Tetra 3 Gallon Fish Tank, Aquarium Starter Kit with Pedestal Base, LED Light and Filter, For small tropical fish, guppies, goldfish, or betta

I decided to introduce a Betta sorority in my biggest tank, and had an aggressive female who attacked and killed other fish. I only had a 1 gallon to keep her in, I didn't have a money to spend on a lot of equipment, and I didn't really have room for anymore aquariums. I grabbed one of these from Amazon Warehouse at a steal, and as somewhat knowledgeable aquarium owner I wanted to give my impressions.Filter Pump Noise Level: Probably the biggest thing on everyone's mind concerning this purchase. Let me assure you it is absolutely silent with very low agitation. I have 4 different sized filter pumps and this is the most quiet, albeit smallest one. There is absolutely no friggin' way for your fish to get sucked into it, the water inlet hole is about as big as a lead pencil. It has just enough movement to circulate the water through a very small charcoal filter. You don't even so much as hear water trickling because there is very little movement. The Tetra Whisper 3i is a hang on the inside style filter, and the impeller snaps onto the bottom of the reservoir, so there are no hoses. The trick is everything needs to fit together snug and tight, you really have to force the impeller housing onto the end of the reservoir to get a good fit. There is also a clip to attach so you can hang it on the aquarium and you really have to push in tight so it's stable. I adjusted it to the tallest height setting and filled the water level to the appropriate height in my pictures. If you look at them you can see I added a piece of rubber drawer liner to the clip to act as a vibration dampener. It also says in the instruction manual that you can order suction cups if you have a problem with the clip for some reason.Design: I really like the sleek, minimalist style. It looks cool, and is a functional piece of art that is perfect for an office, or bedroom. The plastic is crystal clear, but it is plastic so there is the potential for scratches if those bother you.Features: I got exactly what I needed: a complete aquarium in a small form factor, with a quiet pump, and an LED light. You really should get a small aquarium heater and an AC light timer A) for your convenience and B) for the fish to have a consistent light schedule. A cheap $5 rotary style is all you really need. The LED light and pump are both two prong, non-grounded AC plugs.Other things you will need you may not be thinking of: Don't waste money on fake plants, real ones are cheaper and they help clear and oxygenate the water. You need a 5lb bag of aquarium substrate, extra filters, some kind of a hiding spot for your fish, liquid aquarium bacteria, water dechlorinator, and a gravel vacuum. You really should give your aquarium time to properly cycle and clarify before adding a fish, but I didn't really have a choice this time so I used plant clippings, rocks, and decorations from other tanks and lots of bacteria starter. You need to do a 25% water change every week and check your filters frequently.

My daughter has had a no-name champagne and blue colored betta for two years now. He's been stuck in a crappy little glass bowl, then moved up to a 1.5 gallon tank with nothing in it but a Squidward House and some gravel. Looks like she rarely changed his water, much less added more - the tank was half full when she moved back home last month.17 year old son named him Jerry. Said he needs a name.Then my cat, who has disabled front paws, used her head to shove the fish AND his 1.5 gallon aquarium off my kitchen counter shortly after moving in.I managed to scoop him up off the floor at 3 am and happened to have bottled drinking water at room temp or he'd have been a cat snack.He lived in a cheap plastic salad bowl for a few days until this got here. I didn't take the time to set up 'community' or any of that. I figured he'd lived in a salad bowl for four days, what's 24 more hours? I set it up, filled it up, waited 24 hours and chucked him off in there.He's geriatric, but tough, and loving his new home. I've reused the gravel and Squidward House, added sprigs of golden pothos and some semi-aquatic small variety elephant ear plants, some moss balls, and some interesting granite rocks I pulled out of the driveway, and one seashell found at Galveston.I stripped the water driven filter from the old tank (Identical to this one, but smaller tank)to use for the new tank, and used the air line that came with the new one for an air stone.Jerry has no complaints, though at first he seemed to not have the strength to swim much at first - the water driven filter apparently hadn't been cleaned out in forever and barely pushed water. Once I cleaned it and added it to the 3 gallon, it blew Jerry all over the tank.Now he just chills and swims all over the place, being nosy, like a healthy male Betta should do. He uses the pothos as a hammock, and his over all color and finnage (Is that a word?) have improved.Now he needs a snail to clean up the pothos leaves.Jerry gives this tank a 4.96 out of 5. I agree with his assessment, but would go one step further and add: Easy set up - if you can't figure out how to set this up without an exploded diagram, this tank may not be for you. It's literally three or four very self-explanatory pieces. Pump is quiet enough - unless it walks over against the wall, it is just a low humming background noise. The LED isn't stupidly bright, but where the tank sits, it's getting enough bright, indirect light that there is a brown colored moss starting to grow on Dum Dum Head and some of the Pothos leaves - that's why Jerry needs a snail.I think we'll call him Gary.