biOrb Aquarium | biOrb LOOP | The latest aquarium

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The information below includes a number of UK suppliers that currently stock the new LOOP. These links are there to help you easily find these products. You do not need to purchase items via these links!
biOrb LOOP 15 litre (standard lighting): amzn.to/3WfuU8t
biOrb LOOP 15 litre (MCR): www.pond-planet.co.uk/search/...
biOrb LOOP 30 litre (standard lighting): www.pond-planet.co.uk/search/...
biOrb LOOP 30 litre (MCR):www.aquatix-2u.co.uk/products...
biOrb Intelligent Heater: amzn.to/3FHMxqs
biOrb Pearl Media: amzn.to/3HR27Tn
Information on the LOOP can be found at the Oase biOrb website: www.oase.com/gb-en/products-a...
VIDEO DESCRIPTION
The LOOP aquarium is a brand new design recently released from biOrb. It is currently available in 15 litre and 30 litre sizes and in either black or white gloss finish. But, you may need to shop around to get the one you want and at a good price!
The basic sales pitch, from retail suppliers (THESE ARE NOT MY WORDS!), is:
- Unique innovative ellipsoidal design
- Made of highly-resistant, clear and light acrylic
- Includes aquarium, light unit, air pump, transformer, air stone, filter cartridge & media
- Safe 12 Volt technology
- Option to have standard LED lighting or Multi Coloured Remote controlled LED lighting with auto sunrise, daylight, sunset and moonlight function
"The BiOrb LOOP Aquarium provides a deceptively spacious looking aquarium on a small footprint. Its unique oval shape makes it ideal for a small space where you wouldn't normally be able to enjoy an aquarium. Its design provides an uninterrupted viewing experience."
My view on this tank's distortion:
It's always very difficult to describe this! The LOOP does suffer from distortion, but all biOrbs (in fact any aquarium with a design that includes curved glass does!). The biOrb distortion varies according to each of their designs. Each is fairly unique, but not necessarily unpleasant! The LOOP distortion is seen more when viewing the tank directly from end-on (i.e. when looking down through the aquarium when viewed directly from the side). I'm not sure this would be a common view of this aquarium though... it depends on where it is placed. To be clear, it isn't a horrible distortion at all, but it does magnify the inside of the aquarium when looked from a particular angle. Overall, I would say that most front views into the aquarium are reasonably free from obvious distortion and any distortion is perhaps better than that offered by the biOrb Flow, Tube etc.
Thanks for watching!
Mark
Step-by-Step
#stepbystepbiorb
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biOrb Aquarium | The latest aquarium | biOrb LOOP

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@betzie2 Ай бұрын

I love Biorb tanks other than not being able to take off the top. The hole is just such a small opening for decorating and cleaning.

@StepbyStep-biOrb Ай бұрын

Yes, Betzie, totally agree with you! The small aperture lid is a pain on biOrbs. The ability to remove the lid, like on the TUBE biOrbs, is a great idea and I'm not sure why the same approach can't be applied to some of the other models. But, I guess, "design" takes priority, before practicability, in the biOrb company world! Best wishes, Mark

@flyingporker100 Жыл бұрын

Hello Mark. I have been watching your videos as I am setting up a Biorb Classic 30 litre tank. Thank you for all your well researched and detailed advice.

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Hi James. Thanks for your support and for using the channel. Great to hear you are setting up a 30L Classic. My videos intend to cover the basics, but if you need specific help with your own circumstances please do feel free to drop me a line. Best wishes, Mark

@paulamackie6778 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see it set up.

@PeanutTheBoySquirrel Жыл бұрын

Beautiful tank, great it got everything you need to set it up. Thanks friend👍🏼

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@peterwentworth9181 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, Beautiful looking aquarium. Its amazing what they can do these days with acrylic. Looking forward to seeing the full set up. Happy Xmas.

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Peter. Hopefully it will look even better "fully dressed". Yes, amazing what can be achieved with acrylic. LOL! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Best, Mark

@victoriaelizabeth222 Жыл бұрын

Now that’s a lovely looking tank! Like the shape. You need some minnow! ;) Best wishes to you and your family.

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Victoria. :-) Wishing you and yours very best wishes for Xmas and New Year. Mxx

@stellahawkins1958 Ай бұрын

We have 35 litre one in white with just white light.

@IndoorEcosystem Жыл бұрын

Quite a cool design. They would look great on a matching cabinet.

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yes, it is a really nice looking tank... fairly unusual, compared to other tanks on the market. I'm looking forward to getting this one set-up. Best wishes for Xmas and the New Year. Mark

@IndoorEcosystem Жыл бұрын

@@StepbyStep-biOrb looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Have a nice Christmas and new year as well :)

@pamuppal4468 Жыл бұрын

So excited to see you have a new aquarium, look forward to the decorating video and tempted to add this to my collection. Surprised the bubble tube is so short, and can't wait to see which fish types you add to this one.

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Hi Pam. Nice to hear from you. It is certainly a nice looking tank so it will be good to see it set-up. It is going to replace an existing tank I have, so the gang that live in the existing one will shortly be getting a brand new home. So, the fish are Cherry Barb and Pygmy Cory. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and fantastic New Year. M

@pamuppal4468 Жыл бұрын

@@StepbyStep-biOrb they will love the new home for sure. Merry Christmas to you too.

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

@foltz-art Жыл бұрын

Holy beautiful!!♡♡ look at that gorgeous tank God I want one!! I'm gonna start saving for one wowie its incredible looking!! ☆☆ God bless ya for the Introduction what a beauty can't wait to see you load it up with some green & fishys, I totally appreciate and enjoyed this immensely your the Best Mark** and I hope you have a Rocking Christmas holiday and a very prosperous healthy fun ☆New Year filled with lots of *new exciting adventures !! Muah 😚😉✌️ Much love♡♡ always sincerely Roxy ,Sindra & Buster and of course yours truly Artist 🎨 Mark *✌️🙏

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Wishing you all the best for Xmas and New Year Mark. Thanks for your constant support to my Channel. You're a special friend. Best wishes, Mark

@SarahWalton-xo7sg Жыл бұрын

I didn't know they did this in the 30 size!!!!! Great video! I'm very tempted as I really like the look of this new aquarium. I'm sooo looking forward to your next one where you add the decorations. How many tanks do you have now? S

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarah. I'll cover the decorating in the next video... watch this space! So, this is my fifth (ignoring another one I have in the garden that is basically a "wildlife tank" with water beetles, snails and other things, but no fish), but I am going to replace (decommission!) one of my duplicate tanks (I have two white 30l Flows) with this one so that I am still maintaining the four tanks. I have an elderly neighbour who has long wanted an aquarium so I'm going to let her have that one, set it up for her and add some fish. Best wishes, Mark

@iainncampbell1186 Жыл бұрын

Love the videos made me buy one for my toddler now I'm hooked There's something oddly therapeutic about your videos Advice is top notch keep it up although my bank balance disagrees

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

It always starts that way... You'll have the full biOrb collection before you know it. LOL. Thanks for watching and for your support to my Channel. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a great New Year. Best wishes, Mark.

@iainncampbell1186 Жыл бұрын

@@StepbyStep-biOrb your welcome an to you too. Oh it's growing bought a unit in preparation for the impending banking doom lol I'd safely say with out finding your channel my fish would be dying now.

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

That's so nice Iain and is really (really) appreciated. Thank you!

@robertS-angler Жыл бұрын

Hello!!! Your videos are absolutely amazing for all the information you have given through out care, healthy bacteria and I really loved your video on water quality and testing, so much information to learn!! I have taken your advice and tested my water and I decided I'm gonna go with hardy fish and a heated biorb tank. I was wondering if at one point you thought about adding a social media page for your growing community or doing a live stream event on KZfaq to do live Q&A's for any of us who have some questions that we could all learn from! Sincerely, Robert

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Hello Robert! Thanks for watching the Channel. You've raised something that hasn't been raised before. Thank you! It would be good to gauge other Subscribers views on the idea of having something like a live stream. I'm certainly up for that if there is a reasonable number of people interested! Best wishes to you, Mark

@robertS-angler Жыл бұрын

@StepbyStep-biOrb absolutely, I've watched all of your videos! I have some questions at one point but I need to put it on paper to narrow down what I'd like to ask. The way you explain everything by process is fantastic and very easy to understand thank you so much for making all of these to really teach us about the biology of owning and creating a full ecosystem right in your living room. Best wishes and a very happy new year!!!

@denisetilley3559 10 ай бұрын

Hi Mark. I think I have my 15 l tank set up correctly now. It looks beautifully clear and no more fish funerals 😂. It’s been a couple of weeks. I think I did forget the Colony the first time around. 😮.

@StepbyStep-biOrb 10 ай бұрын

That's great Denise. xx. Yes, always add bacterial product at the same time as adding fish and then keep adding it. If you plan to get your fish numbers back up (from what you have), you basically need to follow the same process... add fish and also add the bacterial product... then keep adding bacterial product each day until the tank is cycled.

@denisetilley3559 10 ай бұрын

@@StepbyStep-biOrb 🐠🐡🐠🐡👍

@tpaquatics Жыл бұрын

Cool!!!

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Wishing you a Merry Christmas. Best wishes, Mark

@goncalosantos9767 Жыл бұрын

I Mark, this aquarium has a pretty design, they should produce a 45 and 60 liter version, would be more imposing and have a bigger impact on any room of the house. Maybe i get one of this in the future. Thanks for this vídeo and i wish you a merry christmas!

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Hi Goncalo. Nice to hear from you. Yes, the trend with biOrb is normally to also produce a 45l and or 60l. They released the 15l LOOP initially and then the 30l came out later. so, perhaps the same with any further sizes. The only problem with a larger size of this model (due to the length of the tank) would be the ability to clean the extremes of the tank from the small lid opening. It would be good if biOrb designed this model so that the whole upper lid could be taken off to aid cleaning and adding decorations etc. Best wishes for Xmas and the New Year.

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your continued support. Obrigado por seu apoio contínuo. Feliz Natal. Muitas felicidades, Mark

@goncalosantos9767 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that you already speak portuguese😂

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Lol. Very poorly! My "other half" is Brazillian, but I'm not sure that helps a great deal! :)

@gina5021 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. I am a new subscriber and a new Biorb owner. Question- if you go through a treatment cycle (ie Bettafix), do you suggest a full water change in the Biorb?

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Hi Gina. Thanks for watching and for giving your support to my Channel. Much appreciated. If using bettafix, and after completing the treatment, I would suggest removing and replacing the majority of the tanks water with fresh. I assume he is the only fish in the tank? If so, place him in a bag with some existing tank water whilst you do this. It would be best to go through the normal method of acclimatisation to introduce him back into the tank (30 mins would probably be fine). Hope that helps. Best wishes, Mark

@user-uv2po1qf9l Жыл бұрын

Hi there, please can you tell me if the whole of the white lid lifts off? I find the small round hole inadequate. Many thanks

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Hi. I'm afraid not! I struggle to understand why biOrb don't do this, as I'm sure this approach could be applied to many of the biOrb designs! Best, Mark

@kevans4643 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Really useful videos thank you. We are 5 weeks into a brand new 30l Tube Biorb. We love it but having real problems with fish getting trapped in the media (provided by Biorb). So far we have had 5 fish die in as many weeks by getting trapped in the Biorb media. Do you have this issue and any suggestions please on how to rectify this? Thanks so much.

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Hi. I have occasionally heard from people who have had this. I've had it myself perhaps once or twice. It can often happen with new fish especially during the first couple of days of adding. It's the first time i've heard of so many doing this in a single tank though and over this time period! What species of fish do you have and what size are they? Fish may often try to get down into the media to get food. Do you have wasted food sitting below the media (that is attracting the fish)? Best wishes, Mark

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Also, what type of food are you feeding the fish? Is it a sinking product?

@apdroidgeek1737 4 ай бұрын

it wouldve been great if you can remove the whole lid off for cleaning and scaping purposes.

@StepbyStep-biOrb 4 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree. Not sure why biOrb didn't do that but I guess it might be related to an oval shape not be structurally sound without a fixed lid.

@paulamackie6778 Жыл бұрын

2 questions Mark. 1 how big is the base that it sits on please and 2 is it a small or large mcr light. I might replace my 30 litre cube with the 30 loop and wondered if I could get away with the cheaper led version and swap the lights 🤔 thankyou

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Hi Paula. The "actual" base is the clear acrylic base which is smaller than the aquarium base section (white, in my case). The clear base gives the impression the tank is floating. The clear base is approximately 36cm by 19cm. The aquarium base is approx. 46cm by 29cm. The light fitting is the small MCR/Led lighting. I would say, if you intend to go to MCR in the near future, that it is a bit of a false economy to go with standard lighting when buying a new tank. Hope that helps, M.

@paulamackie6778 Жыл бұрын

@Step-by-Step it does Mark. Thankyou 🤩

@jonniefast 9 ай бұрын

would love one of these for a reef setup but if i cant remove the lid and get in there and clean its simply not viable

@StepbyStep-biOrb 9 ай бұрын

Yep, the lids are not removable on these. Only the biOrb Tube designs do that. But, in my view, I'm not convinced that biOrbs (regardless of model) lend themselves well to being reef tanks. There are many larger alternative products on the market that are specifically designed/suited for this. Best wishes, Mark

@StepbyStep-biOrb 9 ай бұрын

I would suggest at the very least 80 litres but ideally 150-200l. If you are a newbie to wanting/having a reef tank then bigger tanks are far better, say 200l - 300l.

@jonniefast 9 ай бұрын

for dwarf seahorses specifically 5-10 gallons is perfect & they thrive/breed off heater & airline stones alone ill check out the the tube thanks 😇

@jonniefast 9 ай бұрын

currently have a couple 5 gal pico reefs that have been running for a few years i think its time to upgrade to something easier/larger though im fiddling with it daily due to evaporation lol

@StepbyStep-biOrb 9 ай бұрын

Yep, the smaller the tank, the more the fiddling! Nice one. Great to get comments about reef aquariums (for a change) so, many thanks for adding those ! M

@powerofpraisenetwork9112 10 ай бұрын

How hard is it to make the Halo 8Gal tank salt water

@StepbyStep-biOrb 10 ай бұрын

Hi. It is less about converting the biOrb to salt water (that's really easy) but the issue relates to the difficulties of maintaining a saltwater tank, especially in a biOrb/small tank. I would generally say that freshwater tanks are far easier to own and maintain compared to saltwater. Freshwater tanks are mainly focussed on using tap water, whereas saltwater tanks generally need to maintain a much higher quality of water. Freshwater fish are hardier and far more able to cope with changing water conditions when compared to saltwater fish. Therefore, far more effort is needed to maintain a suitably stable salt water environment which also needs to be supported by a good (i.e. much better than biOrb) filtration system. Much larger tanks are far more suited as saltwater aquariums. Larger tanks (i.e. larger water content) help to support more stable water conditions. Saltwater means less fish! Due to the reduced oxygen content within saltwater, saltwater tanks tend to support roughly 15 to 20% less fish for a given tank size, compared to freshwater. Arguably there are far better (more suitable) tanks available on the market than those offered by biOrb, including tanks that are specifically set-up for saltwater habitats/use. My general advice, if you are new to having an aquarium and if you also have a biOrb, is that a freshwater tank is far better as a starting point. I hope that helps. Best wishes, Mark

@valhughes7721 Ай бұрын

Can I use live plants in a BiOrb tank?

@StepbyStep-biOrb Ай бұрын

Hi. Yes, of course you can! You just need to choose plants that are suitable to the biOrb's filtration system. See my video which covers the basics here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oLVga5ujl9PRnas.html. Hope that helps, Best, Mark

@ryunakara3010 Жыл бұрын

Can you turn biorb tanks into a saltwater tank?

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Hi. Yes, you can and biOrb produce the conversion for this. But... if you are really wanting to have a saltwater tank there are other (larger, non-biOrb) aquariums that would be far better suited. Tanks more suited to saltwater will tend to be supported by a good water filtration system. I would generally say, that freshwater tanks are far easier to own and maintain compared to saltwater. Freshwater tanks are mainly focussed on using tap water, whereas saltwater tanks generally need a higher quality of water. Freshwater fish are more able to cope with changing water conditions etc, compared to saltwater fish. Therefore, more effort is needed to maintain a suitably stable environment (hence, the need for a good filtration system). Freshwater fish tend to be more hardier than saltwater fish and can tolerate broader variations in water quality. Going back to my original point, there is a tendency to need to have a larger aquarium if going down the saltwater route. Larger tanks will support more stable water conditions. Due to the reduced oxygen content with saltwater, saltwater tanks tend to support less fish (roughly something like 15 to 20% less fish for a given tank size, compared to freshwater). If you are new to having an aquarium, freshwater tanks are a far better starting point. Best wishes, Mark

@unconcernedcitizen4092 Жыл бұрын

@@StepbyStep-biOrb This is all true, but particularly true is that small tanks make marine aquaristry massively more difficult. Having said that, once one has made the move from freshwater to a saltwater tank, there’s no going back. One is a decoration housing a pet that requires negligible care. The other amounts to a hobby that borders on a lifestyle. But yes, one should have lots of experience with a comparably sized freshwater tank and months of research before getting into marine aquaristry. It’s a true commitment-financially, with respect to schedule, etc.

@StepbyStep-biOrb Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I couldn't agree more. Hats off to you marine people. Best, Mark

@stellahawkins1958 Ай бұрын

Don't use that grog substrate its bad.