the filter will be fine, just hook it up to a plastic bin/shoebox/RUB and fill it with boiling water and plug it in for a few hours and run the boiling water through it. It will sterilize it 100% and you can re-use it. I NEVER throw away filters and the only time I have I keep wishing I still had them and still kicking myself in the ass 5 years later.That's the worst I've ever seen a tank, and I hope to never see worse... The red film on everything is new to me, I've never seen it before and it's gross lol
I won't be using the filter, my hubby hates them lol it also has a hood it came with, and (I think) three t5 bulbs that have never even been turned on. Idk if they're any good though.
I think its a cute little tank, Miles (my betta) will be going in it once I've cleaned it up until I can get him a bigger one, then it will become a community.
The boiling water will soften everything up so it's easy to clean - you can clean it, run boiling water through it a few hours then clean it again afterwards - good as new