Fluval SPEC Aquarium Kit, Aquarium with LED Lighting and 3-Stage Filtration System, 5-Gallon

I'm really impressed by this tank, which I've now had set up for a year. In fact I loved the tank so much I bought a second. The tank is well made and well finished, looking smart and modern. For me this tank has two features which set it apart: the first is the slimline depth of the tank (17 cm), though when measuring up note that the floating base is 19cm deep. This opens up possibilities for squeezing in a tank on a bookshelf or worktop. Just satisfy yourself first that your bookshelf is sturdy enough to take the weight! The second stand-out feature is the separate filter compartment with frosted glass at one end. This does a great job of keeping the life support systems out of sight which is an especially pressing problem in a tank this small. Even better (for your fish) is the large size of the filter sponge hidden within. It's so big that it has room for two cut out spaces for extra (supplied) filter media: a small bag of "biological" media where bacteria dealing with fish waste will make their home; and a sachet of activated carbon which will further polish your water. If using water additives (plant fertilisers, disease treatments etc etc) this carbon is useless as it will try to gather up whatever you are trying to add. I have removed it and used the space for more biological media or aquarium peat. The pump sits in a separate small chamber beside the sponge chamber. Handily this chamber is also big enough for a heater if wanting to keep tropical species. The Visitherm 25W heater is ideal, I've found. What can you keep in the tank? Well, for all my enthusiasm about the filtration, the tank remains small. It would be an ideal shrimp tank and I have a few cherry shrimp and Amano shrimp to keep algae under control. I am, however, at heart a fish lover rather than shrimp enthusiast so I wanted fish involved. Half a dozen ember tetra have worked well in a planted tank, as have 5 corydoras hastata and a pair of sparkling gouramis. Any microrasbora/boraras would feel at home and good fish shops now usually have a reasonable selection of species suitable for nano tanks. The tank definitely isn't big enough for a goldfish, but if you wanted an unheated tank then 5 or 6 white cloud mountain minnows would fit. I've mentioned plants so I ought to say something about the lights which come with the tank. The lighting strip is on a separate plug, which makes it easy to control them via a timer socket. The lights are LEDs rather than the traditional (and in my opinion now largely outdated) florescent tubes. They are mainly white but there are a few "moonlight" blue ones. If you want to use the blue ones there is a not entirely obvious slide switch on the side of the strip. The LED unit looks neat and fits with the overall style of the tank. With the addition of Easycarbo and an all-in-one fertiliser my java moss, microsorium and (especially) anubias have done well. I did deliberately choose plants undemanding in terms of light but I was more concerned to have slow-growing plants. In such a small tank a fast-growing "weed" will soon choke things up. I can't vouch for the lights' effectiveness if you are growing more demanding species. My gut feeling is that you could grow eleocharis but wouldn't be getting a tight carpet of glosso even though there is only 10 inches of water for the light to penetrate. Overall, this is clearly a five star product. It has been designed to look good while keeping the needs of the inhabitants firmly in mind. Well done Fluval.

I bought this tank in May 2018 and my Betta has lived happily in it ever since. Yes, I had to make a few modifications to make it Betta friendly, but that's what fish keeping is all about. The filtration system is fantastic for such a small tank and I have never had a problem with water quality. The light is also very good and keeps my plants healthy. I did put a few holes in the tubing going from th pump to the output nozzle. This has several advantages. It slows the flow. It stops the water in the pump chamber becoming stagnant, and warm water is distributed evenly throughout the tank. The filter grill is fairly wide, and a Betta's fins could in theory be drawn into it. To solve this, I placed a small rectangular washing up sponge on top of the black filtration sponge, this then covers the grill from behind. A few simple mods and this aquarium has been perfect. I'm about to buy another, which is what brought me back here after 3 1/2 years.

Real neat look and quality. The filter and flow of water is great! Whole thing is easy to set up but cleaning can be difficult as the tank isn’t very wide

Brilliant tank and brilliant filtration. The pump blocked once in 8 months but that's easy to fix, just lift it out of the tank and pull any debris out. Pump housing is large enough to fit a small heater in, thus improving the look of the tank. Light is very bright and great for growing plants with. Overall, very happy. It did not however come with the water conditioner and biological enhancer that I have seen other dealers include. Comes with some ceramic media and also some carbon. I removed the carbon about 3 months after set up, found out you shouldn't keep the same carbon for much longer than 6 weeks. I decided to add another bag of ceramic media rather than carbon. JBL Micromec is what I used.

Love this tank, looks modern. The light is great and plants are flourishing. The area at the back where the pump for the filter is, is big enough for a heater. I liked this as it means everything is hidden. The only thing about this tank that I would watch out for is the strong flow from filter. Im using this tank for a Betta fish, and soon realised the flow was far too strong even on lowest setting. Its an easy fix however, as I just put a filter sponge over the nozzle. Also tank arvied next day witch was a plesent surprise, as it said it would take up to a week.

Loved the tank. Easy set up and quiet motor. Carefully moved the tank yesterday and now there’s a leak... looking for new tank now. Bought in March 2019 and April 2020 I’m replacing due to leak.

Absolutely love this tank. It’s a great size for smaller fish, the light are super bright which is great for the live plants. The only thing is the air filter and pump are quite powerful even on the lowest setting so would recommend putting some filter medium over the outlet.

I love this little aquarium. Looks much bigger than it is. Great for the shelf I intended it for. You need to do a 30-50% water change weekly to keep it clean which is easy enough. I rinse the filter media in old tank water weekly. Replace the filter cartridge monthly and clean out the pump. The filtration system lifts out and dismantles for maintenance. Snails and shrimp keep the tank free from algae, and it has a small shoal of Ember Tetra in there somewhere! The reason for 3* is because it’s plastic base and lid are quite fragile and arrived damaged on one corner and needed a superglue repair, although only minor damage was visible to the external box. This hasn’t affected the functionality of the aquarium and I decided to keep it anyway. I think this aquarium would be better bought from a shop in person as it doesn’t appear to travel/deliver well. I can’t fault the seller, as they were very easy to communicate with and made a substantial partial refund.

Modèle design par rapport à ceux vendu en animalerie. Il habille parfaitement mon salon. La pompe est ultra silencieuse et le montage facile. En plus tous les objets pompes filtres sont cachés sur le côté en verre noir. Cet achat m’a donne envie d agrandir la collection....

Reçu très bien emballé, en bon état de fonctionnement. La personne est très contente de son cadeau

Ich mag dieses kleine Teil sehr gerne. Wollte an der Stelle etwas Deko haben. Eine kleine aber schöne Spielerei neben meinem Meerwasser Aquarium. Wie man auf den ersten zwei Fotos sieht, habe ich mir einen eigenen kleinen Filtersumpf gebastelt, da ich den Schaumstoff Einsatz bei der Pflege als sehr unpraktisch empfand. Vllt. für Fluval eine kleine Anregung der Verbesserung. So kann jetzt das Wasser viel besser durch die verschieden Filterebenen fließen und die biologische Reinigung somit fördern. Zumal das Aqua ja nur knapp 20l fasst. Dennoch gebe ich dafür 5 Sterne, weil es sonst gut durchdacht ist. Einen extra Filterbereich zu haben ist schon selten bei diesen kleinen Dingern. Es läuft jetzt fast 1 Jahr bei mir und ich möchte es nicht mehr missen müssen. Klare Kaufempfehlung von mir. Und eventuell überlegt sich Fluval es ja noch einmal und stellt auch einen Filterkorb dafür her. ☺️

It's been a month with this tank and I am very satisfied. I love this tidy looks compared to others. And very very quiet!! My betta enjoys so much in it. Only down side is that getting annoying that you have to take out of the lid every time you cleaning. But I am thinking to use other light to solve this problem. I still highly recommend for your first time tank, or single betta owner, or small room owner who looking for tank. Oh, other cons, since i own this tank I became want to buy bigger tank like 10 gallon or up because this 5 gallon tank is very limited. So if you have betta and looking for tank mate with it, go bigger because you will end up buy bigger anyways.

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