary home as your bigger tank cycles. Kritter Keepers are pretty cheap- around $10 and the medium size is around 2.5g.
Here are some of my faves:
http://www.amazon.com/Petco-Bookshelf-Freshwater-Fish-Aquarium/dp/B004FJ9SDC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371862792&sr=8-1&keywords=petco+bookshelf+tank
I get these cheaper at my local Petsmart ($14.99)
http://www.amazon.com/All-Glass-Aquarium-AAG10002-2-5-Gallon/dp/B0002AS1PE/ref=sr_1_5?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1371862806&sr=1-5&keywords=2.5+gallon+aquarium
Great for small tanks
http://www.amazon.com/Elite-Submersible-Preset-Heater-25-Watt/dp/B00106X8QG/ref=sr_1_2?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1371862842&sr=1-2&keywords=elite+25+watt
This is what I heat my 6.6g with
http://www.amazon.com/Elite-Submersible-Preset-Heater-25-Watt/dp/B00106X8QG/ref=sr_1_2?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1371862842&sr=1-2&keywords=elite+25+watt
Prime water conditioner
http://www.amazon.com/Seachem-436-Prime-250ml/dp/B0002568S6/ref=sr_1_2?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1371862888&sr=1-2&keywords=prime
These are awesome silk plants
http://www.amazon.com/Hagen-Marina-Naturals-Pickerel-Plant/dp/B005JW5VGW/ref=sr_1_8?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1371862917&sr=1-8&keywords=marina+natural
Have you heard anything concerning this?
http://www.amazon.com/Coralife-15606-Biocube-Size-14/dp/B0072GYKBA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1396979501&sr=8-2&keywords=Coralife+BioCube+Aquarium
> FOWLR tank
Had someone ask for an inventory list and thought I'd post it up here for visibility.
Coralife Biocube 14 - $199
Lighting System - $141
Filtration System - $122
Arline System - $32
Decor - $140
Flora - $114
Fauna - $46
Tools - $12
I really like those although I've always wanted a rimless tank and at 17 inches long, that's more desk space than I'm willing to give up.
this is what im looking at.
I got my Sammy at Petco and while he was kind of skittish and lethargic for the first week, after seven or so days in a filtered, heated, 5 gallon tank he was the coolest little guy- loved to come up and say hi, watched people all the time, super interactive. Like having a puppy in fish form. Also he was the cutest mofo ever.
That said, I'm only buying fish from a local place I found now, just because they're so awesome. Comparable prices, but way more knowledgeable and more selection; all their fish are happy and healthy (none of those I-wish_I-were-dead bettas!) and just a cool place to go look at stuff. If you can find a place like that, I'd highly recommend it!
*I almost forgot about the tank! I have this one, with a custom-cut glass lid that a local shop did for me for $15, and I have this heater. I LOVE it, it works great, and Sams looked so elegant in there (now that Sammy's gone, it's the home to two dwarf puffers who also seem to love it). Some may say that heater is overkill, but I went through three others of increasing wattage (including the one made for the tank), and none had the kind of horsepower I needed to get my tank to a safe temperature up from the ~50-60 degrees it is in my room in winter. When I was younger, I had this tank,, which comes with the lid already. I think that lid is really pretty important- my first betta died by jumping, and aside from being really sad, I found him in the morning, after he'd dried...to the carpet...and was a bit difficult to peel off. So kind of added insult to injury.
Either way, I'd definitely recommend starting with a kit, as it really just tends to be cheaper to get them all together. I like real plants, but I always ask for low-light ones myself-I am just too lazy to get extra lighting! But the real plants can help keep things happy and healthy, especially in a tank that small. I use sand over a planting substrate, because sand was nice and soft for my froggy and the substrate was what the plants wanted.
Hope this helped! I realize it's a TON of info. TL;DR, Petco fish can be fine if you don't pick a sick one and take care of them; 5g tank should really be the minimum; tank kits are going to be easier and cheaper; don't forget a heater!
I have the 3 gallon version of this (I don't know if the 3 gallon is made anymore.) You should also get him a heater, gravel, and a thermometer. I support the Craigslist route as well, you can find some really good deals there.
You don’t need a kit. Just the tank. I checked amazon.ca and found one for 44 CAD
10 gallon tank
Or a kit for 60 which I’m kinda jealous of. I love rimless.
I’d be jealous
So there are some options. But id go to an LFS and look to see if they sell just the tank portion. Or petco. Petco has Aqueon glass tanks pretty cheap.
Your goal would be to move your filter and stuff to the bigger tank.
If you want the best tank you could get an Ultum 25C. For lights you could use a Chihiros A-series. I use a 25 cm single color on my 5 gallon Fluval Chi and it does a pretty good job lighting things. Red plants turn red. Other plants grow quick. I think you'd be able to grow monte carlo, Marisilea minuta, or S. repens with very few issues. For substrate you could use Miracle Grow Organic Potting Mix capped with gravel. It's cheap and grows plants really well. The Azoo Mignon 60 would work well for the filter. I use it on a 2.5 gallon, but it would work decently on a 5 gallon. With this setup you're looking at $120 before buying plants. This is more than a Spec V. I'd take this over a Spec V though.
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Its 10.7 gallons. This is the exact one that I have. I really like how clear it is and its made me fall in love with rimless tanks. In the photo I have some brown algae but I am leaving it alone as it fully cycles.
I was debating about getting this cube tank. But it’s a gallon smaller and double the price, so I went with the more standard looking one. Sorry to disappoint!
I've listed pretty much all I can think of. :)
The tank from Amazon will work great, Marineland Eclipse systems are very good tanks and have good filters. I personally don't like the hex shape much, I find it obstructs the view and seems less panoramic. I prefer something like the Marineland Eclipse 5 gallon Corner Aquarium. Just remember to cycle it before you put fish in and you're all good!
Another option for tanks is to find a 'plain' tank, just the aquarium with no filter or hood equipment, and choose your own filter and lid; it might be cheaper if you can find the stuff.. You can usually find them in 2.5 or 5.5 gallon sizes and higher. Some come with glass plates as a lid, some have to be bought separately or made (or you can just use plastic wrap as a lid to keep the betta from jumping out!). If you go this route, the filter I would suggest is the Red Sea Deco Art Nano Filter. I'm just suggesting this because it might be cheaper if you are on a budget.
I think I can help with this! Recently my Dwarf Gourami in a community tank developed a spot of fungus on one of his fins. I treated it with Jungle TB630W Tank Buddies Fungus Clear Tablets. It took about 3-4 days of treatment but the fungus went away immediately.
I was also concerned about my cycle and other inhabitants. I can tell you that my cycle never skipped a beat. I did remove the charcoal from the filter as directed. In the tank were Cories, Otos, Tetras, cherry shrimp, neritle snails and amano shrimp. No creatures showed any signs of stress and there were 0 deaths from the treatment.
I have a 20g tall tank, I took (2) tablets and mixed them into a quart of tank water. I poured probably 75% of that quart into the tank and left it alone for 4 days. I did not do the full treatment as I was worried about overdosing but I dont think there would have been any issue with adding the rest.
Do note, this stuff stains anything it touches. A spot of undissolved tablet touched a piece of cholla wood and now there's a small blue stain. Just make sure its fully disolved before adding it to the tank.
The water did turn blue blue initially, then faded out after a few days, returning to normal color after at 25% water change on day 4.
I hope this helps! It was very stressful experience since I've never had to deal with fungus before but everyone came out happy and healthy.
Here is the tank 1 day after the 25% water change.
I’m sure you could find it cheaper elsewhere
And I didn’t care for the tackiness of the plant stickers since my tank is planted so I just scratched it off.
it's this one.
*edited: helps to add link* https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TGMJ3E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I go hiking in the California coastal range and find tons of cool manzanita as well, definitely one of the better aquascaping woods!
Here is the best product I could find for a potential replacement:
Product description
Amazon link
Though I also found this, but I would be hesitant to use it in my aquarium hah.
Hmm another potential option? Though once again, would be hesitant to put in my tank.
Marina Floating Breeding Trap
I've seen them at almost every chain store too.
Here is the mobile version of your link
This is what I've got.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00025YUB8/ref=s9_top_hm_bVuNTb_g199_i7
The picture is of this tank, a 4 gallon that I painted the over the stock leafy nonsense a while back when it was a small salt water tank. the stock LEDs are not super powerful, so I just have some dwarf val grass, and marimo moss that was flattened out.
Anyway, I got 10 of each shrimp and I am hoping they will breed. I also have a 55 gallon that I am dedicating to one of the color variants. The 55 gallon has a lot of green in it, so I am thinking maybe the blue shrimp would pop in there(also they are the ones I want to breed the most and hopefully the larger sized aquarium will facilitate this), and maybe the red in the tank in the photograph. Ultimately, I keep 3-5 shrimp in the jarrariums I make, I just wanted to get a good stock of breeding shrimp in different colors. I plan to keep the neon yellows in a large jarrarium I am planning.
Any thoughts? Welcoming any ideas to improve the pictured tank. I am prone to putting TOO much stuff in tanks(plants/rocks/driftwood) and this one is the most minimal I have done. Fighting the urge to load it up with more drift wood.
For the 37 gallon, is it a column? I have a 37 column and 37 is kinda a weird number, which is why I ask. If so, you'll want to get a mix of high, mid, and low swimmers. Mine has psuedomogil furcata rainbows for the high, killi oryzias woworae for mid, peacock gudgeons for low, and blue neon stripe gobies for the BBA problem I had some time ago. I also have a cholla tree skeleton (roots, trunk, and limbs) that looks really nice in it (purchased on etsy for about $40). You could go with the typical schooling fish, but you'll probably have those in your nano and diversity is nice.
I like this nano: https://smile.amazon.com/Penn-Plax-Radius-Curved-Aquarium-7-5-Gallon/dp/B0069RTX3I/
The filter is comes with is decent but the light is meh, unless you want to use to supplement your main/real/big boy light
It's this one but they don't sell it anymore. What do you mean problems with snails? I have a mystery that kept pooping too much on my new white sand so he's currently in a plastic hospital tank until I get this new one running.
Honestly, your best bet for budget options would be Petsmart's Top Fin aquariums, or Petco's Aqueon aquariums. :( Both brands have relatively cheap 5 gallon tanks that you can buy. Those are really your best bets. If you are able to save up for a while, or get your sister to pitch in, you could look into like the fluval edge or even one of the penn-plax aquariums.
I want to have a 10-20g aquarium but I'm not sure where to start. I was looking at this https://www.amazon.ca/AQUEON-Glass-Aquarium-AAG09010-10-Gallon/dp/B004AA10P0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466457362&sr=8-2&keywords=aquarium
I guess I'm missing at least a filter... Is there any cheap kit I could buy? I'm from Canada :)
This is a good 6.6 acrylic tank. It is long so it gives more swimming room. It can only be found in petco stores. It comes with a light and filter but the filter can be a bit loud, I switched to a sponge filter. If you want a good heater would be neo-therm or eheim jager.
Those aren't the marina ones I've seen. We have ones like these ones:
https://www.amazon.com/Marina-10933-3-in-1-Guppy-Trap/dp/B00025YUB8
They're also marina brand but they're basically plastic boxes that free float in the tank, so I'll have to pick one up and see how it goes.
Here ya go
YMMW but I use Jungle Fungus Tablets for fungus and popeye and other ailments. So far they've worked very well!
Epsom salt is also a must have for various ailments as well.
People will definitely debate about aquarium salt. I've used it and it's worked, but you definitely have to use it very sparingly will bettas IMHO.
Opposite coast...:( I’m in California. I bought another one on amazon that’s similar but the front edges aren’t curved.
Ultum Nature Systems 3N Clear... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYOEOIS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
this is right around your budget if youre looking just for a tank set
Oh gotcha. Cool idea but my tank is very small and has a light right over it.
It's this tank - http://www.amazon.com/Schuber-Wright-Rimless-Aquarium-4-Gallon/dp/B008CQB8AA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457817904&sr=8-1&keywords=schuber+wright
I got it for 30 bucks, wouldn't waste that much on it as amazon wants.
I just need a pump that pushes water through an airline tube
I'm currently cycling a SC Aquariums 50 all-in-one tank that I purchased used.
I replaced the stand with one I built, and the return pump since I've placed the sump in my basement, but other that that I'm using everything that comes with the system.
It's a beautiful tank, with starfire glass on the 3 viewing sides of the tank. I believe they sell just the tank if you don't need the sump and everything else.
Its a light that came with my tank, its nothing super special. I don't know if a picture will much help, but I'll attach pictures of both my tanks https://imgur.com/a/Dazjk
Also this is the 25g, but I can't find a specific wattage. https://www.amazon.com/Fluval-Accent-Glass-Aquarium-25-Gallon/dp/B00FG1GKL6?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
http://www.amazon.com/Aqueon-17775-Mini-Desktop-Aquarium/dp/B002FN9JVG
I have a 5 gallon Aqueon. It currently has aquarium gravel. I was thinking about replacing that with a better substrate. Or I could keep my current set-up and have a snail, shrimp, guppies, or a Betta fish. I don't know which is better.
What does RCS stand for?
I'm assuming the sponge needs to get replaced any chance I could use a black plastic wall or something? Fluval makes something I like but its 25gal not a 30gal http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FG1GKL6/ref=sxr_pd_sm_se3?pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=2417891702&pf_rd_i=black+plastic+sheet&pf_rd_r=1PF07RFZD1DVY1J5K7D6&pf_rd_s=desktop-rhs-carousels&ie=UTF8&qid=1462992282&sr=3
I guess I might be able to do something as a DIY setup with some plexiglass? Maybe just buy a custom sized sheet and cut some holes in it so I can allow for water circulation http://www.amazon.com/24-36-Acrylic-Plexiglass-Opaque/dp/B00IWACK1W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1462992448&sr=8-4&keywords=black+plexiglass
here is the combo:
Mr. Aqua Mini Bookshelf Aquarium Tank Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D0S3TRU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_S.OpxbRSBZKWF
I'd check for the tank alone because this combo is kinda $$$. I changed out the light to a clip light by the same brand because the one in this kit was too op. The HOB is good but it's an Asian brand and I can't find the replacement filters locally. Otherwise it's a great little tank.