Marina LED Aquarium Kit, 20-gal

Need a 40gallon Aquarium my turtle is getting so big help please

This tank is pretty bomb proof. Only thing I didn't care for was the filter it's kinda the bare minimum for a tank this size. Get that upgraded or fixed and you have a 5 star winner.

Tank was not to big but bigger then the 10 gallon. Now I have to buy new decorations for it and more fish.

Just perfect and the right size for 7 year old gold fish, their grandparents were over 20 years old and hoping these beautiful long tailed Goldies will live even longer!

I purchased this tank and loved it. The cover comes completely off if you like to give it a rimless look. I did not have it long though because my obsession with aquariums became larger than a 20 gallon was going to fulfill. It was a great starter and I was glad that after researching tanks, I chose this one. You won’t be disappointed if you buy it.

This is truly the best starter kit out there. It provides you with *most* of what you need, maybe besides a heater, chemicals, substrate, live plants and supplements, but other than those few things I mentioned (and many others), it does provide you with a good amount of stuff. A wonderful sized aquarium for CHEAP (only $99 for an awesome kit!?), a really nice filter with different compartments to help support the beneficial bacterial colony that cycles your tank and helps bring it to life and a sponge on the end to prevent accidents, and the good, bright light, suitable for medium-light live plants! However, I would greatly consider and recommend to not use the cartridges in this kit. They're This is truly the best starter kit out there. It provides you with *most* of what you need, maybe besides a heater, chemicals, substrate, live plants and supplements, but other than those few things I mentioned (and many others), it does provide you with a good amount of stuff. A wonderful sized aquarium for CHEAP (only $99 for an awesome kit!?), a really nice filter with different compartments to help support the beneficial bacterial colony that cycles your tank and helps bring it to life and a sponge on the end to prevent accidents, and the good, bright light, suitable for medium-light live plants! However, I would greatly consider and recommend to not use the cartridges in this kit. They're not bad, but they're not great. They're decent. Aquariums as large as this should really have more than a few carbon filled cartridges. I always recommend ceramic bio-rings by Marineland or Fluval. These provide a nice, porous surface for that Beneficial Bacteria we were talking about before (aka BB). I also like just normal sponge or "cartridge material". Dense sponge is absolutely PERFECT for the BB colony! Planted tank gravel will provide nutrients to the water and BB, PLUS it will also be a wonderful surface for growing BB colonies. Not to mention carbon isn't particularly healthy for your aquarium. It takes away all of the essential nutrients that are used up for fish, plants, and other tank mates. If you use carbon too often, your tank will be "too clean" and won't provide the necessary nutrients to keep your tank nice and healthy. Many aquarium "pros" like myself never recommend carbon for aquariums. It's good to use every once in awhile to remove any of that "bad stuff" in the aquarium, but use it too often, and your aquarium and inhabitants won't thrive. Other than these slight issues (plus me just rambling about proper fish care, as I often do), this tank is a wonderful "starter kit". I highly recommend it over those 0.5 gallon "Betta bowls". And a fact for you all, did you know that the smaller the aquarium, the harder it is to maintain? The larger the tank, the easier it is to keep it clean and healthy! That's because a smaller tank gets oversaturated with ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates, which, in the right quantities, will KILL your beloved pet! This is why weekly or even daily water changes are necessary to keeping a relatively okay environment. However, when a tank is larger (over 10 gals), water changes need to be done less, and fish can thrive in it for longer. For tanks under 20 gallons but over 10 gals, I recommend changing about 25-50% of the water weekly. For tanks 20-30 gallons, a water change every 2 weeks or so is good. Tanks above 40 gals that are fully established with live plants can usually ensure waiting even up to 2 months until a water change! But remember, this drastically changes depending on the stock. If it's overstocked, the fish require more food, which, in turn, creates more waste and ammonia/nitrite buildup. However, if a 20 gallon has a single Betta and a few Shrimp, it will require much less food, much less buildup, and much less cleaning and maintenance. Just please remember my big giant rant about aquarium care, as it really will safe your aquarium!! Good luck! … more

Great kit. Lights are bright and lid fits well with filter. Pump on filter is very noisy.

Someone needs to tell Marina they need to make a larger opening in the hood for the filter they include with this kit. I had to purchase another hood to fit the filter they gave me in the kit! (I took photos of you're interested.)

This tank comes with most of everything you need and the booklet that is included is super helpful. I've owned fish before and I still learned a lot from the booklet. Awesome product.

was so pleased with this and fun to set up also my fishes' love it too!