MonsterShop – Aquarium 300 Litres with Black Furniture and Kit with Plants and Black Gravel 143 cm x 120 cm x 39 cm

I bought this over three years ago and am pleased now to add a long-term review. I have upgraded to five stars from four as it has proved the test of time and my big concern of noise and filter performance were easy to fix with an upgrade.First and foremost, it is a great bit of kit. It has all the basics to provide an ornamental indoor water feature. There are a few things that you will want to upgrade on it as you become more adept - and as the livestock count is increased. The cabinet is sturdy - and has not sagged or faded in 3 years, and the heater tube still doing a grand job. The glass itself is rock solid - at least a 2-man lift to get it in place after cabinet assembly - 3 recommended. The LED-based strip light has barely faded in 3 years (running it roughly 6 hours per day). A flap at the rear of the top allows easy access to service the filter, and a similar flap at the front of the top provides access to add food.The cabinet comes flat packed but is straightforward to assemble. The power head hangs from a bulkhead pre-attached to the top of the glass and draws water up from the main tank; a venturi on the head draws in air via an external tube and forces it via a tiny tube into the water as a small jet stream. Meanwhile, the drawn water is discharged horizontally into a triveted tray running along the full length at the back of the tank just above the water line. The filter medium sits in that tray and water is polished, falling through the filter material, running to the left and discharging back into the tank at the back left by gravity through a stub spout. Provided there are very few fish in here, and provided one cleans the filter regularly and does partial water changes weekly, there is no reason this set-up cannot be maintained without significant upgrades. The one irritant with this arrangement is the noise of the water as it returns to the tank after filtration. Even with a full tank there is an inch or so drop from the spout. Whilst the sound of running water can be soothing, 24/7 it can irritate!HINT: When installing this aquarium, unless space is extremely tight in your room, leave a few inches between the tank and the wall for unforeseen operations (filter upgrade, electrical distribution ,piping, cleaning the rear face of the glass with a magnetic scraper, access to hoover what is otherwise a thin but tall and wide dust trap)I have chosen to upgrade the filter system to a Fluval external chamber device, allowing selection of different and multiple filter media and reducing maintenance frequency. I feared to do this might require some butchering of the lid and/or cabinet top. However, when I lifted out the original filter tray and power head, I was pleasantly surprised to find this had already been thought of - the rear member of the tank escutcheon had been pre-drilled to take the inlet and outlet. The typical place for such a filter canister would be in one of the cupboards below the aquarium - and they are certainly big enough to accommodate. In my case I had the aquarium backing on to a service cupboard and sat my filter inside that - making what would have been a quiet installation even quieter.In summary, an excellent piece of kit which will stand the test of time - but expect to want to upgrade to a decent filter system in due course. Budget for that - they are not the cheapest bit of kit.

Had this 300ltr for a couple of months now and it really is the business. I had a bit of a struggle with it as it is "heavy" in all senses of the word, ideally you need two strongish people to get it into the property (curb side delivery with a free pallet thrown in) and then to the room you plan to have it in and onto the base which you must assemble first - straight forward enough. The delivery person in my case helped me get into the hallway but I had to manage the rest of it from there. I just about did it, but I am a fairly large male with the added (waning) over belief in my heft and ability to do things by myself. We bought it for our goldfish who was getting bigger - they can get quite large - and with the idea of introducing three tiddler goldfish to keep it company and it has worked a treat. Goldfish can life for up to 20 to 40yrs so a decent and interesting environment is important. The lid based filter system has taken a little bit of getting used to and setting up the pump is fiddly and I did not seem to have the right tubing to fit the pump in the packaging but jury-rigged it just fine due to not wanting to wait sending it back etc.. I also added a 30cm diameter Perspex pipe to the left of the tank where the filtered water drops into the tank as the water drops into the tank in order to help aerate the water, but it makes (in my view) quite a lot of noise.... the addition of the pipe allows the water to be released under the water level and still aerates the tank but with much les noise.... Cleaning is a bit harder as you cannot simply take the top off and there are bracer beams across the top of the tank (its that large) so you have to work round that, but it’s not a big deal in my view, but for those shorter that me (I'm 6' 4") you may need a step to stand on whilst cleaning in order to reach into the tank sufficiently. All said however I think this is a wonderful tank and its great watching the fish enjoy the space!!! definite buy if you can afford it

We love this fish tank, came exactly as described and looks amazing once set up, the fish are having a whale of a time in their new environment

I'm not even sure where to begin!I ordered this item at the end of July 2019. It seemed ok at first, but after a few weeks we realised it was beginning to leak from a faulty area of sealant. We asked for a replacement but the seller only offered £20 to buy new sealants to fix it ourselves! (I'm not sure what they wanted me to do with the fish while we made such a repair). I refused this offer and filed an a-z claim with Amazon. We were granted a replacement which arrived safely but the seller said they would arrange collection of the faulty tank, but never did (its still sat in my garage to this day). It was pretty stressful but we successfully transferred the fish safely.In July of this year, the replacement tank prceeded to crack on the corner and leak its contents all over my floor, flooding a room in my house, soaking a PS4 and electrical sockets, my child's toys and a large area of the floor. I reported to the seller WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASE. They then proceeded to drag their heals intentionally , finally replying to my emails saying they couldn't refund because it had been over a year since purchase!!!!! We exchanged many emails after this point, with each email they ignored my pleas for help and repeatedly asked when they could collect the fault item.After a lengthy exchange with amazon, they have decided they can't help either. So now I have 2 useless fish tanks here which I will now have to pay to dispose of, and I'm £500 out of pocket with absolutely no help from anywhere.So, pleased avoid this product, 2 broken/faulty items, and please avoid this very rude, dismissive and unhelpful seller who should be extremely greatful i am not seeking compensation from them never mind a refund.A disgusting experience all round.