Marineland Eclipse Acrylic Aquarium System
July 3rd, 2009Marineland Eclipse Acrylic Aquarium System
The top-mounted, three-stage system combines simple, elegant styling with superior performance efficiency. All water is filtered through the high-performance Eclipse Rite-Size Filter Cartridge and then directed to the patented Marineland BIO-Wheel. The result: 100% water-to-media contact for excellent water quality, and a healthier environment for plants and fish. Easy to install, easy to operate, the Eclipse System provides unlimited, unhindered access to the entire aquarium. The specially selected fluorescent daylight bulb is ideal for plant growth and ornamental fish color enhancement. And because all filtration media is inside the top mounted unit, it has minimal rear space requirements for against-the-wall placement.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars One year owner
I’ve owned the 12 gallon Marineland Acrylic Aquarium for over a year. It comes with the hood, filter system and biowheel in one package. This system works! Its the top of the line in aquariums. I’ve had other aquariums and this one has provided the easiest maintenance. The biowheel should never be changed, and the filter can be changed every month. The instructions states every two weeks, but its not necessary unless you overpopulate your aquarium. Plants do thrive in this tank too. The fluorescent bulbs in the hood provides sufficient lighting to maintain healthy plant growth. My PH levels and temperatures also maintain constant at 74 degrees. This is a great starter aquarium if you are looking at putting in small community fish that grow less than 3 inches. Negative side: it might be a bit pricey at 60 to 80 dollars, but its a well built tank and it weighs nothing when emptied out. Just take care to buy the right cleaning brushes for the acrylic to avoid scratches and you will have a tank you can enjoy for years.
I’m currently a two week owner of a 37 Marineland Glass Aquarium. It has a mirror on the back side and its a taller rather than longer model. Its perfect for my angle fish and my Mantano Cichlid fish which grow to about 4 inches. I also have a betta and a variety of other community fish. With any medium size aquarium I do recommend an aquarium heater. Without it the temperature stays at 73 in the day and 71 at night, which is a bit low for the Angel fish. The aquarium heater is now set to 79, keeping the temperature at a constant 79 to 80. BTW the filtration system is great, which provides two water flow outlets that adjust to whatever direction you like. The biowheel generates enough oxygen, but you can always add an additional air supply. The hood provides two large openings in the back to allow up to 20 cords through if you like. No complaints so far, and it cost me about $200 for the tank, hood, biowheel (2x the size of the 12 gallon) and filtration system at Petsmart. I’m very happy with both now, and the fish look great. Plants are also alive and well with the bright lighting system.
1 Star Terrible Tank
I am sure that everyone has not suffered my fate. The tank cracked within 3 weeks. What a mess.
5 Stars Perfect small aquarium
This is our first aquarium. Got it as a gift for our 5 year old. It’s perfect for what we want it for. We have 2 small fish in it and will possibly get 1 more. I knew absolutely nothing about aquaruims and was very relunctant to get one. And I’ve also heard some of these small tanks can be quite loud. This one is not…very quiet. We’re very pleased, and the price is great!
4 Stars eclipse 3 aquarium
I got this product new through amazon. I have had the 2 gal unit for many years and loved it. This one had some noise problems with the motor and impellar, which the manufacturer replaced very rapidly even without proof of purchase. Now it is running well.
The only thing I do not like about it is the opening in the cover is directly over the filter and you cannot feed them through there. So you have to lift up the entire cover to feed them.
Otherwise it’s a great unit, hassle free.
5 Stars Fabulous
I bought this tank for my single male Betta, despite the fact that some people say that the current from the filter is too strong for a Betta. Two months after I moved Squall into his new home, he’s doing great and loves the current coming out of the filter. He uses the water flow for exercise by swimming against it, then dives to rest. I fit two plants, two statues and a hollow treasure chest in there to provide some scenery. He likes to sleep in the chest and on the leaves, as well as lay against the statues.
The Bio-Wheel filter that removes ammonia proved to be more resilient than I thought, as I had to treat a case of fin rot with antibiotics. Afterwards, I was concerned that I had, literally, killed his filter. But, two weeks later, it was showing bacterial growth, proving that it was still working.
I would recommend this to anyone who wants to find a nice home for a single Betta that is relatively low maintenance and plenty of room for both decorations and the fish.
