Marineland Eclipse

Is a Marineland Eclipse 6 an okay home for a betta fish?
I bought this tank thinking it would make a happy home for a betta but my poor fish died within a week of fin rot. Before I get another betta fish for this tank I would like to know if it was the tank that made my fish unhappy. I had a heater in the tank as well as filtration so I’m not sure why it died. I would appreciate any help I could get. Thanks!
Did you cycle the tank? If not, that’s why the Betta got fin rot and died, water quality issues as the tank started to go through the nitrogen cycle. Bettas are not actually that hardy and won’t do well through an ammonia spike.
There’s a lot more to setting up a tank than filling it with water and plugging it all in. Have a read of these:
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/The_Nitrogen_Cycle
http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=5322
My Marineland Eclipse 12 Show Tank
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#136 ECLIPSE 6 FILTER CARTRIDGE 3PK, 1 PACK, FILTER CARTRIDGES, MARINELAND (AQUA $8.69 |
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#138 ECLIPSE 1 FILTER CARTRIDGE 3PK, 1 PACK, FILTER CARTRIDGES, MARINELAND (AQUA $9.38 |
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#138 ECLIPSE 1 FILTER CARTRIDGE 3PK, 1 PACK, FILTER CARTRIDGES, MARINELAND (AQUA $6.61 |
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#139 ECLIPSE 2 FILTER CARTRIDGE 3PK, 1 PACK, FILTER CARTRIDGES, MARINELAND (AQUA $9.90 |
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ECLIPSE EXPLORER/SYSTEM 3 CARTRIDGE (3PK), 1 PACK, FILTER CARTRIDGES, MARINELAND $8.42 |
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ECLIPSE EXPLORER/SYSTEM 3 CARTRIDGE (3PK), 1 PACK, FILTER CARTRIDGES, MARINELAND $5.94 |
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ECLIPSE EXPLORER/SYSTEM 3 CARTRIDGE 1PK, 3 PACK, FILTER CARTRIDGES, MARINELAND ( $10.10 |
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WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR ECLIPSE 1 & 12, 1 PACK, PARTS-POWER FILTERS, MARINELAND (AQUA $9.99 |
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ML:MOTOR ECLIPSE 2 UNIT, 1 PACK, PARTS-POWER FILTERS, MARINELAND (AQUARIA), AQUA $40.45 |
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IMPELLER ASSEMBLY-ECLIPSE 2, 1 PACK, PARTS-POWER FILTERS, MARINELAND (AQUARIA), $13.25 |
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ML:MOTOR ECLIPSE 3 UNIT, 1 PACK, PARTS-POWER FILTERS, MARINELAND (AQUARIA), AQUA $42.50 |
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IMPELLER ASSEMBLY-ECLIPSE 3, 1 PACK, PARTS-POWER FILTERS, MARINELAND (AQUARIA), $16.72 |
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EXTENSION TUBE 1″ W/COUPLER-ECLIPSE 2/3, 1 PACK, PARTS-POWER FILTERS, MARINELAND $5.06 |
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3 Eclipse 2/3 Rite Size H Filter Cartridge Marineland $12.59 |
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Marineland Eclipse Acrylic Hexgon Aquarium System $48.87 |
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Tube Coupler/Coupling Marineland Eclipse 2 & 3 PR3061 $2.25 |
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Eclipse System 12 Pump Motor PR3440 Marineland $28.95 |
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Eclipse Sysem 6 Bio-Wheel Assembly Marineland PR3120 $6.50 |
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Emperor Emperor/Eclipse 2 Bio-Wheel Marineland PR2140 $10.95 |
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Eclipse 3 Bio-Wheel Assembly PFE3 Marineland PR2002 $11.95 |
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Intake Tube Marineland Eclipse 2 & 3 PA1240 $4.95 |
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Marineland Eclipse 3 PFE-3 Pump Motor PR3082 $36.95 |
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Intake Screen/Strainer Eclipse 2 & 3 Marineland PA1241 $4.75 |
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Hinge-Pin Set Marineland Eclipse 1/2 /3 PR3010 $2.95 |
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Marineland Eclipse 1 PFE-1 Pump Motor PR3080 $33.95 |
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3 Eclipse Rite Size K Filter Cartridge Marineland $8.05 |
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Bio-Wheel Bearings PR3121 Eclipse/System Marineland $4.50 |
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Intake Tube Marineland Eclipse/Explorer/Hex PR3343 $4.95 |
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Eclipse 1/12 Bio-Wheel Assembly Marineland PR3020 $9.50 |
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Eclipse Rite Size K Filter Cartridge Marineland (12) $28.75 |
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Eclipse System 6 Pump Motor PR3140 Marineland $23.95 |
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Marineland Eclipse 2 PFE-2 Pump Motor PR3081 $34.95 |
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18 Watt T8 Lamp/Bulb Eclipse 3 Marineland PR3031 $14.95 |
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Impeller Assembly Marineland Eclipse 1 PR3087 $10.95 |
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Intake Tube Extension Eclipse 1 Marineland PA1341 $3.95 |
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Impeller Assembly Marineland Eclipse 3 PR3089 $15.95 |
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Impeller Assembly Marineland Eclipse 2 PR3088 $12.50 |
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Impeller Marineland Eclipse 6 Penguin 99 PR1704 $12.95 |
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Magnum/Eclipse 12 Intake Strainer Marineland PA1462 $4.25 |