I was looking at the practical fish keeper site, and they were showing the new "Edge" aquarium. It looks to be about 6 gallons, but I found that it was pretty crazy that the tank was only supported in the middle not on the ends. It is a pretty small tank but still. It is meant for a planted tank and is run on Halogen lighting. Funny thing is that from what I have read the spectrum is all wrong for plants growing under halogen lights. The other thing is that the tank is sealed 100% with the exception of the hole for the filter to go through, I think its an interesting design but not sure about the practicality of it when it comes to cleaning the thing. I am interested in seeing what everyones thought is going to be on this new design.
The New Hagen Edge
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Hold 23liters ( not sure in Gal's ) .
Seen them in a shop a couple weeks ago and then this morning got a Email from PFK and watched the video they have done for it ( how to set it up , ( filled it with sand , a couple small bits of Bog wood and a couple Java Fern and other plant i cannt remember . . . ) , IMO would make a great tank with ever a few small Tetra , Cory , Ect or a single Betta . But maintenance would be very hard IMO .
I like to looks of it for been a tiny tank and how the filter gets hiden with a cover which holds the lights but would never get it for myself .
Seen them in a shop a couple weeks ago and then this morning got a Email from PFK and watched the video they have done for it ( how to set it up , ( filled it with sand , a couple small bits of Bog wood and a couple Java Fern and other plant i cannt remember . . . ) , IMO would make a great tank with ever a few small Tetra , Cory , Ect or a single Betta . But maintenance would be very hard IMO .
I like to looks of it for been a tiny tank and how the filter gets hiden with a cover which holds the lights but would never get it for myself .
Pics? Sounds cool. You sure there are no access panels on top? Maybe just the prototype was all sealed?
A little site i found for you , sorry dont have and i cannt find it any where else , the video i watched this morning that PFK did about it sorry ( even looked on their site and cannt find it on there ) sorry , but heres a little site with a couple pic's .
http://www.emapadvantage.com/hagen/index.html
http://www.emapadvantage.com/hagen/index.html
Here is a link for it.
http://www.hagen.com/uk/aquatic/addinfo/fluval_edge.cfm
It looks great, but you're right: maintenance is bound to suck. But hey...look!...they sell a line of cleaning equipment specifically for this model! Imagine that. I like the look, but where would you put the heater? They should do an HOB like Rena, where the heater attaches to the filter.
http://www.hagen.com/uk/aquatic/addinfo/fluval_edge.cfm
It looks great, but you're right: maintenance is bound to suck. But hey...look!...they sell a line of cleaning equipment specifically for this model! Imagine that. I like the look, but where would you put the heater? They should do an HOB like Rena, where the heater attaches to the filter.
I really think there is actually no need for a heater in this little hot box, I think the lighting would heat the water and the fact that it is almost all but in closed would help keep the warmth in while the lights are off. I just keep thinking about all that algae growth tho!
I checked it out, watched the PFK video, and it looks interesting. It's much nicer than most of the little self-contained systems I see for sale in stores. Almost all of them I see are thin garbage acrylic that will scratch, yellow, and look bad if you're not careful, and since these are marketed for introducing people to the hobby, I think glass is a better idea. This one also has a nice clean look to it compared to those little pseudo-bowfronts that distort and warp views. It runs with an AC filter, compared to all of the other self-contained with a little filter cartridge up in the light fixture. I like that a lot. It's just over 6 gallons, so it's better than the 2 and 3 gallon acrylic things, too.
The hole is big enough to fit a hand in, although it would still make cleaning a pain. I think the only real issue with cleaning would be that top panel- how the heck would you bend your arm enough to scrub algae off that top panel? With Hagen's special tools, an that's about it.
I do think it looks really sharp. I love the rimless, sealed design. It has a really clean, professional look to it, and it would look great in on kitchen island, or in a dining room or office. Of course it's not a centerpiece aquarium for your living room, but what little nano-tank is?
Also, some of you MFKers have forgotten humble roots. 6 gallons is plenty big enough for a lot of people. You can do a lot of things with 6 gallons. Danios, rasboras, or tetra would do great, as well as lots of small critters- shrimp and snails could go great in there. I'm not sure about African dwarf frogs, as I think they might have trouble finding the opening to breathe. But there are tons of different danios, tetra, and rasboras. I have a community tank set up of a mixture of colors of standard & longfin danios, pearl danios, cherry barbs, and pork chop rasboras, and it's easily as entertaining as my tank of gars, bichirs, and severum.
The hole is big enough to fit a hand in, although it would still make cleaning a pain. I think the only real issue with cleaning would be that top panel- how the heck would you bend your arm enough to scrub algae off that top panel? With Hagen's special tools, an that's about it.
I do think it looks really sharp. I love the rimless, sealed design. It has a really clean, professional look to it, and it would look great in on kitchen island, or in a dining room or office. Of course it's not a centerpiece aquarium for your living room, but what little nano-tank is?
Also, some of you MFKers have forgotten humble roots. 6 gallons is plenty big enough for a lot of people. You can do a lot of things with 6 gallons. Danios, rasboras, or tetra would do great, as well as lots of small critters- shrimp and snails could go great in there. I'm not sure about African dwarf frogs, as I think they might have trouble finding the opening to breathe. But there are tons of different danios, tetra, and rasboras. I have a community tank set up of a mixture of colors of standard & longfin danios, pearl danios, cherry barbs, and pork chop rasboras, and it's easily as entertaining as my tank of gars, bichirs, and severum.
I could see using a small mag float in there, I am curious as to whether or not it is going to come to north america. I am going to have to ask the Hagen rep that I know.