And My Bank Holiday Project Is....

[BrassMan]

Setting up this bad boy

Filing up (slowly).

Almost an hour later and it's 3/4 full, which is how I'll keep it until I've done the initial aquascaping and planting (don't want to fall in and drown )

It's a Rena 150x50x70, approx 433 litres (114USg) usable.

So happy, just had to share!!!

Paul.

 

[jayjay]

Very nice! What you stocking it with?

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Nice tank you have there, like the stand

 

[BrassMan]

Very nice! What you stocking it with?

Thanks JayJay,

It's going to be community fish, the plan is to move the fish in my profile into it (the extra space should be good for the Clowns). After that I'm open to suggestions

I'll probably clone the filter on my 200lts tank on Monday and move some of the hardier fish across, the plecs will probably stay in the old tank until the new one has matured for a month or two.

Then I can think about my next project which will be making the old 200ltr tank an African lake tank. (hav'nt decided between Tanganika or Malawi yet).

I always wondered what people meant by MTS, for ages I though it meant Malaysian Trumpet Snail but now I know

Paul.

 

[voo]

For those of us that still think MTS stands for Malaysian Trumpet Snail, care to share what MTS does mean?

 

[willtang3000]

iam so jealous so many people have got these tanks now but they are just to expensive how much did this bad boy cost you?

 

[voo]

It's not always about how much they cost.... It's being able to persuade the wife to let you buy one!!

 

[Egmel]

For those of us that still think MTS stands for Malaysian Trumpet Snail, care to share what MTS does mean?

It also stands for Multiple Tank syndrome!

 

[BrassMan]

iam so jealous so many people have got these tanks now but they are just to expensive how much did this bad boy cost you?

I confess it was'nt cheap but I think I got a good deal.

Oh, I don't know, it seams so coarse to talk about money but here goes, I got it for £749 including the stand at Blagdon Water Park in Somerset which was about £250 less than the cheapest I could find anywhere else locally.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, that also included a Rena XP3 canister filter and two heaters.

Paul.

 

[countdown]

Lovely looking tank, love the stand for it

Well worth the money

 

[Bloo]

Gorgeous tank ! I have the same (just different colour)

It took forever to fill up - especially with a bucket !

The worst is trying to plant anything once it's full up - get your swimming gear out

Have fun setting up your new tank and look forward to see some more pics

 

[xJake]

How did you get your sand so clean? I've tried to use sand before and it just stays suspended in the water.

 

[SmileyMan]

No back hols project for me at work

Was looking at the 201x70x50 version of it at woodthorpe aquatics in lincolnshire for £999. Very nearly walked out with it (well not under my arm or anything lol)

Oh well enjoy your setup while I work outside lol

 

[voo]

Why do the bigger tanks have to cost so much money? Surely 5 pieces of glass can't be that expensive?
OK so the cabinet would be around £200, but that's still leaving a lot for a tank.

 

[BrassMan]

Gorgeous tank ! I have the same (just different colour)

It took forever to fill up - especially with a bucket !

The worst is trying to plant anything once it's full up - get your swimming gear out

Have fun setting up your new tank and look forward to see some more pics

A Bucket, Ouch that must of been a real pain.

How did you get your sand so clean? I've tried to use sand before and it just stays suspended in the water.

I just wash it in a bucket using a hose with a jet nozel on the end, about half a bucket at a time and give it a good stir as the jet runs through it and keep going until the waters looks reasonably clear (dos'nt have to be perfect). Took me about an hour to do 75kg.

No back hols project for me at work

Was looking at the 201x70x50 version of it at woodthorpe aquatics in lincolnshire for £999. Very nearly walked out with it (well not under my arm or anything lol)

Oh well enjoy your setup while I work outside lol

Yep, I saw the 201 at Blagdon when I was looking at the 150, think it was the same price as woodthorpe. I was tempted but I'd probably never get it in the house.