4g Biorb for betta?
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I would but my wife is already fed up with my tanks. I have a 55g freshwater, 29g saltwater, my oldest son has a 20g and my youngest son has a 10g. I can probably get away with the 5g minibow on the desk but anything bigger right now is going to cause some real problems 
I would but my wife is already fed up with my tanks. I have a 55g freshwater, 29g saltwater, my oldest son has a 20g and my youngest son has a 10g. I can probably get away with the 5g minibow on the desk but anything bigger right now is going to cause some real problems
Lol, I feel your pain. The 4 gallon is cool looking. I wonder if it would be hard to clean the inside of the glass. Guess you could just stick your hand in there with a scrubber.
LOL, I just set up new tanks when hubby is not home - he never says much, lol. In fact he was the one that found the 30 hex I just got.
I have a 2.5 Mini Bow on my desk (just a few RCS and clithon corona in it) and I like having it right here. It is fun to look over and see what is going on in there.
Kristina
I have a 2.5 Mini Bow on my desk (just a few RCS and clithon corona in it) and I like having it right here. It is fun to look over and see what is going on in there.
Kristina
I have one of the 4 gallon Baby BiOrbs. I got it on craigslist for $25.
I've kept fish in it now for over a year. I've kept mostly male guppies and ghost shrimp in it, but they seem to do great in there.
I haven't tried a betta yet, but I don't think there would be a problem.
The maintenance on these isn't too bad. When the filter is due some maintenance, just replace the media with whatever you want to use. The filter works as sort of a sponge filter/corner filter hybrid, and it seems to work well. It has a coarse round filter sponge on top of a space for media. I use AmmoCarb (mixture of activated carbon and zeolite) and it seems to work pretty well.
I've just moved the guppies out into a ten gallon for a breeding experiment, so I may set it up again as a betta tank.
I use a Marineland 10 watt heater for the BiOrb. It maintains the temp well, and it's easy to route the cord in through the top.
The only drawback to the BiOrb is: you will go through a lot of bulbs for the light. It's a small halogen bulb, and seems to have a short lifespan.
I've kept fish in it now for over a year. I've kept mostly male guppies and ghost shrimp in it, but they seem to do great in there.
I haven't tried a betta yet, but I don't think there would be a problem.
The maintenance on these isn't too bad. When the filter is due some maintenance, just replace the media with whatever you want to use. The filter works as sort of a sponge filter/corner filter hybrid, and it seems to work well. It has a coarse round filter sponge on top of a space for media. I use AmmoCarb (mixture of activated carbon and zeolite) and it seems to work pretty well.
I've just moved the guppies out into a ten gallon for a breeding experiment, so I may set it up again as a betta tank.
I use a Marineland 10 watt heater for the BiOrb. It maintains the temp well, and it's easy to route the cord in through the top.
The only drawback to the BiOrb is: you will go through a lot of bulbs for the light. It's a small halogen bulb, and seems to have a short lifespan.
Well I could just get one of these.....NOT!!! I don't know why they make stuff like this for fish or anything else living.
"Add fun and flavor to any room or office with this colorful and exciting 1.6 liter Lavarium. An ideal habitat for bettas or other small fish"
Ive kept three biorbs, all baby ones, and find them very good. reliable, and practicle. This is JMO, but i have found them not much work at all
