biUbe Aquarium with Halogen Light, Black, 9 Gallons Review

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(More customer reviews)I first read about this thing in the NY Times and the article was generally glowing. Of course they only interviewed the owner of the company for the story. The thing that sold me in the article was that this was a super sleek design. The picture on the cover of the box certainly makes one think this as well. With just a little more effort this could have been an artful design - but the company skimped and it's really just a plain aquarium with some accessories in the box. First as pictured here the fish would die within a few hours. You need a (not included) heater in order to keep the fish in this picture. The heater is a big ugly unit that attaches via suction cups to the back of the aquarium. The round shape only makes things worse - it tends to magnify the heater when looking at the thing from the front. They skimped - a better design would have been a built-in sleak heater along the bottom of the unit. With the addition of the heater there are now 3 power cables running behind the aquarium. These seem to be artfully Photoshoped out in the picture. 3 power cables does not equal elegant design. In an all in one unit like this why not have a single power cable into the head unit - that would have been sleak. The pump on this thing is loud, as we found out there are much quiter pumps than the one that ships in the box. Loud pump does not equal elegant design. Along with the three power cables dangling off the back, an air cable also needs to dangle out there. Again you don't see this in the picture - a much better design would have been to build the airpump and air cable into the top peice of this unit.
I ended up returning it. I next went to the most reputable aquarium store in the area and had them build up an aquarium with the same specs as this one. It ended up being quiter, cheaper and in the end sleaker. I think that it is possible to make a more artfully designed aquarium, but the biUbe doesn't come close.
Oh and the NYTimes gets 1 star for their article as well.

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The sophisticated biUbe takes the best-selling features of the biOrb and incorporates them into an eye-catching new shape and style. It’s a stylish self-filtering aquarium that bestows the soothing sensation of swimming fish upon any home or office. It requires very little maintenance. All supplies are provided, including air pump, ceramic media, 12-volt transformer, halogen light unit, fish food, water treatment, and instructions. Water and fish are all you need.The unique, built-in 5-stage filtration system combines biological, chemical, and mechanical filtration to keep the water healthy and crystal-clear for months between simple filter changes. The filter cartridge conveniently lasts up to 8 weeks, so cleaning the BiOrb is quite easy. Since the filter is barely visible at the bottom of the cylinder, it causes no obstruction of the underwater view when the biOrb is filled. The durable Plexiglass acrylic design allows a perfect 360-degree viewing angle, and the built-in 10-watt halogen light built into the lid provides full observation of the swimming fish any time of day. The black trim lets the biOrb blend into any desk, counter, table, shelf, or mantel. It measures 14.5 x 14.5 x 18.5 inches and is covered by a manufacturer’s warranty.

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