Can You Really Tell The Difference? Calling All Rio Owners!

[Nick16]

okay no problem, i find the lighting on the rio's to be poor tbh, they are deeper than my rekord and despite having t5's the light struggles to pierce the depth of the tank.

 

[Truck]

do the rios come with reflectors?

lighting is no concern for me really all my plants are 2 wpg or less

 

[Nick16]

my old 125 didnt, and i hated it so i sold it and got the 120.

 

[Truck]

ill buy reflectors and if i really have to ill upgrade i will. but im going for the rio 125 or 180 because its not too long
and instead of the 120 i can go higher and slightly wider but maintaining the length and gain 60 litres

 

[loubega]

ill buy reflectors and if i really have to ill upgrade i will. but im going for the rio 125 or 180 because its not too long
and instead of the 120 i can go higher and slightly wider but maintaining the length and gain 60 litres

can get reflectors for rio 125 easily and cheaply! no worries!

i have a rio 125l its great!

 

[Truck]

do you find the lights any good loubega? what do you grow in there because your tank looks great, what do you keep in their? and is that sand?

 

[Truck]

is there anyone that has owned both the 125 and 180? is the difference marginal or massive? the mother wants to know if it will look much bigger than the 125

 

[slakey]

Mainly it's the length if anything will be noticed, and I think they're high prices for a 125 and a 180.
My 125 cost me £190 complete set-up and cabinet, and my Rio300 cost me £286 complete set-up and cabinet.

One rule is to buy big not too big when you first come into fish keeping and a 180 is the perfect starter size, as you've already started with a Rekord 60, you gone down a step. Just mention how nice it'll look. Tell her the price from Juwel.co.uk for the Rio180 complete set-up with cabinet aswell, I;m sure that'll make her consider it more.

Also say if you get the 125 and not the 180 you may have the craving to buy the 180 at a later date, and they might've gone back up in price.

 

[Truck]

price is out the question really because i get a 20% discount on top of the £200 or the £260 as i work at the shop. i mean 5 cm width isnt noticable is it? and 20cm on the end cant hurt?

i just need someone who has had both to be able to tell me if the difference is VERY noticable as my mother says she doesnt want an aquarium for a house

 

[slakey]

just say they must've given you the wrong one, dont show her the receipt and say they dont do re-funds or take backs and get the 180

 

[Truck]

that was my first thought, but i dont want to lie and she will find out and even if i say that shell phone the shop

 

[Nick16]

well the 20cms on the end will be a bit longer than the horridblack filter. just imagine sticking another on the side and a tiny bit more. its not really noticeable and once the tank has decor it will look fine.

 

[SharonCC]

My advice as a mother...DO NOT LIE!!! It's not worth never being trusted again! Has Mom seen a really well planned tank. I consider a well done tank to be much more interesting than a piece of furniture. In fact, It's a piece of living furniture!

 

[Truck]

touchwood, i should be okay, ill do they persausive sweet talking tonight , this is my plan i will load her mind with everything i know about fish and there specific requirements etc, and she is always saying when we go to the LFS cant you get anything bigger than 2 inches, and i say yes when you let me have a bigger tank... so ill bring that up.

but at the end of the day if she says no itll have to be the 125. but ill take her to a shop where they have the 125 and the 180 side by side

 

[slakey]

could also show her a really nice fish that would be too small for the 125 but perfect for the 180