Recent content by PeteMakstar

I stand corrected (said the man in the orthopedic shoes). Am rapidly just wanting to sell this friggin tank. Buy an inflatable hot tub for the garden instead. Might just re-list it on Ebay in a few weeks. I don't want a 5ft tank with 2 goldfish in. The power costs alone wouldn't make it worth...

Hi, I've attached 3 photos of varieties of Goldfish that look like the ones I wanted to put in there. I'm pretty sure my mum has Ranchus or Lionheads. They are really quite small and I am sure these varieties wouldn't grow to 12 inches?? More like a tennis ball size at the most?! They're pretty...

Many thanks again for all your responses. Think I'll print out this thread and use it as a guide! Here are the dimensions... Dimensions: W 380mm (15") D 380mm (15") H 1730mm (68") Capacity: 164 litres (36 gallons) I definately plan to have the powerhead breaking the surface of the water as...

Picked up the tank last night. Really nice guy who sold it actually. Am very impessed with the width of the tank, thought it's be taller and thinner than it is, to my suprise it's fairly short and wide. 5ft isn't that high really. Looks like it should be good! I don't think surface area and...

Picking the tank up tonight, the guy said he's throwing in some kind of extended gravel cleaner (assume it's a vacuum) and an extended net and one of those grabbers that old ladies use (said it's good for arranging rock at the bottom, also said he'd throw in some rock for free, am intrigued to...

Hey, thanks for all the responses. The reason I think it'll sell for more is I think I got lucky (well, in a manner of speaking). These tanks sell for £450+ on Ebay (Buy It Now). I'm also paying the guy cash, so no Paypal and am collecting in person so no crazy courier costs etc. Looked up...

I had a job convincing my girlfriend to let me buy this and have only just got away with it so I think I'd better set it up for a bit at least and just put a couple of coldwater fish in. If it's really that bad I'll re-sell on Ebay and am sure I'll make a profit. Spoke to the seller last...

So I'm guessing no one here has a successful setup of a tank such as this then and most normal fishkeepers would run a mile from a tank like this..... yes??! I could give it a go? Few docile chubby little fantails, they might love it in there!?

Hi, oh how I wish I'd been wise enough to purchase a tank such as that. But no, my predicament is much worse, please find attached a photo of the tank I've purchased. I'd say saltwater and tropical are definately out of the question! Even real plants are probably out of the question as.....how...

Hi there, this is my first post on the site and I'm rather embaressed about what I've just done. I'll cut to the chase, I saw a 5ft Column Fishtank on Ebay with a RRP of £559 and obtained it for less than £150. I did no research. I'm now at work, researching these aquariums and I fully realise...