PONDON Fish Tank, 1.7 Gallon Glass Aquarium with Air Pump & LED Light & Filter, Small Fish Tank for Betta Fish Starter Kit (Black)

This is by far the best & nicest little aquarium! We got the 3 gallon. The light is very bright & shows off the decorative pieces very beautifully! Not sure how well the filter will work (came with 2) but I change them often anyway. It is glass so I love that! The top is secure and flips up for feeding and such. I like how there is no holes for dust to get into. The bubbler works awesome! Very easy to put together. Came with a book for beginners. Our little fish seems very happy about their new home! The plants and stuff (8 pieces) in there I also ordered from Amazon & they were perfect for this tank.

Please read before buying! Let's start with the good... the pictures look great and it's the perfect size. Right? That's why you're reading this. That's where the good ends and the bad begins. The tank does look great; it really does but from a practical standpoint it is terrible.Here's the deal... The all in one filter system is terrible. It is not adjustable and it basically creates a toilet bowl swirl effect that is terribly unhealthy for most fish. It was stressing my tetras out and they began to die. So I thought, "Okay, I really want to make this work. I'm just going to buy a small filter or something and eliminate this all in one filter." That's when I realized what I noticed when I was setting up initially... The lid (entire top cover) does not come off. It makes doing anything with the tank a messy chore. I figured I could deal with the mess but when I wanted to change out the filter this unremovable top became a real problem. The standard/common filters won't simply hang on the back of this because the top doesn't come off. I tried a couple methods to reduce the filter flow and I was unhappy with everything I tried and I finally gave up. I also didn't want to deal with replacement filters when this one went bad since it was a unique fit for that specific tank. I realized if I didn't just move on to something else this tank was just going to be problem after problem. I then went to the pet store and bought a more traditional 13 gallon tank with a hang on the back filter and my fish are so much happier.

This Aquarium kit came with a hood, with lights, submersible Pump-Filter and thermometer. (No heater)It took a few minutes to figure out how get the "filter rigging" to work with the filter bed sitting above the waterline. (The water must drip through the filter bed) It's quiet. It's space saving: It's on my Kitchen counter, up against the wall. It's 8 gallons tall with a smaller foot print than a 5 gallon tank going horizontally. Perfect for the beginner hobbyist or an old enthusiast like me. All glass with some plastic Contruction. You will need to buy a heater.

I really like the appearance of this tank as it reminds me of sort of like an 80s style lol I saw the not so great reviews but I still wanted to see for myself with this tank had to offer as I really like the sponge filter, the aeration mechanism built into the filter and the price! I set her up and I have to agree with the other reviews that the hardware unfortunately is a bit flimsy and I’ve had the tank set up for less thank a week, but the filter is already kind of tilting to the side. It still functions properly… and what I really like about this tank more so than anything else is that I have grown a sentimental attachment to it. It really came in handy when I needed a hospital tank in order to quarantine one of my fish, and treat them with medication. I was going to return the tank because the filter is probably going to break soon, but I can always just throw another sponge filter. I just really like the appearance of this tank. Lol and I think it’s really underrated! It has a lot of potential. The individuals that designed this just need to work on Implementing better hardware. Definitely headed in the right direction! Would love to see what the next line of filters are going to be like… They can send me one to try it out if they’d like to since I’m going to keep the tank! :)

It is a very pretty little aquarium. I like the sturdiness off the tank and the rounded edges. I like that it shows the temperature and the different color light choices.What I don’t like is that you can’t remove the lid which makes cleaning more difficult. The filter is junk. I replaced it with a tetra whisper. I also added air stone. I had 4 Glofish tetra in it and they are soon moving to a 20 gallon.I have to clean the water twice a week.1 is about 2 gallons, the other 1 1/2 gallon

These tanks are great! The have a beautiful light and nice filtration system. My son received one as a gift from his uncle and we loved it so much we ordered another one for our daughter. On top of them being nice tanks, the customer service is wonderful. On the second tank, we got it all set up plugged in the pump and didn't work. We were so frustrated! But when I started the return process they offered me a refund, no questions asked, and they didn't want me to return the tank. I immediately ordered another tank which arrived quickly and worked perfectly. 100% recommend!