Well I just found this rockin' site.
I apologize for all the questions.
I am a goldfish fanatic, I know alot of people prefer tropical but Goldfish do it for me, just watching them relaxing me, and the pace that we all work, I need that.
I have a 55 gallon tank that works well and supported my fish fine last year. But this spring I put the pond in out back. So needless to say that fish has really grown, so that means tank #2. Which also means tank #2 needs to be bigger than tank #1. (Well maybe not needs but you know how it works ).
I am in New Brunswick Canada and my options are very limited I have Wal-Mart (another 55 gallon) or Pet's Unlimited (over priced 75 gallon.)
I would prefer to get the bigger tank, but my cheapness is setting in. The 75 gallon is $500 and I need to get a filter.
So after all that (sorry) I am wondering if people have a good experience with the larger tanks, and secondly the filter. The store is pushing the Fluval 304, I have no experience with external filters. I am wondering about noise, effectiveness and the cost to upkeep the filter compared to the "over the back" filters that are more common.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read,
And GREAT SITE
Scott
I apologize for all the questions.
I am a goldfish fanatic, I know alot of people prefer tropical but Goldfish do it for me, just watching them relaxing me, and the pace that we all work, I need that.
I have a 55 gallon tank that works well and supported my fish fine last year. But this spring I put the pond in out back. So needless to say that fish has really grown, so that means tank #2. Which also means tank #2 needs to be bigger than tank #1. (Well maybe not needs but you know how it works ).
I am in New Brunswick Canada and my options are very limited I have Wal-Mart (another 55 gallon) or Pet's Unlimited (over priced 75 gallon.)
I would prefer to get the bigger tank, but my cheapness is setting in. The 75 gallon is $500 and I need to get a filter.
So after all that (sorry) I am wondering if people have a good experience with the larger tanks, and secondly the filter. The store is pushing the Fluval 304, I have no experience with external filters. I am wondering about noise, effectiveness and the cost to upkeep the filter compared to the "over the back" filters that are more common.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read,
And GREAT SITE
Scott