Biorb Life 45L

[whispyfox62]

I started a post yesterday asking what fish and how many would be suitable for a new 45l tropical tank, and the general suggestions were approx 16 rasboras + 5 shrimp. although we haven’t even bought the tank yet we like the Biorb Life 45l. A little on the expensive side but a much better looking tank than the conventional glass box.

The tank is portrait rather than landscape, would the same number of fish be ok or would the stock need to be reduced slightly?

 

[Skins]

Sorry i can't help you with your stocking but i'm sure someone will be along to help you shortly.

Oh, nearly forgot

to the forum

 

[Aqua Tom]

They are very stylish & equaly expensive. How about second hand. Ebay is a good place to start.

Ebay linky to Biorbs

 

[Uriel]

You should be ok just need to bear in mind that surface area of water in contact with air is just as important as volumn of water when concidering tanks. I personally feel the biorbs are quite a lot of money for what they are, but thats more of a personal preference thing more than anything else.

 

[JMcQueen]

I had a 30L bi-orb. Never again.

Its now sitting in the garage as an emergency hospital tank.

 

[waterdrop]

I think one of the trickiest aspects of the novelty tanks (edges, biorbs, all the various plastic beginner sets) is that they unfortunately can be pushed in to success more easily by pretty experienced aquarists, but present problems that are difficult enough that beginners often really struggle with them and have little way of knowing that beginners community keeping is really not so hard.

Its really one of those difficult things of the real world that smaller tanks are harder for beginners and bigger ones are easier. And when you add to that the various challenges that the novelty smaller tanks add to the size problem, you often have a recipe for frustration. Some beginners are stong-willed enough to overcome this, others aren't.

My own take is that the simple classic rectangular tanks with individually chosen pieces of equipment to support them, chosen to fit the largest spot the family is willing to devote, is the best path to success. The goal is to get the finished and running aquarium looking so beautiful that its form and incidental equipment cannot command attention away from looking at the aquascape and inhabitants.

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