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biOrb Aquarium Kit with Light Fixture

The biOrb™ combines the looks of a traditional fish bowl with the performance of a ‘hi-tech’ aquarium. The 8-gallon fish bowl incorporates a clever and easy to change filtration system that has been designed to provide maximum benefits and fish keeper. biOrb’s stylish, globe-shaped design will prove an eye-catching feature in any location. Together with its low maintenance and strong, safe construction will appeal to all age groups in both private and business sectors.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars You should BUY this ORB, haha I’m precious.
I purchased this for my girlfriend and I have to say it came out to be a great gift. Even though it is the smallest of the BiOrbs, the Baby is still pretty big. I would say its enough space for several small fish or a few of the mid-sized variety. Right now ours is holding 4 standard sized Tiger Barbs, a small African frog and a fiddler crab with room for plenty more. The orb design of the bowl magnifies its contents visually depending on your angle of view and you can get some pretty extreme closeups of your fish. However be careful not to set the bowl where sunlight shines down on it, not just to keep algae from growing faster but also because the bowl can also direct the light into a beam that is capable of causing fire much like a magnifying glass. Your well warned of this in the directions though. This has not been an issue with ours and is just said in precaution. My favorite part of buying this was how easy it was to set up. You have the bowl, a filter, your gravel media and some plants to set up. The filter and halogen lighting runs off the same low-voltage power source and only requires one wall plug. The lid contains the lighting and a hole for feeding. The simplicity makes this a great gift idea for kids as it eliminates most of the hassles you get from normal aquariums.

3 Stars Very happy betta
I have a baby biorb in silver. I really wanted the black one but opted for the silver because of the price difference. I’m disappointed that the black one, which is identical except for color; would have cost me $20 more than the silver. Anyway, I waited days for this to arrive, I was so excited but fedex didn’t update their tracking information and it arrived around 6pm. I hate fedex.

I opened the package and set it up according to the instructions.

Pros:

-lovely shape

-light

-filter

-bubbles for my betta to play in

cons:

-filter will be hard to change

-doesn’t come with enough ceramic media (rocks)

-no plants included

-slight buzzing sound from pump

-no color variety for ceramic media

I went to petsmart and bought a small plant ring, adding more than that would make for a very crowded aquarium. I’m going to buy more ceramic media for this soon. My betta is very happy, I’ve never seen her swim so much. I’ll get used to the sound of the pump and eventually it won’t bother me. I plan on moving into a new apartment and this will go in the living room or kitchen, right now it’s in my room. I’m contemplating painting the tops because they don’t make the piano black tops for the baby biorb. Maybe I’ll give this to my son one day and get myself a black one.

2 Stars Returned.
We bought the biorb from petsmart because it looked simple and modern (not to mention the good reviews). We started setting it up and found out that the air pump has to be placed above the waterline. This takes away from the streamline feeling we were looking for. Are we supposed to nail the air pump to wall? I tried to find pictures of other biorbs and it didn’t look like anyone followed this rule. I was annoyed and returned it the next day, dissatisfied.

5 Stars BiiOrb
This is a beautiful fish tank! It is delightful. There was an added expense with the heater, cleaner pump, etc. Still I love it and so does my Betta fish.

1 Star I just looks nice
I purchased this product and I wished I hadn’t.

The air pump is unbearably noisy, so I purchased a new one from Reef One, but they sent me another jet engine.

The filter system is so poor, that my Platys died, and my male Beta, who was the next inhabitant after the Platys, contracted fin rot. All these conditions are attributable to having to completely replace the filter which disturbs the bacteria in the tank.

In addition, the ceramic media is very sharp and jagged and will tear fins of fish and scratch acrylic.

This tank just looks nice, but it isn’t conducive for life, the replacement filters are way too expensive, and the air pump is deafening.

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biOrb Aquarium Kit with Light Fixture

The biOrb™ combines the looks of a traditional fish bowl with the performance of a ‘hi-tech’ aquarium. The 8-gallon fish bowl incorporates a clever and easy to change filtration system that has been designed to provide maximum benefits and fish keeper. biOrb’s stylish, globe-shaped design will prove an eye-catching feature in any location. Together with its low maintenance and strong, safe construction will appeal to all age groups in both private and business sectors.

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Very happy betta
I have a baby biorb in silver. I really wanted the black one but opted for the silver because of the price difference. I’m disappointed that the black one, which is identical except for color; would have cost me $20 more than the silver. Anyway, I waited days for this to arrive, I was so excited but fedex didn’t update their tracking information and it arrived around 6pm. I hate fedex.

I opened the package and set it up according to the instructions.

Pros:

-lovely shape

-light

-filter

-bubbles for my betta to play in

cons:

-filter will be hard to change

-doesn’t come with enough ceramic media (rocks)

-no plants included

-slight buzzing sound from pump

-no color variety for ceramic media

I went to petsmart and bought a small plant ring, adding more than that would make for a very crowded aquarium. I’m going to buy more ceramic media for this soon. My betta is very happy, I’ve never seen her swim so much. I’ll get used to the sound of the pump and eventually it won’t bother me. I plan on moving into a new apartment and this will go in the living room or kitchen, right now it’s in my room. I’m contemplating painting the tops because they don’t make the piano black tops for the baby biorb. Maybe I’ll give this to my son one day and get myself a black one.

2 Stars Returned.
We bought the biorb from petsmart because it looked simple and modern (not to mention the good reviews). We started setting it up and found out that the air pump has to be placed above the waterline. This takes away from the streamline feeling we were looking for. Are we supposed to nail the air pump to wall? I tried to find pictures of other biorbs and it didn’t look like anyone followed this rule. I was annoyed and returned it the next day, dissatisfied.

5 Stars Some things to keep in mind….
I rec’d this for Christmas, 7 months ago. I love it. Some things to keep in mind, it is NOT meant for goldfish. Period. Don’t try it. They are messy, they get too big. I recommend getting a platy or two, I have two. Very fun, very colorful. Or try a beta. Or a few minnows. I couldn’t find the filters so I bought a big filter sheet at the pet store and I cut it to fit, very easy to do. And cheap. The sheet was around $7 and you can get 15-20 filters out of it. I change it every month and dump all the water, wash out the bowl and replace with treated, room temp. water every other month. Again, easy to do, takes 15 minutes at the most. There are a lot of wires and a big pump and air tubes that they don’t show in the picture. I put it on my counter in the corner and hid all that stuff behind it, the one part vibrates loudly against hard surfaces so I set it on top of a pot holder and shoved the tank back towards the wall and it hides all of it. It is completely quiet. I would highly recommend this tank. It is very unusual looking and people always comment on how cool it looks, especially with the light on. The bubble tube in the middle is very pretty, the accessories are fun and well made.

5 Stars You should BUY this ORB, haha I’m precious.
I purchased this for my girlfriend and I have to say it came out to be a great gift. Even though it is the smallest of the BiOrbs, the Baby is still pretty big. I would say its enough space for several small fish or a few of the mid-sized variety. Right now ours is holding 4 standard sized Tiger Barbs, a small African frog and a fiddler crab with room for plenty more. The orb design of the bowl magnifies its contents visually depending on your angle of view and you can get some pretty extreme closeups of your fish. However be careful not to set the bowl where sunlight shines down on it, not just to keep algae from growing faster but also because the bowl can also direct the light into a beam that is capable of causing fire much like a magnifying glass. Your well warned of this in the directions though. This has not been an issue with ours and is just said in precaution. My favorite part of buying this was how easy it was to set up. You have the bowl, a filter, your gravel media and some plants to set up. The filter and halogen lighting runs off the same low-voltage power source and only requires one wall plug. The lid contains the lighting and a hole for feeding. The simplicity makes this a great gift idea for kids as it eliminates most of the hassles you get from normal aquariums.

5 Stars BiiOrb
This is a beautiful fish tank! It is delightful. There was an added expense with the heater, cleaner pump, etc. Still I love it and so does my Betta fish.

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Technorati Tags: Age Groups, Aquarium Kit, Aquarium Light, Baby Biorb, Business Sectors, Ceramic Media, Color Variety, Fedex, Filtration System, Fish Bowl, Fish Keeper, Gallon Fish, Light Filter, Light Fixture, Low Maintenance, Maximum Benefits, New Apartment, Petsmart, Safe Construction, Traditional Fish

biOrb Aquarium Kit with Light Fixture

The biOrb™ combines the looks of a traditional fish bowl with the performance of a ‘hi-tech’ aquarium. The 8-gallon fish bowl incorporates a clever and easy to change filtration system that has been designed to provide maximum benefits and fish keeper. biOrb’s stylish, globe-shaped design will prove an eye-catching feature in any location. Together with its low maintenance and strong, safe construction will appeal to all age groups in both private and business sectors.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Returned.
We bought the biorb from petsmart because it looked simple and modern (not to mention the good reviews). We started setting it up and found out that the air pump has to be placed above the waterline. This takes away from the streamline feeling we were looking for. Are we supposed to nail the air pump to wall? I tried to find pictures of other biorbs and it didn’t look like anyone followed this rule. I was annoyed and returned it the next day, dissatisfied.

5 Stars Some things to keep in mind….
I rec’d this for Christmas, 7 months ago. I love it. Some things to keep in mind, it is NOT meant for goldfish. Period. Don’t try it. They are messy, they get too big. I recommend getting a platy or two, I have two. Very fun, very colorful. Or try a beta. Or a few minnows. I couldn’t find the filters so I bought a big filter sheet at the pet store and I cut it to fit, very easy to do. And cheap. The sheet was around $7 and you can get 15-20 filters out of it. I change it every month and dump all the water, wash out the bowl and replace with treated, room temp. water every other month. Again, easy to do, takes 15 minutes at the most. There are a lot of wires and a big pump and air tubes that they don’t show in the picture. I put it on my counter in the corner and hid all that stuff behind it, the one part vibrates loudly against hard surfaces so I set it on top of a pot holder and shoved the tank back towards the wall and it hides all of it. It is completely quiet. I would highly recommend this tank. It is very unusual looking and people always comment on how cool it looks, especially with the light on. The bubble tube in the middle is very pretty, the accessories are fun and well made.

5 Stars BiiOrb
This is a beautiful fish tank! It is delightful. There was an added expense with the heater, cleaner pump, etc. Still I love it and so does my Betta fish.

3 Stars Very happy betta
I have a baby biorb in silver. I really wanted the black one but opted for the silver because of the price difference. I’m disappointed that the black one, which is identical except for color; would have cost me $20 more than the silver. Anyway, I waited days for this to arrive, I was so excited but fedex didn’t update their tracking information and it arrived around 6pm. I hate fedex.

I opened the package and set it up according to the instructions.

Pros:

-lovely shape

-light

-filter

-bubbles for my betta to play in

cons:

-filter will be hard to change

-doesn’t come with enough ceramic media (rocks)

-no plants included

-slight buzzing sound from pump

-no color variety for ceramic media

I went to petsmart and bought a small plant ring, adding more than that would make for a very crowded aquarium. I’m going to buy more ceramic media for this soon. My betta is very happy, I’ve never seen her swim so much. I’ll get used to the sound of the pump and eventually it won’t bother me. I plan on moving into a new apartment and this will go in the living room or kitchen, right now it’s in my room. I’m contemplating painting the tops because they don’t make the piano black tops for the baby biorb. Maybe I’ll give this to my son one day and get myself a black one.

5 Stars You should BUY this ORB, haha I’m precious.
I purchased this for my girlfriend and I have to say it came out to be a great gift. Even though it is the smallest of the BiOrbs, the Baby is still pretty big. I would say its enough space for several small fish or a few of the mid-sized variety. Right now ours is holding 4 standard sized Tiger Barbs, a small African frog and a fiddler crab with room for plenty more. The orb design of the bowl magnifies its contents visually depending on your angle of view and you can get some pretty extreme closeups of your fish. However be careful not to set the bowl where sunlight shines down on it, not just to keep algae from growing faster but also because the bowl can also direct the light into a beam that is capable of causing fire much like a magnifying glass. Your well warned of this in the directions though. This has not been an issue with ours and is just said in precaution. My favorite part of buying this was how easy it was to set up. You have the bowl, a filter, your gravel media and some plants to set up. The filter and halogen lighting runs off the same low-voltage power source and only requires one wall plug. The lid contains the lighting and a hole for feeding. The simplicity makes this a great gift idea for kids as it eliminates most of the hassles you get from normal aquariums.

Buy/More Info

Technorati Tags: 7 Months, Air Tubes, Aquarium Kit, Business Sectors, Filtration System, Fish Bowl, Fish Keeper, Gallon Fish, Light Fixture, Low Maintenance, Maximum Benefits, Minnows, Petsmart, Platy, Pot Holder, Room Temp, Safe Construction, Traditional Fish, Water Wash, Waterline

biOrb Aquarium Kit with Light Fixture

The biOrb™ combines the looks of a traditional fish bowl with the performance of a ‘hi-tech’ aquarium. The 8-gallon fish bowl incorporates a clever and easy to change filtration system that has been designed to provide maximum benefits and fish keeper. biOrb’s stylish, globe-shaped design will prove an eye-catching feature in any location. Together with its low maintenance and strong, safe construction will appeal to all age groups in both private and business sectors.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars You should BUY this ORB, haha I’m precious.
I purchased this for my girlfriend and I have to say it came out to be a great gift. Even though it is the smallest of the BiOrbs, the Baby is still pretty big. I would say its enough space for several small fish or a few of the mid-sized variety. Right now ours is holding 4 standard sized Tiger Barbs, a small African frog and a fiddler crab with room for plenty more. The orb design of the bowl magnifies its contents visually depending on your angle of view and you can get some pretty extreme closeups of your fish. However be careful not to set the bowl where sunlight shines down on it, not just to keep algae from growing faster but also because the bowl can also direct the light into a beam that is capable of causing fire much like a magnifying glass. Your well warned of this in the directions though. This has not been an issue with ours and is just said in precaution. My favorite part of buying this was how easy it was to set up. You have the bowl, a filter, your gravel media and some plants to set up. The filter and halogen lighting runs off the same low-voltage power source and only requires one wall plug. The lid contains the lighting and a hole for feeding. The simplicity makes this a great gift idea for kids as it eliminates most of the hassles you get from normal aquariums.

2 Stars Returned.
We bought the biorb from petsmart because it looked simple and modern (not to mention the good reviews). We started setting it up and found out that the air pump has to be placed above the waterline. This takes away from the streamline feeling we were looking for. Are we supposed to nail the air pump to wall? I tried to find pictures of other biorbs and it didn’t look like anyone followed this rule. I was annoyed and returned it the next day, dissatisfied.

5 Stars Some things to keep in mind….
I rec’d this for Christmas, 7 months ago. I love it. Some things to keep in mind, it is NOT meant for goldfish. Period. Don’t try it. They are messy, they get too big. I recommend getting a platy or two, I have two. Very fun, very colorful. Or try a beta. Or a few minnows. I couldn’t find the filters so I bought a big filter sheet at the pet store and I cut it to fit, very easy to do. And cheap. The sheet was around $7 and you can get 15-20 filters out of it. I change it every month and dump all the water, wash out the bowl and replace with treated, room temp. water every other month. Again, easy to do, takes 15 minutes at the most. There are a lot of wires and a big pump and air tubes that they don’t show in the picture. I put it on my counter in the corner and hid all that stuff behind it, the one part vibrates loudly against hard surfaces so I set it on top of a pot holder and shoved the tank back towards the wall and it hides all of it. It is completely quiet. I would highly recommend this tank. It is very unusual looking and people always comment on how cool it looks, especially with the light on. The bubble tube in the middle is very pretty, the accessories are fun and well made.

5 Stars BiiOrb
This is a beautiful fish tank! It is delightful. There was an added expense with the heater, cleaner pump, etc. Still I love it and so does my Betta fish.

3 Stars Very happy betta
I have a baby biorb in silver. I really wanted the black one but opted for the silver because of the price difference. I’m disappointed that the black one, which is identical except for color; would have cost me $20 more than the silver. Anyway, I waited days for this to arrive, I was so excited but fedex didn’t update their tracking information and it arrived around 6pm. I hate fedex.

I opened the package and set it up according to the instructions.

Pros:

-lovely shape

-light

-filter

-bubbles for my betta to play in

cons:

-filter will be hard to change

-doesn’t come with enough ceramic media (rocks)

-no plants included

-slight buzzing sound from pump

-no color variety for ceramic media

I went to petsmart and bought a small plant ring, adding more than that would make for a very crowded aquarium. I’m going to buy more ceramic media for this soon. My betta is very happy, I’ve never seen her swim so much. I’ll get used to the sound of the pump and eventually it won’t bother me. I plan on moving into a new apartment and this will go in the living room or kitchen, right now it’s in my room. I’m contemplating painting the tops because they don’t make the piano black tops for the baby biorb. Maybe I’ll give this to my son one day and get myself a black one.

Buy/More Info

Technorati Tags: African Frog, Angle Of View, Aquarium Kit, Business Sectors, Extreme Closeups, Fiddler Crab, Filtration System, Fish Bowl, Fish Keeper, Gallon Fish, Great Gift Idea, Halogen Lighting, Light Fixture, Low Voltage Power, Orb Design, Petsmart, Safe Construction, Small Fish, Tiger Barbs, Traditional Fish

biOrb Aquarium Kit with Light Fixture

The biOrb™ combines the looks of a traditional fish bowl with the performance of a ‘hi-tech’ aquarium. The 8-gallon fish bowl incorporates a clever and easy to change filtration system that has been designed to provide maximum benefits and fish keeper. biOrb’s stylish, globe-shaped design will prove an eye-catching feature in any location. Together with its low maintenance and strong, safe construction will appeal to all age groups in both private and business sectors.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Returned.
We bought the biorb from petsmart because it looked simple and modern (not to mention the good reviews). We started setting it up and found out that the air pump has to be placed above the waterline. This takes away from the streamline feeling we were looking for. Are we supposed to nail the air pump to wall? I tried to find pictures of other biorbs and it didn’t look like anyone followed this rule. I was annoyed and returned it the next day, dissatisfied.

3 Stars Very happy betta
I have a baby biorb in silver. I really wanted the black one but opted for the silver because of the price difference. I’m disappointed that the black one, which is identical except for color; would have cost me $20 more than the silver. Anyway, I waited days for this to arrive, I was so excited but fedex didn’t update their tracking information and it arrived around 6pm. I hate fedex.

I opened the package and set it up according to the instructions.

Pros:

-lovely shape

-light

-filter

-bubbles for my betta to play in

cons:

-filter will be hard to change

-doesn’t come with enough ceramic media (rocks)

-no plants included

-slight buzzing sound from pump

-no color variety for ceramic media

I went to petsmart and bought a small plant ring, adding more than that would make for a very crowded aquarium. I’m going to buy more ceramic media for this soon. My betta is very happy, I’ve never seen her swim so much. I’ll get used to the sound of the pump and eventually it won’t bother me. I plan on moving into a new apartment and this will go in the living room or kitchen, right now it’s in my room. I’m contemplating painting the tops because they don’t make the piano black tops for the baby biorb. Maybe I’ll give this to my son one day and get myself a black one.

4 Stars Great for one fish
I have had my baby biorb for several months now, and it was home to my very first fish, my betta Elton, sadly Elton has gone to fishy heaven, but now it houses my second betta Anton, anyhow, I have the biorb set up on my desk at work and I get loads of compliments about how pretty it is, and how clean it looks. I am giving it four stars because it is a four gallon tank and they are saying that you can place up to four small fish in it, I strongly disagree, I think it is a nice home for my betta and one betta only or maybe a couple of neon tetras, minnows, or something else quite small, but def not four fish. Not to mention if you want to have a tropical tank you have to spend like an additional $50.00 for the heater, which I have always heated my tanks for my bettas, so that was an additional cost to an already pricy tank for it’s size. The shape of the tank doesn’t offer a lot of real estate so you really are limited to the amount of decorations that you can put in it, and lastly the shape also has the “lens effect” which is a positive and negative. Sometimes my fish gets at a certain angle he disappears, the positive sometimes when he is at the right angle he looks like 5 times bigger than he is and you can really see how pretty he is.

Overall, I might recommend this tank to someone like me who loves bettas and just wants one little fish to care for, if you want a small tank with more than one fish I would recommend that you get one of those 8 gallon hexagon tanks, I got one for my mother and she loves it and has about 6 fish happily taking residence there.

5 Stars Experienced Fishkeeper
Okay, the people that are writing bad reviews for this product obviously have not followed the directions for the BiOrb tank. This is an awesome product! Yes, there is a limit to the number of fish that you can keep in this environment, but the amount of time that one would usually spend cleaning a fishtank is greatly reduced by the ease of the filter cartridges in the BiOrb tanks. If you understand the process and how the filtration system works, and you have the appropriate number of fish in the tank, and you do not overfeed the fish, you will have great success with this tank. In addition, it is such a beautiful tank. I have three of these tanks, one in each size (Baby BiOrb, BiOrb-8 gallon, and a Mega BiOrb) with two at home, and one in my office at work, and people have always complimented me on the tanks and want to know where they can get one themselves. Also, I would just like to note that I keep tropical fish in my tanks, swordtails, neon tetras and platys, and I have NEVER used the heater in either of my tanks. The fish do just fine in water that is room temperature and I live in the very seasonal northeast. I would only recommend using a BiOrb heater if the room you are keeping the BiOrb tank in is cold (unheated or if you keep your thermostat very low), otherwise, it is completely unnecessary.

5 Stars Some things to keep in mind….
I rec’d this for Christmas, 7 months ago. I love it. Some things to keep in mind, it is NOT meant for goldfish. Period. Don’t try it. They are messy, they get too big. I recommend getting a platy or two, I have two. Very fun, very colorful. Or try a beta. Or a few minnows. I couldn’t find the filters so I bought a big filter sheet at the pet store and I cut it to fit, very easy to do. And cheap. The sheet was around $7 and you can get 15-20 filters out of it. I change it every month and dump all the water, wash out the bowl and replace with treated, room temp. water every other month. Again, easy to do, takes 15 minutes at the most. There are a lot of wires and a big pump and air tubes that they don’t show in the picture. I put it on my counter in the corner and hid all that stuff behind it, the one part vibrates loudly against hard surfaces so I set it on top of a pot holder and shoved the tank back towards the wall and it hides all of it. It is completely quiet. I would highly recommend this tank. It is very unusual looking and people always comment on how cool it looks, especially with the light on. The bubble tube in the middle is very pretty, the accessories are fun and well made.

Buy/More Info

Technorati Tags: Age Groups, Aquarium Kit, Aquarium Light, Baby Biorb, Business Sectors, Ceramic Media, Color Variety, Fedex, Filtration System, Fish Bowl, Fish Keeper, Gallon Fish, Light Filter, Light Fixture, Low Maintenance, Maximum Benefits, Petsmart, Safe Construction, Traditional Fish, Waterline