does the job

It does the job... not sure if there are any other brands out there... so this will have to do.More detail ...

Great little aquarium

This is a great starter aquarium. Order a book or two about having fish when you order the aquarium too and wait a week before getting fish.



In years past you'd have all sorts of work with the filters and such. With the bio-wheel that comes with this tank your only work is to occasionally replace the "physical filter" and do a partial water change. That's it! The tank also comes with a beautiful light that'll really make your fish shine.



You will need some gravel too and some plants and maybe a stone or two for the fish to hide behind. The gravel and such are best picked up at your local pet store. Start out with plastic plants rather than live plants; you'll have plenty to do anyway.



In my experience things are easier if you have a heater too. The fish likes the water temperature to be constant. I've been using a 150w heater with good success in this tank.



Let the tank run with the heater for a day or two to get the temperature stable. When you add your first fish start out with just a few small fish (actually in a 12 gallon tank you should always only have small fish little tetras and such -- don't worry they are beautiful) to get the bio-wheel going. Your books will explain it but it takes some time for the biological processes to get going in the tank and keep things in balance so the water can get poisonous quickly for your fish if you add too many. (Get a packet of test strips to test the water quality daily -- it's just when you get started later the bio-wheel will keep things steady unless you keep too many fish in the tank).



I can also recommend getting another tank maybe a 3 gallon tank to keep new fish in before they go in the main tank. (Of course that only works if you keep small fish with bigger fish the 12 gallon tank would be your quarantine tank...) :-)



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Wall mount Aquarium

This was exactly what my daughter had wanted. Looks so cool on the wall. The item was packaged well and arrived in a timely fashionMore detail ...

Three replacement filter cartidges for Aqueon Mini Bow Aquarium Kits. Fits both 2.5 and 5 gallon kits.[]More detail ...

Great little aquarium

This is a great starter aquarium. Order a book or two about having fish when you order the aquarium too and wait a week before getting fish.



In years past you'd have all sorts of work with the filters and such. With the bio-wheel that comes with this tank your only work is to occasionally replace the "physical filter" and do a partial water change. That's it! The tank also comes with a beautiful light that'll really make your fish shine.



You will need some gravel too and some plants and maybe a stone or two for the fish to hide behind. The gravel and such are best picked up at your local pet store. Start out with plastic plants rather than live plants; you'll have plenty to do anyway.



In my experience things are easier if you have a heater too. The fish likes the water temperature to be constant. I've been using a 150w heater with good success in this tank.



Let the tank run with the heater for a day or two to get the temperature stable. When you add your first fish start out with just a few small fish (actually in a 12 gallon tank you should always only have small fish little tetras and such -- don't worry they are beautiful) to get the bio-wheel going. Your books will explain it but it takes some time for the biological processes to get going in the tank and keep things in balance so the water can get poisonous quickly for your fish if you add too many. (Get a packet of test strips to test the water quality daily -- it's just when you get started later the bio-wheel will keep things steady unless you keep too many fish in the tank).



I can also recommend getting another tank maybe a 3 gallon tank to keep new fish in before they go in the main tank. (Of course that only works if you keep small fish with bigger fish the 12 gallon tank would be your quarantine tank...) :-)



Good luck!More detail ...