Unboxing & Reviewing Aquarium Co-op's New Line Of Rimless, Rounded Glass, Low Iron Nano Tanks.
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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.
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.
I totally agree!
Um boxing
The act of humming and unboxing at the same time.
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.
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.
Sure you could do that. You can kind of decide to configure it 4 or 5 different ways at the end of the day
I finally found the link to become a member. Been looking for that for awhile now. Thank you for all you do.
Oh right on! Thank you kindly 🙏
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!
yes! It's very similar to both the Marinelands and the Penn-Plax Radius and Water World models.
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
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.
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. 🤣✌️
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.
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.
@@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.
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
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
Excellent review. You should look into the new Imagitarium Petco brand Shrimp & Aquatic Plants rimless tank kits. I just picked up the 6.8 Gallon shallow and am fairly impressed for the price I got it for. The light is growing my micro swords (no CO2 injection) grown with included full spectrum light and Imagitarium brand Japanese Volcanic substrate (stratum). My lilies and banana plant lillies and Frogbit concerned me with light intensity for the micro swords but it is getting through. I made quite the attractive little jungle for my female crown tail betta.
The C-channel shape on the back piece of the lid assembly is designed to slip OVER the back edge of the glass lid.
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
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.
Ooo I like that. Good tip!
@@Fishtory thanks for the reply Alex 😁 I've just tried share one of my community posts with the oak trimmed tank on
@@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.😮
@@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 😊
Great information, very thorough👍Luv the outside background.
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!
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
@@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.
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.
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!
Alex, you nailed it
I had no idea these existed. Thank you for the review and all of the content you put out there. 🤘
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?
Perhapsn
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.
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)
Thanks for doing the review
Sure thing
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
I try not to use amazon much either. I want some mom and pop stores to still exist
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.
Thanks. Yeahhhhh so many people complain I talk to slow so I thought I'd try it 10% faster
@@Fishtory Normal Alex Speed is best!
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.
Ain't nothing going to beat me making custom twinwall polycarbonate lids! Can't beat the price or multifunctionality!
They aren't layered "seams" in the pane of glass. It's an infinity mirror effect.
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.
INTERESTING , GOOD POINTS :)
THANK YOU FOR SHARING :)
THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)
My pleasure!
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.
Keep up the good work my friend. Love that sign in the background with the green and white and fish and plants.
Thank you! Cheers!
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.
Petco will exchange your tank if you bought it within the 2 month return window
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
There is a huge price difference in the 2 so you’re comparing apples to baseballs.
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???
Great low end tank!! Good to start the hobby with for sure
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.
@@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. 😅
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
The tank looks pretty good to me.
Heck for 30 bucks or so... yes
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
I’d like this in a 48 x 24 inch.
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.
Very true.
I can't find any tanks for sale on the aquarium co-op website.
Only in store for now I guess
Seems good for the price similar tanks around me runs about $15 more without the lid.
Same here in Seattle...well unless you Pay 18 bucks on some Chinese site and wait 2 months
Is this video sped up? Hard to watch for me. I enjoy your slower Long form video format. No rush man
Yeah it's sped up 10% just to try and keep it under 16 minutes, many people say they watch at 1.5x speed and so I thought I'd see what people thought of jt
@@Fishtory is 16 min an algorithm thing? I'm trying to figure this youtube thing out myself 😅
What size is the one you show? How many gallons does it hold? thanks
4.4 gallons and 35$
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??
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
@@FishtoryHave done any reviews on USA made display quality tanks?
Ayyeeee just in time for lunch❤
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I don't know about Aquarium Co-op branded products. There is a fine line between budget and junk.
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".
I would not buy rounded edges. They are harder to clean
@@beastfr0meast93they’re 100% easier to clean.
I agree because they warp the natural aesthetic of the fish
If it's still soft algae/film
@@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.
Seems they are only sold at the store, and not online?
Correct for now anyhow. Maybe partner stores, I'd assume down the road (soon?)
Wow u live that close to the store?!?! You are soo lucky dude!
Dropping a comment for the algo.
I save on my budget by going with the rimmed, as i don't mind it.
Instant click. I hope you get lots of views for this one
Thanks
What size and how much yours cost
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
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 😂
I don't think they ship anywhere. You gotta go to the store.
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..
I’m surprised the bottom rim isn’t green.
Me too!
YAY
I like the 10% faster speed myself.
Nice to know. Thanks
Funny you tracked down the exact factory that produces them
Lol it's a little unique and only 6 factories make aquariums that I know of that are " open for jobs" from the west
@@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"
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.
I agree lol
To bad not sold on website
I feel like qaqc continues to fall further and further for the brand...
I think so as well... but don't know that most people care even 😕
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.
Yeah it's on a tight rope... and sadly it is just turning into a Chinese middle man model
@@Fishtory unfortunately what ISNT a chinese middle man / dropshipping front these days
Y'all are some haters in here
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
@@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
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.
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
I make plexiglass lids for all my tanks. I dont like glass lids.
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.
Not impressed. But it will probably work.
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
Sorry, as a former fraud rep for Nordstrom, I chuckled a little.
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
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!
I hear that 100%. I wish someone was making ANYTHING in America aimed at my the general public/consumers
Aquarium Co-Op does not ship these aquariums so you don't have to worry about ordering one and receiving broken glass.
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
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
No thanks.
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"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.
Oh 100% it's out fault as American consumers
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.
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.
supporting china make crap is not helping the usa in any way. you lost me at china
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
@@Fishtory fair statment
@@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.
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😅☮❤🐠🦐🪴
I will likely continue to do the same :)
@@Fishtory 👍🏻😁
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.
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..
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
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.