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Baby Biorb? (8 gal)

567 views 5 replies 5 participants last post by  MissLibby  
#1 ·
So I have an old baby biorb in my basement back at home that I want to bring back to college with me. It used to house some guppies and mollies. Does anyone have their betta in a biorb? My only concern is because of the shape that it wouldn't provide a lot of surface area of the water, but it has a bubbling tube filter in the center. I always liked the look of it and I hate letting a nice tank just sit and not be used!
 
#2 ·
As long as the fish has some access to the surface it should be fine, I've never had a fish in a Biorb brand tank specifically, but I've had bettas in similar tanks and they've been fine. As long as they have access to oxygen they'll be fine.
 
#4 ·
I used to have a Betta in a 30l Biorb. I filled it with 26l so surface area was wider that if it had been filled with 30l. I was concerned about the rough substrate so put pebbles and moss balls in also I slowed down the flow by placing a valve on the air tube and put a piece of filter sponge in the top of the bubble tube so Betta couldn`t get stuck in it. None of the `alterations` I made affected the filter, I put it through a fish less cycle and never had any cycle problems.
 
#5 ·
Alright, thanks everyone for the input! I think I'll definitely clean it out. Any recommendations for what to clean it with? It's been rinsed out since I had fish in it and I know not to use soap but I just want to make sure theres no dust or leftover old fish tank residue.
 
#6 ·
I personally use very mild dish soap and then fill and empty the thing about 10 times, and then let it age in the sun for the next day and then bring it in at night.