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Whats your take on this tank?

post #1 of 9
12/18/11 at 5:39pm
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Fluval 2 G Desktop Aquarium  **Please don't post links to competitor sites**

 

I have a 55 gallon saltwater tank, so I know how to take care of one.  I seen this particular tank at my local fish store and they had one of these set up.  It looked great!  They had only had it up for a week so, I was wondering if anyone had a tank like this that has been running for a while.  Mostly worried about the flow (40 gallons) and the lighting.  I just don't want to jump into this thing and end up disappointed.  All thoughts are appreciated! 

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post #2 of 9
12/19/11 at 7:43am

My take it says its a 2 gallon tank not 40. For the the one being sold it would make for a nano fish only tank, I mean 1 fish only and a small one at that. If they make a 40 gal I never say a all in one 40 gal tank. I would check on the type of lighting, it would still be a fish only tank and the filtration will dictate of many fish you could keep.

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post #3 of 9
12/19/11 at 12:37pm
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Yea, I wanted the 2 gallon, I assume you mean 4 and not 40 gallon.  They only had 2 fish in it tiny fish, not sure what they were as I hadn't ever seen them before, 2 crabs and 2 snails, and a blood shrimp.  They did have some LR in there as well, only 1 or 2 pounds.  It looked really great.

 

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post #4 of 9
12/19/11 at 12:44pm

My LFS has one setup with some small coral frags and a custom little LED light on it. He's got a tiny goby in it and a pom pom crab. It's actually a cool little tank. I think the Pico setups are a little nicer and easier to function. The LFS owner said getting in and out of the tank can be a pain.

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post #5 of 9
12/19/11 at 1:07pm

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This is a 3g pico tank by a guy with the handle geldof on RC.

 

Small tanks can be a pain in the butt to get stable, but they are challenging and can be really beautiful.

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post #6 of 9
12/19/11 at 1:14pm
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Would this tank work though as is for just a small fish, a few crabs and snails.  Maybe a shrimp?  It sure does look good, but, I'm just worried they set it up to look good to sell them and will take it down once the sales go down.  I trust my LFS  with all my tank Ned's and concerns, just worried they are just doing it for the sales.

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post #7 of 9
12/19/11 at 1:26pm

Sure - if your dedicated enough.

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post #8 of 9
12/19/11 at 4:16pm

the smaller the tank the more difficult to keep up. sounds like it would be easier but a much smaller problem can cause a huge roblen in that small of a tank. so like snake said be dedicated to it. check your levels often and do small water changes often. if you do it the right way from the beginning it shouldnt be a problem. 

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post #9 of 9
12/19/11 at 4:19pm

look at maybe a 6 gallon or something. p3tsmart sells some pretty cool little tanks (probably over priced) but the bigger the easier itll be to take care of

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