TetraFauna Viqaquarium, All-In-One Terrarium And aquarium, Ideal For Aquatic Reptiles And Amphibians

I purchased this product 3 months ago so that I could upgrade the habitat for my Chinese water dragon and overall I give this 4 stars (I like it but I don't love it.). At first, this product filtered her water feature very well but after a few weeks I noticed that it did not filter it in one particular corner of her tank and now we have a black algae problem. I have bought a small sponge filter to help with this and I have bought sludge reducer but there still isn't enough filtration even though the product is supposed to be for 20-55 gallon tanks. She has a 40 gallon and her water takes up about 15 gallons of the tank.Now, the initial setup is very easy and the filter was a piece of cake to put together!I had to use Plexi glass to fill in the gap between the feature and the side of the tank. For the actual habitat, I used medium size aquarium pebbles, fake plants and terrarium moss to give it a natural look and to keep the humidity level high for her. So far, she is absolutely in love with her feature. She loves the running water and even tries to sleep on the waterfall. So for these particular things, I would have given it 5 stars.I gave it 4 stars instead of because it is a great product idea but it still isn't providing adequate water quality for my water dragon. It is aesthetically pleasing but not very good for maintaining healthy/clean water for an animal. You have to have multiple filters to achieve that.I still like my product very much. Thank you!Update November 2016: I purchased a stronger water pump (FORTRIC Submersible Fountain water Hydroponic Pump 120GPH) to replace the one that came with the product and the results are fabulous. My water quality has improved and my water dragon is able to swim without worrying about black algae or sludge.Honestly, I do not regret my purchase of the viquarium at all. It continues to prove that it is an excellent addition to my lizards habitat. It just takes a couple of adjustments to make this product work for any aquatic or semi aquatic animal. Thank you!!!

Our next door neighbor recently moved out and somehow left his turtle behind. We found him (a Red Eared Slider)walking around in our back yard in late November.Our 12 year old son was so excited and curious about this turtle that we had to adopt him. We named him "Toodie" and I must admit I fell in love with him too. Having had turtles and fish and all kinds of pets in the past but none now, I wanted to give him a good home and also teach my son how to properly care for and the importance of the "how to and whys" of making the proper habitat for reptiles. So, we started out with just a five gallon tank, filter, hood kit to see how "Toodie" would do and how our son would like caring for him. "Toodie" liked the 5 gallon aquarium but soon it was obvious that the tank was too small. So after a couple of hours of research on-line, we moved up to a 20 gallon "turtle-quarium" kit that included the proper lighting, basking area, filter, etc.Then about a week later I asked a sales specialist at our local Petco store what I could do in order to make the turtle's tank as realistic as possible, making it part aqua and part land environment and he suggested the Tetra-Fauna Viquarium.So I bought the Tetra-Fauna Viquarium as a family gift for Christmas. It is very well made and well designed. Fortunately, it is NOT made out of cheap plastic...it is made of a heavy clay type material which adds great realism to the unit. The way the clay is molded looks totally realistic, just as you may see a small river waterfall with rocks in a real jungle/tropical area. It fit perfectly in the corner of our 20 gallon tank and because the instructions are simple and well written, I had it set up and running within about 20 minutes. I have had this set up and running in our tank now for about 10 days and the built-in, hidden filtration system is quiet, effective and runs extremely well. The waterfall flow and realism is totally awesome and adds tremendous aesthetic realism, beauty and quality to the turtle's environmental safety and naturalism. Most importantly, "Toodie" just loves it! He climbs up on the top of the waterfall and slides down in to the water below and sometimes basks on top of either one of the two "towers" formed by the clay molding.I think it was originally priced at over $100.00 but it is a great deal at a lower price here on Amazon.com. For the money, this is a totally worthwhile investment in your turtle's habitat and we have had numerous compliments on the tank by friends and family over the holidays!The Viquarium unit also give you some design flexibility to your tank; it comes with a nice artificial plant fixtures that looks totally real and also a waterfall "extension" to lengthen the waterfall slide if you wish. The unit is also easy to clean and easy to change the filters. The unit uses two filters that are inexpensive to buy and replace through Amazon.com or your local pet store.If you really want to care properly for your turtles or other reptiles/amphibians and have a delightfully beautiful addition to your home, get this totally unique and functional asset for your aquarium/terrarium habitat and you will not be disappointed.PWN

I am not exaggerating when I say my turtles are obsessed with this thing. They love the waterfall so much. They'll bask and put their feet into the creek bed and just live it up. The incline is also perfect for them to climb up on, and they struggled with most other ramps. The filter part of it doesn't work great; I have two internal filters separately for that. It's also pretty low for bigger turtles so I created a platform for it so they could have more swimming room. But its great as a basking spot for them and it looks great!