My teenage daughter was so excited to have surprised me with this tank for Mother’s Day. Once we set it up (with substrate for live plants) the water wasn’t getting any clearer or cleaner after HOURS of running. I realized the filtration system does NOTHING. The filter set up makes absolutely no sense because the water doesn’t even run through the filters before it runs back into the main living part of the tank. We watched several YouTube videos to try to get it to work, but it was suggested multiple times to just remove the filter system and add a better back hanging filter. We gently broke the black acrylic filter box out with pliers (it’s sharp and flies everywhere so wear eye protection and gloves too), and lightly scored the silicone with a razor blade to remove the glass pieces. I scraped the silicone lines off the tank walls with the razor blade as well. The filter was replaced with a Fluval AC 20 and the glass lid fits flush to the front of the tank. I gave this kit 2 stars because of the hassle we had to go through to make it into a working tank. The tank glass really is pretty with the curved front edges. Bonus: by removing the horrible built in filtration we gained the entire 6.8 gallons of space in the tank. The original filter took up about a third of the tank. My daughter was sad that her gift was faulty, but she had fun ripping the filter out, and is happy with how pretty it looks now.

My teenage daughter was so excited to have surprised me with this tank for Mother’s Day. Once we set it up (with substrate for live plants) the water wasn’t getting any clearer or cleaner after HOURS of running. I realized the filtration system does NOTHING. The filter set up makes absolutely no sense because the water doesn’t even run through the filters before it runs back into the main living part of the tank. We watched several YouTube videos to try to get it to work, but it was suggested multiple times to just remove the filter system and add a better back hanging filter. We gently broke the black acrylic filter box out with pliers (it’s sharp and flies everywhere so wear eye protection and gloves too), and lightly scored the silicone with a razor blade to remove the glass pieces. I scraped the silicone lines off the tank walls with the razor blade as well. The filter was replaced with a Fluval AC 20 and the glass lid fits flush to the front of the tank. I gave this kit 2 stars because of the hassle we had to go through to make it into a working tank. The tank glass really is pretty with the curved front edges. Bonus: by removing the horrible built in filtration we gained the entire 6.8 gallons of space in the tank. The original filter took up about a third of the tank. My daughter was sad that her gift was faulty, but she had fun ripping the filter out, and is happy with how pretty it looks now.

I bought this two weeks ago and the water has been murky since. I don't know what is going on, I've changed the water 3 times in 2 weeks. Have a snail and it is cleaning the walls and everything so it's not algae growth. Also had to go to Amazon to get filter D because Petco is out of them.

I bought this two weeks ago and the water has been murky since. I don't know what is going on, I've changed the water 3 times in 2 weeks. Have a snail and it is cleaning the walls and everything so it's not algae growth. Also had to go to Amazon to get filter D because Petco is out of them.

I have had this aquarium & the 3 gallon as well, I recently moved out of state, so I had to start all over. I opened box to find wrong size tube for the pump. The manager at the Greenville, Texas store would not honor it. I was told to go to Home Depot to get the right size tube, that is unacceptable……..

Bought the tank excited for my kids the light that clips on was broken. I reached out to customer service through email and have yet to receive a response. And the filter is horrible does not work the water was all slimy within a week. Idk if I can return or exchange but not please at all.

I brought this home today and was excited to set it up. The only issue is I received a lid that is too small. I don't know if this is a manufacturer error but this is unusable with the smaller lid I was given. Looks nothing like the lid on the box. The gaps are way too big and I'm pretty sure any fish I add will just jump out.

I brought this home today and was excited to set it up. The only issue is I received a lid that is too small. I don't know if this is a manufacturer error but this is unusable with the smaller lid I was given. Looks nothing like the lid on the box. The gaps are way too big and I'm pretty sure any fish I add will just jump out.