Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #403391 in Lawn & Patio
• Brand: Bi0rb

Customer Reviews

beautiful object but get advice
It was difficult to rate this item and I'll try to explain why. I own this 60 litre biOrb and I love it. It's a beautiful object. However, I've been keeping fancy goldfish for a couple of years and I've learnt quite a bit about then in that time. I wouldn't recommend this aquarium to a novice and to be honest I think any pet equipment should be bought with extensive advice from an expert in a good pet shop, to do right by your animals, (and to be honorable if they have given you their time and expertise you shouldn't then run off and look for it cheaper on the internet!!).

I wouldn't recommend the biorb for all fish. Goldfish which are especially messy create a lot of waste. The celebrated ceramic filter medium surely does provide a good home to all those helpful bacteria but it also means that food which falls to the bottom of the aquarium falls between the ceramic pieces, where it is out of reach to your fish and sits there decomposing and contaminating the water and maybe leaving your fish hungry if they are slow feeders. My fish are black moors and celestials which feed off the bottom. If your fish are bottom feeders this could be a problem. Traditional aquaria are typically floored with sand or small gravel which is much better for bottom feeders. So bear this in mind.

If you are more experienced with aquaria you could do what I did which is cover the ceramic media with a layer of mesh and cover this with a layer of dark gravel (dark colour also reduces stress for fish). I don't know if the manufacturers would agree but I have had this in place for 3 months and it is working well re filtration. I have no problems with levels of contamination. However it is not an operation that I would recommend to a beginner and it does make it more difficult to change the other filter element, the cartridge. If the manufacturers could provide their own proprietary solution for covering the floor with small gravel I'd give this product 5 stars.

In summary, a beautiful object which can look spectacular if you choose your plants and ornaments well. Not for all types of fish, get advice before buying this aquarium. P.S. You can get generic replacements for the filter media used inside the filter cartridge here. Buy in bulk save yourself a lot of money. PPS Practice regular cleaning of the bottom with a syphon (which the manufactures can sell you if you like) Fish should live for years, if yours don't last then something is wrong, find our why.

Might be a good choice for your decor but not for your fish
Ridiculously overpriced ornament. Suitable for keeping only a very few small fish, and definitely never should be used for goldfish. For the money they are asking you could get a much bigger conventional aquarium and give your fish a proper home.