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Aquavista 500 Wall Mounted Aquarium with Seaweed Background | 
| Brand: Aquavista
Category: Pet Products
Buy New: $297.99 - $329.99 (On sale from $431.14)
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Rating:  6 reviews
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 30
Dimensions (in): 25 x 4.3 x 25
Model: AV500-PARENT
ASIN: B00200LOE4
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| Features:
| • | Less than 10 minutes of maintenance per month | | • | 6.6 gallon unit, Space saving design | | • | Easy to set up | | • | Customizable backgrounds and interchangeable frames and background feature | | • | All accessories included |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Aquavista 500 is a wall mounted aquarium that hangs like a painting. Extremely low maintenance and easy to set up, the 6.6 gallon Aquavista 500 only requires 10 minutes of maintenance per month. The unit can be further customized with different picture frames and customizable backgrounds that are all interchangeable. The AV500 comes pre-assembled with advanced filtration, heater, air pump, lighting, and an embedded control panel that allows you to program the temperature and light. As seen in HGTV, USA Today, and the New York Times.
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 Too small for most fish. April 20, 2010
Terri L. Trotti (Vancouver, WA United States)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I don't own this but have had tanks in the past and these small tanks that are getting popular are too small for most fish. Unless you are only putting a male Siamese Fighting Fish in there, it is too small. Even goldfish need more room, just over 4 inches isn't wide enough for fish to swim and turn aroud in. Even 10 gallon tanks are too small for most fish. You need at least 20 gallons, and it should be a rectangle so they can swim some distance and not just in circles. On top of that there needs to be enough floor space in the tank for fish to hide when they want to. If you just have a couple of guppies, then it may be large enough, but for other fish it is too small. Of cource if the guppies are m&f, they will soon overpopulate the tank.
If you really want fish, a 35 to 55 gallon tanks have enough room to have a variety of fish in. Just remember to find out what fish get along with each other, or one fish will get fat while the others disappear.
For what you pay for this small tank you can get a medium size tank, add a under gravel and a regular filter system and you will have a tank that you only need to vacuum the tank once a month or so and your fish will love. If you want a small tank, set your screen saver to an aquairium.
 Looks good, but has drawbacks March 8, 2010
Alice Wakefield (USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The instructions are pretty skimpy, but not much assembly is required since most accessories (heater, air pump, lamp, background) are built into the unit.
After securing the wall bracket and putting the bio rings on the filter sponge, the book says to fill it with water, then hang it on the wall bracket. I thought, why risk a crippling back injury? Hanging it BEFORE adding the water seemed more sensible, and using a bucket and step stool was easier for me.
It comes with a net, the gravel, a long-handled "grabber", a suction hose for water changes, a scrubber, 3 sponge filters and about 50 bio-rings for the filtering system. The air pump for the bubbler is a little loud, but you can turn it on or off with the electric control. The temperature, lights, and filtering are all controlled with the side panel, either automatically or manually. You always have to reset the clock should you need to turn the tank off, but your other settings are retained and the constant temperature readout is in nice big numbers.
The T-4 lighting tube didn't work from the getgo, so I attempted to unscrew the lamp cover and check the connections. The screws are tiny T-9 torx-head, but the fixture was DOA. Customer service did send me a new one, however.
The top flips up for access, and the unit has a 3/8" thick 6 ft. electrical cord. I wanted to hide it with cord cover, but it's a little big so I'll probably just paint it grey to match my wall.
There's not much floor space for decor and plants, but adding a few is good for the fish and adds depth and beauty to the background. On top, the small surface area of water-to-air restricts the amount of water oxygenation, so use the air pump a lot to compensate.
Being only about 4 inches wide limits the choice of occupants who can actually turn around in it. The booklet suggests several species that would be too large within a couple of months, so please disregard unless you plan on buying a larger aquarium soon. After cycling the tank through its deadly ammonia spike, I finally decided on 4 fancy guppies. They're a small but hardy and active species, and come in beautiful colors. It might also make a good Betta tank, since the filtering system is gentle, but they don't like rapid water movement or air bubblers.
Keep in mind that the small water volume is less forgiving and can quickly turn poisonous from fish waste, so plan on doing more frequent water changes and maintenance than the book suggests. I siphon out 1/3, or two gallons, every week and replace it with fresh, dechlorinated tap water of the same temperature.
For the price I wish I had bought a bigger tank, but there's a premium for convenience and "living art", and it does look pretty cool on my wall, I have to admit. As long as you're aware of its limitations, it should bring you lots of enjoyment.
BEWARE ! ! ! July 15, 2008
David Fowler (bentonville, arkansas United States)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased two of these. Within a week of installing the heaters on both broke. Now they both leak! Do yourself a favor by not wasting your money on this.
Good For Few Months May 7, 2008
R. Mistry
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This tank looks good for few months, but since the filter is so small eventually it can't handle keeping the tank clean. The site has no directions on maintaining tank, or replacement filters? Barely any room to clean the tank. Good concept but not good in the long run, tank looks terrible now (green) fish aren't too happy. HELP!?!?
Aquarium February 9, 2008
kb2u
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Easy to install. Great conversation piece.
Supplier was quick with shipment and customer service is superb!
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