Is the biOrb fish tank any good?
14 July 2010
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Im thinging about getting the biOrb fish tank and I was wandering if it was good in ur opinion. If not do you know of any other spherical fish tanks that would be good
Im thinging about getting the biOrb fish tank and I was wandering if it was good in ur opinion. If not do you know of any other spherical fish tanks that would be good
here are the reviews from owners on the Biorb.
http://reviews.petco.com/3554/100510/reviews.htm
personal I would not get it because the tank size is small. Also its very expensive. people sometimes say its good because you can see your fish at all times rather then them hiding…there is a reason why fish hid, and your stripping that ability away when you get a sphere tank.
I’m really not a fan at all of the tank, or the brand in general. Were I work we have a 4 gallon baby biOrb, and I do most of the maintenance on it. It distorts the view of the fish, and is made of easily scratched acrylic.
The filter is also a really poor design, entirely under gravel, it can’t support as large of a colony of beneficial nitrafying bacteria as other filters. The bacteria needs O2 and an extremely limited amount reaches in in this system. Maintenance of the filter is also a nightmare, removing it creates a huge mess and disturbing the fish.
Placing a heater is awkward, since there’s no place for the fish to hide, there’s no place to hide the filter.
The surface area is very small, limiting the oxygen transfer, meaning the dissolved oxygen is generally lower than a comparable tanks.
For the price you pay, I really don’t think it’s any were near being worth the price.
Best of Luck!
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