The New Fluval View 3.96g

**xenxes** · 07-08-2012, 03:08 AM

Saw this at Petsmart today along with the new Fluval Spec V.

Cheap plastic for $75, really?

CryptKeeper54 · 07-08-2012, 05:31 AM

Makes you wonder how much money goes into product reasearch and development. They must have come up with numbers that say there is somekind of demand for this. I guess us planted tank folk always crave for the best at more affordable price points. I bought an eheim aquastyle 6 gal from amazon for 62 bucks last month, so I am scratching my head seeing that price for plastic.

**xenxes** · 07-08-2012, 04:26 PM

This reminds me of the cheap Tetra tanks that cost ~$20. I generally don't like bowfronts. The Spec V is sexy though :/ If I had room I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

EHEIM Aquastyles are awesome

Good find!

mstamper · 08-24-2012, 03:57 PM

petsmart in duluth has them on sale for 19.00.

MameJenny · 08-24-2012, 06:02 PM

I have to admit, I kind of like it. It's a pretty cool looking tank. If it cost about 50$ less, I'd think about getting one. For 75$, I'd want rimless glass or at least good quality acrylic, not plastic.

moosenart · 08-24-2012, 11:46 PM

$10 and i'll buy one.

**xenxes** · 08-25-2012, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mstamper

petsmart in duluth has them on sale for 19.00.

Wow that's a huge price drop, lol I guess they realized $75 wasn't going to sell.

I'd get one for $19... shrimp mating tank.

mstamper · 08-25-2012, 02:33 AM

I got one. I was surprised that the filter motor is rated and 10x the tank volume. It is a rather narrow front to back. It has LED lighting but I don't think it is enough to grow even low light plants. I am going to figure out how to put a 13w CFL over it to allow me to grow some basic low/mid light plants and put some CRS in the tank. I figure that is all it is really good for.

Heck for 19.00 and the cost of a small 25w heater I have a unique nano shrimp tank. I have to figure out how to get some real bio media in the filter area so as to not have to be buying their proprietary charcoal filter media and use simple floss and a small bag of purigen to keep it clean.

**radioman** · 08-25-2012, 06:51 PM

Definitely reminds me of the cheap plastic tanks that look similar to this at petsmart.

jemminnifener · 08-27-2012, 08:01 PM

I'm having a really hard time visualizing what this tank looks like despite the picture. Is it really just a really flat oval cylinder? And what are those two parallel lines in the back of the tank? Why does the top bump out like that? I just don't get it! Does anybody have a non-stock picture of the tank?

CryptKeeper54 · 08-28-2012, 04:00 AM

Just saw this thing set up at my LFS. It looks horrible. I don't know what Fluval was thinking when they designed this. The distorted view, the tank itself, the price...... this thing should be labeled Fisher-Price, cause it looks like a toy for kids. What a shame. I didn't even want to take a pic. Anyways, at least they had the Spec V which I immediately bought

07-08-2012, 03:08 AM	#1
xenxes Gotta Catch 'Em All (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,663	The New Fluval View 3.96g Saw this at Petsmart today along with the new Fluval Spec V. Cheap plastic for $75, really? __________________ A: [2g x2] [5g] [5g-S] [6g] [9g] [20g] [24g] \| T: [Balcony] [Nano Wabikusa] \| Shrimp Blog

07-08-2012, 05:31 AM	#2
CryptKeeper54 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 342	Makes you wonder how much money goes into product reasearch and development. They must have come up with numbers that say there is somekind of demand for this. I guess us planted tank folk always crave for the best at more affordable price points. I bought an eheim aquastyle 6 gal from amazon for 62 bucks last month, so I am scratching my head seeing that price for plastic. __________________ 12 Gallon Long, 12G Rimless Club, 44G Pentagon *Nikon Pimp #062* RETIRED: ADA Mini M, Schuber Wright Mini 66, Fluval Spec, Fluval Spec V, EheimAquastyle 6g, Fluval Edge 6g

07-08-2012, 04:26 PM	#3
xenxes Gotta Catch 'Em All (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,663	This reminds me of the cheap Tetra tanks that cost ~$20. I generally don't like bowfronts. The Spec V is sexy though :/ If I had room I'd buy one in a heartbeat. EHEIM Aquastyles are awesome Good find! __________________ A: [2g x2] [5g] [5g-S] [6g] [9g] [20g] [24g] \| T: [Balcony] [Nano Wabikusa] \| Shrimp Blog

08-24-2012, 06:02 PM	#5
MameJenny Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 50	I have to admit, I kind of like it. It's a pretty cool looking tank. If it cost about 50$ less, I'd think about getting one. For 75$, I'd want rimless glass or at least good quality acrylic, not plastic. __________________ 3 gallon Picotope 1/4 gallon shrimp bubble

08-24-2012, 11:46 PM	#6
moosenart The Last One (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Castle Rock, Colorado Posts: 766	$10 and i'll buy one. __________________ I have learned that I am the only one left standing and voicing my personal opinion.

08-24-2012, 03:57 PM	#4
mstamper Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 90	petsmart in duluth has them on sale for 19.00.

08-25-2012, 02:33 AM	#8
mstamper Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 90	I got one. I was surprised that the filter motor is rated and 10x the tank volume. It is a rather narrow front to back. It has LED lighting but I don't think it is enough to grow even low light plants. I am going to figure out how to put a 13w CFL over it to allow me to grow some basic low/mid light plants and put some CRS in the tank. I figure that is all it is really good for. Heck for 19.00 and the cost of a small 25w heater I have a unique nano shrimp tank. I have to figure out how to get some real bio media in the filter area so as to not have to be buying their proprietary charcoal filter media and use simple floss and a small bag of purigen to keep it clean.

08-25-2012, 06:51 PM	#9
radioman Aquatic Plants are Fun (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 1,348	Definitely reminds me of the cheap plastic tanks that look similar to this at petsmart. __________________ -Mike Mini-M Journal: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=168906 Canon Pimp Club #012

08-27-2012, 08:01 PM	#10
jemminnifener Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 213	I'm having a really hard time visualizing what this tank looks like despite the picture. Is it really just a really flat oval cylinder? And what are those two parallel lines in the back of the tank? Why does the top bump out like that? I just don't get it! Does anybody have a non-stock picture of the tank?

08-28-2012, 04:00 AM	#11
CryptKeeper54 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 342	Just saw this thing set up at my LFS. It looks horrible. I don't know what Fluval was thinking when they designed this. The distorted view, the tank itself, the price...... this thing should be labeled Fisher-Price, cause it looks like a toy for kids. What a shame. I didn't even want to take a pic. Anyways, at least they had the Spec V which I immediately bought __________________ 12 Gallon Long, 12G Rimless Club, 44G Pentagon *Nikon Pimp #062* RETIRED: ADA Mini M, Schuber Wright Mini 66, Fluval Spec, Fluval Spec V, EheimAquastyle 6g, Fluval Edge 6g

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