This is a beautiful little aquarium with great potential and a few flaws. First for what I like: I love the clean layout of this aquarium. The separate chamber for the filter and powerhead really keep the overall look clean. I was even able to fit a small 100w heater into that area near the powerhead, so the only wire I have that is visible is for my thermometer probe. Also, the light is pretty good. I wish it had a built in timer and dimmer settings to better utilize the moonlight mode, but the quality of the light is quite good. My plants are even pearling in here which I struggle to get in my larger aquariums at home and I suspect the light is partially responsible for that. Finally, the built in three stage filter has a lot of surface area for such a small aquarium, allowing for plentiful beneficial bacterial growth. I anticipate fewer struggles keeping the water balanced in here than with other nano aquariums due to the amount of beneficial bacteria it can contain. There are some issues with this aquarium, however. First, as many have mentioned in the reviews, the intake ports for the filter are a bit of an issue. This aquarium is at my desk at work, and during the fishless cycle I came in on a Monday morning to a mess of water all over my desk and floor. It turns out the powerhead was left on the highest setting and evaporation allowed the water level to drop below the upper intake ports. This meant that the powerhead (on the highest setting) was purging water from the filter and powerhead chambers quicker than the single lower intake could draw water in. This resulted in the main tank overflowing. I lost approximately half a gallon of water and had to replace the heater, which cracked due to the lack of water. As some reviews mentioned, I could see a fish being sucked up against the lower port in this situation, but luckily this happened to me before fish were added. I turned the powerhead to the minimum setting and tried to replicate the issue and have been unable to do so. The reduced flow allows the filter to pull water in quickly enough to avoid overflows. Now, speaking of the powerhead, I find it to be a bit too strong even on the lowest setting. The highest setting is far too strong and will definitely result in the overflow situation I laid out, but the low setting seems to be too strong for such a small aquarium. I have Endlers in mine and while they seem to like to play in the current, it does occasionally send them on a ride. It also prevents food from staying at the surface during feeding time. I'm trying to think of ways to calm the output, but I haven't figured it out quite yet. My only other issue is the lid. I like the way this one looks, but I wish there was a piece that could be placed in the center area, under the light to reduce evaporation. Overall, I would and have recommended this aquarium to others, but it does have some flaws.

I bought this 6 weeks ago. Pump stopped working in 3 weeks. Led stopped working in 5 weeks. The pump and light are near the cost of the entire set up. Not happy.

This fish tank is very pretty and the filter does keep the tank pretty clean but my shrimp constantly get sucked in because the filtration hole is at the bottom. You have to DIY because even fish will get stuck there.

I was telling my husband how great this tank was and thought I should probably do a proper review. We have this set up in our kitchen and it has done an excellent job of keeping our betta, 3 snails and 3 shrimp thriving. It’s easy to maintain. Looks beautiful. Quiet. Best betta tank I’ve had in 20 years of keeping them.

easy to set up, great flow and lights. plants are growing like crazy. moved shrimp into tank and have had no issues

Good 5g tank but the water flow is a lot for any fish. I did a lot of research on the most cost effective way to correct this issue and found $5 Sponge Foam Roll 6pk did the trick. Thanks Reddit

This tank seemed super cool at first but it isn't without its flaws. The fitted lid makes heaters and other additions super annoying. I'm also not a fan of the open slit in the lit that the light hangs over. My platy was one of the unfortunate souls to get sucked through the filtration hole but thankfully he was fine and no one else has gone in since. Aside from the aforementioned I was rather happy with the tank. I've owned it for about 5 months and now the filtration "chamber" is leaking water from underneath. If it were cheaper, I'd say worth it but as it stands I would not recommend this tank.

I have used this tank for my betta for years and love it. For those who say there is too much suction pulling fish into the intake, simple solution. As the directions say, you can turn the suction down or up. Pull the motor up from the corner of the tank which is next to the media filters. Once you have the motor in hand, you can see a sliding plus + and neg - bar. Just slid it to the desired intake power water flow coming back into the tank. Bettas like a low flow, so I have mine more on the negative side. I have never had a fish get stuck in the intake with this tank in the many years of owning it