Agreed John.
When I bought my 40g I bought the "breeder." It has a large footprint; it's about 36x18. It's better for them physically with the greater surface area; and I think they are probably happier, and feel like they have more room, the more "ground" they have to cover.
Al.
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--- In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com, SIMMONDS JOHN <simmonds.john@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Lynne,
>
> I agree with Donna regarding the small surface area of BiOrbs, really the
> only suitable shape tank for just about all aquatic animals is rectangular
> & not too deep at that. The large amount of surface area compared to the
> total volume of water then the better the oxgenation [gas transfer] will
> be. The only way for a spherical tank to have good gas transfer would be if
> it was only filled half way therefore giving the maximum amount of surface
> area [that goes for bowls as well] but it rather defeats the object so go
> for a rectangle.
>
> John*<o)))<*
>
>
> On 1 May 2013 20:59, Donna Ransome <djransome@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Is this the 16 gallon version? Gallons are nice for a betta, but I don't
> > like the smaller surface area for air exchange.
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of harry perry
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 2:58 PM
> > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] BioOrb tanks at Petsmart and question
> >
> >
> > Water is approx. 8 lbs. per gallon. Add everything up.
> >
> > Harry
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: hba1c98pump13 <hba1c98pump13@...
> > <mailto:hba1c98pump13%40yahoo.com> >
> > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AquaticLife%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:03 PM
> > Subject: [AquaticLife] BioOrb tanks at Petsmart and question
> >
> > Has anyone had one of these? I like the look of them. I can see a
> > CrownTail Betta and snail on one of these.
> >
> > Another question I have is: How do you calculate full set up weight of a
> > tank?
> >
> > Lynne
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
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