Thursday, May 1, 2014

T-4301SL: Finnex Low Iron Aquarium Kit - 4 Gallons, HOB Filter, Silver Light: Blue/White Bulb

T-4301SL: Finnex Low Iron Aquarium Kit - 4 Gallons, HOB Filter, Silver Light: Blue/White BulbThis is a nice tank as small tanks go. It's barely big enough for a betta in my opinion, but much better than a bowl. The quality of the glass is nice. However, my tank was not glued together quite straight, and had a slight wobble. It arrived with a small crack in the bottom edge that protruded, so I had to place it on a slab of cushy rubber to use it.

The light fixture looks good and does not stand out as much as I thought it would. However, the blue-white bulb burned out after just a few months of running 8 hrs/day. Also, any water touching the plastic light supports that sit over the tank edge will somehow wick up over the glass edge to drip down the outside, flooding whatever it sits on. You have to be careful not to fill the water too high.

The hob filter is adequate. Being a small filter, it clogs easily. However, as long as you keep it clean, it does a good job, and is pretty silent. I cushioned mine with silicone bumpers to reduce vibration on the tank.

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