chrism
Aquarium Advice Freak
All the best for the new year guys 
Guess what i've done today?
Hint: It involves a 50 Litre Bin, 2 scrubbing pads, 2 Car journeys, and a lot of fish poo!!
ok you'll never guess I (with the help of a friend) stripped down his parents fish tank and brought it over to my place...
I now have a 8-9" plec and three tiger barbs in about 70 l of water, with filter and heater and a airstone... which are meant to be going back into a 2' foot (20 gal) tank, however i think as would most other people the plec should be in a larger tank.
So i've been looking on the net for some rough idea's on price OH MY GOD THESE THINGS AREN'T CHEAP! i could end up paying £140 for a tank thats only 20cm longer than the one i've got! I've only got wall space of 1m to put a tank and living in a loft conversion doesnt make getting tank into my room very easy!!
My question is, I guess, is it worth spending all that extra money for a larger tank? Or would i be better investing it in a XP1 canister filter?
EDIT: I should have mentioned its one of these Juwel Tanks that come with 'everything you need' i have no idea how good the filtration or heater are, but it does look like there's plenty of room for filter media
Guess what i've done today?
Hint: It involves a 50 Litre Bin, 2 scrubbing pads, 2 Car journeys, and a lot of fish poo!!
ok you'll never guess
I (with the help of a friend) stripped down his parents fish tank and brought it over to my place...I now have a 8-9" plec and three tiger barbs in about 70 l of water, with filter and heater and a airstone... which are meant to be going back into a 2' foot (20 gal) tank, however i think as would most other people the plec should be in a larger tank.
So i've been looking on the net for some rough idea's on price OH MY GOD THESE THINGS AREN'T CHEAP! i could end up paying £140 for a tank thats only 20cm longer than the one i've got! I've only got wall space of 1m to put a tank and living in a loft conversion doesnt make getting tank into my room very easy!!
My question is, I guess, is it worth spending all that extra money for a larger tank? Or would i be better investing it in a XP1 canister filter?
EDIT: I should have mentioned its one of these Juwel Tanks that come with 'everything you need' i have no idea how good the filtration or heater are, but it does look like there's plenty of room for filter media
