DealExtreme - Great Gadgets, Price & Services
Home | $2 Gadgets | New Arrivals New Arrivals RSS Feed Add DX to Google Toolbar | Top Sellers | Order Tracking | Forums Read Latest Reviews
Bookmark this page
See more in Computers - USB Gadgets
Main Product Picture - click to enlarge
Share your own customer images


Click for full-size view Click for full-size view
Click for full-size view Click for full-size view
Click for full-size view Click for full-size view
Click for full-size view Click for full-size view
Click for full-size view

Comstar USB Hi-Tech Aquarium / Fish Tank (with AC Adapter)

Price: $40.63 free shipping Satisfaction Guaranteed - or your money back


SKU 11938
Qty       E-mail this page to a friend
63
diggs
Like this? Digg this!
No Payment for 90 Days when you buy from DealExtreme
  Add to Wish List Add to wish list   Product Updates Product updates   Report a Lower Price Price Match

Tab Arrow Overview
Tab Arrow Buy 3+ and Save ($38.73 ~ $38.93)
Tab Arrow Community Tools
  Sold out Item is temporarily sold out.   Worldwide Free Shipping on Everything Worldwide Free Shipping
Key features:
- Powered by USB port or by the included USB AC adapter
- Closed design (minimizes evaporation, spill and odor)
- Water temperature automatically controlled
- Oxygen generation (via pumps)
- Sunlight simulation (built-in lights)
- Automatic water changing and feeding reminders
- Comes with fish raising and feeding instructions
- Also acts as a night light
.
Manufacturer's descriptions:
COMSTAR  AQUARIUM  has the functions of Temperature control, temperature display ,air pump control, connect to camera, take pictures and review, video and play,files management , fish feeded remind , water replaced remind ,seven colours light ,special glass bead  ,fish-feed knowledge

(1)   Temperature control : COMSTAR AQUARIUM can connect to PC ,settle the right temperature and keep an invariable temperature  special for the fish growing up safely, even when the external environment change .
(2)   Temperature display : according to connect to PC , the software will display the Real-time temperature of the internal aquarium.
(3)   Air pump control : there is a air pump inside the aquarium, keep supplying the Oxygen , this air pump can be control by yourself according to the control software.
(4)   Camera : you may add an external camera ,  to enjoy watching the fish on your LCD display .
(5)   Take pictures and review: when enjoy watching the fishing swimming, catch the wonderful moment , take a forever picture! COMSTAR AQURIUM also have the function of reviewing photos , these photos will stay around with you whenever you memory them.
(6)   Video and display : you may record the different phase of the fish growing , and display the wonderful growing course , it will be amazing !
(7)   Files management : you may delete or move the photos and the videos.
(8)   Fish feeded and water replaced remind: are you working so busy and forget to take care of the fish ? COMSTAR AQUARIUM can remind you to feed up your fish on time !
(9)   Seven colour light : supply the light for fish growing up healthily, and meanwhile to show off the fish , so colourful !
(10) Special glass bead : these special glass bead decorate the aquarium ,make it beautiful , and also filtrate the water .
(11) Fish-feed knowledge

Visitors' Ratings Return to top    
(15 votes, submit rating)
Reviews Return to top    
Arrow Write a Review, Post Photos, or Post Videos, and get DX points!
Displaying reviews posted by certified DX gadget owners first, followed by all other posted reviews.

Ownership verified by DX Nice Micro Aquarium
Posted by Pumbaa on 8/20/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

Price: starstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstar

Pros: Nice design, clever idea of computer managed fish tank - great gadget for home or office. Air pump works great.

Cons: My unit came with light not working. Also internal thermometer shows wrong water temperature ( 35-39 C ), so water temperature management is not working too. Included software is quite poorly done, changing its interface from chinese to english is not that obvious. Also package lacked USB cable, mentioned in manual.

Other Thoughts: This aquarium is pretty small, capacity is less than 1 litre. So you can keep just one small fish in it. I've chosen black tetra, since it's pretty small, nice looking and easy for beginners to raise. Fish tank comes with some beads to use as a decoration, but i recommend to buy some additional small artificial water plants to put inside.
Aquarium comes with additional power supply (with chinese flat plug), small plastic net, and thin manual in Chinese.
Included CD-ROM contains driver for aqarium (Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm port) and controlling software, which installs with chinese language by default.
To change language of controlling software interface you must open fish.ini file (usually it is in "c:\usbfish\sys" folder), find [language] section and remove semicolon in the begining of line ";name=english" . Put semicolon in the begining of line "name=chinese". Thats all, when you load software next time its interface will be in english.

Bottomline: Great idea, poor implementation. Quite overpriced for such micro size, but if you're lucky to get unit with working temperature sensor and light, you'll be satisfied enough.

Ownership verified by DX Mini Fish tank! Great for small tables.
Posted by Akumara on 6/21/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros: -Has decorative beads for it as well
-Light is cool, changes colour
-Air pump does it's job (not sure bout the temp tho)
-Comes with a AC adapter for USB type items. This is good as well cas' you can use it for other things such as charging ipods.

Cons: -one of the chains broke when i took it off (but there are 2 spares anyhow)
-a Little small for the price, if it was only abit bigger it would be perfect.

Other Thoughts: Not for big fish obviously, im using it for sea monkeys but they dont seem to be hatching >.<....i suck.

Bottomline: Pretty cool little fish tank. Good for 1-3 small fish. Probably good tank for the smaller fish to grow up in, and once they are big enough, but them in a bigger tank with the bigger fish. Think of it at a pre-primary school for fish or something, lol.

Ownership verified by DX Nice for smaller fishes
Posted by gelerium on 6/4/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

Price: starstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros: I got the gold colored one and where actually surprised over the build quality! The air pump is doing its job! The heater is also doing its job and can keep the aquarium up to 30 Celsius! If you don't want your computer to stand on all the time it comes with a wall power supply (USB type)

Cons: The software is only in Chinese and it's kinda useless. Your better off with just using the wall charger! And its kinda small for most fishes!

Other Thoughts: lot of people says this is to small for using on real fishes but i don agree, a lot of small fishes can actually live in these small aquariums as long as you got good water quality. Check around on the internet and see if you get a hold on some information on what types of fishes to use!

Bottomline: Okey aquarium for office use! easy to feed the fishes and easy to keep clean! And the price is relay low!

Specifications Return to top    
* 1-Year Manufacturer's Warranty: The manufacturer of this product offers one year warranty on these units. Should the item become defective within the manufacturer's warranty period, customers may send the unit back to DX's Hong Kong office. DX will help forwarding the phone to the factory for repair or replacement, and will look after the progress. The customer will need to cover shipping fees both ways.
.
.
Dimensions: 5.98 in x 3.86 in x 5.59 in
Weight: 21.52 oz
Related Items, Parts & Accessories Return to top    
Recently Browsed Products Return to top    
Discussions Return to top    
We accept MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover, Giropay and all major cards via PayPal
 

Customer Service
Contact Us
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Newsletter Subscriptions

My Account

Help & Info


Return to DealExtreme Homepage     Go to the Beginning of Page     Return to Previous Page    
 
 

Join our Affiliate Program - click here.
© 2007~2009 DealExtreme.com. All rights reserved.
-

Note: Stock and Availability shown on this site is for your reference only. While we strive to provide the most accurate and timely stock and availability information,
availability information may become out of date and may change between the time you added an item to cart and the time your order is received.