Andrew waterson
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Hi All
Iām currently looking to buy a 150 to 200 litre tropical fish tank with cabinet, but need advice or owner experience in choosing the right one
Iām new to tropical fish (Iāve had a small 30 litre cold water tank for a few years) and want to make sure I donāt start off with a bad purchase
There are 2 that fit my budget (ideally under Ā£350) and space, but I donāt have the experience to know how to select in between them
The 1st is the 3ft Boyu 198 litre. This seems a bit too cheap for the size and package (Ā£250) and Iāve seen a few reviews\comments saying that the make (Boyu) have quality issues. Also the in hood filter seems like an unusual setup so not sure if its suitable.
https://www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/198l-84cm-2-9ft/
The second is the Aquaverse 160l (interpret Ā£330). It looks like a more established brand and at 100cm wide (the other is 84cm) it sounds like it will give my fish bit more swimming room although its technically smaller. Its got a CF3 interpet filter thatās rated for 700l and hour (so just covers the 4 * and hr I've seen is the minimum requirement), but is that good enough for a tank of this size?
https://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/...MIvZOVs__u3AIVz7ztCh0lLQCoEAQYASABEgJQRvD_BwE
Iām planning on running it as a community tank with few types of small schooling fish like Danioās, dwarf neon rainbowfish ā¦ etc under 10cm and sticking to the max 1cm fully grown per litre
.Iāll be asking lots more question on water conditions and good tanks mates in the coming months!!
Iāll be also using an additional air pump
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I must have spent a few days staring at reviews\forums already!!!
Thanks
Andy
Iām currently looking to buy a 150 to 200 litre tropical fish tank with cabinet, but need advice or owner experience in choosing the right one
Iām new to tropical fish (Iāve had a small 30 litre cold water tank for a few years) and want to make sure I donāt start off with a bad purchase
There are 2 that fit my budget (ideally under Ā£350) and space, but I donāt have the experience to know how to select in between them
The 1st is the 3ft Boyu 198 litre. This seems a bit too cheap for the size and package (Ā£250) and Iāve seen a few reviews\comments saying that the make (Boyu) have quality issues. Also the in hood filter seems like an unusual setup so not sure if its suitable.
https://www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/198l-84cm-2-9ft/
The second is the Aquaverse 160l (interpret Ā£330). It looks like a more established brand and at 100cm wide (the other is 84cm) it sounds like it will give my fish bit more swimming room although its technically smaller. Its got a CF3 interpet filter thatās rated for 700l and hour (so just covers the 4 * and hr I've seen is the minimum requirement), but is that good enough for a tank of this size?
https://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/...MIvZOVs__u3AIVz7ztCh0lLQCoEAQYASABEgJQRvD_BwE
Iām planning on running it as a community tank with few types of small schooling fish like Danioās, dwarf neon rainbowfish ā¦ etc under 10cm and sticking to the max 1cm fully grown per litre
.Iāll be asking lots more question on water conditions and good tanks mates in the coming months!!
Iāll be also using an additional air pump
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I must have spent a few days staring at reviews\forums already!!!
Thanks
Andy