Whats your take on this tank?

[penpen]

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!

 

[mr. limpid]

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.

 

[penpen]

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.

 

[btldreef]

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.

 

[snakeblitz33]

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.

 

[penpen]

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.

 

[snakeblitz33]

Sure - if your dedicated enough.

 

[patrick8929]

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.

 

[patrick8929]

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