Unboxing & Reviewing Aquarium Co-op's New Line Of Rimless, Rounded Glass, Low Iron Nano Tanks.

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@rosemiller9140 Ай бұрын

I have the 10 gallon and 13 gallon co-op tanks. I love them. Aesthetically I like the look so much better than the rimmed tanks I replaced them with. They are a great value for the price. I agree they are not the quality of a UNS or ADA tank, but neither of those are an option for me because of the price. Also you cannot beat Co-op for exceptional customer service. I appreciate the fact that Cory makes this hobby affordable for so many of us and always stand behind their products.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I totally agree!

@ashenwalls3558 Ай бұрын

It's nice to get a closer look at the product! It's nice to see them put something out there that's accessible for people getting into the hobby who do specifically want that look.

@anodyne.7024 Ай бұрын

I have a 10 gallon and I really like the curved corners, maybe because it's a different look. I think your point about the Coop brand is excellent. I also buy from them not just for the benefits that accrue to me, but because I want to be sure they stick around. It is rare any more to have the opportunity to support a company larger than a true Mom and Pop that does more than the least they possibly can in terms of customer service. They appear to be so much more humane in their business practices.

@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming Ай бұрын

Um boxing The act of humming and unboxing at the same time.

@aniblair9650 Ай бұрын

I finally found the link to become a member. Been looking for that for awhile now. Thank you for all you do.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Oh right on! Thank you kindly 🙏

@Scumfrog74 Ай бұрын

It’s not meant to be a two-piece lid. There is a groove on one side of that plastic lid that you push onto the piece of glass and makes it one piece.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Sure you could do that. You can kind of decide to configure it 4 or 5 different ways at the end of the day

@cassandrafrancis2246 Ай бұрын

Thanks for your most helpful information again, you are a bit of a stickler for details and that's what we need..on that note us Glaswegians have a wee wild fish called a Stickleback.. about adult 2"long.and when breeding the males belly turns rosey red.Ponds brooks streams.. Godbless Glasgow Scotland

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Ahhhh love me Sticklebacks! We have the same fish in Washington. My grandad is Scottish and when he moved here as a boy in the 1920s he was homesick and then saw the same little fish in the lakes here, and always loved watching them until his dying days

@travisrichards6181 Ай бұрын

Oh man, I think I gotta defend UNS a little bit lol That’s a very affordable tank for what you get, in my opinion. Some of which are cheaper than the big box store tanks and with UNS, you get 45 degree mitered corners, low iron and just about any shape or size you want. As a blue collar hobbyist, they’re definitely my go to company for a new tank and still be able to afford the electric bill at the end of the month. I’m digging the aquarium co-op tank! It has some heavy marineland vibes with that curved front. Looks pretty cool!

@anodyne.7024 Ай бұрын

yes! It's very similar to both the Marinelands and the Penn-Plax Radius and Water World models.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Oh for sure, sorry I didn't mean to disparage uns. The shipping cost out to Seattle makes it pricey, unless bought in stores, and it still gets artificially inflated in prices just for being rimless ( not UNS problem) , but really i was grouping ADA as well...which IS Like double UNS pricing. Thanks for pointing that out

@Handygrrl Ай бұрын

Thank you!! I had no idea that AC is offering its own line of tanks. May have to get some now that my second A-brand (rimmed) and my L-brand rimless are showing slow leaks. Don't understand all of the dissing here: the Co-op is an AMERICAN success story and the store and products are carefully designed and selected to be the best value. Like a carefully created museum, i wrote in my first review of AC. Anyhoo, thank you Alex for bringing these tanks to our attention. They may be just what i need and can afford! Edmonds, here i come!

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Well people like their American success and claim to hate their Chinese products... however only a small fraction of people would pony up for the cost of Real USA Made costs

@fvvfvbbbb Ай бұрын

@@FishtoryDo you know what brands are made in USA? I would be happy to spend more on a quality tank made here. I want to avoid leaks if that's possible and not support imports from China if possible.

@fvvfvbbbb Ай бұрын

I see Truvu Acrylic aquariums are here in Phoenix area. I think they make their tanks here. I may research them further. Had one many years ago and it was a great 20 gallon show tank.

@heaven7360 Ай бұрын

It's the curse of social media; I have enough negativity and stress in my life and it appears to me the A Coop is not trying to fool anyone...that's my opinion. If something of there's isn't up to their standards they stop offering it for sale. My impression of the company is that they're reliable and decent and offer LOTS of information and I haven't experienced the YT channel talking smack on other youtubers. That's professional and I hope it remains that way. Who needs it!

@Handygrrl Ай бұрын

Alex, you nailed it

@falcolf 5 күн бұрын

I wish there were $20 aquariums here in Canada. The nice little $60 USD Marineland portrait aquarium which some channels have reviewed costs almost $200 here.

@Fishtory 5 күн бұрын

You can buy a 12 dollar tube of silicone and find a broken tank/ glass pieces to make one. A lot of folks do that for tanks under 40 gallons here I'm Seattle

@gracebromfield9070 Ай бұрын

Great information, very thorough👍Luv the outside background.

@GrowMoreVeggies Ай бұрын

I had no idea these existed. Thank you for the review and all of the content you put out there. 🤘

@matthewsmith22 Ай бұрын

Looks like a pretty great deal to me. I have a couple of amtra tanks with curved edges and a similar lid, replaced mine with polycarbonate quickly (I like lids to reduce evaporation). Dennerle and fluval did the curved thing fir a while, I always assumed it was to avoid the green blue look of regular glass at the seams. I've done the same with rims on a couple of my tanks 😂 I just like the way a rim hides waterlines. I used oak furniture glued to a sheet of polycarbonate.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Ooo I like that. Good tip!

@matthewsmith22 Ай бұрын

@@Fishtory thanks for the reply Alex 😁 I've just tried share one of my community posts with the oak trimmed tank on

@fvvfvbbbb Ай бұрын

@@matthewsmith22I hate that all you can get is black plastic on rimmed tanks theses days. I miss when you could also get fake oak or dark cherry wood look on rimmed tanks Also miss stands made of real wood. Things seem so cheaply made these days...even if the cost a lot more most are made of particle board.😮

@matthewsmith22 Ай бұрын

@@fvvfvbbbb yeah, I remember those tanks, aqua one and juwel used to use the fake oak trim, really liked them! Most tanks in Britain seem to be rimless at the moment, I honestly don't love rimless as I like to run lids (my tanks are in our living space, trying to keep humidity down) so I end up putting a rim on them 😂 seems ridiculous now thinking about it. I put a picture of them on my community page if you get a minute 😊

@giftofthewild6665 Ай бұрын

These tanks are cheaply available from the equivalent of a dollar store here in Europe 😂 I got a 15 gallon for €35 The base on the ones available here are glass though and theres no rim on the bottom.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Yes, and online did you see, it's only 18 dollars to buy these from the manufacturer... plus probably 10 bucks shipping on a slow boat.

@giftofthewild6665 Ай бұрын

@@Fishtory so the Dollar stores aren't making a huge markup on it. It had to sit on their shelf for months before being sold I imagine, based on the amount of dust on it.

@ab4877 Ай бұрын

The C-channel shape on the back piece of the lid assembly is designed to slip OVER the back edge of the glass lid.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

That's what I did when I put it together. But it isn't thick enough to use the side c channel spacers to hold the 2 pieces of the lid together in any way

@andicarson1339 Ай бұрын

Thanks for doing the review

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Sure thing

@dellseasandoval8187 Ай бұрын

Keep up the good work my friend. Love that sign in the background with the green and white and fish and plants.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@ESF19791111 Ай бұрын

INTERESTING , GOOD POINTS :) THANK YOU FOR SHARING :) THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@critterkeeper5099 Ай бұрын

Wish I weren't on the opposite coast, that is a great price for a small tank. I bought a nesting set similar to these off Amazon when I started down this aquarium keeping rabbit hole and then bought a waterbox 25g and a couple of aqueon rimmless. Everything else I have are rimmed aqueon. Of course the waterbox is my favorite, but I do love the no seam fronts of the first ones.

@filiplaskovski9993 Ай бұрын

Great low end tank!! Good to start the hobby with for sure

@anodyne.7024 Ай бұрын

Honestly, I own a range of both "low end" and "high end" tanks and I think once you get above the lowest end (and for me that's Aqueon's frameless cubes and rimless 5.5 and 10s) there's not enough functional difference to justify the higher priced tanks. Yeah, it says UNS on the front, but how much time am I gonna spend looking at the mitered corners and do I care if my Landen or Coop tanks have a slightly greener tinge when viewing the edges from above? Absolutely not.

@NathanButh Ай бұрын

@@anodyne.7024 I hate having logos put on my stuff. If I had an UNS tank I'd probably turn the tank around so I wouldn't need to look at it. 😅

@UK88272 Ай бұрын

In the UK, we have the dennerle nano range with opti white class and rounded edges.. they are far better quality than this and look stunning when scaped, you do pay a premium though. For my 30litre nano cube I paid £90. Ive not been able to find a budget version unfortunately.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

There are Chinese versions entering Europe... but I'd stick with the Italian and Dutch stuff any day if I had a pick... ( for any display tank... but for a fish room... meh cheap is good)

@redheadedbarbet4763 Ай бұрын

Unfortunately they don’t ship these so you would have to be out in Washington to get one 😫 Nice tanks and review. Thanks. No need to speed up the video. I enjoy your normal style. People can speed it up themselves if they like.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Thanks. Yeahhhhh so many people complain I talk to slow so I thought I'd try it 10% faster

@donpettit7107 Ай бұрын

@@Fishtory Normal Alex Speed is best!

@KrigareAvHallarna Ай бұрын

Ain't nothing going to beat me making custom twinwall polycarbonate lids! Can't beat the price or multifunctionality!

@aquariumhacksbymarcus5653 Ай бұрын

Man I got a sun sun tank very similar to that one and it came with a light heater and filter and I'm very satisfied with it nowadays I'm more of a Amazon shopper although I do on a few aquarium co-op stuff

@ab4877 Ай бұрын

They aren't layered "seams" in the pane of glass. It's an infinity mirror effect.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

The large UNS and ADA tanks are 2 or 3 layers of glass held together in formation of the glass for flexibility using polyvinyl butyral (PVB) or ionoplast. But the Infinate mirrors thing creates 2 or 3? Of those first optical layers...so I believe the coop glass Is a single piece and the other 2 tanks are 2 or 3 pieces fused into one.

@MissMeganBeckett Ай бұрын

Talking it down so much to start with and the first thing I thought when I saw it was, “ooh! Pretty!😍” I want one. I really like the way the edges of the glass looks blue. 5:06 actually not sure if I’d want that size or shape though, it’s not looking like it would be a size and shape that would be ideal for what I would like to keep, I like more water surface area to water depth ratio so I’ve been looking into what cubes and frag tanks are available with clear silicone seams because I like bettas and they prefer more surface swimming area over having very deep water and I like the look of clear silicone on blue edged glass, I do like having a bottom frame too because no bottom frame tanks seem to be finicky about which stand you use and I like using a glass lid even though it’s a big risk of breaking just because it’s very clear to let in light for the plants and it’s very easy to clean without risking scratching the finish and reducing the amount of light getting into the tank, but I would prefer a much more snug fitting lid without a giant hole in the middle of it ideally because I want to keep snails again soon and my last snail got out of the fish tank and I never found it.

@laurabustos6560 Ай бұрын

Shisho! Hope you're doing well! I personally am not as much of a fan of those curved front tanks. I have an old I think it's PenPlax little 3g kitchen tank right behind my sink with shrimp and a group of Bororas uroptholmoides. It's an extra cleaning issue, at least with tanks that tend to algae-fy with natural light. I can scrape all my other natural light tanks, the little rimless Aqueon cube tanks, but this one I have to scrape up to a point and then get out the trusty toothbrush for the bent edge and corner. If you get a blade close to that curved edge it'll scratch for sure! My take away is like you said, the aq co op tanks are the commuter car, one might say the prius of the aquarium world. 🤣✌️

@idio-syncrasy Ай бұрын

The tank looks pretty good to me.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Heck for 30 bucks or so... yes

@JaymePaladino Ай бұрын

I will attest to their customer service. If you email that company, someone will personally reply very quickly. I've never bought an Aq Co-op product but I bought maracyn from them once because I'm trying not to use Amazon when possible. Thanks

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I try not to use amazon much either. I want some mom and pop stores to still exist

@sewerrat7612 Ай бұрын

Seems good for the price similar tanks around me runs about $15 more without the lid.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Same here in Seattle...well unless you Pay 18 bucks on some Chinese site and wait 2 months

@cyndifalk Ай бұрын

A little story: I recently purchased a new 29 g from the 50% off sale at Petco. Didn't realize til it was all set-up that one of the back panels did not get sanded. It was razor sharp. Cory wouldn't leave me hangn' if this was one of his tanks.

@phonetich4212 Ай бұрын

Petco will exchange your tank if you bought it within the 2 month return window

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Yeah I'd take that back for sure. Yikes. I'm sure it depends on the mood of the manager at any given petco sadly

@mr.kalopsia3273 Ай бұрын

There is a huge price difference in the 2 so you’re comparing apples to baseballs.

@cyndifalk Ай бұрын

I’d totally take it back except it’s already set up- becayse slicing ur customers is surely bad business. Maybe I’ll cruise the forums to try to find a way to file it???

@jay-remedy-plz Ай бұрын

I’d like this in a 48 x 24 inch.

@Psychodegu Ай бұрын

I actually like the look of rims it visually acts as a frame for the fish tank. I like it enough that it annoys me how hard it is to find a non rimless cube tank.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Very true.

@Kraus- Ай бұрын

I'm not a fan of rimless tanks. The edges are too exposed for my clumsy hands. All it takes is one tiny bump to break. I would pay double just to have a protective rim. Same with lids. It would be awesome to have rimmed lids so the edges don't get chipped like I have. But if you're looking for a rimless tank this seems like a good deal.

@heaven7360 Ай бұрын

I think an important factor might be: Is the price right for what you're getting. That's it. If a person wants to try something other than rimmed tanks and doesn't want to spend tons of money....or can't....then if this product is not going to leak and is reasonably "pretty" then it's perhaps right for some people

@volcanixthanksyoufortheviewz Ай бұрын

Ayyeeee just in time for lunch❤

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Wurd

@jonisolis9645 Ай бұрын

Well one big advantage I can see with the rounded corners is that you will not get any of that black algae that can develop on the silicon of the regular right angle corners and that is super hard to get rid of and looks bad. Could the tank have a bit of manufacturing oil on it that is causing the easy finger prints?

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Perhapsn

@LadeanaWhite Ай бұрын

Thanks for the review Alex. I’d rather get my tanks at the Petco 1/2 off sale. Trying to hold off getting another tank till Black Friday…wish me luck waiting till then😅☮❤🐠🦐🪴

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I will likely continue to do the same :)

@LadeanaWhite Ай бұрын

@@Fishtory 👍🏻😁

@heaven7360 Ай бұрын

My "style" of aquascaping doesn't really require me to have an ADA tank. An ADA tank is not going to make my tank look any prettier.....If a person thinks an expensive tank will make their style better they're kidding themselves.

@valeriehorner5854 Ай бұрын

I can't find any tanks for sale on the aquarium co-op website.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Only in store for now I guess

@VaAquarist Ай бұрын

Wow u live that close to the store?!?! You are soo lucky dude!

@jonisolis9645 Ай бұрын

What size is the one you show? How many gallons does it hold? thanks

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

4.4 gallons and 35$

@beastfr0meast93 Ай бұрын

If i want a smaller aquarium i got smaller containers. I can also stack them on top of each other. I have Blau aquariums with low iron. They look so much better than "normal ones".

@beastfr0meast93 Ай бұрын

I would not buy rounded edges. They are harder to clean

@MattyP650 Ай бұрын

@@beastfr0meast93they’re 100% easier to clean.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I agree because they warp the natural aesthetic of the fish

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

If it's still soft algae/film

@beastfr0meast93 Ай бұрын

@@MattyP650 It depends. If you have glass aquariums, you can scrap them. It is pretty easy. That's hard when the edges are rounded. I don't mind having algae in my aquariums in fact some of my tanks I try to have them. Especially my shrimp tanks.

@sghettinona Ай бұрын

YAY

@anotherthez7598 Ай бұрын

Well, they say the same strict laws that are madatory in the EU, also applies to stuff from China... But what about the eco costs?... And can't we make it locally??

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Well I agree, and I WILL and DO pay more for USA built and manufactured products...but sadly it's a cut throat business where only a handful of people will buy USA , and it's usually going to be custom with the money involved at that point

@fvvfvbbbb Ай бұрын

@@FishtoryHave done any reviews on USA made display quality tanks?

@seannunes2041 Ай бұрын

I don't know about Aquarium Co-op branded products. There is a fine line between budget and junk.

@Down2EarthMTB Ай бұрын

Seems they are only sold at the store, and not online?

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Correct for now anyhow. Maybe partner stores, I'd assume down the road (soon?)

@nada347_ Ай бұрын

Dropping a comment for the algo. I save on my budget by going with the rimmed, as i don't mind it.

@jaynine Ай бұрын

I like the 10% faster speed myself.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Nice to know. Thanks

@Desmond000007 Ай бұрын

Instant click. I hope you get lots of views for this one

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Thanks

@MattyP650 Ай бұрын

Is this video sped up? Hard to watch for me. I enjoy your slower Long form video format. No rush man

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Yeah it's sped up 10% just to try and keep it under 16 minutes, many people say they watch at 1.5x speed and so I thought I'd see what people thought of jt

@BrodysBettas Ай бұрын

@@Fishtory is 16 min an algorithm thing? I'm trying to figure this youtube thing out myself 😅

@johnnybest6386 Ай бұрын

What size and how much yours cost

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Mine was 29.99 and 4.4 gallons. The smallest is 2.5g and 24.99....largest is like 13.5 I think and around 60

@AgxntOrange Ай бұрын

Do they ship to Canada? lol I have watched an absurd amount of their videos while setting up my tanks and learning about the hobby so I feel like I owe them a purchase 😂

@blackosprey2219 Ай бұрын

I don't think they ship anywhere. You gotta go to the store.

@jamessullivan6985 Ай бұрын

I believe they have locations on their website for Canada. There is store that has Aquarium Co-Op products in Vancouver….something Aimee aquarium store, nice store and friendly staff..

@ZaryaTheLaika Ай бұрын

Funny you tracked down the exact factory that produces them

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Lol it's a little unique and only 6 factories make aquariums that I know of that are " open for jobs" from the west

@ZaryaTheLaika Ай бұрын

@@Fishtory I felt like that when Canadian distributors were selling rebranded ReptiZoo enclosures. I was like "wait a minute, Stefan Broghammer in Germany has a distributor contract with the factory and introduced them to Europe several years ago. You Canadians are being dishonest about where they're being made"

@JaymePaladino Ай бұрын

That looks like a great deal to me. I personally don't like Corey McIlroy but that's my prerogative as a consumer. I bought a lot of kits when I first started and I think they were plastic. I had no idea what I was doing, I was breeding guppies, and they did not look that good. Aquarium Co-op definitely has a loud voice in this industry for good reason. But I hope people need to see it for what it is. It's very low end aquarium equipment with English native speakers doing customer service.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Yeah it's on a tight rope... and sadly it is just turning into a Chinese middle man model

@yossarian00 Ай бұрын

@@Fishtory unfortunately what ISNT a chinese middle man / dropshipping front these days

@levibennett5166 Ай бұрын

Y'all are some haters in here

@ZaryaTheLaika Ай бұрын

Eh, when the biggest aqaurist and hereptoculturist stores in Europe are selling Chinese brands like Repti-Zoo, I don't fault Cory for mirroring his German counterparts

@heaven7360 Ай бұрын

@@levibennett5166 honestly you're right. Cory never has said his products are anything but what they are. Plus he isn't forcing anyone to buy anything. Everything I buy is made in another country or at least made with parts from other countries and has been for years. One other thing is that if Cory doesn't like someone he keeps his mouth shut about it in my experience following him. Personally I have a life I'm trying to keep together and fish tuber anger is something I keep out

@johnnybest6386 Ай бұрын

To bad not sold on website

@mr.kalopsia3273 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the review. I’ve bought a ton of aquarium coop stuff, some good, some not so good. The cult like “fan” base is what is a complete buzz kill, just my opinion.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Yes, I agree with you. Anyone too blinded by adoration Is annoying, and likewise, haters for the sake of being contrarians are trusting to me on the opposite end of things

@shadeaquaticbreeder2914 Ай бұрын

2:53 if someone is willing to spend that kind of money on a tiny rimless tank. They better never say anything to me about how much a fish costs lol. Like they should be wanting to spend hundreds of dollars on a couple fish.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I agree lol

@giftofthewild6665 Ай бұрын

I make plexiglass lids for all my tanks. I dont like glass lids.

@heaven7360 Ай бұрын

I use the glass lids that open up midway for the Aqueons, but having a full glass lid is kind of clunky and I'm kind of clumsy...so anyway I'm hard on "things" in general.

@lukewang1997 Ай бұрын

I feel like qaqc continues to fall further and further for the brand...

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I think so as well... but don't know that most people care even 😕

@mauricematla8379 Ай бұрын

Not impressed. But it will probably work.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Same. It's not good quality glass... I don't know how they can call it anything special honestly, you can see wobble to it slightly

@sativaburns6705 Ай бұрын

Sorry, as a former fraud rep for Nordstrom, I chuckled a little.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Lol 😆 my mom worked there for 40 years...things HAVE changed. Their flagship store is still pretty classy, for a sketchy part of town now lol

@GuppyCzar Ай бұрын

I support Aquarium Co-op to a degree, I think their easy fry food is great and I love their brine shrimp eggs (best hatch rate I've found). Having said that, many of their recent products aren't for me. I'm a cheap man, Aqueon half price sale is the best bang for my buck, and I can go pick it up and not pay shipping and worry about broken glass. I also don't need their extremely expensive lights or air pumps. Likewise they have quality plants, but usually at at least twice what I can pay for the same plant from quality merchants. I just don't think the fact that its a Chinese import branded by co-op is worthy of any kind of loyalty from me. I have been curious about the tanks, so thanks for the review!

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I hear that 100%. I wish someone was making ANYTHING in America aimed at my the general public/consumers

@cyndyyoungschimke5936 Ай бұрын

Aquarium Co-Op does not ship these aquariums so you don't have to worry about ordering one and receiving broken glass.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Also I mean brine shrimp...buy whatever works, but I've had best prices and luck with brine shrimp direct stock online. The tanks aren't being sold online now, but likely will be distributed via Kentucky warehouse to their affiliate stores

@fatturtleking Ай бұрын

I will say that their lights are surprisingly bright and also very durable, but besides that I don't really care for most of their products. Especially after the whole heater failure fiasco

@jay-remedy-plz Ай бұрын

I’m surprised the bottom rim isn’t green.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Me too!

@bryanprather783 Ай бұрын

No thanks.

@jaynine Ай бұрын

@shadeaquaticbreeder2914 Ай бұрын

"Cheap Chinese product." Haha I always love when Americans try to dog on stuff made in China bc I always throw it back in their face bc they only make what we tell them to so if we wanted quality products we could tell them to make quality products but we don't.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Oh 100% it's out fault as American consumers

@dimitrijekrstic7567 Ай бұрын

Damn that was such a negative tone throughout the review. I really don't understand it. Especially since every. Egative thing you found would then be compared to the rest of the market and you'd say it's the same or better than the other offerings. And what is this talk of "chinese product blah blah" in the other comments? Everything is manufactured in china guys. You couldn't afford it if it were made locally, or you'd opt for the cheaper option anyways, and that's the hard truth. Btw the bead on those looks lovely, I can't see a fault in these for the price, except for preferences, but those are not faults.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I said as much, it's totally worth the price. But some people- myself included, WILL pay for custom manufacturing in the USA... BUT most hobbiests will not. Also I think the review is getting criticism from people saying aquarium coop is paying me for the review ....and likewise folks like you, who think I'm trying to trash them. So clearly there are some exterior biases involved in options here. If you notice my photos of Alabama, the EXACT tanks are 18 dollars for ALL 5 sizes... and only $13 Dollars if you buy 250+ units. Meaning these tanks are literally worth a few dollars of materials, and a few more of shipping costs. However any videos claiming they did extensive research and development on this product line- or others for that matter, are a bit of a stretch. It's all generic Chinese stuff you may a couple extra dollars to die the color of your brand, or add features they offer in Shenzhen... but I don't blame cory at all... I blame American consumers.

@fatfishdesignzllc Ай бұрын

supporting china make crap is not helping the usa in any way. you lost me at china

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Well I agree if you can find a USA assembled & manufactured tank, or European... buy that if you have the money. My point is he employees a few dozen Americans and they make much better wages than most fish shops pay usually plus benefits. So I want to support that unless I see 100% American made products

@fatfishdesignzllc Ай бұрын

@@Fishtory fair statment

@NathanButh Ай бұрын

@@FishtoryACO's approach to their employees is the primary reason I chose to buy most of my tank's hardware from them when I was first getting started.

@blueXcss Ай бұрын

Despit years of advocating for bigger tanks, recently Corey put out a video waxing the lyrics of smaller tanks, suprise surprise aquarium co op has a brand new shinny small tank on sale... Corey is a marketing genuis and Alex took the bait..or maybe this video is a paid ad from aquarium co op? i have never actually saw Alex making a video on a specific product of a specific brand before this...just saying..

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I mention that he made that down sizing video. I actually told HIM in an email several years ago, I thought he'd burn out if he did sit back and enjoy the hobby more... or rather, that I would If business was all my focus. But no, I've never been paid to review a product.. and in this case I purchased it at the retail store. If you want a large community tank, clearly this is not the way to go

@heaven7360 Ай бұрын

He has a store and he sells stuff....so it makes sense to push his products and make people aware he might have what they want. He also does informational videos that are extremely helpful. I wish social media was just a tad less negative. People tend to rag on others so easily......surprise surprise.