Re: Upgrading the tank - what to do
- From: "2pods" <munged@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 08:46:58 -0000
"Gill Passman" <gillnospamat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ok,,Yippee....it's a done deal that I can upgrade my 47.5 community tank
> in the conservatory...as long as I sell my car which I have to do anyway
> as we seem to have a surplus of vehicles at the moment....so the budget
> will be around £1000 all told (but less if I can get away with it)....oh ,
> and a surplus 4 ft 47.5UK gall tank but I might hang on to it or put it
> into the office as hubbie suggests.
>
> In terms of filters I already possess a fluval 404, 304 and Fluval 4 plus
> that I can put in the tank - if I go for setting up the office tank the
> 304 would be used....but I can always buy something if we go down that
> line....I'm reluctant to spend out on buying anything much more filter
> wise if I can use what I've got, but if necessary and within budget I will
> do so....I'm not keen on UGF from what I've read on this newsgroup so that
> is probably out.
>
> The options at the moment are:-
>
> A Rena Aqualife Classic 150x50 which would give me 132UK galls and be
> around 5 foot in length.....The deal on this is the tank, cabinet, four
> lights, 2 300 watt heaters, a rena xp3 external filter (of which I have no
> knowledge) and £100 worth of fish (not sure I want them but hey, ho). The
> cabinet isn't the most asthetic thing in the world but is liveable with.
>
> The next option is the same deal, probably without the fish but I'm good
> at blagging which is a Rena Aqualife 200x50 which is 176 UK gall for
> around the budget price, which is around 6 foot and still manageable.
>
> The next option is to get something built custom, which would be the bare
> tank but I can use existing kit plus some additons. Cost would be the much
> the same but of course I'm using what I've got rather than it being a roll
> in deal....and of course from experience I can opt to get discount on what
> I don't want from the bundled deals....certainly the cabinets are far more
> sexier than the all in one tanks and I would get more say on the exact
> specs....
>
> Any thoughts as to what anyone else would do
>
> BTW I think I might be in for yet again a larger LCD screen for all this -
> might be a fair trade off - the price we fish lovers have to pay -
> sigh....
>
> Gill
If it was me (and I wish it was), I'd go for the six foot Rena.
I use their XP3 and a XP2 and find them a lot better than the Fluvals.
Also I'd go for a 42" LCD so you can give me your old one ;-)
Peter
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