Tetra 55 Gallon Aquarium Kit with Fish Tank, Fish Net, Fish Food, Filter, Heater and Water Conditioners

Beautiful tank!
We’ve been very pleased with our tank going on 4 years! I know it took a while to write a review, lol. It’s very well built and a strong tank. It’s held up to a toddler throwing small toys at it which I don’t recommend. The seals are strong and as you can see we added a second Filter. The tank has some algae at the moment but water levels are top notch! The fish are happy and have lots of space to swim. I will have you know that the lights did fail not long after purchase so we purchased color changing led’s and we couldn’t be happier. We have it on an Ikea console table which we reinforced by adding more legs but I don’t recommend that either. We’ll be looking for another solution soon due to safety issues with my toddler grandchild. The console is not secured to the wall so we plan on finding a proper stand for it. VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure you place it on a strong base!!! Overall I have to say that our family is very pleased with the tank. If you’re on the fence, get it! But I will say that the price point right now is very high. We purchased it in the $200ish price range and felt it was a good deal. Now it’s almost $400 so hold off and wait for a good deal to pop up. I Highly recommend this 55 gallon Tetra tank!

A Satisfied Customer
10/30/22 UpdateI still have this aquarium and it is doing well. The lights in the hood did fail about 6 months ago. I upgraded to an LED light bar that is better for planted tanks. I replaced the hoods with some clear acrylic. I may change the hoods to real glass at some point because the clear plastic has warped. You can run it without a hood, but you may have to top off the tank occasionally due to evaporation and you might risk having a fish jump to its death. The original heater and filter are still operating. I replaced the Tetra filter media with large blocks of filter sponge and I clean it out monthly. I would still recommend this aquarium for anyone new to the hobby. The tank and filter are both high-quality pieces and will be serviceable for many years.Original October 2019 ReviewWhen I first saw that this aquarium kit was going to travel over 1500 miles by ground to my house, I was worried that I would be getting a box full of broken glass. My worries were for nothing because the aquarium arrived intact and had all of listed components inside the box.Basically you’ll have about 90% of what you need to get an aquarium up and running with this kit. The tank is USA made with 3/16″ tempered glass. The 55 gallon size gives you a lot of space to be creative and it is easier to maintain water quality with the larger volume. It has a hood with integrated LED lighting.The filter is the well known Tetra Whisper 60 that really is whisper quiet. Disregard the videos that show the filter operating with a loud chattering noise. These were made by morons who didn’t prime the pump or had the impeller installed incorrectly before turning it on. The filter wells are nice and deep and you can ditch the replaceable cartridges for any type of reusable media (sponge, filter floss, bio-rings, rock, etc.). It’s also easy to clean and has only one moving part (two if you count the flow control knob).The heater was a no-name 200W UL certified. It has been working just fine and maintaining temp. for the last two months. The kit also comes with several packs of plastic and silk plants, water conditioner, a stick-on thermometer, a net, and food to get you started. The only things you’ll need to add to get it up and running are substrate, water, and fish.If this is your first aquarium, I would also recommend getting a bottle of bacteria starter culture, some extra water conditioner, a gravel vac, and a water test kit. This would make a great gift for anyone wanting to get into the hobby. Happy fish keeping!

Excellent Tank & Filter, Very Basic 2 Piece Hood, LEDs Don’t Stay On, Over-Priced
I purchased this Tetra 55 Gallon Aquarium Kit after procrastinating for about a year. My former-spouse left a 25 Gallon Tank behind with a Pletco that grew quite large over time; she didn’t want the tank or pletco back so I inherited both. I finally broke down and purchased this tank and wish I had sooner. First, the Pros: The Tank itself appears to be very well made with heavy tempered glass; the Filter also appears to be very well made and cleared up the water fairly quickly after we populated the tank with 80 pounds of river-stone (after thoroughly washing) that I also purchased on Amazon; the Accessories were adequate; the Packaging was superb; and the Size was absolutely perfect for my existing Table. Now, the Cons: The LED Light stays on for about 15 seconds then cycles off then back on (we’ve tried everything to correct this but it appears to be a systemic issue from what I’ve read in the reviews); the Hood comes in 2 pieces side-by-side and is a bit on the Cheap side (lightweight molded plastic with no hinge); and the Kit is Over-Priced IMHO. The majority of what you see in the pics/video of the tank were purchased separately; there were recommendations of 1-2 lbs of substrate per gallon so I purchased 80 lbs of river-stone (which was very expensive but quite nice); I also purchased the decoration on the left and the dual air-pump (two-bubblers); the remaining items were mostly from the old tank. We still have a ways to go with this tank but quite pleased with how it is turning out overall (plan to add additional fish, live plants, backdrop, and hopefully get the LED lighting fixed). Note: If the LED lighting had worked and the kit was more reasonably priced, I would have definitely given this a 5-Star.