Walmart tanks
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We recently bought one of the Walmart 10g kits (Regent brand, $27). You need to make sure it's on a good stand. We didn't have ours fully supported, and it cracked. We were able to mend it easily enough, but it was a pain. They're not as well made as the All-Glass tanks, with the frame being flimsier and the sealant work not as tidy. Ours bows significantly more than the All-Glass one. The filters they come with are OK (not great). The hood is fine. Having said that, it's a deal that's hard to beat. I'm not sure if the deluxe one is any more sturdy. The incandescent hood on the basic kit is easily converted to a 2wpg tank with CF bulbs, which is nice if you want to have plants. The basic kit also doesn't have a heater.
Yeah both my tanks are from walmart and they run fine, just have them on some cheap tables i bought from ikea and never had a problem. Lotus when you say convert them to a 2wpg tank with cf bulbs, do you mean you have to replace the whole hood or just the bulbs? The only bulbs i've seen are long tube flouresant and incandescent, what does cf stand for?
There are 2 kinds of hoods on the Walmart tanks, one is with the flourescent strip, the other is with screw-in incandescent bulbs. For the incandescent hood, you can get screw-in compact flourescents (CF), either the spiral kind or the straight kind. I got the Walmart 10 watt screw in flourescents from the fish section, 2 of which fit in the hood.
All my tanks are from walmart, even the 55 and 29. I have four of the 10g ones, but I bought the "deluxe" ones that were 50. I also have two of the double stands from walmart.I love themThey're very sturdy and its nice to have two tanks on one stand when you're low on room!
And, actually, the stands for the 55 and 29 are from walmart too. They're nice looking - all black with four cabinets on the 55 and two cabinets on the 29.
There's nothing wrong with them And you can't beat the price.
And, actually, the stands for the 55 and 29 are from walmart too. They're nice looking - all black with four cabinets on the 55 and two cabinets on the 29.There's nothing wrong with them
And you can't beat the price.
I have this love/hate relationship with WalMart. While I love shopping there, I hate what they represent. That being said, I have no complaints about the tank kits. The aquariums don't leak and I haven't had any experiences with them bowing. I would also suggest that you upgrade the filter that comes with it (or add another one, but I believe in overkill when it comes to filtration).
I have never known of any WalMarts that I have ever been in to sell All Glass until just recently. They have now, if I am remembering correctly, a 42 gal bowfront with metal stand and a single or double (can't remember just now) flourescent light fixture/hood for $187 + change. I don't know what brand my other WalMart tanks are but I am almost 99% sure they are not All Glass.
I have never known of any WalMarts that I have ever been in to sell All Glass until just recently. They have now, if I am remembering correctly, a 42 gal bowfront with metal stand and a single or double (can't remember just now) flourescent light fixture/hood for $187 + change. I don't know what brand my other WalMart tanks are but I am almost 99% sure they are not All Glass.
