Tetra Waterfall Globe Kit 1.8 Gallons, Aquarium With Filtration

I love this! I have several small tanks throughout the house (mostly in kids bedrooms for their Bettas). Of all the different tanks we've bought this is the best one by far! This has been the easiest tank to keep clean! So far I've only had to add water to keep the water level high, and occasionally wash off the clear plastic insert that is attached to the water fall. The water still looks crystal clear after months of use :D. My other tanks are nowhere near as nice (despite the same price range) and since buying this tank I've had to give the other tanks between 2-3 cleanings while this one keeps humming along perfectly. Must be an excellent filter by comparison! Its very quiet and all I hear is the waterfall, but even that is so quiet I have to be paying attention to notice it.Additionally, I love the round glass. My other tanks are square or half rounds, and I'm finding that the fully round design really showcases the fish so much better than the others. The bowl is glass, not plastic, so it doesn't get cloudy with time/cleaning. I was worried about the black base and cover looking too utilitarian, but with the soft curves it somehow blends just fine with my more expensive furnishings, and since it stays so clean I've brought it out into my living room. It has become a nice water feature for my guests.The only thing I wish were improved is the light. Its not very bright. It's dim enough that it would work well as a nightlight for kids who need a little light, but I was hoping for something that really lit up the tank during the daytime to make it sparkle, and be a more noticeable and attractive feature in the room (Oh well, not a big deal). I think two light settings would be a nice upgrade, so you can have "dim" or "bright". The current light is so dim they might as well get rid of the cover all together and just allow it to be fully open at the top.I wish it were less expensive too (though well worth its current price of $39) simply because I'd like to replace all my other tanks with this same one....if only to save time on cleanings :D I think $25-$30 would be a more appropriate price range given the competition. My other tanks are relatively new as well so replacing them at $40 each isn't reasonable. I wish I'd bought this one first so I knew how great it is!Since the tank has stayed so clean with our King Betta (which kids tend to overfeed), I'm tempted to buy another one of these bowls to try with a school of small fish like guppies or neon tetra or similar. I'll update my post if/when I try that :)

The media could not be loaded. So I read as many reviews as I could before buying, researched about what I read, and dove in. I bought this for a Betta I call Clint Driftwood, he's cool enough to garner the name,trust me on this.Anyhow, I set it up, cycled it, saved the little plastic piece everyone talks about, its quite a powerful pump I will agree, and have the same gripes out the light/pump using a single switch for double duty complaint everyone else has written about too. Here's what I found.The little plastic piece makes the waterfall 100% silent, even at the "he probably won't jump out of there" Betta spec water level. I found that you can use that little piece to direct the flow back towards the pump-doing this helped Clint operate in the heavy current immensely, as doing this bend makes the filter housing effectively a baffle that splits the current, overall making it more manageable for the Coolest Fish Ever to swim without the constant workout. I also tried the plastic bottle trick to try and slow the flow but decided that the plastic bottle trick is a load of garbage, so I did this instead: I used a cut up sponge filter at the filter entrance AND exit and it seems to have helped alot, in conjunction with my plastic piece trick. I also made a video and attached it to show what I did, and how my Betta fish Clint and the plants are reacting to the strong pump.I absolutely recommend this, just be patient with it and it can be a great new small aquarium. Price wasn't bad eithwr

I decided to buy this after I saw the price and several good reviews.I have had this aquarium for a few weeks, now I can personally say my Betta has never been happier in his new home. He swims around more, instead of sitting on the leaf of one of the plants in it, like he did in his old 1 gallon bowl. I personally like the sleekness of the design. It looks great in my room. It having a single cord to power both the light and the filter is a great feature. The Instructions are in English and Spanish and very easy to read with detailed pictures. The only two replacement parts for it are the Glass bowl and the power cord. The filter is, I believe, the Tetra Whisper 3i filter. The only difference I see is that it is powered by a very quiet impeller that attaches to the bottom of the filter instead of an annoying air pump. The filter cartridges (Use the Tetra 3i filter cartridges) are suppose to last about a month each and it comes with one filter cartridge. The Waterfall is also relaxing, oxygenates the water and removes chlorine and the fishy smell. The waterfall looks just as it does in the picture, by the way. I thought it would be more of a drizzle, but I was wrong. I'll list everything out for you:CONS:-Glass bowl had some imperfections- slightly warped (But not very noticeable) lip and 2 weird air bubble-looking things I found. At first I thought it was an air bubble inside that just stuck to the side of the bowl, but it actually was just imperfections in the glass. At least the glass bowl is replaceable.- The flat bottom of the glass bowl is only about 4-5 inches in diameter- makes it harder to put some types of plants or ornaments in. you could put in more gravel, but you'll have to keep ornaments and plants toward the center- no big deal, really.-The hinge on the light hood is a little loose and wobbly. It doesn't rattle, But I wouldn't be surprised if it is the first part that brakes. Nothing a little duct-tape and super glue won't fix. The rest of the plastic parts seem sturdy, otherwise.PROS:-Sleek-Quiet- You can only hear a faint hum when you are within 3-4 feet when it is dead-silent in the room.-8 bright white LED lights give a nice "moon light" effect at night.-Soothing Waterfall that also oxygenates the water- seriously, I had 2 Aponogeton plant bulbs in my old tank for 2 weeks and they haven't even started to sprout. 2 days after I put them in this bowl, they started growing, 3 days later, they were already 3 inches tall.-Water stays crystal clear for months at a time.-Easily change filter cartridges.-Perfect for showing off exotic small fish. I wouldn't put more than 3 or 4 small fish in it, though.-glass globe magnifies things when you look through it at the right angle.-you can fill water up to the lip without worrying about the waterfall making it overflow.-I think the current of the waterfall makes the fish more active. My Betta, Finwick, was always kind of lazy in his old bowl, he would swim around sometimes, but usually just hung out on a leaf on one of the fake plants that was in it. In this bowl/aquarium (I honestly don't know whether to call this a bowl or an aquarium) he is almost always swimming around, otherwise he is hanging out on his favorite leaf.SUGGESTIONS:-If you plan on putting a Betta or any other type of fish that is use to having little or no current, Try filling up the bowl to the lip. This will keep the current coming from the waterfall low and it also looks good. Not better or worse, but good-If you find that your filter cartridge (Tetra Whisper Bio-Bag Cartridge small, 2-Pack) needs to be replaced, but you don't have any replacement cartridges on you at the moment: unplug the power cord; remove the "spent" filter cartridge; rinse it in the sink with the Cotton meshy side facing up, this will remove some of the gunk that prevents the water from flowing easily through it. The carbon bits that are in it will probably be spent so it won't remove chlorine or the fishy smell, but it is a good temporary fix that will keep large particles from floating around in the tank.. Stock up on filter cartridges to prevent this from ever needing to be done. I can only find them in packs of 2 on Amazon, but they are nice and cheap.OVERALL: I am VERY pleased with my purchase and am now a fan of Tetra products. This is definitely a well-built/designed aquarium. I definitely recommend it to anybody and everybody. I will make a review video when I have to replace the first filter cartridge.Oh and you don't have to worry about your fish being sucked into the impeller. It has a guard on it and even if it did, the water will still be crystal clear when you notice your fish is gone.Also, the sculpture in the center of my aquarium is the Marina 12205 Betta Kit Marble Sculpture.