Recent content by WelshBoa

I've had mbuna for just over a year now. Did a lot of reading and almost frightened myself out of getting because of the aggression. I got all juveniles but can honestly say don't get any prolonged aggression at all and lots of different species in there. I do have quite a lot of rockwork in...

I've just taken delivery of a new Juwel Primo 70 aquarium which is going to be used as a quarantine tank Upon opening it up I noticed one of the silicone beads that runs along the base of the tank was noticeably thicker for a certain section. Not a major issue in itself, but as I won't be...

I'd say it's too small a tank for cichlids, coupled with fact you will have a turtle in there hell bent on trying to feed on them.

How about getting some male endlers? Platys have colour but also get quite chunky.

Buy pool filter sand, cheaper than aquarium sand and is just as good

I wouldn't silicone them but each to their own. You can reduce aggression when adding new fish by rearranging the rock scape. Just be sensible about how you stack them. I use pool filter sand for the substrate which is a lot cheaper and use crushed coral in filter to buffer. You will need...

Going back to the OP it shouldn't matter if it was "custom" made. If it's not fit for purpose the shop should refund or rectify? Did you have an opportunity of looking at it in the shop or was it boxed up?

That was some serious weight to shift, and if it was me I would be panicking about the cabinet if being pushed and pulled. Good job though and yes probably best to not prevent access to the MCB as if something trips a lot of work to reset trip haha

Fluval Roma 240. If you do a Google image search will see the pipe connectors (and mentioned in product description)

Not quite. So there is an external canister filter that comes with it in the cabinet. A fluval 307 I think from memory. But rather than it feeding into the tank from the lid, it's passed up through sealed pipes through the bottom of the glass tank.....

One more question for the moment. One of the fluval tanks I'm looking at has the canister filter pipework coming up through the base of the glass tank. This looks quite neat in an OCD way, but are there any specific benefits or disadvantages to this type of arrangement?

I've had basic community tanks over the years but am looking at starting up a cichlid tank, and have been looking at the 240 fluval. I've no idea where to start with cichlids so will do some reading but generally are the Africans more colourful? The sticky thread on this forum doesn't seem to...

Yeah there are definitely bargains to be had in second hand market and that wouldn't phase me per se. Its just transporting back, being sure no damage to tank etc. I've been looking this morning at the Eheim Vivaline 240 tanks. Whilst not basing it solely on aesthetics, some of the other tank...