woodstock
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Actually, (never having seen an edge IRL before) how would you get something in there? There HAS to be a method, shouldn't there?
Betta In Fluval Edge Tank
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OohFeeshy
It's only forever; not long at all...
It's big enough for most things, admittedly you would have to do a bit of forward thinking but it doesn't limit you that much. You'd just have to compromise slightly on what you put in, but you're also getting improved external appearance so it evens out a bit.
That said, there are plenty of lush Edge aquascapes out there.
That said, there are plenty of lush Edge aquascapes out there.
StrontiumDog
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Well i skipped though most of this, and it's betta police again (why?). It's got a good filter, and has it left every ones knowledge of bettas they also have gills to recieve oxygen from the water, it's not just all about suface area.
OMG, If your thinging of a tank that you want a big piece of bog wood/slate in it. Buy one that you can get it in with, it's not rocket science.
I've been here for quite sometime and I am getting tired of some of the BS, from people that have never done it.
OMG, If your thinging of a tank that you want a big piece of bog wood/slate in it. Buy one that you can get it in with, it's not rocket science.
I've been here for quite sometime and I am getting tired of some of the BS, from people that have never done it.
Honeythorn
Sugar coating and nicely nicely? I don't think so
Some of us know better to waste money on something clearly poor for it's purpose. I've seen enough of working edge tanks, handled and played around with a few and seen countless tales of their uselessness from enough people to know not to waste my hard earned money on one just to try and prove a point to people on the internet. For the same reason I am not going to subject any living thing to cramped conditions to see if it will work or not.
If you want an edge get one, if you think it works, great, but more fool you when it fails.
Now if you'll excuse me I have a hacking cough to nurse
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If you want an edge get one, if you think it works, great, but more fool you when it fails.
Now if you'll excuse me I have a hacking cough to nurse
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StrontiumDog
Fish Addict
Some of us know better to waste money on something clearly poor for it's purpose. I've seen enough of working edge tanks, handled and played around with a few and seen countless tales of their uselessness from enough people to know not to waste my hard earned money on one just to try and prove a point to people on the internet. For the same reason I am not going to subject any living thing to cramped conditions to see if it will work or not.
If you want an edge get one, if you think it works, great, but more fool you when it fails.
Now if you'll excuse me I have a hacking cough to nurse
Well again thats your opinion, and if you lived in a bigger house, you would have more air to breath and you wouldn't have a hacking cough?
Honeythorn
Sugar coating and nicely nicely? I don't think so
That it's an opinion is obvious.
What's my house size ( which is ordinary) got to do with having a cough? It's a cold nothing more, of the type anyone who lives in a house of any size can contract.
What's my house size ( which is ordinary) got to do with having a cough? It's a cold nothing more, of the type anyone who lives in a house of any size can contract.
OohFeeshy
It's only forever; not long at all...
If you don't want one, fine. Nobody is forcing you to buy one. But plenty of people do like them, and there's no reason why they can't. It's bigger than a lot of nano tanks, with better filtration, and having just looked at the website it seems Hagen is bucking up on the stocking suggestions. Yes, it may require more forethought than other tanks, but equally it's pretty unique and no pig to look at either. It isn't cramped, the dimensions are nice (it seems many nano tanks focus on height rather than length), and I bet most problems people experience could be avoided by proper planning.
I've been here for quite sometime and I am getting tired of some of the BS, from people that have never done it.
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i agree. there has been a lot of misguided advice here for a while. it is often times more opinion than fact.
i see nothing wrong with an Edge. they are very good looking tanks and i agree their filtration is great! if it suits your fishkeeping purposes and your tank plan awesome. a little engenuity and you could get a big piece of slate or nice wood in there. take a lot of work, but you could cut it all up and superglue it together like a puzzle. couldnt get it OUT easily, or without breaking the tank, but if that is what you want in your design, you could do it.
nano tanks are my favorite, and an Edge is actually at my high end for size(although have much larger tanks also). ill probably get one myself if and when i can find a good cheap used one. cant justify the cost of a 'new' design, but surely with patience i can get one very cheaply and will enjoy it 100%. i agree that planting and good vaccing,cleaning of the corners will not be easy. but again, necessity is the mother of invention, and i love DIY?
just my thoughts
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i agree. there has been a lot of misguided advice here for a while. it is often times more opinion than fact.
i see nothing wrong with an Edge. they are very good looking tanks and i agree their filtration is great! if it suits your fishkeeping purposes and your tank plan awesome. a little engenuity and you could get a big piece of slate or nice wood in there. take a lot of work, but you could cut it all up and superglue it together like a puzzle. couldnt get it OUT easily, or without breaking the tank, but if that is what you want in your design, you could do it.
nano tanks are my favorite, and an Edge is actually at my high end for size(although have much larger tanks also). ill probably get one myself if and when i can find a good cheap used one. cant justify the cost of a 'new' design, but surely with patience i can get one very cheaply and will enjoy it 100%. i agree that planting and good vaccing,cleaning of the corners will not be easy. but again, necessity is the mother of invention, and i love DIY?
just my thoughts
I had one ornament that I could not get in, but I have two nice sized driftwood with plant ornaments that provide nice shelter and are about as large as you'd want in a tank of this size, even if it had a larger top. Getting long driftwood in would be no problem.
People seem to think the hole is only a couple of inches wide! It's 7" x 5", so you have a diagonal of about 8.5 inches. So, you could put in a piece of slate up to 8 x 10. I can't imagine wanting larger for a corner piece in a small tank.
Yes, it's a bit harder to plant and to net fish, but that said, it's not very hard. I have found it good to have a nice set of aquarium tongs for reaching in and moving things (good for any tank, really). I have to do a bit of elbow bending to use my gravel cleaner. It's not a big deal. I'm not moving my decor every day! I like placing live plants in a small pot or dish anyway so you can easily pull them out and replace them if they aren't doing well. It comes down to whether you mind having to maneouver things a bit.
I wonder what size people are imagining this hole to be when I hear concerns that you couldn't get anything in.
People seem to think the hole is only a couple of inches wide! It's 7" x 5", so you have a diagonal of about 8.5 inches. So, you could put in a piece of slate up to 8 x 10. I can't imagine wanting larger for a corner piece in a small tank.
Yes, it's a bit harder to plant and to net fish, but that said, it's not very hard. I have found it good to have a nice set of aquarium tongs for reaching in and moving things (good for any tank, really). I have to do a bit of elbow bending to use my gravel cleaner. It's not a big deal. I'm not moving my decor every day! I like placing live plants in a small pot or dish anyway so you can easily pull them out and replace them if they aren't doing well. It comes down to whether you mind having to maneouver things a bit.
I wonder what size people are imagining this hole to be when I hear concerns that you couldn't get anything in.
Incidentally, why all the concern over what others are spending? If you do not want to pay that much, I get it. What I pay is my choice, no?
For that matter, keeping fish is not a neccessity so anyone could argue that having any fish tank is a waste (plenty of people tell me that my cats are a waste of money too), and I'm sure no one hear would appreciate that. You keep fish because you want to. If you think something is overpriced, that's cool.
Price was not a consideration for me. I absolutely respect anyone for whom it is. I have probably spent well more than the price of my Edge on test kits, a wide variety of foods, maintenance, dedicated containers for water and cleaning, etc. and I'm happy to share the results of my testing with others. We all have different budgets, so what?
Seems like some of these comments are less about the tank being overpriced, and more about slagging those who have paid for it as "foolish".
For that matter, keeping fish is not a neccessity so anyone could argue that having any fish tank is a waste (plenty of people tell me that my cats are a waste of money too), and I'm sure no one hear would appreciate that. You keep fish because you want to. If you think something is overpriced, that's cool.
Price was not a consideration for me. I absolutely respect anyone for whom it is. I have probably spent well more than the price of my Edge on test kits, a wide variety of foods, maintenance, dedicated containers for water and cleaning, etc. and I'm happy to share the results of my testing with others. We all have different budgets, so what?
Seems like some of these comments are less about the tank being overpriced, and more about slagging those who have paid for it as "foolish".
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I know that this is an old thread so obviously I’ve just come across it from a popular search engine but I would like to say that this is the most interesting, opioniated and informative thread I’ve come across on the subject.
I’m still as yet undecided if I should get an Edge tank for the Betta I plan to get as a complete newbie but I have spent a long time researching. My local supposedly well advised non chain pet store and the internet and everyone else have their own opinion.
What I have learned to join this forum and too keep learning before I go and make any rash decisions.
I don’t have a concern about money, I am a bit fickle when it comes to style, but not I also have a full head of new opinions, experiences and suggestions.
To you all, thanks.
I’m still as yet undecided if I should get an Edge tank for the Betta I plan to get as a complete newbie but I have spent a long time researching. My local supposedly well advised non chain pet store and the internet and everyone else have their own opinion.
What I have learned to join this forum and too keep learning before I go and make any rash decisions.
I don’t have a concern about money, I am a bit fickle when it comes to style, but not I also have a full head of new opinions, experiences and suggestions.
To you all, thanks.
BethK
Rattie tat tat
These tanks are pretty but for the price, I wouldn't bother. You can get a bigger tank for a smaller price and IMO, wouldn't be the best bet for a betta. I'd be happy to have a tank like this, as a nano set up but I wouldn't go for anything else, again, this is my own opinion.
To the OP:
What did you decide? I really hope you did not elect to put the betta fish in it. I'm not going to chastise you for trying, but limiting the surface area for this fish isn't something you should do.
I'm the first one to stand up and tell people to back off with their ignorant comments- especially when they try to say you can't have more than one male in a tank. However, this fish breathes from the surface. He may have a lot of trouble finding the area where the surface can be reached. Plants will only help fish that absorb oxygen through the gills- which betta fish do- however they need to breathe from the top.
Fluval just released a fantastic product that is much, MUCH more suitable for betta fish. It's called the Chi. Look into it.
What did you decide? I really hope you did not elect to put the betta fish in it. I'm not going to chastise you for trying, but limiting the surface area for this fish isn't something you should do.
I'm the first one to stand up and tell people to back off with their ignorant comments- especially when they try to say you can't have more than one male in a tank. However, this fish breathes from the surface. He may have a lot of trouble finding the area where the surface can be reached. Plants will only help fish that absorb oxygen through the gills- which betta fish do- however they need to breathe from the top.
Fluval just released a fantastic product that is much, MUCH more suitable for betta fish. It's called the Chi. Look into it.
this thread is resurrected from months ago. OP may not respond.
although they are nice tanks, ive got beef with fluval Edge. and not just for bettas. too hard to maintain given the shape, or at least they seem to be. handsome looking tho.
cheers
although they are nice tanks, ive got beef with fluval Edge. and not just for bettas. too hard to maintain given the shape, or at least they seem to be. handsome looking tho.
cheers
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