Aquariums: Has anyone had any experience with this tank? Is it a good idea?
Its a Xiaomi “Smart” Tank and im wondering if its good or not. I plan on keeping mystery snails
Posted by Nedax64
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Neither-Math-7331 on
I’m personally a fan of buying the individual components of a tank rather than an all-in-one like this. I feel like it ends up being cheaper in the end and I’m more satisfied with what I get.
For example, the tank includes backlight and lighting on the lid. However, if you ever plan on planting more demanding plants, you might need to replace the light. And it doesn’t seem like there’s an opening for cables through the lid, which might mean you either remove the lid entirely (making the temperature sensor and automatic feeding system obsolete) or you’ll be stuck with the stock light.
With that being said, if you’re only keeping mystery snails, they don’t need a heater or to be fed that often. You’re probably better off buying a tank, light, and filter separately.
If you’re looking for easy water change filters, I’d recommend checking out the Hygger Aquarium Internal Filter which also has multi-level filtering and an easy water change feature.
Like17Badgers on
it’s 20 liters, which is pretty small, but should be fine for snails.
the main draw seems to be the built in auto feeder on top of everything normal “all in one” tanks have? on a 5 gal that’s pretty interesting to see, but it’s pushing it into the price range of something three times as big.
An auto feeder is gonna encourage you to not do upkeep and corrective maintenance, which you really need to do on such a small tank.
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I’m personally a fan of buying the individual components of a tank rather than an all-in-one like this. I feel like it ends up being cheaper in the end and I’m more satisfied with what I get.
For example, the tank includes backlight and lighting on the lid. However, if you ever plan on planting more demanding plants, you might need to replace the light. And it doesn’t seem like there’s an opening for cables through the lid, which might mean you either remove the lid entirely (making the temperature sensor and automatic feeding system obsolete) or you’ll be stuck with the stock light.
With that being said, if you’re only keeping mystery snails, they don’t need a heater or to be fed that often. You’re probably better off buying a tank, light, and filter separately.
If you’re looking for easy water change filters, I’d recommend checking out the Hygger Aquarium Internal Filter which also has multi-level filtering and an easy water change feature.
it’s 20 liters, which is pretty small, but should be fine for snails.
the main draw seems to be the built in auto feeder on top of everything normal “all in one” tanks have? on a 5 gal that’s pretty interesting to see, but it’s pushing it into the price range of something three times as big.
An auto feeder is gonna encourage you to not do upkeep and corrective maintenance, which you really need to do on such a small tank.