Rank #9 in Best Fish Tank 2026: 10 Ranked, £99.99 Buys 20 or 54 Litres
VIVOHOME 30 L Smart Aquarium, App Control
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The VIVOHOME 30L Smart Fish Tank with APP Control Aquarium Starter Kit is the number 9 entry in this guide, and on paper it is the most feature-loaded listing in the set: an app that runs the lighting, the pump speed and the feeder, real-time water temperature, dual quiet pumps, a modular filtration system, full-spectrum LED and 5mm PPG glass quoted at 92% light transmittance. It is also the most expensive thing here.
At £179.99 it costs £80 more than the three £99.99 tanks in this guide, and it holds 30 litres. The £99.99 listing with the largest capacity holds 54 litres, so the same money buys close to twice the water there; this one works out at roughly £6.00 per litre against about £1.85 a litre for the 54-litre tank. Two other numbers deserve a second look. The item weight is given as 8 kg, while 30 litres of water alone weighs around 30 kg, so 8 kg reads as the empty tank. And the ratings breakdown adds up to 100 ratings — 10, 15, 20 and 55 across two to five stars — against the 14 ratings the listing states. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing for this product, not from any testing we have carried out.
How those 14 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.2 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £179.99 |
|---|---|
| Rating | 4.2 out of 5 from 14 ratings |
| Tank Volume | 30 Litres |
| Item Dimensions | 44L x 30W x 24H centimetres |
| Item Weight | 8 kg |
| Glass and light | 5mm PPG glass, 92% light transmittance (as stated) |
| Included Components (as listed) | Fish Tank — the same listing describes a full starter kit |
| Ratings breakdown (as listed) | 2★: 10, 3★: 15, 4★: 20, 5★: 55 = 100, against the 14 ratings stated |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“Bought the 30 litre tank. It looks really.smart and is really smart as the app works perfectly too😉 Not trialled the self feeder yet”
Verified purchase“I love this tank I just wish it was bigger,I thought it was bigger than my fish tankbut turned out to be the. Same. Size,so that's the only reason I had to re-turn it,i was so gutted !!!”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best Fish Tank 2026: 10 Ranked, £99.99 Buys 20 or 54 Litres.
Questions people ask
How much does the VIVOHOME 30L Smart Fish Tank cost?
£179.99 as listed. That is £80 more than the £99.99 tanks in this guide, and works out at about £6.00 for each of its 30 litres.
What does the app control on the VIVOHOME VH1862?
The listing says the app controls lighting, pump speed and feeder schedules, and tracks water temperature in real time, so conditions can be checked remotely.
What is included with model VH1862?
The listing describes an aquarium starter kit with dual pumps, a modular filtration system, an automatic feeder, full-spectrum LED and 5mm PPG glass — although the Included Components field itself says only 'Fish Tank'.
How much water does it hold?
30 litres, as given in the Tank Volume field. The outside dimensions of 44 x 30 x 24 cm multiply out to roughly 32 litres, so the 30-litre figure sits very close to the space the tank takes up from the outside.
How big is it in practice?
44 cm long, 30 cm wide and 24 cm high, weighing 8 kg as listed. Two of the reviews describe the size as smaller than they had expected.
Is there a warranty?
Yes. The listing gives a one-year product warranty.
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