Contemplating An Upgrade - Advice Please.

[highfire]

At the moment I have an Aquastart 60 litre, but have been thinking about an upgrade for some time.
At my local MA store yesterday, the new Fluval Vicenza 260 caught my eye. I was also looking at the 180, but decided that if I'm going to upgrade I might aswell splash out now and get the bigger of the two. This will be a big upgrade for me if I decide to buy!
Has anyone else got any advice they can pass on regarding the Fluval range? Good, bad, indifferent?
Thanks alot in advance!

 

[stang1]

I've no experience of the new Fluval range but I have heard that they are good tanks. We currently have the Fluval 1000 Duo and Fluval 800 Uno and find both tanks are really good. It's just a shame that they don't do really big tanks as we would have brought another one from their range.

 

[highfire]

Thanks alot for the speedy reply, stang1. I appreciate your input.
I must admit that I like the look of the Fluval Vicenza, and the fact that the external filter outlets are actually built into the base of the aquarium making them quite unobtrusive.

 

[stang1]

I agree, the new range looks great. The chap we deal with at our lfs showed us a catalogue the other day and they are quite impressive. If they had have done them in big sizes we would have brought one. We are getting a 5ft tank in a months time and sadly they did not have the Fluval in that size so we are getting a Rena.
If you do get one, it would be great to see some pics.

 

[Irf]

No experience of the range you are looking at. However I have a Duo Deep 1200 and a Duo Deep 1000. Both are extremely well made without any problems whatsoever. The 1200 came with a complete kit to make it ready to go, but some of the bits and pieces weren't all that good. The 4+ filter is great though, as is the heater.

Hope that's of some help.

Irf.

 

[highfire]

I will try to post some pics, stang1, if and when I get the tank. I am very very tempted indeed - I think I may need to sleep on it for one more night!
Thanks for the info, Irf - it sounds as if a Fluval would be a good choice for me.